Special Effects Master Gene Warren Jr. Has died
He was not on the list.
Gene Warren, Jr. was born and raised in Hollywood,
California. Making his own way in the film industry, his special effects
company, Fantasy II Film Effects, garnered him many awards including an Oscar
for his contributions in the movie, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, co-won with
Dennis Muren, Stan Winston and Robert Skotak.
He taught film study at USC, wrote novels, screenplays and lived in the Hollywood Hills with his cat, Gris.
Warren was born on July 22, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for his work on Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), The Expendables (2010) and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). He died on November 28, 2019 in Los Angeles.
SYFY WIRE has confirmed that he died on Thanksgiving night at his Hollywood Knolls home in California surrounded by his brother and two sons.
"Gene gave me my big break in Hollywood when he asked me to set up a creature effects department at Fantasy II," wrote Bart J. Mixon, founder of the creature effects department at Warren's SFX company, on Facebook. "If there's a game of darts in the afterlife, Gene will be there!"
"Gene Warren Jr. was an incredible mentor and friend," added Edward Chiodo, one of the siblings behind 1988's Killer Klowns From Outer Space. "Gene was always there with advice and support. Delivering above and beyond the request with amazing Hollywood stories along the way. A true professional who championed all the right things when it came to workers' rights and social causes. They don’t make them like him anymore."
He was the son Gene Warren Sr., an accomplished special effects designer in his own right, who served as a production designer and second unit director, and worked on such classics as the Land of the Lost TV series and George Pal's 1960 adaptation of The Time Machine, which nabbed him an Oscar as well. He passed away from cancer in 1997.
Visual effects (70 credits)
2017 Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron (TV Movie documentary) (sinking model rigging)
2013 Sleepy Hollow (TV Series) (visual effects producer - 1 episode)
- The Sin Eater (2013) ... (visual effects producer)
2012 Moonrise Kingdom (visual effects supervisor)
2010 The Expendables (visual effects producer: Fantasy II Film Effects)
2009 Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (effects supervisor: VFX photography unit)
2006 Underworld: Evolution (miniature effects supervisor - as Gene Warren II)
2004 The Punisher (visual effects supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects)
2003 Underworld (visual effects supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects)
2003 The Core (visual effects supervisor: Fantasy II)
2002 Vampires: Los Muertos (visual effects supervisor)
2002 The Mothman Prophecies (visual effects supervisor: Fantasy II)
2000 The 6th Day (visual effects supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects)
2000 Men of Honor (visual effects consultant)
2000 Scream 3 (visual effects supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects)
1999 Y2K (TV Movie) (visual effects supervisor)
1999 Atomic Train (TV Mini Series) (visual effects supervisor - 2 episodes)
- Part 2 (1999) ... (visual effects supervisor)
- Part 1 (1999) ... (visual effects supervisor)
1999 Orfeu (special visual effects)
1999 Arlington Road (visual effects supervisor)
1997 House of Frankenstein (TV Mini Series) (visual effects supervisor - 2 episodes)
- Episode #1.2 (1997) ... (visual effects supervisor)
- Episode #1.1 (1997) ... (visual effects supervisor)
1997 George Wallace (TV Mini Series) (visual effects supervisor)
1997 Snow White: A Tale of Terror (visual effects supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects)
1997 The Second Civil War (TV Movie) (visual effects supervisor)
1996 The Cold Equations (TV Movie) (visual effects supervisor)
1996 The Crow: City of Angels (visual effects supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects)
1996 The Beast (TV Mini Series) (visual effects supervisor - 2 episodes)
- Episode #1.2 (1996) ... (visual effects supervisor)
- Episode #1.1 (1996) ... (visual effects supervisor)
1996 Andersonville (TV Mini Series) (visual effects supervisor)
1996 Eden (visual effects supervisor)
1995 Strange Days (special effects supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects)
1995 Lord of Illusions (visual effects supervisor)
1995 Magic in the Water (visual effects: Fantasy II) / (visual special effects supervisor)
1995 Johnny Mnemonic (visual effects supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects)
1995 The Brady Bunch Movie (visual effects supervisor)
1994 Witch Hunt (TV Movie) (visual effects supervisor)
1994 The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story (TV Movie) (visual effects supervisor)
1994 In the Army Now (visual effects supervisor)
1994 Roswell (TV Movie) (visual effects supervisor)
1994 True Lies (visual effects supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects - as Gene Warren)
