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Chris Walas
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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 su…
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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
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2020
Gremlins: A Puppet Story
Movie Narrator
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2019
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Movie Self
- 2017
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2017
Journey to the Forbidden Valley
Movie Writer
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2016
Long Live the King
Movie himself
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2016
Charlie Gemora: Uncredited
Movie Himself
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2015
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Movie Self
- 2014
- 2014
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2012
Elf-Man
Movie Co-Producer
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2010
Bear
Movie Co-Producer
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2005
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly
Movie Self
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2005
The Brundle Museum of Natural History
Movie Self
- 2000
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1995
Jade
Movie Makeup Effects Designer
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1995
Virtuosity
Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist
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1992
The Vagrant
Movie Director
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1991
Naked Lunch
Movie Creature Design
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1991
Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
Movie Creature Design
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1990
Arachnophobia
Movie Creature Effects Technical Director
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1990
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Movie Creature Design
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1989
Tales from the Crypt
TV show Director
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1989
The Fly II
Movie Director
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1989
DeepStar Six
Movie (uncredited)
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1987
House II: The Second Story
Movie Creature Effects Technical Director
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1986
The Fly
Movie Creature Design
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1985
Enemy Mine
Movie Creature Design
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1984
Gremlins
Movie Creature Design
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1983
Return of the Jedi
Movie Creature Design
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1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist
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1981
Scanners
Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist
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1980
Humanoids from the Deep
Movie Special Effects
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1979
Starstruck
Movie Creature Design
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1979
Up from the Depths
Movie Special Effects
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1979
Island of the Fishmen
Movie Special Effects Makeup Artist
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1978
Piranha
Movie Special Props
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Made You Look
Movie Creature
