Biography
Colin Chilvers (born 1945) is an English film director and special effects coordinator. He is known for his work on The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Superman (1978), Condorman (1981), and X-Men (2000).
Chilvers directed the "Smooth Criminal" segment from Michael Jackson's Moonwalker. When working with Michael Jackson, Chilvers told Rolling Stone, "I showed Michael a movie that I felt would fit the theme of the piece, The Third Man. He loved the look of it, that sort of film-noir look, so we used that to get the camera man to light it in a similar way."Chilvers won a Special Achievement Academy Award in 1979 for Superman.
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Filmography
all 21
Movies 19
Director 7
TV Shows 2
self 2
Producer 1
Producer
The Hotel Dieu (2016)
Movie
Special Effects Coordinator
Shoot 'Em Up (2007)
Movie
6.11
Special Effects Supervisor
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
Movie
Special Effects Coordinator
The Pacifier (2005)
Movie
6
Director
Home Beyond the Sun (2004)
Movie
Director
Michael Jackson: Number Ones (2003)
Movie
Special Effects Coordinator
X-Men (2000)
Movie
6.18
Director
HIStory on Film, Volume II (1997)
Movie
Director
Moonwalker (1988)
Movie
6
Director
Superboy (1988)
TV
Director
War of the Worlds (1988)
TV
1
Director
Kingdom Chums - Little David's Adventure (1986)
Movie
Self - SFX
The Making of 'Superman III' (1985)
Movie
Special Effects
Curtains (1983)
Movie
Self
The Making of 'Superman II' (1982)
Movie
Special Effects Supervisor
Condorman (1981)
Movie
5
Special Effects Supervisor
Superman II (1980)
Movie
5.97
Special Effects
Saturn 3 (1980)
Movie
Special Effects Supervisor
Superman (1978)
Movie
6.34
Special Effects
Lisztomania (1975)
Movie
Special Effects
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Movie
7.5
Ratings
Average 6.05
Based on 1.46 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1975
1982
1988
1988
2016
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1945-01-01 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceEngland, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsEngland
AwardsSpecial Achievement Academy Award
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