Chris Walas

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Co-Producer:
2010  Bear
2012  Elf-Man
2018  Journey to the Forbidden Valley

Creature Design:
1979  Starstruck
1983  Return of the Jedi
1984  Gremlins
1985  Enemy Mine
1986  The Fly
1990  Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1991  Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
1991  Naked Lunch
2010  Bear
2012  Elf-Man
2018  Journey to the Forbidden Valley

Creature Effects Technical Director:
1979  Starstruck
1983  Return of the Jedi
1984  Gremlins
1985  Enemy Mine
1986  The Fly
1987  House II: The Second Story
1989  DeepStar Six
1990  Arachnophobia
1990  Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1991  Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
1991  Naked Lunch
2010  Bear
2012  Elf-Man
2018  Journey to the Forbidden Valley

Director:
1979  Starstruck
1983  Return of the Jedi
1984  Gremlins
1985  Enemy Mine
1986  The Fly
1987  House II: The Second Story
1989  DeepStar Six
1989  The Fly II
1990  Arachnophobia
1990  Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1991  Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
1991  Naked Lunch
1992  The Vagrant
2010  Bear
2012  Elf-Man
2018  Journey to the Forbidden Valley
2020  Gremlins: A Puppet Story

Effects Supervisor:
1979  Starstruck
1983  Return of the Jedi
1984  Gremlins
1985  Enemy Mine
1986  The Fly
1987  House II: The Second Story
1989  DeepStar Six
1989  The Fly II
1990  Arachnophobia
1990  Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1991  Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
1991  Naked Lunch
1992  The Vagrant
2010  Bear
2012  Elf-Man
2018  Journey to the Forbidden Valley
2020  Gremlins: A Puppet Story

Makeup Effects Designer:
1979  Starstruck
1983  Return of the Jedi
1984  Gremlins
1985  Enemy Mine
1986  The Fly
1987  House II: The Second Story
1989  DeepStar Six
1989  The Fly II
1990  Arachnophobia
1990  Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1991  Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
1991  Naked Lunch
1992  The Vagrant
1995  Jade
2010  Bear
2012  Elf-Man
2018  Journey to the Forbidden Valley
2020  Gremlins: A Puppet Story

Special Effects:
1979  Starstruck
1979  Up from the Depths
1980  Humanoids from the Deep
1983  Return of the Jedi
1984  Gremlins
1985  Enemy Mine
1986  The Fly
1987  House II: The Second Story
1989  DeepStar Six
1989  The Fly II
1990  Arachnophobia
1990  Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1991  Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
1991  Naked Lunch
1992  The Vagrant
1995  Jade
2010  Bear
2012  Elf-Man
2018  Journey to the Forbidden Valley
2020  Gremlins: A Puppet Story
????  Made You Look

Special Effects Makeup Artist:
1979  Island of the Fishmen
1979  Starstruck
1979  Up from the Depths
1980  Humanoids from the Deep
1981  Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981  Scanners
1983  Return of the Jedi
1984  Gremlins
1985  Enemy Mine
1986  The Fly
1987  House II: The Second Story
1989  DeepStar Six
1989  The Fly II
1990  Arachnophobia
1990  Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1991  Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
1991  Naked Lunch
1992  The Vagrant
1995  Jade
1995  Virtuosity
2010  Bear
2012  Elf-Man
2018  Journey to the Forbidden Valley
2020  Gremlins: A Puppet Story
????  Made You Look

Special Props:
1978  Piranha
1979  Island of the Fishmen
1979  Starstruck
1979  Up from the Depths
1980  Humanoids from the Deep
1981  Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981  Scanners
1983  Return of the Jedi
1984  Gremlins
1985  Enemy Mine
1986  The Fly
1987  House II: The Second Story
1989  DeepStar Six
1989  The Fly II
1990  Arachnophobia
1990  Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1991  Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
1991  Naked Lunch
1992  The Vagrant
1995  Jade
1995  Virtuosity
2010  Bear
2012  Elf-Man
2018  Journey to the Forbidden Valley
2020  Gremlins: A Puppet Story
????  Made You Look

Writer:
1978  Piranha
1979  Island of the Fishmen
1979  Starstruck
1979  Up from the Depths
1980  Humanoids from the Deep
1981  Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981  Scanners
1983  Return of the Jedi
1984  Gremlins
1985  Enemy Mine
1986  The Fly
1987  House II: The Second Story
1989  DeepStar Six
1989  The Fly II
1990  Arachnophobia
1990  Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1991  Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
1991  Naked Lunch
1992  The Vagrant
1995  Jade
1995  Virtuosity
2010  Bear
2012  Elf-Man
2018  Journey to the Forbidden Valley
2020  Gremlins: A Puppet Story
????  Made You Look

Director:
1989  Tales from the Crypt

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