Alec Gillis is an Academy Award-winning American special effects artist and actor who served as part of the creature effects crew on the 1986 film Aliens, the 1992 film Alien3, the 1997 film Alien Resurrection, the 2004 film Alien vs. Predator, the 2007 film Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem and the 2018 film The Predator. He also appeared in a cameo as an unnamed technician in Alien vs. Predator, although he was not credited for the role.
In 1988, Gillis co-founded Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. (ADI) with Tom Woodruff, Jr., and the company has since provided creature effects for Alien3, Alien Resurrection, Alien vs. Predator and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem.
Gillis' work has won an Academy Award for Visual Effects (for Death Becomes Her, although he was not listed on the official nomination) and a BAFTA. For his work on Alien3, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Visual Effects, a BAFTA and a Saturn Award.
Awards and Nominations[]
Year | Film | Notes |
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1992 | Alien3 | Nominated — Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Nominated — BAFTA for Best Special Effects Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Special Effects |
1997 | Alien Resurrection | Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Special Effects |
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Functioned as | Notes | |
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Effects Artist | Actor | |||
1985 | Cocoon | |||
1986 | Invaders from Mars | |||
Aliens | ||||
1987 | The Monster Squad | With Tom Woodruff, Jr. | ||
1988 | Alien Nation | With Abraham Alvarez, Tom Finnegan, Diana James and Thomas Rosales, Jr. | ||
1989 | Leviathan | With Tom Woodruff, Jr. | ||
1990 | Tremors | With Tom Woodruff, Jr. | ||
1992 | Alien3 | Uncredited | ||
Death Becomes Her | With Paulo Tocha | |||
1993 | Demolition Man | With Steve Kahan, Henry Kingi and Jesse Ventura | ||
1994 | Wolf | |||
1995 | Mortal Kombat | With Brad Martin, Rodney Mitchell and Tom Woodruff, Jr., directed by Paul W. S. Anderson | ||
Jumanji | With Tom Woodruff, Jr. | |||
1996 | Tremors 2 Aftershocks | With Thomas Rosales, Jr. | ||
Michael | With Tom Woodruff, Jr. | |||
1997 | Alien Resurrection | Uncredited | ||
Starship Troopers | With Michael Papajohn | |||
1999 | My Favourite Martian | With David St. James | ||
2000 | Hollow Man | With Tom Woodruff, Jr. | ||
Bedazzled | With Thomas Rosales, Jr. and Tom Woodruff, Jr. | |||
Cast Away | ||||
2001 | Evolution | With Steven Gilborn and Tom Woodruff, Jr. | ||
Bubble Boy | With Danny Trejo | |||
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection | With Eddie Yansick | |||
2002 | John Q | |||
The Santa Clause 2 | ||||
2003 | Scary Movie 3 | |||
Looney Tunes: Back in Action | With Archie Hahn, Ron Perlman and Tom Woodruff, Jr. | |||
2004 | Tremors 4: The Legend Begins | With J. E. Freeman and Eddie Yansick | ||
Alien vs. Predator | Uncredited as actor | |||
2005 | Elektra | With Tom Woodruff, Jr. | ||
2006 | Failure to Launch | |||
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | ||||
2007 | Wild Hogs | |||
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | ||||
2009 | Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion | |||
2010 | Hunter Prey | |||
Skyline | ||||
2011 | Zookeeper | With Tom Woodruff, Jr. | ||
2012 | Astronaut: The Last Push | With Lance Henriksen and Tom Woodruff, Jr. | ||
2013 | Grown Ups 2 | With Eddie Yansick | ||
Ender's Game |
Documentary Appearances[]
- The Making of Alien3
- HBO First Look: Alien Resurrection - Behind the Scenes
- The Alien Saga
- The Beast Within: Making Alien Enhancement Pods
- Superior Firepower: Making Aliens
- Wreckage and Rage: Making Alien3
- One Step Beyond: Making Alien Resurrection
- The Making of AVP
Trivia[]
- Ironically, every time Gillis has been nominated for a major award for his effects work on an Alien film, he has lost out to his own work on another movie — in 1993, his Academy Award, BAFTA and Saturn Award nominations for Alien3 all lost out to his work on Death Becomes Her, while in 1998, his Saturn Award nomination for Alien Resurrection lost out to his work on Starship Troopers.
Gallery[]
References[]
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