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Chris Grossnickle

  • Special Effects
  • Make-Up Department
  • Additional Crew
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Chris Grossnickle is known for Iron Man (2008), Pacific Rim (2013) and Pandorum (2009).
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    Known for

    Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard in Iron Man (2008)
    Iron Man
    7.9
    • Additional Crew
    • 2008
    Pacific Rim (2013)
    Pacific Rim
    6.9
    • Special Effects(Legacy Effects)
    • 2013
    Pandorum (2009)
    Pandorum
    6.7
    • Makeup Department(Stan Winston Studio)
    • 2009
    The 6th Day (2000)
    The 6th Day
    5.9
    • Special Effects(Amalgamated Dynamics)
    • 2000

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    Special Effects

    • Christian Slater, Hugh Grant, Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, Melissa McCarthy, Mikey Day, Amy Schumer, Kyle Mooney, Drew Tarver, and Morgan West in Unfrosted (2024)
      Unfrosted
      5.5
      • key artist
      • 2024
    • Pacific Rim (2013)
      Pacific Rim
      6.9
      • pilot suits and conn pod arms: Legacy Effects
      • 2013
    • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, and Paul Bettany in Iron Man 3 (2013)
      Iron Man 3
      7.1
      • mold department: Legacy Effects
      • 2013
    • Suraj Sharma in Life of Pi (2012)
      Life of Pi
      7.9
      • replica and animatronic animals: Legacy Effects
      • 2012
    • Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig in Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
      Cowboys & Aliens
      6.0
      • key special effects artist: Legacy Effects
      • 2011
    • Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Idris Elba, Tom Hiddleston, and Chris Hemsworth in Thor (2011)
      Thor
      7.0
      • mold/technical department: Legacy Effects
      • 2011
    • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • art & mold mechanical technician: Stan Winston Studio and Legacy Effects (as Christopher Grossnickle)
      • 2009
    • Keanu Reeves in Constantine (2005)
      Constantine
      7.0
      • mold and technical department: Stan Winston Studio
      • 2005
    • Sunny Mabrey in Species III (2004)
      Species III
      4.2
      TV Movie
      • silicone seamer and fabricator: Harlow FX
      • 2004
    • Eliza Dushku in Wrong Turn (2003)
      Wrong Turn
      6.1
      • key mold technician: Stan Winston Studio
      • 2003
    • Guy Pearce and Samantha Mumba in The Time Machine (2002)
      The Time Machine
      6.0
      • mold/technical department: Stan Winston Studio
      • 2002
    • The Day the World Ended (2001)
      The Day the World Ended
      4.4
      TV Movie
      • technician: Stan Winston Studio
      • 2001
    • Jurassic Park III (2001)
      Jurassic Park III
      5.9
      • laboratory technician: Stan Winston Studio
      • 2001
    • Haley Joel Osment in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
      A.I. Artificial Intelligence
      7.2
      • key technician: Stan Winston Studio
      • 2001
    • Bridget Fonda, Brendan Fraser, Rose McGowan, John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Frat Fuller, Frit Fuller, Joseph S. Griffo, Chris Kattan, Jody St. Michael, and Brian Steele in Monkeybone (2001)
      Monkeybone
      4.8
      • mold department: Steve Johnson's XFX (uncredited)
      • 2001

    Makeup Department

    • Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021)
      Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
      5.3
      • crew (as Christopher Grossnickle)
      • 2021
    • Pandorum (2009)
      Pandorum
      6.7
      • mold/technical department: Stan Winston Studio
      • 2009
    • Mickey Rourke, Keira Knightley, and Edgar Ramírez in Domino (2005)
      Domino
      5.9
      • silicone fabricator: Harlow Effects
      • 2005
    • The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
      The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
      7.3
      • silicone fabricator: Harlow Effects
      • silicone seamer: Harlow Effects
      • 2005
    • Carnivàle (2003)
      Carnivàle
      8.4
      TV Series
      • special effects makeup application
      • 2005

    Additional Crew

    • Jude Law and Kerry Condon in Skeleton Crew (2024)
      Skeleton Crew
      7.1
      TV Series
      • puppeteer
      • 2024
    • Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig in Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
      Cowboys & Aliens
      6.0
      • puppeteer (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard in Iron Man (2008)
      Iron Man
      7.9
      • puppeteer
      • 2008

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      • Chris Grossnickel

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