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February 25, 2025 71 mins

Nate sits for a chat with Master puppeteer and Animatronic Designer, Dave Barclay to chat about his new autobiography, My Life With Animatronics. Movies, Puppets and Beyond. They discuss Dave's childhood growing up in England, his parents's puppetry group, his desire to get into film and special effects makeup, Yoda and bridging puppetry and animatronics, how Mark Hamill got him into the film industry, the gravity of working on Empire Strikes Back, joining the Henson Company on The Dark Crystal, performing Jabba the Hutt in Return of the Jedi, practical vs. CG, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, collaboration, the Labyrinth sequel and the legacy of the original, the Outabody rig, the memoir, unsung heroes, Mauldrix, and working on the Secret Life of Pets ride at Universal. Then, Dave tries his hand in The Jawntlet!


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