LineageFamily tree of the face.
Every object in this story descends from one cast of Shatner’s head. Solid lines are established; the dashed line is the disputed step.
✓Established The trunk is the court record: the Kirk mask “is based on a foam master owned by Don Post Studios of Shatner’s head,” and in 1985 “the same foam master” went to Neil Surges for the sculpt that became Don Post’s “The Mask.”1 Cinema Secrets’ 1999 mask was made from pictures and a videotape of the film, not from any mold.1 Trick or Treat Studios’ 2017 Kirk was re-sculpted by Justin Mabry from the 1975 release.2 The 2018 film’s mask is a new sculpt.3
⚖Disputed The dashed line is Dispute 2: Wallace says he altered a store-bought Kirk mask himself; Don Post Studios has claimed it did the work for $150.41
Sources on this page- documentary · 2000-10-31
Don Post Studios, Inc. v. Cinema Secrets, Inc., 124 F. Supp. 2d 311 (E.D. Pa. 2000) — U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa. (Judge Eduardo C. Robreno) ↗ - secondary · 2018-03-17
Spooky Star Trek masks from Trick or Treat Studios — The Trek Collective — 8of5 ↗ - official · 2020-04-18
Excl: FX Artist Christopher Nelson on Halloween 2018 & What You Didn't See — HalloweenMovies.com — Sean Decker ↗ - first-hand · 2008-09-30
Tommy Lee Wallace: The Man Behind the Mask — Bowling Green Daily News — Kim Mason ↗
Grades: ✓Established multiple independent sources incl. first-hand or documentary evidence · ◐Reported one credible source or the filmmakers’ standard retelling · ⚖Disputed the people involved contradict each other · ✕Myth widely repeated, no source, contradicted by first-hand accounts.