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Actors Who Had Incredibly Long Movie Makeup Transformations

Some roles require only some powder and eyeliner, but for others, it takes a LOT more.

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Brad Pitt- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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Pitt spend 5 hours in the makeup chair to prepare for his role as the man who aged in reverse.

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John Matuszak- The Goonies

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4.

Michael Chiklis- Fantastic Four

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After Chiklis fought to have a real costume instead of CGI, he spent 3 hours everyday in makeup.

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John Travolta- Hairspray

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Travolta needed a 30-pound fat suit and 4 hours to turn into Edna Turnblad.

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Dave Bautista- Guardians of the Galaxy

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Chris Pratt explained that although Bautista had to stand for 5 hours everyday, he never complained once.

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10.

Doug Bradley- Hellraiser

11.

All those pins for Pinhead took 6 hours to get perfect.

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Ralph Fiennes- Harry Potter

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It took 2 and a half hours to completely nail lord Voldemort's no-nose look.

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Gwyneth Paltrow- Shallow Hal

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Paltrow spend 4 hours in makeup and wore a custom 25 pound fat suit as well as prosthetics.

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Jeff Goldblum- The Fly

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17.

5 hours and 5 pounds of prosthetic makeup made the character Seth Bundle look super creepy.

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Nicole Kidman- The Hours

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In order to play Virginia Woolf, Kidman spent 3 hours in the makeup chair and donned a rather large fake nose.

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20.

Ron Perlman- Hellboy

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It took 4 house to get Perlman looking extra hellish.

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John Hurt- The Elephant Man

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Hurt spend 7-8 hours in makeup starting at 5am, and he only worked alternate days due to his strain.

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Tommy Lee Jones- Batman Forever

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Four hours got Jones in Two Face shape.

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26.

Arnold Schwarzenegger- Terminator 2: Judgement Day

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T800 was created in 5 hours everyday.

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Robert Englund- A Nightmare on Elm Street

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29.

Edlund turned into Freddy Krueger in 3 hours.

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Idris Elba- Star Trek Beyond

31.

Elba's costume team spend 4 hours getting him into tip-top Krall shape.

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32.

Marion Cotillard- La Vie en Rose

33.

It took Cotillard 5 hours to turn into French cabaret singer Edith Piaf.

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Jim Carrey- How the Grinch Stole Christmas

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Carrey had to spend 8 hours getting ready every day... before he started the real job of... you know, acting.

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Rebecca Romijn- X-men

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Romijn's transformation took a whopping 9 hours. The costume had 110 prostheses and covered 60% of her body.

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