Unearthed Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Making some of the greatest movies of all time often involves some strange sights. The magic of creating iconic scenes is a completely different experience when seen from another angle.

With this in mind, peek behind the curtain and take a glance at some incredible behind-the-scenes photos from the history of both big and small screens.

Ghostbusters (1984)

The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is one of the most truly joyful movie monsters – it’s hard not to revel in his soft, sugary destruction as he threatens New York in the original Ghostbusters. In a time before widespread computer effects, this scene was achieved the old fashioned way: with miniatures and a guy in a rubber costume.

MGM’s Logo

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s iconic logo shows off a roaring lion. Actually getting footage for this was incredibly low-tech, as a sound engineer and cameraman positioned right next to Leo the lion in order to record his famous roar.

In the modern era, there would likely have been a lot more health and safety in place to protect the studio workers should Leo become agitated.

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

This costume test for a flying monkey shows a clear picture of the Wicked Witch of the West’s minion.

These terrifying monkeys have been traumatizing children for decades, but it’s difficult to get such a clear look at the beautiful costume during the movie itself.

The Matrix (1999)

The special effects in The Matrix were mind-blowing at the time of the film’s release, and had a huge impact on action movies for years afterwards.

This iconic fight between Neo and Agent Smith looked a lot different when it was being filmed, with a green screen covering the walls, and hundreds of cameras which were used to create the movie’s classic “bullet time” effects.