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Chris Walas
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<h2 id="biography">Biography</h2> <p>His main body of work is with special effects in a wide variety of films, from <a href="/facts/Science_fiction_film/cNsrPn3y">science fiction</a> to action-adventure. His work on <i><a href="/facts/The_Fly_(1986_film)/JsqtSvNp">The Fly</a></i> led to his directorial debut on <i><a href="/facts/The_Fly_II/rUt7zSlh">The Fly II</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> He also won an Academy Award for Special Effects Make-up on <i>The Fly</i> and is well known for his creation of the <a href="/facts/Gremlins/YSBIUJol">Gremlins</a>. Walas was also partially responsible for creating the famous sequence in <i><a href="/facts/Raiders_of_the_Lost_Ark/yTPq7cJ5">Raiders of the Lost Ark</a></i> when the Nazis melt from the intense heat created by the <a href="/facts/Ark_of_the_Covenant/SUzFGIM0">Ark of the Covenant</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> Walas created false heads for <a href="/facts/Ronald_Lacey/3RYTCRS4">Ronald Lacey</a>, <a href="/facts/Wolf_Kahler/sxreBbF6">Wolf Kahler</a>, and <a href="/facts/Paul_Freeman_(actor)/4gTHn091">Paul Freeman</a>. </p> <h2 id="filmographies">Filmographies</h2> <h3>Special effects</h3> <table><tbody><tr><td>2002</td><td><i>Dark Heaven</i></td><td>designer: angels</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Curse_III%3a_Blood_Sacrifice/F8AEQDDD">Curse III: Blood Sacrifice</a></i></td><td>monster design</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Naked_Lunch_(film)/6cqHUhAz">Naked Lunch</a></i></td><td>special effects and monster design</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Arachnophobia_(film)/K1fE8XIh">Arachnophobia</a></i></td><td>creature effects supervisor</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Fly_II/rUt7zSlh">The Fly II</a></i></td><td>effects designer and creator: Chris Walas Inc.</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td><i><a href="/facts/House_II%3a_The_Second_Story/UetKBpY5">House II: The Second Story</a></i></td><td>makeup and creature effects designer</td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Fly_(1986_film)/JsqtSvNp">The Fly</a></i></td><td>creature effects</td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Enemy_Mine_(film)/GF9x4bQG">Enemy Mine</a></i></td><td>aliens creator and designer: Chris Walas Inc.special creature makeup and effects director: Chris Walas Inc.</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Gremlins/YSBIUJol">Gremlins</a></i></td><td>creator: Gremlins</td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Return_of_the_Jedi/DgH4n192">Return of the Jedi</a></i></td><td>creature consultant</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td><i><a href="/facts/E.T._the_Extraterrestrial/1lWvmFAh">E.T. the Extraterrestrial</a></i></td><td>model maker (uncredited)</td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Dragonslayer_(1981_film)/cVtRVW34">Dragonslayer</a></i></td><td>close-up dragon: <a href="/facts/Industrial_Light_%2526_Magic/P6J0qtC7">ILM</a></td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Airplane!/R10R4YvA">Airplane!</a></i></td><td>special projects</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Humanoids_from_the_Deep/lgI8t82a">Humanoids from the Deep</a></i></td><td>special effects (uncredited)</td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Up_from_the_Depths/rCClsr46">Up from the Depths</a></i></td><td>special effects</td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Piranha_(1978_film)/E0LtPMW8">Piranha</a></i></td><td>special properties</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Makeup effects</h3> <table><tbody><tr><td>1995</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Jade_(1995_film)/rM9GE4kp">Jade</a></i></td><td>special makeup effects</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Virtuosity/Q4ntf7vy">Virtuosity</a></i></td><td>special makeup effects</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Tales_from_the_Crypt_(TV_series)/fPltXPJp">Tales from the Crypt</a>: "The Switch"</i></td><td>special makeup effects</td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Enemy_Mine_(film)/GF9x4bQG">Enemy Mine</a></i></td><td>special makeup effects</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Gremlins/YSBIUJol">Gremlins</a></i></td><td>special makeup effects</td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Raiders_of_the_Lost_Ark/yTPq7cJ5">Raiders of the Lost Ark</a></i></td><td>special makeup effects: <a href="/facts/Industrial_Light_%2526_Magic/P6J0qtC7">ILM</a></td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Caveman_(film)/QI9cS4YK">Caveman</a></i></td><td>creator: