So fascinating how two images of the same composition were captured onto single frames shot in-camera in order to then use a newly invented special movie projector lens that integrated both images into one overlapped/sandwiched image that created the awesome 3-D effect.
PARASITE was the first film to do this in the U.S., and then hundreds of movie houses purchased the special projector lens and 3-D movies started being made (JAWS 3-D, Friday the 13th 3-D, Amityville 3-D) in 3-D knowing that many theaters had purchased the lens and were able to project such fun movie experiences (and more importantly make tons and tons of money). Terribly, the person who invented the special 3-D lens sued all of the movie houses for violating his patent and the lens was banned to be used by a court ruling and 3-D films died until Avatar emerged and technology had advanced to our current CGI software computer generation. Crazy.
p.s. Stan Winston who did the special fx on this movie ended up working on Alien & Jurassic Park. Wild. And 19 year old Demi Moore moved on to become a Brat Pack member and so on and so forth. To this day Demi hates that this was her first movie, yet keeps a prosthetic baby parasite used in the movie inside of her home desk. I love this crazy movie Parasite, Demi. You did good.
bye.
