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Robert Skotak

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Robert Skotak
Robert Skotak is known for Aliens, le retour (1986), Terminator 2 : Le Jugement dernier (1991) and New-York 1997 (1981).
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    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 6 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn in Aliens, le retour (1986)
    Aliens, le retour
    8.4
    • Visual Effects
    • 1986
    Arnold Schwarzenegger and John Pantellas in Terminator 2 : Le Jugement dernier (1991)
    Terminator 2 : Le Jugement dernier
    8.6
    • Visual Effects(4-Ward Productions)
    • 1991
    Kurt Russell in New-York 1997 (1981)
    New-York 1997
    7.1
    • Visual Effects(as Bob Skotak)
    • 1981
    Abyss (1989)
    Abyss
    7.5
    • Visual Effects(Los Angeles surface unit)
    • 1989

    Credits

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    Visual Effects



    • Harbinger Down (2015)
      Harbinger Down
      4.6
      • model construction/set operation: 4Ward Productions
      • visual effects supervisor
      • visual effects supervisor: 4Ward Productions
      • 2015
    • Shot on the Spot (2012)
      Shot on the Spot
      Short
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2012
    • SP: The motion picture kakumei hen (2011)
      SP: The motion picture kakumei hen
      6.3
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2011
    • Cosmic Origins 3D (2011)
      Cosmic Origins 3D
      6.9
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2011
    • SP: The motion picture yabô hen (2010)
      SP: The motion picture yabô hen
      5.8
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2010
    • Road to Nowhere (2010)
      Road to Nowhere
      5.4
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2010
    • The Hole (2009)
      The Hole
      5.7
      • visual effects sequence designer: Los Angeles, 4Ward Productions
      • visual effects supervisor: 4Ward Productions
      • 2009
    • Casper Van Dien, Jolene, and Boris Kodjoe in Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008)
      Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
      4.4
      Video
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2008
    • Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Philip Seymour Hoffman in La Guerre selon Charlie Wilson (2007)
      La Guerre selon Charlie Wilson
      7.0
      • visual effects supervisor: 4Ward Productions
      • 2007
    • Willem Dafoe in Anamorph (2007)
      Anamorph
      5.5
      • matte artist: Whodoo EFX
      • special animator: Whodoo EFX
      • 2007
    • Trapped Ashes (2006)
      Trapped Ashes
      4.7
      • special visual consultant
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2006
    • Tahmoh Penikett and Tygh Runyan in Stanley's Girlfriend (2006)
      Stanley's Girlfriend
      6.6
      Short
      • special visual consultant
      • 2006
    • Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker in Playboy à saisir (2006)
      Playboy à saisir
      5.7
      • visual effects consultant: Whodoo EFX Inc.
      • 2006
    • Nicole Kidman in Et l'homme créa la femme (2004)
      Et l'homme créa la femme
      5.4
      • visual effects art director: Whodoo EFX
      • 2004
    • Michael Gross in Tremors 4 : La Légende commence (2004)
      Tremors 4 : La Légende commence
      5.3
      Video
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2004

    Special Effects



    • Splatogasm 2 (2019)
      Splatogasm 2
      Short
      • miniature effects
      • 2019
    • The Sun Devil and the Princess (2014)
      The Sun Devil and the Princess
      7.8
      Short
      • special effects
      • 2014
    • Tahmoh Penikett and Tygh Runyan in Stanley's Girlfriend (2006)
      Stanley's Girlfriend
      6.6
      Short
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2006
    • Dark Universe (1993)
      Dark Universe
      3.1
      Video
      • space shuttle effects
      • 1993
    • Les envahisseurs sont parmi nous (1983)
      Les envahisseurs sont parmi nous
      5.4
      • special effects
      • 1983
    • The Demon Lover (1976)
      The Demon Lover
      3.3
      • special effects
      • 1976

    Additional Crew



    • This Island Earth: 2 1/2 Years in the Making
      8.2
      Video
      • images
      • 2013
    • Shoestring Space Opera
      Video
      • archive material
      • 2011
    • The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' (2005)
      The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds'
      7.3
      Video
      • images courtesy of
      • 2005
    • Brinke Stevens and Kenneth Tobey in The Naked Monster (2005)
      The Naked Monster
      5.2
      • advisor: visual effects
      • 2005
    • The Star Dreamer (2002)
      The Star Dreamer
      7.8
      • private documents courtesy of
      • 2002
    • Northville Cemetery Massacre (1975)
      Northville Cemetery Massacre
      6.0
      • production assistant (as Bob Skotack)
      • 1975

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • George Maitland
    • Spouse
      • Elaine Edford
    • Relatives
      • Dennis Skotak(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Biography: "Ib Melchior: Man of Imagination", BearManor Media.

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Is also a noted film historian who has written dozens of articles for "Famous Monsters", "Filmfax" and is the author of a biography of science fiction writer/director Ib Melchior.
    • Quotes
      [Talking about developing illustrations of sets and creatures for "Galaxy of Terror"] The ideas in the script were very esoteric. The terrors were all psychological. We spent a lot of time getting the project shaped up so that Roger (Corman) would make it, including reworking the horrific and visual ideas in the script. Jim and I spent a couple of days more or less locked up in a room, brainstorming the kinds of things we found frightening.

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