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Mike Elizalde

Special Effects | Make-Up Department | Miscellaneous Crew

Mike Elizalde was born in Mazatlan Sinaloa, Mexico in 1960 and immigrated to the United States with his parents when he was five years old. Mike first became interested in monsters and creature effects as a young child watching films like Frankenstein and The Creature From the Black Lagoon. With the invaluable information outlined in Lee Baygan's book... See full bio »

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2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (design consultant) (filming)
 
2013 Nothing to Fear (creature and makeup effects designer) (filming)
 
2011 Attack the Block (creature effects)
 
2011 Paul (creator: Paul puppet effects)
 
2006 Lady in the Water (creature effects supervisor)
 
2005 Fantastic Four (creature effects supervisor)
 
2003 Dreamcatcher (mechanical designer)
 
2002 Star Trek: Nemesis (mechanical designer)
 
2002 They (mechanics: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs)
 
2002 Saint Sinner (TV movie) (mechanical designer)
 
2002 Men in Black II (mechanical department: Cinovation - uncredited)
 
2002 Blade II (lead mechanical engineer: Steve Johnson's XFX)
 
2001 Arachnid (mechanical designer, puppeteer)
 
2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence (key animatronic designer: "Mecha", Stan Winston Studio)
 
2001 Monkeybone (mechanical designer, puppeteer)
 
1999 Bicentennial Man (animatronics engineer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.)
 
1997 Men in Black (mechanic: Cinovation Studios)
 
1996 The Frighteners (mechanical designer)
 
1995 Jumanji (mechanical designer - uncredited)
 
1995 Lord of Illusions (mechanical designer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.)
 
1995 Species ("Sil" puppet mechanical design: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.)
 
1995 Fluke (mechanical designer)
 
1994 The Santa Clause (lead puppeteer: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. - uncredited, reindeer mechanical department: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.)
 
1994 Stargate (creature art department)
 
1994 Clifford (mechanical designer, puppeteer)
 
1993 Addams Family Values (mechanical designer)
 
1993 Wilder Napalm (special effects technician)
 
1993 Coneheads (special effects makeup)
 
1993 Hot Shots! Part Deux (mechanical designer)
 
1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (special effects technician - uncredited)
 
1991 One Good Cop (mechanical designer - uncredited)
 
1990 Darkman (sculptor: makeup effects unit)
 
1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch (puppeteer)
 
1990 Total Recall (special effects technician)
 
1989 Headhunter (special effects technician)
 
1989 Look Who's Talking (mechanical designer - uncredited, puppeteer - uncredited)
 
1989 A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (effects crew: David Miller Studio, sculptor: Todd Masters Company)
 
1989 Turner & Hooch (special effects technician - uncredited)
 
1989 Arena (special effects technician)
 
1988 Watchers (special effects technician - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMake-Up Department (28 titles)
2013 Pacific Rim (creature effects) (post-production)
 
2012 Looper (makeup design consultant) (post-production)
 
2012 Knights of Badassdom (creature and makeup effects designer) (post-production)
 
2013 Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (creature and makeup effects designer) (completed)
 
2012 The Apparition (creature and makeup effects designer) (completed)
 
2011 X-Men: First Class (special makeup designer)
 
2011 Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (makeup design consultant)
 
2010 2010 MTV Movie Awards (TV movie) (special makeup effects artist)
 
2009 Land of the Lost (creature and makeup effects designer)
 
2009 Blood: The Last Vampire (creature & makeup effects designer, lead prosthetic makeup artist, prosthetic makeup department head)
 
2009 Captain Cook's Extraordinary Atlas (TV movie) (creature and makeup effects designer)
 
2008 Seventh Moon (creature and makeup effects designer)
 
2008 Hellboy II: The Golden Army (makeup designer)
 
2008 The Happening (makeup supervisor: Spectral Motion)
 
2008 One Missed Call (special makeup effects designer and creator)
 
2007 Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (lead artist: Spectral Motion, Inc., prosthetic makeup department head: Spectral Motion, Inc., special makeup effects designer)
 
2006 Altered (prosthetic makeup department head)
 
2006 Lady in the Water (makeup effects supervisor, prosthetic makeup department head)
 
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand (makeup effects supervisor: Spectral Motion, Inc.)
 
2006 The Gravedancers (makeup designer)
 
2005 Fantastic Four (makeup supervisor)
 
2004 Blade: Trinity (makeup effects - as Michael Elizalde)
 
2004 Hellboy (makeup supervisor)
 
1992 Honey I Blew Up the Kid (puppet/makeup effects: Kevin Yagher Productions)
 
1991 Nothing But Trouble (special makeup effects artist)
 
1990 Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (TV movie) (special makeup effects artist)
 
1989 Howling V: The Rebirth (special makeup effects artist)
 
1987 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (puppeteer)
 
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2011 Battle Los Angeles (design consultant)
 
2004 Hellboy (puppeteer)
 
2002 Men in Black II (puppeteer)
 
2002 Blade II (lead puppeteer)
 
2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence (puppeteer - uncredited)
 
1998 Mighty Joe Young (puppeteer)
 
1997 Men in Black (puppeteer)
 
1996 The Nutty Professor (puppeteer)
 
1995 Species (puppeteer)
 
1995 Batman Forever (puppeteer - uncredited)
 
1993 Super Mario Bros. (puppeteer)
 
1992 Honey I Blew Up the Kid (puppeteer)
 
1991 The Addams Family (lead puppeteer - uncredited)
 
1991 Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (puppeteer)
 
1991 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (effects artist)
 
1989 Food of the Gods II (effects artist - uncredited)
 
1989 The Cellar (animatronics engineer)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
2002 Puphedz: The Tattle-Tale Heart (short)
Puppeteer
 
2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Giant Hamster (uncredited)
 
1999 Bicentennial Man
Puppeteer
 
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2010 Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (creature design consultant)
 
2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still (design consultant)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2012 Knights of Badassdom (executive producer) (post-production)
 
Show ShowArt Department (1 title)
2010 Little Fockers (design consultant)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
2009 The 81st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Makeup
 
2008 Hellboy: In Service of the Demon (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Reflections of Lady in the Water (video documentary short)
 
2004 'Hellboy': The Seeds of Creation (video documentary)
Himself
 
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