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Richard O. Helmer

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  • Visual Effects
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Richard O. Helmer is known for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), Armageddon (1998) and The Core (2003).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
    6.1
    • Special Effects
    • 2004
    Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
    Armageddon
    6.7
    • Special Effects
    • 1998
    Aaron Eckhart, Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo, Hilary Swank, Bruce Greenwood, and DJ Qualls in The Core (2003)
    The Core
    5.5
    • Visual Effects
    • 2003
    Will Smith and Jaden Smith in After Earth (2013)
    After Earth
    4.8
    • Special Effects
    • 2013

    Credits

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    Special Effects

    • Woody Harrelson, Dennis Quaid, Aaron Eckhart, Mandy Moore, Etsushi Toyokawa, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Nick Jonas, and Ed Skrein in Midway (2019)
      Midway
      6.7
      • special effects technician
      • 2019
    • Dreadspace (2017)
      Dreadspace
      6.5
      Short
      • pyrotechnician
      • 2017
    • Wesley Snipes, Philip Winchester, and Charity Wakefield in The Player (2015)
      The Player
      6.9
      TV Series
      • special effects pyro technician
      • 2015
    • The Mission (2014)
      The Mission
      Short
      • special effects technician
      • 2014
    • Kaiju Fury! (2014)
      Kaiju Fury!
      Short
      • pyrotechnician
      • 2014
    • Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, and Jon Bernthal in Fury (2014)
      Fury
      7.6
      • special effects technician: Los Angeles (uncredited)
      • 2014
    • The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
      The Purge: Anarchy
      6.4
      • special effects coordinator: additional photography (as Richie Helmer)
      • 2014
    • Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington in 2 Guns (2013)
      2 Guns
      6.7
      • special effects technician
      • 2013
    • Will Smith and Jaden Smith in After Earth (2013)
      After Earth
      4.8
      • special effects coordinator: second unit
      • 2013
    • Cher and Christina Aguilera in Burlesque (2010)
      Burlesque
      6.4
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2010
    • Kevin Dillon, Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Connolly, and Jerry Ferrara in Entourage (2004)
      Entourage
      8.4
      TV Series
      • special effects technician (as Rich Helmer)
      • 2009
    • Alexis Bledel in Post Grad (2009)
      Post Grad
      5.3
      • special effects technician
      • 2009
    • Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Philip Seymour Hoffman in Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
      Charlie Wilson's War
      7.0
      • special effects: 4Ward Productions
      • 2007
    • Josh Hutcherson and Jonah Bobo in Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
      Zathura: A Space Adventure
      6.3
      • special effects technician
      • 2005
    • Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina, and Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 2 (2004)
      Spider-Man 2
      7.5
      • special effects technician (uncredited)
      • 2004

    Visual Effects

    • Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar (2014)
      Interstellar
      8.7
      • special effects senior technician: New Deal Studios
      • 2014
    • Vin Diesel in The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
      The Chronicles of Riddick
      6.6
      • pyrotechnic supervisor: New Deal Studios
      • 2004
    • Aaron Eckhart, Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo, Hilary Swank, Bruce Greenwood, and DJ Qualls in The Core (2003)
      The Core
      5.5
      • pyrotechnician: New Deal Studios
      • 2003
    • U-571 (2000)
      U-571
      6.6
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2000
    • Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
      Armageddon
      6.7
      • special effects coordinator: Paris destruction sequence, DQI (as Richard Helmer)
      • 1998
    • Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Downey Jr., and Wesley Snipes in U.S. Marshals (1998)
      U.S. Marshals
      6.6
      • chief lighting technician: visual effects unit (as Richard Helmer)
      • 1998
    • Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Sharon Stone in Sphere (1998)
      Sphere
      6.1
      • special effects coordinator: Grant McCune Design (as Richard Helmer)
      • 1998
    • Daylight (1996)
      Daylight
      6.0
      • visual effects pyrotechnician: Grant McCune Design
      • 1996
    • Amy Jo Johnson, Karan Ashley, Jean Paul Bell, Johnny Yong Bosch, Steve Cardenas, Kerry Casey, Julia Cortez, Jason David Frank, Mark Ginther, and David Yost in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
      Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
      5.3
      • special effects: VIFX
      • 1995
    • Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, and Michelle Burke in Coneheads (1993)
      Coneheads
      5.5
      • visual effects: Video Image / VIFX (as Richard Helmer)
      • 1993
    • Kevin Kline, Steve Martin, Danny Glover, Mary-Louise Parker, Mary McDonnell, and Alfre Woodard in Grand Canyon (1991)
      Grand Canyon
      6.8
      • special physical effects: DQI (as Rich Helmer)
      • 1991
    • Ariana Richards and Jeff Daniels in Grand Tour: Disaster in Time (1991)
      Grand Tour: Disaster in Time
      6.4
      • pyrotechnic supervisor (as Richie Helmer)
      • 1991
    • Keanu Reeves, William Sadler, and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
      Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
      6.3
      • miniature effects: Video Image (as Richard Helmer)
      • 1991
    • Ben Cross and Nicole Fortier in The Unholy (1988)
      The Unholy
      5.1
      • pyrotechnics: Apogee (uncredited)
      • 1988
    • Clint Eastwood in Firefox (1982)
      Firefox
      5.9
      • mechanical special effects: Apogee, Inc. (as Richard Helmer)
      • 1982

    Additional Crew

    • Jaws: The Inside Story (2010)
      Jaws: The Inside Story
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • archive material (as Richard Helmer)
      • 2010

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    • Alternative names
      • Richard Helmer

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