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2012 InAPPropriate Comedy (special effects) (completed)
 
2011 Supah Ninjas (TV series) (special effects foreman - 3 episodes)
– Limelight (2011) (special effects foreman)
– Subsiders (2011) (special effects foreman)
– Two Ton Harley (2011) (special effects foreman)
 
2011 Source Code (pyrotechnics consultant)
 
2010 Barry Munday (special effects technician - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
2010 The Sierra (short) (special effects)
 
2010 Love & Vengeance (short) (special effects)
 
2007 An American Tragedy (short) (special effects)
 
2007 Lucifer (short) (special effects)
 
2006 Slip (special effects)
 
2006 10.5: Apocalypse (TV movie) (special effects)
 
2004 Team America: World Police (special effects supervisor - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
2002 Star Trek: Nemesis (lead pyro technician)
 
2002 Panic Room (special effects supervisor - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
2000 Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (pyro supervisor)
 
1999 Atomic Train (TV movie) (pyrotechnician - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
1999 Arlington Road (pyrotechnics supervisor - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
1999 Dream Parlor (special effects supervisor)
 
1997 Alien: Resurrection (pyrotechnics supervisor - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
1996 Independence Day (mechanical effects supervisor, pyrotechnics supervisor - uncredited)
 
1995 Magic in the Water (pyrotechnician)
 
1995 Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (pyrotechnics supervisor)
 
1995 No Way Back (second unit pyrotechnics)
 
1995 Johnny Mnemonic (pyrotechnic supervisor: / Fantasy II Film Effects)
 
1994 In the Army Now (pyrotechniques)
 
1994 Clifford (special effects - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
1994 Secret Sins of the Father (TV movie) (special effects)
 
1993 Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero (TV series) (special effects supervisor)
 
1993 Bikini Squad (special effects coordinator)
 
1992 Toys (pyrotechnics: Dream Quest Images)
 
1992 Passionata (TV movie) (fire effects coordinator)
 
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (special effects supervisor: 4-Ward Productions - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
1991 Barton Fink (special effects foreman - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
1991 Flight of Black Angel (TV movie) (firearm effects - as Joeseph Viskocil)
 
1991 Puppet Master II (video) (special effects pyrotechnics)
 
1990 Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 (video) (special effects)
 
1989 Robot Jox (pyrotechnic coordinator, pyrotechnician: second unit, USA)
 
1989 The Abyss (special effects coordinator: Los Angeles - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
1988 Bat*21 (pyrotechnician)
 
1988 The Blob (mechanical effects: post-production)
 
1988 Killer Klowns from Outer Space (pyrotechnician - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
1987 Masters of the Universe (pyro technician - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
1987 Student Confidential (pyrotechnician)
 
1986 Quiet Cool (pyrotechnician)
 
1986 Inside Out (special effects)
 
1986 The Boy Who Could Fly (special effects technician - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
1986 House (mechanical effects)
 
1984 Ghostbusters (pyrotechnic supervisor: Staypuft - uncredited)
 
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2008 Journey to the Center of the Earth (miniature effects supervisor)
 
2003 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (pyrotechnic supervisor: Cinema Production Services Inc. - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
2001 Impostor (pyrotechnic supervisor: Cinema Production Services - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
2000 Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (miniature special effects supervisor)
 
2000 Reindeer Games (pyrotechnic supervisor: miniatures, Cinema Production Services)
 
2000 Scream 3 (pyrotechnics supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
1998 Jane Austen's Mafia! (pyrotechnics supervisor: Stargate Films)
 
1998 Armageddon (pyro/special effects crew chief: Digital Domain)
 
1998 Godzilla (miniature special effects supervisor - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
1997 Volcano (miniature effects supervisor: mechanical effects - as Joseph Viskocil, miniature pyrotechnics supervisor - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
1995 Apollo 13 (pyrotechnics supervisor: Digital Domain)
 
1994 Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (visual effects pyrotechnic supervisor: Digital Domain)
 
1994 True Lies (pyrotechnics supervisor: Digital Domain - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
1993 Matinee (pyrotechnic supervisor: miniature effects)
 
1992 Batman Returns (pyrotechnic supervisor: Stetson Visual Services - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
1992 Afterburn (TV movie) (pyrotechnics: Stargate Films)
 
1991 Cast a Deadly Spell (TV movie) (visual effects)
 
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (pyrotechnic supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
1990 Solar Crisis (pyrotechnician - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
1988 Remote Control (visual effects)
 
1986 Critters (modelmakers & crew: Fantasy II Film Effects, Inc.)
 
1985 The Return of the Living Dead (nuclear explosion - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
1984 Ragewar (pyro effects: "Stone Canyon Giant" sequence - as Joseph Viskovil)
 
1984 The Terminator (pyrotechnics and fire effects: Fantasy II Film Effects - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
1983 Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (special visual effects pyrotechnics: Fantasy II Film Effects - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
1980 The Day Time Ended (special pyrotechnic effects)
 
1980 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (miniature pyrotechnics: miniature and optical effects unit - as Joseph Viskocil)
 
1977 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (miniature explosions: miniature and optical effects unit)
 
1974 Flesh Gordon (effects technician - uncredited)
 
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1976 The Further Adventures of Major Mars (short) (production staff - uncredited)
 
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1993 Time Machine: The Journey Back (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
1987 The Puppetoon Movie (acknowledgment: George Pal book photo courtesy of)
 
1985 The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (documentary) (acknowledgment: George Pal photo courtesy)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
2005 'Team America': Miniature Pyrotechnics (video documentary short)
Himself (as Joseph Viskocil)
 
2004 Shooting 'Panic Room' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Independence Day: Creating Reality (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
 
1994-1997 Movie Magic (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Prehistoric Creatures and Volcanoes: Cities Under Siege (1997) … Himself
– Train Wrecks: Crash Course (1995) … Himself
– Miniature Pyrotechnics: Baby Blasts (1994) … Himself
 
1996 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Making of 'Independence Day' (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Special Effects: Anything Can Happen (documentary short)
Himself
 
1996 The Making of 'Independence Day' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
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Alternate Names:

Joeseph Viskocil | Joseph Viskocil | Joseph Viskovil