ILM Legend Ken Ralston Talks Monsters From 1983 and More!

Multi-oscar winning visual FX supervisor and creature creator, Ken Ralston chats with Tom about Klaatu from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi™ and so much more! Learn more about our replica of the Klaatu concept maquette from that film here: regalrobot.com/news/archive-c...
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[@IcedDog]

Good stuff, thanks to you and Ken for the interview!

[@RegalRobot]

thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@VaderReviews]

I love hearing these classic ILM stories! Thanks for doing these interviews, they're very inspiring.

[@RegalRobot]

Thanks! We feel lucky to do them!

[@shanedisspain416]

Love the videos. Thanks for sharing and appreciate everyone involved.

[@RegalRobot]

Thank you so much!

[@halfvader8015]

Another great chat! Thanks guys!

[@RegalRobot]

thanks!

[@halfvader8015]

@@RegalRobot I worked for Ken on the ill-fated George Miller Justice League years back and it was great to work for one of my childhood heroes and he shared some juicy tidbits I'd always wondered about!

[@alikus7]

Being an ILM fan as a little boy, Ken’s was one of the earliest VFX creator faces, that burned into my mind. He looks amazing. Having looked so young for so long, it is still a little surreal to see this version of him. The man is so down to earth and kind, that he even gave an acquaintance of mine a day tour at ILM in the mid 1990s, after a single letter of admiration.

[@RegalRobot]

That's a great story! He's a treasure!

[@alikus7]

No union or strike for these fella's and gals., no chance for royalties from their work at all. Wonderful that these projects you are conducting are highlighting their contributions and giving them a little something extra after all the decades. I wonder who holds the keys to Wallace’s Gremlins work?@@RegalRobot

[@RegalRobot]

@@alikus7 love it!

[@rebelspy_0073]

Very much looking forward to adding Legacy Klaatu to the collection! Thanks for all you guys do!

[@RegalRobot]

Cheers! Thanks for giving our work a good home!

[@gonesavage]

Fun!

[@RegalRobot]

Thanks!

[@CaptainJamesTKirk]

Come on Tom....More Star Trek!!!!

[@RegalRobot]

ha, well, this conversation is mostly about a licensed Star Wars piece, so Trek may be for another day ;)