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Gerry Johnston(I)

  • Special Effects
  • Producer
  • Director
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Gerry Johnston is known for Reign of Fire (2002), Excalibur (1981) and Vivarium (2019).
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    Known for

    Reign of Fire (2002)
    Reign of Fire
    6.2
    • Special Effects
    • 2002
    Excalibur (1981)
    Excalibur
    7.3
    • Special Effects(uncredited)
    • 1981
    Jesse Eisenberg, Imogen Poots, and Senan Jennings in Vivarium (2019)
    Vivarium
    5.9
    • Special Effects
    • 2019
    Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, and Edward Burns in Saving Private Ryan (1998)
    Saving Private Ryan
    8.6
    • Special Effects(Ireland, uncredited)
    • 1998

    Credits

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    Special Effects

    • Hunter King and Jordan Renzo in A Royal Corgi Christmas (2022)
      A Royal Corgi Christmas
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • special effects technician
      • 2022
    • Hole in the Head (2022)
      Hole in the Head
      6.8
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2022
    • Dervla Kirwan, Gemma-Leah Devereux, Seána Kerslake, and Niamh Walsh in Smother (2021)
      Smother
      6.6
      TV Series
      • special effects technician
      • 2022
    • Merritt Patterson and Jack Turner in Forever in My Heart (2019)
      Forever in My Heart
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2019
    • Wisting (2019)
      Wisting
      7.3
      TV Series
      • special effects
      • 2019
    • Jesse Eisenberg, Imogen Poots, and Senan Jennings in Vivarium (2019)
      Vivarium
      5.9
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2019
    • John Cusack, Emile Hirsch, and Déborah François in Never Grow Old (2019)
      Never Grow Old
      6.0
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2019
    • Muse (2017)
      Muse
      5.4
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2017
    • Douglas Russell in Let Us Prey (2014)
      Let Us Prey
      5.8
      • pyrotechnic & physical effects supervisor
      • pyrotechnic supervisor
      • 2014
    • Celtic Woman: Home for Christmas - Live from Dublin (2012)
      Celtic Woman: Home for Christmas - Live from Dublin
      8.9
      Video
      • sfx
      • 2012
    • Ross Noble in Stitches (2012)
      Stitches
      5.7
      • explosives: specialist
      • 2012
    • Shellshock (2011)
      Shellshock
      6.9
      Short
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2011
    • Happy Ever Afters (2009)
      Happy Ever Afters
      5.5
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2009
    • Wake Wood (2009)
      Wake Wood
      5.5
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2009
    • Lotte Verbeek in Nothing Personal (2009)
      Nothing Personal
      7.0
      • special effects
      • 2009

    Producer

    • Spitfire Paddy: The Ace with the Shamrock (2017)
      Spitfire Paddy: The Ace with the Shamrock
      7.7
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Fighting for Peace
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • Horror School Reunion (2012)
      Horror School Reunion
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Sometimes People...
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2011
    • Shellshock (2011)
      Shellshock
      6.9
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • E! Live from the Red Carpet (1995)
      E! Live from the Red Carpet
      3.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1999
    • Drinking Crude (1997)
      Drinking Crude
      5.3
      • producer
      • 1997

    Director

    • The Forest Never Sleeps
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Spitfire Paddy: The Ace with the Shamrock (2017)
      Spitfire Paddy: The Ace with the Shamrock
      7.7
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Fighting for Peace
      • Director
      • 2012

    Personal details

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      • Official Site
      • Special Effects Ireland
    • Alternative names
      • Gerry Johnson
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      • 1 Print Biography

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