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Rob Bottin
El Monte, California, USA
Robin R. Bottin is an American special make-up effects creator. Known for his collaborations with directors John Carpenter, Paul Verhoeven and David Fincher, Bottin worked with Ca…
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Robin R. Bottin is an American special make-up effects creator. Known for his collaborations with directors John Carpenter, Paul Verhoeven and David Fincher, Bottin worked with Carpenter on both The Fog and The Thing, with Verhoeven on RoboCop, Total Recall and Basic Instinct, and with Fincher on Se7en and Fight Club. His many other film credits include The Howling, Legend, Innerspace and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Well respected in his field of prosthetic makeup (better known as special make-up effects), and described in 2013 as a "special effects genius", Bottin was nominated for an Oscar in 1986 for Best Makeup, and was awarded a Special Achievement Academy Award at the 1991 Academy Awards. He has two BAFTA nominations, and won two Saturn Awards with five further nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rob Bottin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
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2019
Tales Beyond Madness
Movie
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2011
Game of Thrones
TV show Makeup Effects Designer
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2008
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Movie Self
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2002
Mr. Deeds
Movie Makeup Effects
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2002
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
Movie Himself
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2001
Imagining 'Total Recall'
Movie Self (archive)
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2000
Charlie's Angels
Movie Makeup Effects
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1999
Fight Club
Movie Makeup Effects
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1998
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Movie Self
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1998
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Movie Makeup Effects
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1998
Deep Rising
Movie Creature Design
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1997
The Devil's Advocate
Movie Visual Effects Design Consultant
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1997
Mimic
Movie Creature Design
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1996
Mission: Impossible
Movie Makeup Effects
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1995
Se7en
Movie Makeup Effects Designer
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1994
RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement
Movie Creator
More credits
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1992
Basic Instinct
Movie Makeup Effects Designer
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1991
Bugsy
Movie Makeup Effects
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1990
Total Recall
Movie Makeup Effects Designer
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1988
The Great Outdoors
Movie Makeup Effects
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1987
RoboCop
Movie Makeup Effects
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1987
Innerspace
Movie Makeup Effects Designer
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1987
The Witches of Eastwick
Movie Makeup Designer
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1985
Silver Bullet
Movie Visual Effects
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1985
Legend
Movie Makeup Effects Designer
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1985
Explorers
Movie Makeup Effects Designer
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1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Movie Makeup Effects Designer
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1982
The Thing
Movie Makeup Effects Designer
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1981
The Howling
Movie Makeup Effects Designer
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1981
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'
Movie Self
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1980
Tanya's Island
Movie Makeup Artist
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1980
Maniac
Movie Makeup Effects
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1980
Airplane!
Movie Makeup Artist
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1980
Humanoids from the Deep
Movie Humanoid (uncredited)
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1980
The Fog
Movie Blake
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1979
Mistress of the Apes
Movie Makeup Artist
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1979
Rock 'n' Roll High School
Movie Makeup Effects Designer
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1978
Piranha
Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist
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1978
The Fury
Movie Assistant Makeup Artist
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1976
King Kong
Movie Makeup Effects
