It always seriously stumped me as to how Bowie was so good at that. Like did he learn it for the movie? If so, was he practicing all the time, because the movements are seriously flawless. I can’t believe I never thought of this.
You have solved one of the great mysteries that has followed me through my life, but apparently never thought to look up.
This is insane, I never realized how much of this is happening right before my eyes! The one I posted was the first I notice on my own because it was as obvious as the Swedish Chef. I didn’t even get what Ummthatguy was pointing out until your post gave more context. Guess I was distracted by the bulge!
Tried to find a gif of that shot where Hoggle grabs Jareth’s leg and is way too close to the danger-zone, but instead found a behind the scenes shot of both the juggling and the cod piece:
It makes so much sense that a Henson movie is one that flew under the radar for me. I never would have guessed they use the puppet effects on live actors. That’s so cool how well simple practical effects work in movies. I wonder how many we still see in modern movies and just assume they are CGI. The Borg Queen was one I saw on here a while back that blew me away.
Not pictured: Bowie’s hands.
Pictured: Bowie Bulge.
Michael Moschen was one of the early pioneers of contact juggling
This explains so much!
It always seriously stumped me as to how Bowie was so good at that. Like did he learn it for the movie? If so, was he practicing all the time, because the movements are seriously flawless. I can’t believe I never thought of this.
You have solved one of the great mysteries that has followed me through my life, but apparently never thought to look up.
This is insane, I never realized how much of this is happening right before my eyes! The one I posted was the first I notice on my own because it was as obvious as the Swedish Chef. I didn’t even get what Ummthatguy was pointing out until your post gave more context. Guess I was distracted by the bulge!
It is rather mesmerizing.
Tried to find a gif of that shot where Hoggle grabs Jareth’s leg and is way too close to the danger-zone, but instead found a behind the scenes shot of both the juggling and the cod piece:
It makes so much sense that a Henson movie is one that flew under the radar for me. I never would have guessed they use the puppet effects on live actors. That’s so cool how well simple practical effects work in movies. I wonder how many we still see in modern movies and just assume they are CGI. The Borg Queen was one I saw on here a while back that blew me away.
Dude does brilliant work.
The bulge is 100% Bowie.