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Chris Walas

Chris Walas

Special Effects

Chris Walas is an American film director, special effects expert, and make-up artist. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. Walas rose to fame in the 1980s, with effects for films such as "Airplane!" (1980), "Dragonslayer" (1981), and "Return of the Jedi" (1983). In the film "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981), Walas created the effects for a scene where the Nazi villains' faces melt from the intense heat generated by the Ark of the Covenant. In 1984, Walas was credited for the design of the gremlins in the film "Gremlins", a film that grossed 153.1 million dollars at the box office. After creating the creature effects for "The Fly" (1986), Walas was invited to direct the sequel film "The Fly II" (1989), His directing debut earned about 39 million dollars at the worldwide box office. His only other credit as a film director was the horror comedy "The Vagrant" (1992), depicting a man who believes himself stalked by a stranger. The film received a limited release in 8 movie theaters. In the 1990s, Walas film credits for effects and make-up included such films as the black comedy "Arachnophobia" (1990), the science fiction film "Naked Lunch" (1991), the virtual reality-themed science fiction film "Virtuosity" (1995), and the erotic thriller "Jade" (1995). None of them was particularly successful. Walas' special effects were less in demand in the 2000s. His last film credit to date was creating the angels for the horror film "Dark Heaven" (2002). - IMDb Mini Biography By: Dimos I

Born: September 17, 1955 (Age 69) in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Chris Walas  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
7.5
ActorSelf2015
Movie
ActorHimself2016
Movie
7.2
Actorhimself2016
Movie
7.6
ActorNarrator2020
Movie
7.3
ActorSelf2019
Movie
7.4
ActorSelf2014
Movie
7.1
Actor2017
Movie
7.4
ActorSelf2005
Movie
5.1
Actor(uncredited)1989
Movie
6.6
ActorHimself2014
Movie
6.4
ActorSelf2005
Short Film
5.6
ActorCreature2018
Movie
7.1
ActorSelf2000
Movie
6.3
DirectingCreature Effects Technical Director1990
Movie
3.1
ProductionCo-Producer2010
Movie
3.8
Visual EffectsCreature Design1991
Movie
5.1
DirectingCreature Effects Technical Director1989
Movie
3.7
ProductionCo-Producer2012
Movie
6.9
Visual EffectsCreature Design, Special Effects Makeup Artist1985
Movie
7.4
Visual EffectsCreature Design1984
Movie
6.5
Visual EffectsCreature Design1990
Movie
5.3
DirectingCreature Effects Technical Director1987
Movie
5.5
CrewSpecial Effects1980
Movie
5.1
Costume & Make-UpMakeup Effects Designer1995
Movie
7.1
Visual EffectsCreature Design1991
Movie
5.7
ArtSpecial Props1978
Movie
8.5
Costume & Make-UpSpecial Effects Makeup Artist1981
Movie
6.6
Costume & Make-UpSpecial Effects Makeup Artist1981
Movie
5.4
Costume & Make-UpSpecial Effects Makeup Artist1979
Movie
8.4
Visual EffectsCreature Design1983
Movie
7.7
Visual EffectsCreature Design1986
Movie
5
DirectingDirector, Effects Supervisor1989
Movie
6
DirectingDirector1992
Movie
3.6
CrewSpecial Effects1979
Movie
5.3
Costume & Make-UpSpecial Effects Makeup Artist1995
Movie
4.9
CrewSpecial Effects, Co-Producer, Writer2017
Movie
7.6
DirectingDirector2020
TV Show
8.2
DirectingDirector
1 Episode
1989-1996
Short Film
5.6
CrewSpecial Effects2018
Movie
4.3
Visual EffectsCreature Design1979
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year

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