Robert Skotak

• Name — Robert Skotak • Born — 17 May 1945 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. • Occupation — Visual effects artist • Years Active — 1975-present • Relatives — Dennis Skotak (brother)

• Year — Title — Director — Notes • 1981 — Escape from New York — John Carpenter • 1982 — Slapstick of Another Kind — Steven Paul • 1985 — ’’[Creature (film) |Creature — William Malone • 1986 — Aliens — James Cameron — Academy Award for Best Visual Effects BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects Saturn Award for Best Special Effects • 1989 — Lords of the Deep — Mary Ann Fisher • The Abyss — James Cameron • 1990 — Tremors — Ron Underwood • Darkman — Sam Raimi • 1991 — Terminator 2: Judgment Day — James Cameron — Academy Award for Best Visual Effects BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects • Cast a Deadly Spell — Martin Campbell • 1992 — Batman Returns — Tim Burton — Nominated- Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Nominated- BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects • 1993 — Heart and Souls — Ron Underwood • 1994 — No Escape — Martin Campbell • Clifford — Paul Flaherty • The Pagemaster — Joe Johnston Pixote Hunt • 1995 — Tank Girl — Rachel Talalay • 1996 — The Arrival — David Twohy • T2 3-D: Battle Across Time — James Cameron John Bruno Stan Winston — Theme park attraction • 1997 — Titanic — James Cameron • Mouse Hunt — Gore Verbinski • 1998 — Hard Rain — Mikael Salomon • 1999 — House on Haunted Hill — William Malone • 2003 — X2 — Bryan Singer • 2004 — Tremors 4: The Legend Begins — S. S. Wilson • 2006 — Trapped Ashes — Sean S. Cunningham Joe Dante Monte Hellman John Gaeta Ken Russell • 2008 — Starship Troopers 3: Marauder — Edward Neumeier • 2009 — The Hole — Joe Dante • 2010 — Road to Nowhere — Monte Hellman • SP: The Motion Picture — Takafumi Hatano • 2011 — Cosmic Origins 3D — Martha R. Cotton — Documentary film • SP: The Motion Picture II — Takafumi Hatano • 2015 — Harbinger Down — Alec Gillis * === As visual effects artists === * Year — Title — Director — Notes * 1981 — Galaxy of Terror — Bruce D. Clark * 1983 — Jaws 3-D — Joe Alves * Strange Invaders — Michael Laughlin * To Be or Not to Be — Alan Johnson * 1984 — The Terminator — James Cameron * 1985 — City Limits — Aaron Lipstadt * 1992 — Honey, I Blew Up the Kid — Randal Kleiser * 1995 — The Alien Within — Scott P. Levy * 1996 — Mars Attacks! — Tim Burton * 2002 — Joe and Max — Steve James * The Tuxedo — Kevin Donovan * 2004 — The Stepford Wives — Frank Oz * 2006 — Failure to Launch — Tom Dey * 2007 — Anamorph — Henry S. Miller — === As others === * Year — Title — Director — Credit — Notes * 1980 — Battle Beyond the Stars — Jimmy Murakami — Miniature effects * 1981 — Escape from New York — John Carpenter — Matte painting artist * 1982 — Forbidden World — Allan Holzmann — Production design * The Aftermath — Steve Barkett — Miniature effects * 1992 — Captain Ron — Thom Eberhardt