Chris Walas

Take a unique behind-the-scenes journey (made especially for the Hollywood Theatre) with special effects legend Chris Walas on the making of Joe Dante's 1984 seminal film GREMLINS. Narrated by Walas, and featuring incredibly rare photos and video from his personal archive, witness the creation of this pioneering, effects-laden classic.

Take a unique behind-the-scenes journey (made especially for the Hollywood Theatre) with special effects legend Chris Walas on the making of Joe Dante's 1984 seminal film GREMLINS. Narrated by Walas, and featuring incredibly rare photos and video from his personal archive, witness the creation of this pioneering, effects-laden classic.

An in-depth, sad, and beautiful documentary about the stop motion and VFX artist Phil Tippett, a man who changed the landscape of visual effects in film.

Retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Ethan Wiley, Sean S. Cunningham, Arye Gross and Jonathan Stark, among others.

A feature documentary about the enduring appeal of the character King Kong, and how he has inspired so many of the great filmmakers and artists since 1933.

A portrait of painter, sculptor, makeup artist, set designer and inventor Charlie Gemora.

The Frankenstein Complex takes a historical as well as a creative perspective, with a mix of fascinating scenes behind the camera, film clips, and dozens of interviews with all the big names in the industry. In addition to the many wonderful anecdotes, the film also offers a wealth of beautiful test material, while along the way showing how the art of filmmaking has changed over the years. An affectionate ode to monster makers throughout history.

Chris Walas and Howie Mandel, the voice of Gizmo, describe the laborious development of Gizmo and the Gremlins and the painstaking work required to bring them to life in the pre-digital age.

This Documentary goes over how the special effects in the 1981 film "Scanners" were done.

An Elf is left behind by Santa to help rescue the Harper family from a lousy Christmas. The Elf and the family get more than they bargained for, as the kids help the Elf discover his special powers and true identity as a budding superhero.

A documentary on The Fly

Someone does a nasty hatchet job on a San Francisco big shot and the Assistant D.A. takes charge of the investigation. Through a web of blackmail and prostitution involving the Governor, an old lover of the law man emerges as a prime suspect and he has to deal with his personal feelings as well as the case.

The Law Enforcement Technology Advancement Centre (LETAC) has developed SID version 6.7: a Sadistic, Intelligent, and Dangerous virtual reality entity which is synthesized from the personalities of more than 150 serial killers, and only one man can stop him.

A business man buys a house, but he has a hard time trying to get rid of its previous tenant, a dirty bum.

害虫駆除を仕事にしている小説家志望の主人公ウィリアム（P・ウェラー）。彼は寸暇を惜しんでタイプライターに向かっているが、その分、本業がおろそかになっている。妻（J・デイヴィス）は麻薬に手をだし、廃人の一歩手前。そんな中、かつては中毒者だった彼自身、自分の売る怪しげな殺虫剤を試して、恐ろしい幻覚と溢れる想像力を交互に得るようになる……。W・バロウズの有名な同名小説を「ザ・フライ」「戦慄の絆」のD・クローネンバーグが監督した問題作。

When an American plantation owner's wife and her sister interrupt an African death ritual to save the sacrificial goat, the witch doctor places a curse on them, summoning a god from the sea to slaughter them and anyone in its way with a panga, a curved, African machete.

A large spider from the jungles of South America is accidentally transported in a crate with a dead body to America where it mates with a local spider. Soon after, the residents of a small California town disappear as the result of spider bites from the deadly spider offspring. It's up to a couple of doctors with the help of an insect exterminator to annihilate these eight legged freaks.

前作の主人公ビリーと恋人ケイトは二人そろってニューヨークで新生活を送っていた。大富豪クランプの所有するクランプ・センターがその働き口だったが、ビリーはそこで、チャイナタウン再開発のために発見されたモグワイと再会する。しかしまたしても偶然と失敗が折り重なってモグワイの体からグレムリンが発生、しかも今度はセンターの研究所で開発中のバイオ・テクノロジーと融合、新種のグレムリンが大量発生してしまうのだ。

Martin Brundle, born of the human/fly, is adopted by his father's place of employment (Bartok Inc.) while the employees simply wait for his mutant chromosomes to come out of their dormant state.

Martin Brundle, born of the human/fly, is adopted by his father's place of employment (Bartok Inc.) while the employees simply wait for his mutant chromosomes to come out of their dormant state.

海面下１万ｍの秘密基地「ディープスター６」では、ミサイル発射台の建設計画が進められていた。そんなある日、建設予定地の近くに巨大な洞窟が見つかる。海洋生物学者のスカーペリは調査を訴えるが、工期の遅れを心配するヴァン・ゲルダー博士は洞窟の爆破を命令。作業にあたる隊員が洞窟に向かったところ、謎の生物に襲撃される。

Jesse has returned to this old family mansion after his parents were murdered when he was a baby. While going through old things in the basement, Jesse finds a picture of his great-great grandfather in front of a Mayan temple holding a crystal skull with jewels in the eyes. In the background is a man Jesse learns is Slim Razor, a former partner of his great-great grandfather turned bitter enemy after a disagreement over who would get to keep the skull.

