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Silver-Screen Tinkering: 10 Badass Makers From Classic Movies

Holy handicraft, Batman! As summer's blockbusters pass through megaplexes faster than speeding bullets, we've noticed a trend: superheroes are the greatest designers, inventors, and scrappy do-it-yourselfers we know. Many of our pop-culture icons and sci-fi madcaps achieved greatness not by magic or mutant powers, but with brains and bandsaws. Here's our top 10 list of the most badass makers in film, who've inspired mere mortals everywhere to follow in their footsteps.
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Holy handicraft, Batman! As summer's blockbusters pass through megaplexes faster than speeding bullets, we've noticed a trend: superheroes and their madcap sci-fi co-stars are the greatest designers, inventors, and scrappy do-it-yourselfers we know. Many of our pop-culture icons achieved greatness not by magic or mutant powers, but with brains and bandsaws. Here's our top 10 list of most inspired makers in film, who've inspired mere mortals everywhere to follow in their footsteps. Are your fave weekend warriors missing from the list? Add them in the comments!