Chris Walas Movies

The Frankenstein Complex takes a historical as well as a creative perspective, with a mix of fascinating scenes behind the camera, film clips, and...

When an American plantation owner's wife and her sister interrupt an African death ritual to save the sacrificial goat, the witch doctor places a...

A menacing shark-like predator attacks a Hawaiian tourist area in this low-budget creature feature. An uncredited Roger Corman served as executive...

Feature length documentary on the making of David Cronenberg's The Fly.

Chris Walas and Howie Mandel, the voice of Gizmo, describe the laborious development of Gizmo and the Gremlins and the painstaking work required to...

An in-depth, sad, and beautiful documentary about the stop motion and VFX artist Phil Tippett, a man who changed the landscape of visual effects in...

An Elf is left behind by Santa to help rescue the Harper family from a lousy Christmas. The Elf and the family get more than they bargained for, as...

After a small airplane crash lands in a remote area of Central China, several passengers survive, including a Chinese boy and his American guardian....

A feature documentary about the enduring appeal of the character King Kong, and how he has inspired so many of the great filmmakers and artists since...

The story, set in the twenty-second century, follows the adventures of the McCallister family, owners of McCallister's Midway Inn, a...

In the film MADE YOU LOOK, nothing is as it seems. Better keep your eyes wide open. Written and directed by Justin Zimmerman, featuring special...

A documentary on The Fly

This Documentary goes over how the special effects in the 1981 film "Scanners" were done.

Retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Ethan Wiley, Sean S. Cunningham, Arye Gross and Jonathan Stark, among others.

A portrait of painter, sculptor, makeup artist, set designer and inventor Charlie Gemora.