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Michael Backauskas

  • Visual Effects
  • Editorial Department
  • Editor
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Michael Backauskas is known for Blade Runner (1982), Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and The Abyss (1989).
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins total

    Known for

    Harrison Ford and Sean Young in Blade Runner (1982)
    Blade Runner
    8.1
    • Visual Effects(as Michael Bakauskas)
    • 1982
    Robert Beltran, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, Jeri Ryan, Roxann Dawson, Ethan Phillips, Tim Russ, and Garrett Wang in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
    Star Trek: Voyager
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Visual Effects
    The Abyss (1989)
    The Abyss
    7.5
    • Visual Effects
    • 1989
    Sean Connery in The Hunt for Red October (1990)
    The Hunt for Red October
    7.5
    • Visual Effects
    • 1990

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015)
      Muhammad: The Messenger of God
      7.2
      • visual effects editor: Digital Sandbox
      • 2015
    • Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds in R.I.P.D. (2013)
      R.I.P.D.
      5.6
      • visual effects editor: Rhythm & Hues Studios
      • 2013
    • Michael B. Jordan, Dane DeHaan, and Alex Russell in Chronicle (2012)
      Chronicle
      7.0
      • visual effects editor: Rhythm & Hues Studios (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Justin Long, Jesse McCartney, and Matthew Gray Gubler in Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)
      Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
      4.5
      • visual effects editor: Rhythm & Hues
      • 2011
    • Brad Pitt in Moneyball (2011)
      Moneyball
      7.6
      • visual effects editor: Rhythm & Hues Studios
      • 2011
    • Hank Azaria and Russell Brand in Hop (2011)
      Hop
      5.4
      • visual effects editor: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • Amanda Seyfried, Max Irons, and Shiloh Fernandez in Red Riding Hood (2011)
      Red Riding Hood
      5.4
      • visual effects: Rhythm & Hues
      • 2011
    • Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Ben Stiller, Jessica Alba, and Owen Wilson in Little Fockers (2010)
      Little Fockers
      5.5
      • visual effects editor: Rhythm & Hues Studios
      • 2010
    • Marmaduke (2010)
      Marmaduke
      4.4
      • visual effects editor: Rhythm & Hues
      • 2010
    • John Cusack, Chevy Chase, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson, Rob Corddry, Brook Bennett, Aliu Oyofo, and Jake Rose in Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
      Hot Tub Time Machine
      6.4
      • visual effects editor: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Logan Lerman in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
      Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
      5.9
      • visual effects editor: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Justin Long, Jesse McCartney, and Matthew Gray Gubler in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
      Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
      4.6
      • visual effects editor: Rhythm & Hues
      • 2009
    • Will Ferrell in Land of the Lost (2009)
      Land of the Lost
      5.4
      • visual effects editor: Rhythm & Hues
      • 2009
    • Nicole Kidman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Elliott, Ian McKellen, Daniel Craig, Freddie Highmore, Ian McShane, Eva Green, Dakota Blue Richards, Helen Soraya, and Caridad Angus in The Golden Compass (2007)
      The Golden Compass
      6.1
      • visual effects editor: Rhythm & Hues
      • 2007
    • Robin Williams, Ben Stiller, Pierfrancesco Favino, Patrick Gallagher, Mizuo Peck, Rami Malek, and Crystal the Monkey in Night at the Museum (2006)
      Night at the Museum
      6.5
      • editor: Rhythm & Hues
      • 2006

    Editorial Department

    • Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, Bruce Dern, Demián Bichir, and Walton Goggins in The Hateful Eight (2015)
      The Hateful Eight
      7.8
      • assistant editor
      • 2015
    • Fran Brill, Kevin Clash, David Rudman, Caroll Spinney, and Eric Jacobson in Sesame Street 4-D (2003)
      Sesame Street 4-D
      8.1
      Short
      • editor: preshow
      • 2003
    • Andrew Stevens and Yvette Mimieux in Forbidden Love (1982)
      Forbidden Love
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • assistant editor
      • 1982
    • Cagney & Lacey (1981)
      Cagney & Lacey
      6.9
      TV Series
      • assistant editor
      • 1982
    • Joanna Cassidy, Mark Harmon, and John Bennett Perry in 240-Robert (1979)
      240-Robert
      7.2
      TV Series
      • assistant editor
      • 1981
    • Miracle on Ice (1981)
      Miracle on Ice
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • assistant editor
      • 1981
    • Richard Chamberlain and Yôko Shimada in Shogun (1980)
      Shogun
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • assistant editor: NBC promos (uncredited)
      • 1980

    Editor

    • Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future... The Ride (1991)
      Back to the Future... The Ride
      7.9
      Video
      • Editor
      • 1991
    • Chevrolet 75th Anniversary Dealer Film
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1986
    • Let's Go (1985)
      Let's Go
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1985
    • Big Ball (1983)
      Big Ball
      4.4
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1983
    • Gerrit Graham in New Magic (1983)
      New Magic
      6.6
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1983

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Michael Bakauskas

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