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Gabriel Bartalos

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  • Make-Up Department
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Filmmaker Gabe Bartalos is the writer and director of two feature films, "Skinned Deep" (2004) and his latest film "Saint Bernard" (2013). Both films are celebrated for their high-energy surrealist quality, giving Bartalos a reputation for reality-bending, enigmatic themes. Gabe also brings his ripe imagination and artistic vision to the world of music. He has worked with bands such as "The Damned" (2003), "Street Dogs" (2006), "The Briggs" (2008) and "David Byrne and St. Vincent" (2013).

Early in his special make-up effects career, Bartalos left his mark on the horror genre by teaming up with director Frank Henenlotter on horror classics such as "Brain Damage" (1988), "Frankenhooker" (1990) and "Basket Case 2" (1990). In 2008, Bartalos was executive producer for Henenlotter's "Bad Biology". Gabe has handled the prosthetic make-up effects for renowned artist/filmmaker Matthew Barney since 1991 with works including "The Cremaster Cycle" (spanning 1994-2002), "March of the Anal Sadistic Warrior" (1998), "De Lama Lamina" (2007), "Drawing Restraint 9" (2005) and on the 2008 Los Angeles live performance of "Ren".

Gabe has also designed and executed the special make-up effects on films such as "Leprechaun" (1993), "Sometimes They Come Back" (1991), and "The Hollow" (2004), and most recently "Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie" (2012), "Jack and Diane" (2012), and "The Wound" (2013). In 2009, Gabe also produced the film "The Mercy Man".

Bartalos' artistic endeavors outside the big screen include collaborating with P.E.T.A.'s "Milk Gone Wild!" Super Bowl spots and the ultra-realistic stitches for FX's "Nip/Tuck" ad campaigns, video artists Doug Aitkens ("Blow Debris") and Omer Fast ("Take a Deep Breath"), as well as working together with celebrity photographer Mark Seliger on multiple Rolling Stone Magazine photo shoots (including Marilyn Manson, Johnny Knoxville and Will Ferrell).

Gabe owns and operates Atlantic West Effects, a full service special make-up effects production studio that specializes in sculpture, prosthetics and animatronics and has been servicing the motion picture industry for over 20 years.
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Warwick Davis in Leprechaun (1993)
Leprechaun
4.8
  • Makeup Department(as Gabe Bartalos, Leprechaun)
  • 1993
Ana de la Reguera, Matthias Schweighöfer, Omari Hardwick, Dave Bautista, and Ella Purnell in Army of the Dead (2021)
Army of the Dead
5.7
  • Makeup Department(zombie horse)
  • 2021
Godzilla (1998)
Godzilla
5.4
  • Special Effects(as Gabe Bartalos, Patrick Tatopoulos Designs)
  • 1998
Liam Neeson in Darkman (1990)
Darkman
6.4
  • Special Effects(makeup effects unit)
  • 1990

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Special Effects

  • Shaky Shivers
    • Post-production
  • Beyond the Dark (2022)
    Beyond the Dark
  • Malacostraca (2018)
    Malacostraca
  • AnnaLynne McCord in Scorned (2013)
    Scorned
    • (as Gabe Bartallos)
  • The Wound (2013)
    The Wound
  • Jack & Diane (2012)
    Jack & Diane
  • William Ngo and George Tsai in 5,000 Feet is the Best (2011)
    5,000 Feet is the Best
  • Big Money Rustlas (2010)
    Big Money Rustlas
  • Brain Dead (2007)
    Brain Dead
  • Entity: Nine
  • Destricted (2006)
    Destricted
    • (segment Hoist, as Gabe Bartalos)
  • The Cave (2005)
    The Cave
  • Alien Express (2005)
    Alien Express
  • I Pass for Human (2004)
    I Pass for Human
  • Kate Beckinsale in Underworld (2003)
    Underworld
    • (as Gabe Bartalos)
  • Gina Ravera and Greg Serano in Saint Sinner (2002)
    Saint Sinner
    • (as Gabe Bartalos)

Makeup Department

  • Ana de la Reguera, Matthias Schweighöfer, Omari Hardwick, Dave Bautista, and Ella Purnell in Army of the Dead (2021)
    Army of the Dead
  • River of Fundament (2014)
    River of Fundament
  • Saint Bernard (2013)
    Saint Bernard
  • The Wound (2013)
    The Wound
  • Jeff Goldblum, Robert Loggia, William Atherton, Ray Wise, Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Ronnie Rodriguez, and Bob Ross in Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012)
    Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
    • (as Gabe Bartalos)
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Scarlett Johansson, Gabriel Macht, and Eva Mendes in The Spirit (2008)
    The Spirit
    • (as Gabe Bartalo)
  • Bad Biology (2008)
    Bad Biology
    • (as Gabe Bartalos)
  • Undead or Alive: A Zombedy (2007)
    Undead or Alive: A Zombedy
    • (as Gabe Bartelos)
  • Fractalus (2005)
    Fractalus
    • (as Gabe Bartalos)
  • Drawing Restraint 9 (2005)
    Drawing Restraint 9
    • (as Gabe Bartalos)
  • Leprechaun 6: Back 2 Tha Hood (2003)
    Leprechaun 6: Back 2 Tha Hood
    • (as Gabe Bartalos)
  • Cremaster 3 (2002)
    Cremaster 3
    • (as Gabe Bartalos)
  • Sideshow (2000)
    Sideshow
    • (as Gabe Bartalos)
  • The Horrible Dr. Bones (2000)
    The Horrible Dr. Bones
    • (as Gabe Bartalos)
  • Leprechaun 5: In the Hood (2000)
    Leprechaun 5: In the Hood
    • (as Gabe Bartalos)

Additional Crew

  • Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies
    • (as Gabe Bartalos)
  • Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013)
    Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
    • (as Gabe Bartalos)
  • Ben Scott in The Hollow (2004)
    The Hollow
  • Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff in Blade (1998)
    Blade
    • (as Gabe Bartalos)
  • Little Witches (1996)
    Little Witches
  • Pinocchio's Revenge (1996)
    Pinocchio's Revenge
  • Munchie Strikes Back (1994)
    Munchie Strikes Back
    • (as Gabe Bartalos)
  • Rick Hearst in Brain Damage (1988)
    Brain Damage
    • (as Gabe Bartalos)
  • Dead End Kids (1986)
    Dead End Kids

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Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
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Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
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The Deadly Spawn

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    • Gabe Bartalos' Atlantic West Effect
  • Contributed to Francesco Borseti's book "It Came from the 80s!" Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. (2016) ISBN-10: 1476666040, ISBN-13: 978-1476666044
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    • 6 Articles

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