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Joe Heffernan(I)

  • Special Effects
  • Additional Crew
  • Visual Effects
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Joe Heffernan is known for Men in Black (1997), Godzilla (1998) and Volcano (1997).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black (1997)
    Men in Black
    7.3
    • Special Effects
    • 1997
    Godzilla (1998)
    Godzilla
    5.5
    • Special Effects(miniatures)
    • 1998
    Volcano (1997)
    Volcano
    5.6
    • Special Effects(as Joseph Heffernan, lava)
    • 1997
    Tom Cruise in Oblivion (2013)
    Oblivion
    7.0
    • Special Effects(New York)
    • 2013

    Credits

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    Special Effects

    • Untitled Keith Richards Documentary
      • special effects
      • In Production
    • Charlie Cox in Daredevil: Born Again (2025)
      Daredevil: Born Again
      8.1
      TV Series
      • special effects technician (as Joe Heffernon)
      • 2025
    • Colin Farrell in The Penguin (2024)
      The Penguin
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • special effects technician
      • 2024
    • Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Doug Jones, Lilia Buckingham, Belissa Escobedo, and Whitney Peak in Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
      Hocus Pocus 2
      6.0
      • Special effects coordinator
      • 2022
    • Liev Schreiber in Ray Donovan: The Movie (2022)
      Ray Donovan: The Movie
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2022
    • Hightown (2020)
      Hightown
      6.9
      TV Series
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2020
    • Jack Ryan (2018)
      Jack Ryan
      8.0
      TV Series
      • special effects supervisor: New York
      • 2019
    • Allison Janney and Hugh Jackman in Bad Education (2019)
      Bad Education
      7.1
      • special effects technician
      • 2019
    • Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapitre 3 - Parabellum (2019)
      John Wick: Chapitre 3 - Parabellum
      7.4
      • special effects technician (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Liev Schreiber in Ray Donovan (2013)
      Ray Donovan
      8.3
      TV Series
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2018–2019
    • Escape at Dannemora (2018)
      Escape at Dannemora
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2018
    • Annette Bening, Brian Dennehy, Mare Winningham, Elisabeth Moss, Glenn Fleshler, Jon Tenney, Corey Stoll, Saoirse Ronan, Michael Zegen, and Billy Howle in The Seagull (2018)
      The Seagull
      5.8
      • special effects foreman
      • 2018
    • Rami Malek in Mr. Robot (2015)
      Mr. Robot
      8.5
      TV Series
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2015–2017
    • Claire Danes in Homeland (2011)
      Homeland
      8.3
      TV Series
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2016–2017
    • Salamander (2017)
      Salamander
      4.6
      TV Movie
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2017
    • Falling Water (2016)
      Falling Water
      6.4
      TV Series
      • special effects coordinator (uncredited)
      • 2016

    Additional Crew

    • Petra Yared and Zbych Trofimiuk in Chasseurs d'étoiles (1994)
      Chasseurs d'étoiles
      7.7
      TV Series
      • runner
      • 1994
    • Dominic Barto, Ron Carey, Bo Greigh, and Fritz Sperberg in Lucky Luke (1992)
      Lucky Luke
      6.2
      TV Series
      • head wrangler
      • 1992
    • Bill Pullman in L'emprise des ténèbres (1988)
      L'emprise des ténèbres
      6.4
      • production assistant
      • 1988

    Visual Effects

    • Gary Sinise, Madeleine Stowe, and Mekhi Phifer in Impostor (2001)
      Impostor
      6.1
      • pyrotechnic assistant: Cinema Production Services (as Joseph Heffernan)
      • 2001
    • Neve Campbell, Parker Posey, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, and Deon Richmond in Scream 3 (2000)
      Scream 3
      5.7
      • pyrotechnician: Fantasy II Film Effects
      • 2000
    • Independence Day : Le Jour de la riposte (1996)
      Independence Day : Le Jour de la riposte
      7.0
      • effects technician: miniature pyrotechnic (as Joseph Heffernan)
      • 1996
    • Brad Dourif in Chucky, la poupée de sang (1990)
      Chucky, la poupée de sang
      6.0
      • on-set effects: Image Engineering
      • 1990

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      • Joseph Heffernan

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