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'Back to the Future' Then & Now Photos Show How Accurate Aging Makeup Was: How Do Other Movies Compare?
There's a post on Reddit going around of the actors from Back to the Future in age makeup compared to how they look now, as the actual ages that they were playing back then. The results are eerie — the actors look almost identical to their young-old selves. But how does the makeup in other movies stack up?
William Shatner, 'Star Trek'
The makeup then...
William Shatner, 'Star Trek'
...and the reality now.
Kyle MacLachlan, 'Twin Peaks'
An aged Agent Cooper back then...
Kyle MacLachlan, 'Twin Peaks'
...and The Captain today.
Diane Keaton, 'The Godfather II'
Keaton in makeup decades ago...
Diane Keaton, 'The Godfather II'
...and out of makeup today.
Billy Crystal, 'Mr. Saturday Night'
The comedian playing age 70...
Billy Crystal, 'Mr. Saturday Night'
...and the comedian now, at 65.
Gloria Stuart, 'Titanic'
The actress, playing 101 at 86...
Gloria Stuart, 'Titanic'
...and actually 100, before her death in 2010.
Max von Sydow, 'The Excorcist'
Playing an elderly priest at 44...
Max von Sydow, 'The Excorcist'
...and at his real age today.
Dick Van Dyke, 'Mary Poppins'
As Mr. Dawson Sr. in 1964...
Dick Van Dyke, 'Mary Poppins'
...and at 87 now.
Angela Lansbury, 'The Manchurian Candidate'
In makeup at age 36...
Angela Lansbury, 'The Manchurian Candidate'
...and the Murder, She Wrote star today at 87.
Nicolas Cage, 'Peggy Sue Got Married'
As a 43-year-old at 22...
Nicolas Cage, 'Peggy Sue Got Married'
...and at 49 today.
F. Murray Abraham, 'Amadeus'
As a 73-year-old Salieri...
F. Murray Abraham, 'Amadeus'
...and actually 73. Do Actors Look the Same Age as They Did in Makeup?