by Sandra Brennan
biography
Chris Walas is one of Hollywood's premiere special effects wizards, specializing in horror make-up and creature effects. Walas first came to prominence after he designed the exploding heads and make-up for David Cronenberg's Scanners. He was also a key figure in Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark. He shared an Oscar for his makeup on Cronnenburg's remake of the Fly. In the mid-'80s he created Chris Walas Inc, a company that specialized in creature designs for such films as Gremlins (1984), and Arachnophobia (1990). In 1989 Walas made his directorial debut with The Fly II.
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The Vagrant
Director |
1992 | |||
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Naked Lunch
Special Effects |
1991 | |||
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Arachnophobia
Special Effects |
1990 | |||
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Look Who's Talking, Too
Special Effects |
1990 | |||
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The Fly 2
Director |
1989 | |||
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The Kiss
Makeup, Special Effects |
1988 | |||
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House 2: The Second Story
Makeup, Special Effects |
1987 | |||
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Enemy Mine
Special Effects |
1985 | |||
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Gremlins
Special Effects |
1984 | |||
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Scanners
Special Effects |
1981 | |||
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L'Isola degli Uomini Pesce
Special Effects |
1978 |