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Chris Walas Biography:
Chris Walas is one of Hollywood's premiere special effects wizards, specializing in horror make-up and creature effects. Walas first came to prominence after he designed the exploding heads and make-up for David Cronenberg's Scanners. He was also a key figure in Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark. He shared an Oscar for his makeup on Cronnenburg's remake of the Fly. In the mid-'80s he created Chris Walas Inc, a company that specialized in creature designs for such films as Gremlins (1984), and Arachnophobia (1990). In 1989 Walas made his directorial debut with The Fly II. Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide





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