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Art the Clown might have scared “Terrifier 3” viewers straight out of the theater, but the crew behind Damien Leone’s record-breaking slasher is giving themselves a pat on the back for a job well done.
The Post spoke to two of the crew members who were in charge of making Leone’s serial-killer clown fantasies look realistic on the big screen, and they seemed to find pleasure in the reports of “11 people walking out and 1 person vomiting” during the United Kingdom screening early this month.
Art the Clown in “Terrifier 3.”Cineverse
At least 11 people walked out and 1 person vomited during the United Kingdom premiere.Cineverse
Christien Tinsley, the Oscar-winning makeup and prosthetics specialist for the horror film, shared, “It’s very satisfying. When you hear about people throwing up, you’re like, ‘All right, job well done on this one.'”
The special effects supervisor, Jason Baker, joked, “I’m starting to see why we won the Revolutionary War.”
Baker compared the UK screening to the Manhattan premiere of “Terrifier 3” and gave New Yorkers kudos for their strong stomachs.
“It’s a pretty high bar for the New Yorkers. You know, nothing, nothing fazes New Yorkers,” he laughed.
Baker even admitted to covering his eyes during some of the more grotesque scenes while watching the horror flick in the theater.
One crew member admitted he had to watch some scenes “through my fingers.”Courtesy Everett Collection
“Terrifier 3” came with a warning during premiere night.
“There’s a few scenes where, I kind of was like, watching it through my fingers,” Baker told The Post, adding how different it was working behind the scenes of the slasher film.
“That’s half the fun of working in horror movies,” he shared. “It’s so serious seeing everything on screen. But when we’re shooting it, everyone is like almost bent over in laughter of how over-the-top and insane it is.”
As for Tinsley, he told The Post that “everybody has their own constitution” when it comes to “what they can stand on their gut.”
The third installment of the franchise quickly nabbed No. 1 in North America.Courtesy Everett Collection
They went through so much blood during production that crew members ran around town for materials to make more.Courtesy Everett Collection
“I think it’s great when you have these individuals that take the context of what we’re doing,” he explained, adding that fans’ scared-straight reactions only help the flick.
“These are real people having real reactions, but it certainly helps motivate, you know, headlines. Yeah. And it certainly helps,” Tinsley laughed.
The prosthetics and makeup movie genius has worked on more films than most. His impressive resume covers everything from “The Passion of the Christ,” “Joker: Folie à Deux” and “Pearl Harbor” to television series like “American Horror Story” and “Westworld.”
Christien Tinsley (center) and director Damien Leone (left) with Art the Clown (right).Christien Tinsley/Instagram
Jason Baker (left) with Art the Clown and the infamous chainsaw.Jason Baker/Instagram
“I’ve been doing this my whole life,” Tinsley shared, adding, “It kind of numbs you to things like this. I personally don’t understand it.”
He went on to say that he thinks the reactions to “Terrifier 3” are “fantastic,” explaining it means “we’re delivering a visceral experience that has real implications on people, whether it makes them wheezy, whether it makes them laugh, whether it makes them scream, gives them nightmares, you know, sparks, imagination, whatever it is, it’s great to know that you’re having an effect on people.”
Tinsley gave kudos to Leone.
Tinsley said he’s “numb” to the gory scenes but appreciates the reactions.Courtesy Everett Collection
Tinsley credited the director for creating Art the Clown’s horror world.Courtesy Everett Collection
Exclusive | ‘Terrifier 3’ crew members react to theatergoers vomiting and leaving seats: ‘It’s very satisfying’
“When you hear about people throwing up, you’re like, ‘All right, job well done on this one.'”
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