Stan Winston

Known for: Crew
Born: April 7, 1946, Arlington, Virginia, USA
Died: June 15, 2008
Movies: 41

Stanley Winston (April 7, 1946 – June 15, 2008) was an American visual effects supervisor, makeup artist, and film director. He was best known for his work in the Terminator series, the Jurassic Park series, Aliens, the Predator series, Iron Man, Edward Scissorhands, Avatar and Enthiran. He won four Academy Awards for his work. Winston, a frequent collaborator with director James Cameron, owned several effects studios, including Stan Winston Digital. The established areas of expertise for Winston were in makeup, puppets and practical effects, but he had recently expanded his studio to encompass digital effects as well.

Best-Known Movies

6.4

Wrong Turn

2003

6.6

Return to Jurassic Park

2011

6.4

Pumpkinhead

1988

4.6

Hellraiser: Deader

2005

5.6

The Deaths of Ian Stone

2008

8.1

Ghosts

1997

5.8

Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature

2001

6.8

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

2006

5.5

Earth vs. the Spider

2001

3.7

Teenage Caveman

2002

Filmography

2011	Return to Jurassic Park	Self (archive footage)
2007	Bloodsucking Cinema	Self
2006	Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film	Self
2005	The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'	Self (archive footage)
2005	Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection	Self
2004	Fangoria: Blood Drive	Himself / DVD Extras
2004	Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'	Self
2004	Stan Winston: Monster Mogul	Self
2004	Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods	Self
2003	Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'	Self
2003	No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2002	Michael Jackson: The Making of Ghosts	Self
2001	The Making Of Jurassic Park III	Self
2001	Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'	Self
2001	Predator: The Life Inside	Self
2000	If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'	Self
2000	The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'	Self
2000	In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire	Self
1999	Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs	Self
1998	The Thing: Terror Takes Shape	Self
1997	The Making of 'The Lost World'	Self
1997	Hollywood Halloween	Self
1995	Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)	Self
1995	The Making of 'Jurassic Park'	Self
1994	Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects	Self
1993	T2: More Than Meets the Eye	Self
1992	Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin	Self
1992	The Making of 'Alien³'	Self
1991	The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'	Self
1985	The Making of the Terminator	Self

Directing, Writing & Producing

2008	The Deaths of Ian Stone	Producer
2005	Hellraiser: Deader	Producer
2003	Wrong Turn	Producer
2002	Teenage Caveman	Producer
2001	Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature	Producer
2001	The Day the World Ended	Producer
2001	How to Make a Monster	Producer
2001	Earth vs. the Spider	Producer
1997	Ghosts	Director, Screenplay
1991	A Gnome Named Gnorm	Director
1988	Pumpkinhead	Director

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