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Mike Manzel

  • Special Effects
  • Make-Up Department
  • Additional Crew
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Mike Manzel is known for Alien vs. Predator (2004), Iron Man (2008) and Total Recall (2012).
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    Known for

    Alien vs. Predator (2004)
    Alien vs. Predator
    5.7
    • Special Effects(as Michael Manzel, Amalgamated Dynamics)
    • 2004
    Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard in Iron Man (2008)
    Iron Man
    7.9
    • Special Effects(as Michael Manzel, Stan Winston Studio)
    • 2008
    Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, and Colin Farrell in Total Recall (2012)
    Total Recall
    6.2
    • Additional Crew
    • 2012
    Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man (2002)
    Spider-Man
    7.4
    • Special Effects(as Michael Manzel, Amalgamated Dynamics Crew)
    • 2002

    Credits

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    Special Effects

    • Alex Neustaedter in A-X-L (2018)
      A-X-L
      5.3
      • puppeteer
      • special effects lead: Legacy Effects
      • 2018
    • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Paul Bettany, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Chadwick Boseman, and Sebastian Stan in Captain America: Civil War (2016)
      Captain America: Civil War
      7.8
      • special effects technician
      • 2016
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Redford, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, and Sebastian Stan in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
      Captain America: The Winter Soldier
      7.7
      • key prosthetics and suit effects crew: Legacy Effects
      • 2014
    • Joel Kinnaman in RoboCop (2014)
      RoboCop
      6.1
      • art department supervisor: Legacy Effects
      • 2014
    • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, and Paul Bettany in Iron Man 3 (2013)
      Iron Man 3
      7.1
      • art department: Legacy Effects
      • 2013
    • Suraj Sharma in Life of Pi (2012)
      Life of Pi
      7.9
      • art department: Legacy Effects (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Idris Elba, Tom Hiddleston, and Chris Hemsworth in Thor (2011)
      Thor
      7.0
      • key artist: Legacy Effects
      • 2011
    • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • key artist: Stan Winston Studio and Legacy Effects
      • 2009
    • Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Ray Stevenson, and Chris Massoglia in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
      Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
      5.8
      • special effects technician
      • 2009
    • Hugh Jackman in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
      X-Men Origins: Wolverine
      6.5
      • special effects technician
      • 2009
    • Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, and Alexander Ludwig in Race to Witch Mountain (2009)
      Race to Witch Mountain
      5.7
      • mold department: Amalgamated Dynamics
      • special effects technician (as Michael Manzel)
      • 2009
    • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, and Ray Winstone in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
      Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
      6.2
      • key artist: Stan Winston Studio (as Michael Manzel)
      • 2008
    • Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard in Iron Man (2008)
      Iron Man
      7.9
      • key art department: Stan Winston Studio (as Michael Manzel)
      • 2008
    • Tom Woodruff Jr. and Ian Whyte in Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
      Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
      4.6
      • creature effects: Amalgamated Dynamics
      • 2007
    • Kenan Thompson in Fat Albert (2004)
      Fat Albert
      4.4
      • special effects makeup (uncredited)
      • 2004

    Makeup Department

    • Leo (2007)
      Leo
      6.1
      Short
      • prosthetics supervisor
      • 2007
    • Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig in The Invasion (2007)
      The Invasion
      5.9
      • special makeup effects
      • 2007
    • Laurence Fishburne, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Ioan Gruffudd, and Doug Jones in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
      Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
      5.6
      • special makeup effects
      • 2007
    • Emily Blunt in Wind Chill (2007)
      Wind Chill
      5.8
      • special makeup effects
      • 2007
    • The Invisible (2007)
      The Invisible
      6.1
      • special makeup effects
      • 2007
    • Pathfinder (2007)
      Pathfinder
      5.4
      • special makeup effects
      • 2007
    • Turistas (2006)
      Turistas
      5.4
      • special makeup effects
      • 2006
    • Sean Penn in All the King's Men (2006)
      All the King's Men
      6.1
      • special makeup effects
      • 2006
    • Bryce Dallas Howard in Lady in the Water (2006)
      Lady in the Water
      5.5
      • special makeup effects
      • 2006
    • Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Patrick Stewart, Ben Foster, James Marsden, Hugh Jackman, and Elliot Page in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
      X-Men: The Last Stand
      6.6
      • special makeup effects
      • 2006
    • Slither (2006)
      Slither
      6.5
      • prosthetics technician (as Michael 'Parasite Mike' Manzel)
      • 2006
    • Sharon Stone, Bruce Willis, Ben Foster, Shawn Hatosy, Justin Timberlake, Emile Hirsch, Anton Yelchin, Amanda Seyfried, and Olivia Wilde in Alpha Dog (2006)
      Alpha Dog
      6.9
      • makeup effects crew: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.
      • 2006
    • Kate Beckinsale in Underworld: Evolution (2006)
      Underworld: Evolution
      6.7
      • special makeup effects
      • 2006
    • Michael Madsen, Liam Neeson, Dawn French, Jim May, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Cameron Rhodes, Tilda Swinton, Ray Winstone, Skandar Keynes, Shane Rangi, and Georgie Henley in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
      The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
      6.9
      • mold & lab department: K.N.B. EFX Group Inc. (as Michael Manzel)
      • 2005
    • Land of the Dead (2005)
      Land of the Dead
      6.2
      • mold maker: KNB EFX
      • 2005

    Additional Crew

    • Ming-Na Wen and Temuera Morrison in The Book of Boba Fett (2021)
      The Book of Boba Fett
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • puppeteer
      • 2021
    • Alex Neustaedter in A-X-L (2018)
      A-X-L
      5.3
      • Puppeteer
      • 2018
    • Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, and Colin Farrell in Total Recall (2012)
      Total Recall
      6.2
      • puppeteer
      • 2012
    • Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Richard Ayoade, and Jonah Hill in The Watch (2012)
      The Watch
      5.7
      • puppeteer (as Michael Manzel)
      • 2012
    • Hugh Jackman in Real Steel (2011)
      Real Steel
      7.1
      • puppeteer
      • 2011
    • Steve Carell and Paul Rudd in Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
      Dinner for Schmucks
      5.9
      • puppeteer (as Michael Manzel)
      • 2010
    • Terminator Salvation (2009)
      Terminator Salvation
      6.5
      • puppeteer
      • 2009

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • 'Parasite Mike' Manzel

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