Wednesday Zombie Klaus Kinski Frankenstein Inspiration
- Wednesday actor Owen Painter recently sat down with Vulture to discuss the human element he brought to his performance as Slurp the zombie-and of course, what it was...
- As Painter stated, "I was told to act out 'You've been sitting for a thousand years and yoru voice box doesn't work, and water's going to fix that,...
- Though slurp's appearance evokes classic zombie films like 1985's Return of the Living Dead, 1985's Day of the Dead, or 1985's House, Painter said his performance was largely...
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Owen Painter on the Inspiration Behind Wednesday’s Slurp
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The Challenge of Playing Slurp
Wednesday actor Owen Painter recently sat down with Vulture to discuss the human element he brought to his performance as Slurp the zombie-and of course, what it was like “eating” the disembodied Professor Orloff (Christopher Lloyd)’s brain.
As Painter stated, “I was told to act out ‘You’ve been sitting for a thousand years and yoru voice box doesn’t work, and water’s going to fix that, so you should have a glass of water across the room, but some stuff is in your way.’ I had so much fun messing around with that and coming up with physical gags and jokes.”
Influences: Frankenstein and Klaus Kinski
Though slurp’s appearance evokes classic zombie films like 1985’s Return of the Living Dead, 1985’s Day of the Dead, or 1985’s House, Painter said his performance was largely influenced by classic depictions of Frankenstein, and also cult-beloved german actor Klaus Kinski.
“Weirdly, I took a lot. It feels a little funny, because you point to a performance that’s so iconic, and then it’s just what you did. But the person in my mind the most was Klaus Kinski. He is a German actor who worked with Werner Herzog a bunch,and he’s a lunatic. He delivered some of the most gorgeous performances ever. I think he had so much energy in his body. It feels like there’s a current going through his limbs all the time. So I was trying to steal a little bit of that.”
Kinski’s Roles and Legacy
Though kinski never actually played Frankenstein or his monster, he did play similar roles in 1982’s Android and 1974’s The Lover of the Monster, as well as Nosferatu in 1979’s Nosferatu the Vampyre. He even portrayed the character a second time in 1988’s…