物質移動と遺伝子組み換えについて研究している科学者セスは、物質を別の空間に転移する新装置“テレポッド”を発明する。セスと出会った雑誌記者のベロニカは装置のことを特ダネにしようと彼に提案し、やがて2人は愛し合う仲になる。やがてセスは自ら“テレポッド”の実験台になるが、装置の中に1匹のハエがまぎれ込んでいたせいで、彼の肉体に異常な変化が。なんとセスの肉体に、少しずつハエのような特徴が現われてくる。

２１世紀末、地球人は宇宙への進出を果たす。やがて激しい星間戦争が勃発し、地球人はドラコ星人と一進一退の攻防戦を繰り広げていた。ある日、ドラコ星人の戦闘機を深追いした地球人パイロットのダビッジは、相手を撃墜しながらも未知の惑星に不時着してしまう。その不時着した惑星の環境は想像を絶する厳しさだった。やがて彼は、同じく不時着したドラコ星人のジェリーと遭遇。敵同士として対立する２人だったが、生き延びるためには協力していくしかない。こうして力を合わせてサバイバル生活を共にするうち、２人の間には友情が芽生えていく。

２１世紀末、地球人は宇宙への進出を果たす。やがて激しい星間戦争が勃発し、地球人はドラコ星人と一進一退の攻防戦を繰り広げていた。ある日、ドラコ星人の戦闘機を深追いした地球人パイロットのダビッジは、相手を撃墜しながらも未知の惑星に不時着してしまう。その不時着した惑星の環境は想像を絶する厳しさだった。やがて彼は、同じく不時着したドラコ星人のジェリーと遭遇。敵同士として対立する２人だったが、生き延びるためには協力していくしかない。こうして力を合わせてサバイバル生活を共にするうち、２人の間には友情が芽生えていく。

チャイナタウンの骨董屋で発明家ペルツァーが手に入れた不思議な動物モグワイ。彼はそれを息子ビリーへクリスマス・プレゼントとして贈るが、モグワイには、水に濡らさないこと、太陽光線に当てないこと、真夜中すぎにエサを与えないことの三つの誓いが必要だった。だが、この誓いが破られた時、可愛いモグワイは恐るべき凶悪な怪物グレムリンへと増殖していく。かくして平和な田舎町キングストン・フォールズは悪夢のクリスマスを迎えることになるのだ。

反乱同盟軍のルークとレイア姫は、悪党ジャバ・ザ・ハットに身柄を奪われた仲間のハン・ソロを奪回すると、帝国軍との決戦に備える。ルークは帝国の皇帝もいる新たな基地衛星、第2デス・スターが軌道上に浮かぶ森の惑星エンドアに潜入。住民イウォーク族を味方につけるのに成功する。だがそこへ帝国の最新兵器陣も到着。やがてルークは、かつて自分がルークの父親だと言い放った宿敵ダース・ベイダーと再会し、最後の対決に挑むのであった。

超能力をビジネスに利用している警備会社コンセックの科学者により、その能力をさらに開発された超能力者のベイル（スティーヴン・ラック）。ベイルの任務は、もう一人のスキャナー、レボック（マイケル・アイアンサイド）の追跡。しかし、驚異的な力で世界をわがものにしようとたくらむレボックは、彼の野望に逆らうスキャナーたちを虐殺し始め……。

After a new cannery introduces scientifically augmented salmon to a seaside town in the Pacific Northwest, a species of mysterious, mutated sea creatures begin killing the men and raping the women.

The story, set in the twenty-second century, follows the adventures of the McCallister family, owners of McCallister's Midway Inn, a hotel-restaurant-saloon on an orbiting way station somewhere between Earth and Pluto.

A menacing shark-like predator attacks a Hawaiian tourist area in this low-budget creature feature. An uncredited Roger Corman served as executive producer.

After their prison ship sinks in the Caribbean, a group of prisoners and a doctor wash ashore on a seemingly deserted island. They soon discover a strange couple, who invite them to stay at their house. While the prisoners plan an escape, the doctor does some investigating, and soon finds out just what the pair are really doing, and why the prisoners keep disappearing mysteriously.

When flesh-eating piranhas are accidently released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.

In the film MADE YOU LOOK, nothing is as it seems. Better keep your eyes wide open. Written and directed by Justin Zimmerman, featuring special effects by Academy Award-winner Chris Walas, and co-written by and introducing Kian Doughty, MADE YOU LOOK is simply spooky fun.

In the film MADE YOU LOOK, nothing is as it seems. Better keep your eyes wide open. Written and directed by Justin Zimmerman, featuring special effects by Academy Award-winner Chris Walas, and co-written by and introducing Kian Doughty, MADE YOU LOOK is simply spooky fun.