- Chris Walas
-
Chris Walas (born 1955) is an American special effects/make-up artist and director.
Contents
Biography
His main body of work is with special effects in a wide variety of movies from science fiction to action-adventure. His work on The Fly led to his directorial debut on The Fly II.[1] He also won an Academy Award for Special Effects Make-up on "The Fly" and is well known for his creation of the Gremlins. Walas was also partially responsible for creating the famous sequence in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" when the Nazis melt from the intense heat created by the Ark of the Covenant. Walas created false heads for Ronald Lacey, Wolf Kahler, and Paul Freeman.
Filmographies
Special effects
2002 Dark Heaven designer: angels 1991 Curse III: Blood Sacrifice monster design Naked Lunch special effects and monster design 1990 Arachnophobia creature effects supervisor 1989 The Fly II effects designer and creator: Chris Walas Inc. 1987 House II: The Second Story makeup and creature effects designer 1986 The Fly creature effects 1985 Enemy Mine aliens creator and designer: Chris Walas Inc.
special creature makeup and effects director: Chris Walas Inc.1984 Gremlins creator: Gremlins 1983 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi creature consultant 1981 Dragonslayer close-up dragon: ILM 1980 Airplane! special projects Humanoids from the Deep special effects (uncredited) 1979 Up from the Depths special effects 1978 Piranha special properties Make-up
1995 Jade special makeup effects Virtuosity special makeup effects 1989 Tales from the Crypt: "The Switch" special makeup effects 1985 Enemy Mine special makeup effects 1984 Gremlins special makeup effects 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark special makeup effects: ILM Caveman creator: abominable snowman Scanners special makeup effects 1980 Galaxina special makeup effects 1979 Something Waits in the Dark (later known as Screamers) special makeup effects, U.S. filmed additions to L'isola degli uomini pesce Visual effects
2002 Dark Heaven visual effects Director
1992 The Vagrant 1989 Tales from the Crypt: "'Til Death" The Fly II Notes
External links
Categories:- American film directors
- American make-up artists
- Special effects people
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Best Makeup Academy Award winners
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
