The titular monster was inspired by Kostanski’s childhood love for pop culture villains.
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Speaking of unique weird things, we asked Kostanski to recommend some of his favorite bonkers science fiction-horror movies.
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you might check out the director’s choices below.
Galaxy of Terror (1981)
STEVEN KOSTANSKI:Galaxy of Terroris a Roger Corman production.
It’s got a lot of really fun gore, there’s lots of great miniatures and creature effects.
Robert Englund is in it and Sid Haig as well, so it’s got a really fun cast.
I really recommend that one.
What if we got robot teachers to manage these punk kids that are running wild?
It’s such a crazy premise.
I love the cast.
It’s got Malcolm McDowell and Stacy Keach.Pam Grier’s in it.
Plus, you’ve got some great robot effects!
The creature was designed by William Malone who directed theHouse on Haunted Hillremake andFeardotcom.
A bunch of people are trapped in this facility where these genetically-engineered bio-weapon monsters are on the loose.
It’s a very silly movie.
I had a reference picture of the syngenor when I was sculpting thePGmask.
So, it definitely influenced the movie.
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It’s feels veryPower Rangersbut the hard-R version of that.
I saw it as a kid and was expecting it to be kid-friendly.
I was caught off-guard by how crazy violent it was.
It definitely made an impression on me and definitely had an influence onPG.
Virus (1999)
KOSTANSKI:It’s gotJamie Lee Curtisin it.
I was obsessed with it when it came out.
It’s got a fun cast and some really crazy creature design.
It’s got these bio-mechanical, half-human, half-robot monster creatures roaming around in this ship.
It’s just really brutal and violent and I love the designs of the monsters in it.
Donald Sutherland at one point gets turned into one of these bio-mechanical monsters.
It’s a forgotten gem that people don’t talk about enough.
I think Jamie Lee Curtis kind of disowned the movie a little bit.
But I don’t think that’s fair.
I think it’s a super fun movie.
PG: Pycho Goremanstars Matthew Ninaber, Nita-Josee Hanna, Owen Myre, Adam Brooks, and Steven Vlahos.
RLJE Films is releasing the film in theaters, On Demand and Digital on Jan. 22.
Watch the movie’s trailer below.
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