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Robert Kurtzman

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Kurtzman was the first person to pay Quentin Tarintino to write a screenplay. For $1,500, Tarintino penned the screenplay for "From Dusk 'Til Dawn based on a short story Kurtzman had written about an action movie with the vampire element.

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Hide HideMake-Up Department (81 titles)
2013 All Cheerleaders Die (special makeup effects producer) (post-production)
 
2013 Oz the Great and Powerful (special makeup effects artist)
 
2013 Jug Face (special makeup effects producer)
 
2013 Texas Chainsaw 3D (special makeup effects artist)
 
2012 Alex Cross (special effects makeup supervisor)
 
2012 John Dies at the End (special make-up effects supervisor)
 
2012 Jinn (special makeup effects creator)
 
2011 Hostel: Part III (video) (special makeup effects)
 
2011/I The Woman (special makeup effects)
 
2010 Hisss (creature makeup effects designer)
 
2010 The Defiled (makeup supervisor)
 
2010 Deadly Impact (special makeup producer)
 
2009 Children of the Corn (TV movie) (special makeup effects producer)
 
2008 Boogeyman 3 (video) (special makeup effects creator)
 
2008 Living Hell (TV movie) (special makeup effects producer)
 
2007 Buried Alive (special makeup effects producer)
 
2007 The Rage (special makeup effects producer)
 
2007 Undead or Alive: A Zombedy (special makeup effects producer)
 
2003 Once Upon a Time in Mexico (special makeup effects supervisor)
 
2003 Bad Boys II (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
 
2003 Identity (special makeup effects supervisor)
 
2002 Vampires: Los Muertos (special makeup effects supervisor)
 
2002 Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (special makeup effects supervisor: Kurtzman, Nicotero & Berger EFX Group, Inc.)
 
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember (character prosthetics supervisor, special makeup effects artist)
 
2002 Bubba Ho-Tep (special makeup effects supervisor)
 
2001 Vanilla Sky (special makeup effects supervisor: K.N.B. EFX Group Inc.)
 
2001 Thir13en Ghosts (special makeup effects supervisor)
 
2001 Ghosts of Mars (special makeup effects artist)
 
2001 Rat Race (special makeup and animatronic effects supervisor)
 
2001 The Animal (special makeup effects artist)
 
2001 Spy Kids (special makeup and creature effects)
 
2001 My First Mister (special makeup effects artist - as Bob Kurtzman)
 
2000 Spiders (special makeup and creature effects supervisor)
 
2000 The Crow: Salvation (special makeup effects artist)
 
1999 The Green Mile (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
 
1999 From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (video) (special makeup effects)
 
1999 House on Haunted Hill (special makeup effects)
 
1999 From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (video) (special makeup effects)
 
1998 The Faculty (special makeup and creature effects)
 
1998 A Simple Plan (special makeup effects supervisor/puppeteer)
 
1998 Very Bad Things (supervisor: K.N.B. Effects Group, Inc.)
 
1998 Vampires (special makeup effects)
 
1998 Phantoms (special makeup effects supervisor: K.N.B. EFX Group Inc.)
 
1997 The Night Flier (special makeup effects supervisor)
 
1997 Wishmaster (special makeup effects)
 
1997 Boogie Nights (special makeup effects supervisor: K.N.B. EFX Group)
 
1997 Double Tap (special makeup effects supervisor)
 
1997 Spawn (animatronic creature effects, special makeup effects)
 
1997 DNA (video) (special makeup supervisor)
 
1996 Scream (special makeup effects supervisor)
 
1996 From Dusk Till Dawn (makeup effects supervisor)
 
1995 Lord of Illusions (special makeup effects: KNB EFX)
 
1995 Galaxis (special makeup effects supervisor)
 
1995 Vampire in Brooklyn (on-set special makeup effects application, special makeup effects: puppeteer)
 
1994 In the Mouth of Madness (special makeup effects)
 
1994 New Nightmare (special makeup effects)
 
1994 Pulp Fiction (special makeup supervisor - uncredited)
 
1993 Cyborg 2 (video) (special makeup effects supervisor)
 
1993 Ed and His Dead Mother (special makeup effects)
 
1993 Skinner (special makeup effects artist)
 
1993 Ticks (special makeup effects supervisor: second unit, K.N.B. EFX Group)
 
1993 Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (special makeup effects supervisor)
 
