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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Making the creature in ‘The Shape of Water’ sexy

Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” is about a mute woman who falls in love with an amphibious creature, ala the 1954 film “Creature from the Black Lagoon.”

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By Madeleine Brand • Dec 19, 2017 • 1 min read

Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” is about a mute woman who falls in love with an amphibious creature, ala the 1954 film “Creature from the Black Lagoon.” Actor Doug Jones and cinematographer Dan Laustsen talk about what it was like bringing the creature to life.

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    Madeleine Brand

    Host, 'Press Play'

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    Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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    Dan Laustsen

    Cinematographer, “The Shape of Water”

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    Doug Jones

    actor "The Shape of Water"

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