Chris Walas Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Chris Walas

Chris Walas

Visual Effects

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 dollars at the box office. After creating the creature effects for "The Fly" (1986), Walas was invited to direct the sequel film "The Fly II" (1989), His directing debut earned about 39 million dollars at the worldwide box office. His only other credit as a film director was the horror comedy "The Vagrant" (1992), depicting a man who believes himself stalked by a stranger. The film received a limited release in 8 movie theaters. In the 1990s, Walas film credits for effects and make-up included such films as the black comedy "Arachnophobia" (1990), the science fiction film "Naked Lunch" (1991), the virtual reality-themed science fiction film "Virtuosity" (1995), and the erotic thriller "Jade" (1995). None of them was particularly successful. Walas' special effects were less in demand in the 2000s. His last film credit to date was creating the angels for the horror film "Dark Heaven" (2002). - IMDb Mini Biography By: Dimos I

Filmography Movies

Acting

The Brundle Museum of Natural HistoryMOVIE
MOVIE

The Brundle Museum of Natural History

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The Brundle Museum of Natural History
Self
Made You Look movie poster
MOVIE

Made You Look

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Made You Look
Creature
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly movie poster
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Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly

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Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly
Self
DeepStar Six movie poster
MOVIE

DeepStar Six

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DeepStar Six
(uncredited)
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex movie poster
MOVIE

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

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Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Self
The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners'MOVIE
MOVIE

The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners'

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The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners'
Himself
Charlie Gemora: Uncredited movie poster
MOVIE

Charlie Gemora: Uncredited

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Charlie Gemora: Uncredited
Himself
Long Live the King movie poster
MOVIE

Long Live the King

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Long Live the King
himself
Gremlins: A Puppet Story movie poster
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Gremlins: A Puppet Story

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Gremlins: A Puppet Story
Narrator
It's Getting Weirder! The Making of "House II" movie poster
MOVIE

It's Getting Weirder! The Making of "House II"

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It's Getting Weirder! The Making of "House II"
Self

Production

The Fly II movie poster
MOVIE

The Fly II

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The Fly II
Director
Humanoids from the Deep movie poster
MOVIE

Humanoids from the Deep

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Humanoids from the Deep
Special Effects
Jade movie poster
MOVIE

Jade

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Jade
Makeup Effects Designer
Piranha movie poster
MOVIE

Piranha

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Piranha
Special Props
Naked Lunch movie poster
MOVIE

Naked Lunch

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Naked Lunch
Creature Design
House II: The Second Story movie poster
MOVIE

House II: The Second Story

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House II: The Second Story
Creature Effects Technical Director
The Vagrant movie poster
MOVIE

The Vagrant

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The Vagrant
Director
Return of the Jedi movie poster
MOVIE

Return of the Jedi

7.9(16.9K)
Return of the Jedi
Creature Design
Gremlins movie poster
MOVIE

Gremlins

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Gremlins
Creature Design
The Fly II movie poster
MOVIE

The Fly II

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The Fly II
Effects Supervisor

Gallery

Chris Walas portrait