1993 Doppelganger (special makeup effects)
 
1992 Army of Darkness (special makeup effects)
 
1992 The Nutt House (special makeup effects)
 
1991 The People Under the Stairs (special makeup effects supervisor)
 
1991 Children of the Night (special makeup effects artist)
 
1990 Misery (special makeup effects artist)
 
1990 Sibling Rivalry (special makeup effects)
 
1990 Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (special makeup effects supervisor)
 
1990 Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (makeup artist)
 
1989 Bride of Re-Animator (special makeup effects artist)
 
1989 Halloween 5 (special makeup effects supervisor: K.N.B. EFX Group)
 
1989 A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (special makeup effects artist)
 
1989 The Horror Show (special makeup effects artist: Kurtzman, Nicotero & Berger Effects Group)
 
1989 Intruder (special makeup effects artist)
 
1988 976-EVIL (on-set makeup applicator: Kevin Yagher Production, Inc.)
 
1988 Phantasm II (special makeup effects constructor)
 
1987 The Hidden (makeup effects crew: Kevin Yagher Productions)
 
1987 Evil Dead II (special makeup effects unit crew)
 
1986 Night of the Creeps (makeup effects artist)
 
Show ShowSpecial Effects (41 titles)
???? Frost Bites (special effects) (pre-production)
 
???? Slasher 3D (special effects supervisor) (pre-production)
 
2013 Crooked Mile (special effects supervisor) (filming)
 
???? Late Phases (creature effects producer) (filming)
 
2012 Fun Size (special effects)
 
2012 The Unholy Manipulator (short) (special effects supervisor)
 
2012 Longmire (TV series) (special animal effects)
 
2011 Smooch (TV movie) (special animal effects)
 
2007 Buried Alive (special effects director)
 
2004 Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (designer: special makeup effects & werewolf animatronics)
 
2004 Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (video) (special effects supervisor)
 
2003 Hulk (animatronic effects supervisor/puppeteer)
 
2002 Cabin Fever (special makeup effects supervisor)
 
2002 Bubba Ho-Tep (special effects makeup supervisor)
 
2001 Soulkeeper (special makeup and creature effects)
 
2001 Cats & Dogs (shop supervisor: KNB EFX Group)
 
2001 Evolution (creature effects)
 
2001 My First Mister (special effects coordinator - uncredited)
 
2000 Dune (TV mini-series) (animatronic creature effects supervisor/puppeteer)
 
2000 Little Nicky (special makeup and creature effects supervisor)
 
1998 Phantasm IV: Oblivion (shop supervisor: KNB EFX Group - as Bob Kurtzman)
 
1995 Lord of Illusions (special makeup effects supervisor: K.N.B. EFX Group)
 
1995 Darkman II: The Return of Durant (video) (supervisor: K.N.B. EFX)
 
1994 Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (video) (special makeup effects supervisor: KNB EFX Group)
 
1993 Skinner (special effects supervisor)
 
1993 Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (effects supervisor: K.N.B. Effects Group, special makeup effects artist: K.N.B. Effects Group)
 
1993 Body Bags (TV movie) (special makeup effects)
 
1992 Dr. Giggles (special makeup effects supervisor)
 
1992 Army of Darkness (special makeup effects supervisor: K.N.B. EFX Group)
 
1992 Mindwarp (designer: K.N.B. Effects Group)
 
1990 Dances with Wolves (buffalo effects supervisor)
 
1990 Nightwish (special effects)
 
1990 Night Angel (additional makeup effects supervisor: K.N.B. EFX Group)
 
1990 Tremors (creature effects: art crew)
 
1989 Bride of Re-Animator (special makeup effects and bride effects creator: K.N.B. EFX Group)
 
1989 A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (supervisor: Freddy's head de-merge effects)
 
1989 The Horror Show (special effects)
 
1989 DeepStar Six (creature guy)
 
1987 Predator (creature effects crew)
 
1986 From Beyond (effects technician: Mark Shostrom Studio)
 
1986 TerrorVision (creature fabricator & operator: Mechanical and Makeup Imageries, Inc.)
 
Show ShowVisual Effects (11 titles)
2010 Hisss (visual effects producer)
 
