Chris Walas
Special EffectsMakeup DepartmentActor
- Born
- 1955
Chris Walas is an American film director, special effects expert, and make-up artist. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. Walas rose to fame in the 1980s, with effects for films such as "Airplane!" (1980), "Dragonslayer" (1981), and "Return of the Jedi" (1983). In the film "Raiders of the Lost Ark"…
Director
| Gremlins: A Puppet Story(2020) |
| The Vagrant(1992) |
| Tales from the Crypt(1989) |
| The Fly II(1989) |
Writer
| Gremlins: A Puppet Story(2020) |
| Journey to the Forbidden Valley(2017) |
Actor
| Made You Look(2018)as Creature |
| The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster(2015)as 'Charles Gemora' as Schlomo, the Gorilla |
| Bride of Finklestein(2015)as 'Charles Gemora' as Schlomo (the Gorilla) |
| DeepStar Six(1989) |
| Starstruck(1979)as Mary-John |
Producer
| Journey to the Forbidden Valley(2017) |
| Dolores Quits Dancing(2011) |
| Elf-Man(2011) |
| Bear(2010) |
Cinematographer
| Ape Suit Cinema: Sons of Kong(2025) |
Editor
| The Bruises(2017) |
Makeup Department
| Dark Heaven(2002) |
| Jade(1995) |
| Virtuosity(1995) |
| Universal Studios Florida: Now Open 9AM to 9PM(1990) |
| Tales from the Crypt(1989) |
Art Department
| Elf-Man(2011) |
| Gremlins 2: The New Batch(1990) |
Special Effects
| Emu War: A Subtle Examination of the Sheer Caucasity of Colonialism(2024) |
| Made You Look(2018) |
| Journey to the Forbidden Valley(2017) |
| Elf-Man(2011) |
| Naked Lunch(1991) |
Visual Effects
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial(1982) |
Costume Department
| The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster(2015) |
| Bride of Finklestein(2015) |
Additional Crew
| Long Live the King(2016) |
| The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners'(2014) |
| Enemy Mine(1985) |
Thanks
| Naked Flesh(2023) |
| Vagrant Memories(2023) |
| Meat Friend(2022) |
| Macabre Medicine(2009) |
| Psycho Beach Party(2000) |
Self
| Ape Suit Cinema: Sons of Kong(2025)as Self |
| Naked Flesh(2023)as Self |
| Vagrant Memories(2023)as Self |
| Gremlins: A Puppet Story(2020) |
| It's Getting Weirder! The Making of 'House II'(2017)as Self |
Archive Footage
| Minty Comedic Arts(2015)as Self |
| The Movies That Made Us(2019)as Self - Concept Artist |
| Les Chroniques du Mea(2012)as Self |
| L'antre du Mea(2010)as Self |
| Troldspejlet(1989)as Self - Special Make-up Effects |