Biography
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), for which he won an Academy Award and was nominated for two British Academy Film Awards. His main body of work is with special effects in a wide variety of films, from science fiction to action-adventure. His work on The Fly led to his directorial debut on The Fly II. He also won an Academy Award for Special Effects Make-up on The Fly and is well known for his creation of the Gremlins. Walas was also partially responsible for creating the famous sequence in Raiders of the Lost Ark when the Nazis melt from the intense heat created by the Ark of the Covenant. Walas created false heads for Ronald Lacey, Wolf Kahler, and Paul Freeman.
Filmography
all 36
Movies 35
self 9
Director 6
Producer 2
Writer 1
TV Shows 1
Gremlins: A Puppet Story (2020)
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters (2019)
Journey to the Forbidden Valley (2018)
It's Getting Weirder! The Making of "House II" (2017)
Long Live the King (2016)
Charlie Gemora: Uncredited (2016)
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (2015)
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures (2014)
The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners' (2014)
Elf-Man (2012)
Bear (2010)
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly (2005)
The Brundle Museum of Natural History (2005)
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect (2000)
Jade (1995)
Virtuosity (1995)
The Vagrant (1992)
Naked Lunch (1991)
Witchcraft (1991)
Arachnophobia (1990)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
The Fly II (1989)
DeepStar Six (1989)
House II: The Second Story (1987)
The Fly (1986)
Enemy Mine (1985)
Gremlins (1984)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Scanners (1981)
Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
Starstruck (1979)
Up from the Depths (1979)
Island of the Fishmen (1979)
Piranha (1978)
Made You Look
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Known ForVisual Effects
GenderMale
Birthday1955-01-01 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
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