2010 Deadly Impact (visual effects producer)
 
2008 Boogeyman 3 (video) (visual effects producer - uncredited)
 
2008 Living Hell (TV movie) (visual effects producer)
 
2007 Buried Alive (visual effects producer)
 
2007 The Rage (visual effects producer)
 
2007 Undead or Alive: A Zombedy (visual effects producer)
 
2005 Hostel (visual effects supervisor)
 
2005 The Devil's Rejects (visual effects supervisor)
 
2005 2001 Maniacs (visual effects supervisor)
 
2005 Jolly Roger: Massacre at Cutter's Cove (visual effects supervisor)
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
2013 Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan (co-producer)
 
2012 The Unholy Manipulator (short) (producer)
 
2010 The Dead Matter (producer)
 
2007 The Rage (producer)
 
2001 My First Mister (co-executive producer)
 
1996 From Dusk Till Dawn (co-producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (6 titles)
2013 Crooked Mile (filming)
 
2010 Deadly Impact
 
2007 Buried Alive
 
2007 The Rage
 
1997 Wishmaster
 
1995 The Demolitionist
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (6 titles)
2001 Rat Race (puppeteer)
 
2000 The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (puppeteer)
 
1996 Jingle All the Way (supervisor: turboman suit)
 
1994 Hercules and the Amazon Women (TV movie) (supervisor: K.N.B. EFX)
 
1991 City Slickers (mechanical animal effects: KNB EFX Group)
 
1987 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (assistant: Mark Shostrom)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
2010 Deadly Impact
Homeowner
 
1997 Wishmaster
Piano Wire Guy (uncredited)
 
1986 Night of the Creeps
Beta Zombie
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
2007 The Rage (story)
 
1996 From Dusk Till Dawn (story)
 
1995 The Demolitionist (story)
 
Show ShowArt Department (2 titles)
???? Slasher 3D (conceptual artist) (pre-production)
 
2002 The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster (video documentary) (body: Frankenstein monster)
 
Show ShowCostume and Wardrobe Department (1 title)
2011 Ra.One (special costume effects)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
2007 The Rage
 
Show ShowStunts (1 title)
2002 Murder by Numbers (stunts)
 
Show ShowAnimation Department (1 title)
1986 Invaders from Mars (creature effects crew)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2011 Eroded (special thanks)
 
2010 Carnies (video) (special thanks)
 
1999 Hollywood Stuntmakers (TV series) (special thanks - 2 episodes)
– Episode #1.0 (1999) (special thanks - as Bob Kurtzman)
– King Kong und andere Kuscheltiere (1999) (special thanks - as Bob Kurtzman)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
2011 Dark Dreamers (TV series) (completed)
Himself
– KNB Effects Group … Himself
 
2010 Under the Scares (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Thrill Me!: The Making of Night of the Creeps (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Making of 'Bubba Ho-tep' (video documentary)
Himself (as Bob Kurtzman)
 
2000 Behind the 'Scream' (video documentary short)
Himself (as Bob Kurtzman)
 
2000 The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 The Men Behind the Army (video documentary short)
Himself (as Bob Kurtzman)
 
1997 Full Tilt Boogie (documentary)
Himself
 

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Kurtzman was the first person to pay Quentin Tarintino to write a screenplay. For $1,500, Tarintino penned the screenplay for "From Dusk 'Til Dawn based on a short story Kurtzman had written about an action movie with the vampire element. See more »

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