1994 The Shadow (visual effects supervisor)
1994 Against the Wall (TV Movie) (visual effects supervisor)
1993 Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (TV Movie) (visual effects supervisor)
1993 My Boyfriend's Back (special visual effects - as Gene Warren)
1993 Last Action Hero (visual effects supervisor: Fantasy II)
1993 Freaked (visual effects supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects)
1992 Nemesis (visual effects supervisor)
1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula (visual effects supervisor)
1992 Dr. Giggles (computer imaging supervisor)
1992 The Presence (TV Movie) (visual effects)
1991 Going Under (visual effects supervisor)
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (visual effects supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects)
1990 Captain America (visual effects supervisor)
1990 It (TV Mini Series) (special visual effects supervisor - 2 episodes)
- Part 2 (1990) ... (special visual effects supervisor: Fantasy II)
- Part 1 (1990) ... (special visual effects supervisor: Fantasy II)
1990 Frankenstein Unbound (visual effects supervisor)
1990 Tremors (visual effects supervisor: Fantasy II Film)
1989 The Abyss (effects supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects)
1989 Pet Sematary (effects supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects)
1989 Cyborg (visual effects supervisor)
1989 From the Dead of Night (TV Movie) (visual effects supervisor)
1988 Fright Night Part 2 (special visual effects supervisor)
1988 Lady in White (visual effects supervisor)
1988 Bad Dreams (crew: Fantasy II Film Effects)
1987 Nightflyers (special visual effects supervisor)
1986 Critters (miniature effects supervisor)
1986 Eliminators (optical effects: Quick Silver FX/Studio)
1985 The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (Documentary) (titles and opticals: Fantasy II)
1985 The Return of the Living Dead (visual effects supervisor)
1984 The Terminator (special effects supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects)
1983 Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (special visual effects supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects)
1983 The Winds of War (TV Mini Series) (visual effects - 3 episodes)
- Into the Maelstrom (1983) ... (visual effects)
- Cataclysm (1983) ... (visual effects)
- The Storm Breaks (1983) ... (visual effects)
1978 Avalanche (visual effects - uncredited)
1977 Black Sunday (visual effects - uncredited)
Hide Hide Animation department (1 credit)
1974-1976 Land of the Lost (TV Series) (animator - 42 episodes)
- Medicine Man (1976) ... (animator)
- Scarab (1976) ... (animator)
- Ancient Guardian (1976) ... (animator)
- Timestop (1976) ... (animator)
- Abominable Snowman (1976) ... (animator)
Special effects (7 credits)
2014 This Way Up (Short) (minature mechanical effects supervisor)
2007/II The Trunk (Short) (special effects coordinator)
2001 Attila (TV Mini Series) (special effects supervisor - 2 episodes)
- Episode #1.2 (2001) ... (special effects supervisor)
- Episode #1.1 (2001) ... (special effects supervisor)
1998 Mr. Murder (TV Movie) (special effects supervisor)
1988 Bat*21 (special effects supervisor)
1988 Killer Klowns from Outer Space (special effects supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects)
1988 A Time of Destiny (special effects supervisor)
Cinematographer (1 credit)
1987 The Puppetoon Movie
Thanks (5 credits)
2019 Dante Falls (Short) (special thanks)
2013 Close to Home (Video short) (very special thanks)
2011 Vanished from Alcatraz (TV Movie documentary) (special thanks)
2001 Other Voices: Back Through Time: Creating 'the Terminator': Cast & Crew Recollections (Video documentary) (special thanks)
1995 Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfolds (special thanks)
Self (14 credits)
2021 Pennywise: The Story of It (Documentary)
Self
2018 Shoestring Fantasy: The Effects of Cyborg (Video documentary short)
Self
2017 Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron (TV Movie documentary)
Self / Academy Award Winning VFX Supervisor
2017 American Portrait (Documentary short)
Self
2016 You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night (Documentary)
Self
2013 Hollywood Defined (TV Series short)
Self
- Miniatures (2013) ... Self
2007 In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (Video documentary short)
Self
2001 On the 6th Day (Video documentary)
Self
2001 Visual Effects with Gene Warren, Jr. (Video short)
Self
2001 Other Voices: Back Through Time: Creating 'the Terminator': Cast & Crew Recollections (Video documentary)
Self - Fantasy II VFX Supervisor
2000 Terminator 2: Judgement Day Ultimate Edition - Archival Commentary with 26 Cast & Crew (Video)
Self (voice)
1998 Masters of Fantasy (TV Series documentary)
Self - Fantasy II Film Effects
- Gale Anne Hurd (1998) ... Self - Fantasy II Film Effects (as Gene Warren)
1994 Movie Magic (TV Series documentary short)
Self
- Forced Perspective: Eye of the Beholder (1994) ... Self
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Winner
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