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Christopher James Walas (born 1955) is an American special effects artist, make-up effects artist, film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his work on the film The Fly (1986), [1] for which he won an Academy Award and was nominated for two British Academy Film Awards .
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).
Mar 1, 2016 · Chris Walas, the creature master behind Gremlins, The Fly, and several of Jabba the Hutt's favorite henchmen, looks back on his career.
Explore the wild imaginations of Chris Walas, the Oscar-winning creature artist behind Alien, Hellboy, and The Fly. Watch videos of his creations, such as the spider and the mermaid.
Jan 31, 2023 · Enter Chris Walas and his studio, a small band of puppet designers who brought life to the cute, cuddly Mogwai and the scaly, destructive gremlins they transformed into.
May 3, 2017 · As the special effects supervisor on the 1984 holiday horror comedy Gremlins, Chris Walas was there for it all. Not only was he present as director Joe Dante worked to create this quirky and unforgettable film, without Mr. Walas, it would have just been called “People”, as producer Steven Spielberg once joked.
Feb 20, 2024 · Directed by special effects master Chris Walas (who won an Academy Award for his work on The Fly ), Fly II continues the “Brundlefly” legacy with the birth of Martin Brundle (Eric Stoltz), an...
