Chris Walas

Visual Effects

Born: September 17, 1955 (age 70)
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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…

Filmography (15)

Gremlins: A Puppet Story (2020)
Director
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters (2019)
Self
It's Getting Weirder! The Making of "House II" (2017)
Self
Long Live the King (2016)
himself
Charlie Gemora: Uncredited (2016)
Himself
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (2015)
Self
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures (2014)
Self
The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners'
The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners' (2014)
Himself
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly (2005)
Self
The Brundle Museum of Natural History
The Brundle Museum of Natural History (2005)
Self
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect (2000)
Self
The Vagrant (1992)
Director
The Fly II (1989)
Director
DeepStar Six (1989)
(uncredited)
Made You Look
Creature