Chris Walas
Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA — Sep 17 1955
Biography
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 do…
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Chris Walas's Credits
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Tales from the Crypt
Directing
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Costume & Make-Up
Gremlins
Visual Effects
Return of the Jedi
Visual Effects
The Fly
Visual Effects
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Visual Effects
Enemy Mine
Visual Effects
Scanners
Costume & Make-Up
Jade
Costume & Make-Up
Piranha
Art
Virtuosity
Costume & Make-Up
The Fly II
Directing
Naked Lunch
Visual Effects
DeepStar Six
(uncredited)
Arachnophobia
Visual Effects
Humanoids from the Deep
Crew
House II: The Second Story
Visual Effects
Bear
Production
The Vagrant
Directing
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
Self
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly
Self
Island of the Fishmen
Costume & Make-Up
Elf-Man
Production
Up from the Depths
Crew
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Self
The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners'
Himself
Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
Visual Effects
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Self
Journey to the Forbidden Valley
Writing
Starstruck
Visual Effects
It's Getting Weirder! The Making of "House II"
Self
Long Live the King
himself
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect
Self
The Brundle Museum of Natural History
Self
Gremlins: A Puppet Story
Narrator
Charlie Gemora: Uncredited
Himself
Made You Look
Creature