Gallery: The 10 Craziest Makeup Transformations In Movies

These actors are really dedicated to their craft.

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For his role in the excellent new sci-fi flick Looper, star Joseph Gordon-Levitt spent a reported three hours in the makeup chair each morning to be transformed into a younger looking Bruce Willis. It's a long, arduous process for an actor, and Gordon-Levitt isn't the only one who's dedicated himself to it for a role. The methods of this kind of identity-altering madness: prosthetic body parts, pounds of makeup, body suits. And thats just the tip of the iceberg for some roles.

In honor of Looper's release today, check out The 10 Craziest Makeup Transformations In Movies, and don't be surprised if you do a few double-takes in the process.

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10. Charlize Theron in Monster (2003)

9. Eric Stoltz in Mask (1985)

8. Sigourney Weaver in Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)

7. Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

6. Rebecca Romijn in X-Men (2000), X2 (2003), and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

5. Marion Cotillard in La Vie en rose (2007)

4. Glenn Close in Albert Nobbs (2011)

4. John Matuszak in The Goonies (1985)

2. John Travolta in Hairspray (2007)

1. Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder (2008)

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