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Robert Short(I)

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  • Additional Crew
  • Special Effects
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Robert Short is known for Beetlejuice (1988), Agents très spéciaux : Code U.N.C.L.E. (2015) and Cocoon (1985).
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Jones, Michael Keaton, and Catherine O'Hara in Beetlejuice (1988)
    Beetlejuice
    7.5
    • Additional Crew
    • 1988
    Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer in Agents très spéciaux : Code U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
    Agents très spéciaux : Code U.N.C.L.E.
    7.2
    • Visual Effects(BlueBolt)
    • 2015
    Cocoon (1985)
    Cocoon
    6.7
    • Additional Crew
    • 1985
    Piranha (1978)
    Piranha
    5.9
    • Special Effects
    • 1978

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Nameless
      • visual effects supervisor
      • Post-production
    • Legion (2017)
      Legion
      8.1
      TV Series
      • visual effects producer
      • 2018
    • Exit Strategy (2015)
      Exit Strategy
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2015
    • Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer in Agents très spéciaux : Code U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
      Agents très spéciaux : Code U.N.C.L.E.
      7.2
      • compositor: BlueBolt
      • 2015
    • David Arquette, Tom Skerritt, and Jason Isaacs in Field of Lost Shoes (2015)
      Field of Lost Shoes
      5.7
      • visual effects artist
      • 2015
    • Chloë Sevigny in Those Who Kill (2014)
      Those Who Kill
      7.1
      TV Series
      • visual effects artist
      • 2014
    • To Have and to Hold (2014)
      To Have and to Hold
      7.2
      • senior visual effects supervisor
      • 2014
    • BlackBoxTV (2010)
      BlackBoxTV
      7.0
      TV Series
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2012
    • Outsourced (2010)
      Outsourced
      7.6
      TV Series
      • on set supervisor
      • 2011
    • Scott Caan, Chi McBride, Meaghan Rath, Ian Anthony Dale, Alex O'Loughlin, and Beulah Koale in Hawaii 5-0 (2010)
      Hawaii 5-0
      7.4
      TV Series
      • digital artist (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Ray Stevenson in Punisher : Zone de guerre (2008)
      Punisher : Zone de guerre
      5.9
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2008
    • Parasomnia (2008)
      Parasomnia
      5.1
      • digital effects artist
      • 2008
    • Sublime (2007)
      Sublime
      5.3
      Video
      • visual effects consultant
      • 2007
    • Sean Bean in Faceless (2006)
      Faceless
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • visual effects consultant
      • 2006
    • Rebecca Gayheart, Ming-Na Wen, Gale Harold, Joanne Kelly, and Margarita Levieva in Vanished (2006)
      Vanished
      6.9
      TV Series
      • visual effects consultant (uncredited)
      • 2006
    • Victor Garber, Kerr Smith, Eamonn Walker, and Rebecca Mader in Justice (2006)
      Justice
      7.8
      TV Series
      • visual effects consultant (uncredited)
      • 2006

    Additional Crew

    • La Coccinelle revient (2005)
      La Coccinelle revient
      4.9
      • supervising puppeteer
      • 2005
    • Sabrina sens dessus-dessous (1999)
      Sabrina sens dessus-dessous
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • merfolk key supervisor
      • 1999
    • Jim Carrey in Ace Ventura, détective chiens et chats (1994)
      Ace Ventura, détective chiens et chats
      6.9
      • puppeteer
      • 1994
    • Flash III: Deadly Nightshade (1992)
      Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
      6.8
      Video
      • suit designer: "Flash" suit
      • 1992
    • Les visiteurs de l'au-delà (1992)
      Les visiteurs de l'au-delà
      6.4
      TV Series
      • alien effects
      • 1992
    • Super Force (1990)
      Super Force
      6.8
      TV Series
      • special consultant
      • creator & designer: super force suit, motorcycle and nightstick
      • 1990–1991
    • Dane Farwell and John Wesley Shipp in Flash (1990)
      Flash
      7.1
      TV Series
      • designer and creator: The Flash suit
      • 1990–1991
    • Super Force (1990)
      Super Force
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • special consultant
      • 1990
    • Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in Joe contre le volcan (1990)
      Joe contre le volcan
      5.9
      • mechanical hammerhead shark designer
      • 1990
    • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
      MacGyver
      7.6
      TV Series
      • black rhino designer
      • 1989
    • Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Jones, Michael Keaton, and Catherine O'Hara in Beetlejuice (1988)
      Beetlejuice
      7.5
      • creature designer
      • 1988
    • Cocoon (1985)
      Cocoon
      6.7
      • cocoons created by
      • 1985
    • Créature (1985)
      Créature
      4.4
      • technical advisor
      • 1985
    • Robert Vaughn and David McCallum in Le retour des agents très spéciaux (1983)
      Le retour des agents très spéciaux
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • technical advisor
      • 1983

    Special Effects

    • Alan Gray and Shae Smolik in Pearl (2016)
      Pearl
      Short
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2016
    • La Coccinelle revient (2005)
      La Coccinelle revient
      4.9
      • supervising puppeteer
      • 2005
    • Steve Martin, Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, and Joe Alaskey in Les Looney Tunes passent à l'action (2003)
      Les Looney Tunes passent à l'action
      5.8
      • special effects technician (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Miguel Ferrer and Ian Buchanan in On the Air (1992)
      On the Air
      7.1
      TV Series
      • animatronic dog effects
      • 1992
    • Super Force (1990)
      Super Force
      6.8
      TV Series
      • mechanical effects supervisor
      • 1990–1992
    • Nightflyers (1987)
      Nightflyers
      4.3
      • mechanical effects
      • special effects
      • 1987
    • Shopping (1986)
      Shopping
      5.6
      • creator: Killbots
      • special effects
      • 1986
    • Créature (1985)
      Créature
      4.4
      • weapons creator
      • 1985
    • Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah in Splash (1984)
      Splash
      6.3
      • mermaid design and construction
      • 1984
    • Henry Thomas and Pat Welsh in E.T., l'extra-terrestre (1982)
      E.T., l'extra-terrestre
      7.9
      • additional effects: E.T.
      • 1982
    • Scared to Death (1980)
      Scared to Death
      4.3
      • pod effects
      • 1980
    • Up from the Depths (1979)
      Up from the Depths
      3.4
      • special effects
      • 1979
    • Piranha (1978)
      Piranha
      5.9
      • special properties
      • 1978
    • Rencontres du troisième type (1977)
      Rencontres du troisième type
      7.6
      • alien designer (1980 special version, uncredited)
      • 1977
    • Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
      Hollywood Boulevard
      5.8
      • Godzina's wardrobe
      • 1976

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • Godzina
    • Other works
      Contributed to Francesco Borseti's book "It Came from the 80s!" Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. (2016) ISBN-10: 1476666040, ISBN-13: 978-1476666044
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Interviews

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    • What is Robert Short's birth name?
      Robert Yates Short
    • What is Robert Short known for?
      Piranha, Cocoon, Beetlejuice, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
    • How many awards has Robert Short won?
      2 awards
    • How many award nominations has Robert Short received?
      5 nominations

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