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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).
- January 1, 1
- Special Effects, Make-Up Department, Actor
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Chris Walas
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.
CWI was one of the foremost creature effects companies and it worked on dozens of TV commercials and TV shows, as well as many films such as Francis Ford Coppola’s BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA, David Cronenberg’s NAKED LUNCH and THE FLY, for which Chris received several awards, including an Academy Award.
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.
Jan 26, 2023 · This is the full conversation where Tom sits down with legendary FX artist, Chris Walas to discuss what he's making now, his time at I.L.M. and to go in depth on his creature designs for Return...
- 53 min
- 1213
- TomSpinaDesigns
Legendary special effects artist Chris Walas‘ documentary—about the creation of the creature effects for the beloved film Gremlins—is the jumping off point for this discussion on all things ...
- 67 min
- 1865
- Anomaly Film Festival
