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Overview
Date of Birth:
c. 1955, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another
2 wins
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3 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
David Cronenberg Returns to The Fly
(From TheMovingPicture. 25 September 2009, 7:42 AM, PDT)
Latest Buzz: David Cronenberg Working On ‘The Fly’ Reboot
(From Screen Rant. 24 September 2009, 8:18 AM, PDT)
(From TheMovingPicture. 25 September 2009, 7:42 AM, PDT)
Latest Buzz: David Cronenberg Working On ‘The Fly’ Reboot
(From Screen Rant. 24 September 2009, 8:18 AM, PDT)
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Filmography
Jump to filmography as: In Development, Make-Up Department, Special Effects, Visual Effects, Miscellaneous Crew, Director, Producer, Animation Department, Art Department, Actor, Thanks, Self
In Development: 
- Baby Zombies (details only on IMDbPro)
Make-Up Department:
- Jade (1995) (special makeup effects)
- Virtuosity (1995) (special makeup effects)
- "Tales from the Crypt" (special effects makeup) (1 episode, 1990)
... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
- The Switch (1990) TV episode (special effects makeup) - DeepStar Six (1989) (creature effects)
- The Kiss (1988) (special makeup effects artist)
- Enemy Mine (1985) (special makeup effects artist)
- Gremlins (1984) (special makeup effects artist)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (special makeup effects: ILM) (as Christopher Walas)
... aka Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (South Africa: English title: DVD box title) (USA: video title) - Scanners (1981) (special makeup)
... aka Telepathy 2000 - Galaxina (1980) (special makeup effects) (as Christopher Walas)
- L'isola degli uomini pesce (1979) (makeup effects, US sequences)
... aka The Island of the Fishmen (literal English title) (Philippines: English title)
... aka Island of Fishmen (Australia: poster title)
... aka Island of Mutations
... aka Island of the Fishmen (USA: DVD title)
... aka Screamers (USA)
... aka Something Waits in the Dark (USA)
... aka The Fish Men
Special Effects:
- Dark Heaven (2002) (designer: angels)
- Naked Lunch (1991) (special creatures & effects) (uncredited)
... aka Le festin nu (Canada: French title) - Curse III: Blood Sacrifice (1991) (monster design)
... aka Panga
... aka Witchcraft (UK: video title) - Arachnophobia (1990) (creature effects supervisor)
- The Fly II (1989) (effects designer and creator: Chris Walas Inc.)
... aka The Fly 2 (USA: DVD box title) - House II: The Second Story (1987) (special effects foreman)
- The Fly (1986) (creature effects)
- Enemy Mine (1985) (aliens creator and designer: Chris Walas Inc.) (special creature makeup and effects director: Chris Walas Inc.)
- Humanoids from the Deep (1980) (special effects) (uncredited)
... aka Humanoids of the Deep
... aka Monster
... aka Monster (Humanoids from the Deep) (UK) - Up from the Depths (1979) (special effects)
Visual Effects:
- Dark Heaven (2002) (visual effects)
- Ghost (1990) (special creatives projects) (uncredited)
- House II: The Second Story (1987) (makeup and creature effects designer)
- Airplane! (1980) (visual effects: special projects)
... aka Flying High! (New Zealand: English title) (Philippines: English title)
... aka Flying High (Australia) - Piranha (1978) (special properties)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Enemy Mine (1985) (aliens designer and creator)
- Gremlins (1984) (creator: "Gremlins")
- Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) (creature consultant)
... aka Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi (USA: video box title) - Dragonslayer (1981) (close-up dragon) (as Christopher Walas)
- Caveman (1981) (creator: abominable snowman)
Director:
- The Vagrant (1992)
... aka Psychose meurtrière (France) - "Tales from the Crypt" (1 episode, 1990)
... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
- 'Til Death (1990) TV episode - The Fly II (1989)
... aka The Fly 2 (USA: DVD box title)
Producer:
- Bear (2010) (post-production) (co-producer)
Animation Department:
- Gremlins: Unleashed! (2001) (VG) (character designer) (uncredited)
Art Department:
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) (original character designer: Gizmo)
Actor:
- DeepStar Six (1989) (uncredited)
Thanks:
- Macabre Medicine (2009) (V) (special thanks)
- Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! (1997) (special thanks)
Self:
- The 100 Greatest Family Films (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- Fear of the Flesh: The Making of 'The Fly' (2005) (V) .... Himself
- The Brundle Museum of Natural History (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Transformations: Looking Back at 'The Fly II' (2005) (V) .... Himself
- The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect (2000) (TV) .... Himself
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