Ep 148 Jim Davidson — Model Maker on Terminator 2 & Batman Returns

The Filmumentaries Podcast by Jamie Benning

Apr 28, 202690:14TV & Film

In this episode, I chat with model maker Jim Davidson about his journey from a dinosaur-obsessed kid in the 1970s to working on some of the most memorable practical effects sequences in modern cinema. Jim talks about dis...

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