abominable snowman</td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Scanners/XImwxMok">Scanners</a></i></td><td>special makeup effects</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Galaxina/PwoePS1A">Galaxina</a></i></td><td>special makeup effects</td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Island_of_the_Fishmen/lqNHXclk">Something Waits in the Dark</a></i> (later known as <i>Screamers</i>)</td><td>special makeup effects, U.S. filmed additions to <i>L'isola degli uomini pesce</i></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Visual effects</h3> <table><tbody><tr><td>2002</td><td><i>Dark Heaven</i></td><td>visual effects</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Director</h3> <table><tbody><tr><td>1992</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Vagrant_(1992)/bsWz00VT">The Vagrant</a></i></td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Tales_from_the_Crypt_(TV_series)/fPltXPJp">Tales from the Crypt</a></i>: "'Til Death"</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Fly_II/rUt7zSlh">The Fly II</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="awards-and-nominations">Awards and nominations</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Award</th><th>Category</th><th>Nominated work</th><th>Result</th></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td><a href="/facts/12th_Saturn_Awards/zgloqLk3">12th Saturn Awards</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Special_Effects/NEzma0e0">Best Special Effects</a></td><td><i><a href="/facts/Gremlins/YSBIUJol">Gremlins</a></i></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td><a href="/facts/13th_Saturn_Awards/XlM2A7QU">13th Saturn Awards</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Make-up/dTESFguG">Best Make-up</a></td><td><i><a href="/facts/Enemy_Mine_(film)/GF9x4bQG">Enemy Mine</a></i></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1987</td><td><a href="/facts/59th_Academy_Awards/vy5NHVKe">59th Academy Awards</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Academy_Award_for_Best_Makeup_and_Hairstyling/r1TxeuEl">Best Makeup</a></td><td rowspan="4"><i><a href="/facts/The_Fly_(1986_film)/JsqtSvNp">The Fly</a></i></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/14th_Saturn_Awards/MvcvG1xn">14th Saturn Awards</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Make-up/dTESFguG">Best Make-up</a></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1988</td><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/41st_British_Academy_Film_Awards/TF0qGrWf">41st British Academy Film Awards</a></td><td><a href="/facts/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Makeup_and_Hair/vUEJyPrQ">Best Make-up Artist</a></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Special_Visual_Effects/TY1Ya0Vn">Best Special Effects</a></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td><a href="/facts/1993_Fangoria_Chainsaw_Awards/Qu9bbfrw">2nd Fangoria Chainsaw Awards</a></td><td>Best Makeup Effects</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Naked_Lunch_(film)/6cqHUhAz">Naked Lunch</a></i></td><td>Nominated</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> Wikiquote has quotations related to <i>Chris Walas</i>. <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0906901/">Chris Walas</a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Staff (2 June 2022). "From The Fly to A History of Violence: our writers pick their favourite Cronenberg movies". The Guardian. Retrieved July 8, 2022. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jun/02/from-the-fly-to-a-history-of-violence-our-writers-pick-their-favourite-cronenberg-movies" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jun/02/from-the-fly-to-a-history-of-violence-our-writers-pick-their-favourite-cronenberg-movies</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Chris Eggertsen (28 April 2016). "Bring on the Gore: Top Ten Practical Effects in Horror!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved July 8, 2022. <a href="https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/20881/bring-on-the-gore-top-ten-practical-effects-in-horror/" target="_blank">https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/20881/bring-on-the-gore-top-ten-practical-effects-in-horror/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Kelso Jacks (29 March 2020). "How Raiders of the Lost Ark's Face Melt Was Filmed (Without CGI)". Screen Rant. Retrieved July 8, 2022. <a href="https://screenrant.com/indiana-jones-raiders-lost-ark-face-melt-no-cgi/" target="_blank">https://screenrant.com/indiana-jones-raiders-lost-ark-face-melt-no-cgi/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>