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Dave Matherly

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  • Animation Department
  • Make-up Department
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Dave Matherly is known for Mortal Kombat (1995), Big Trouble in Little China (1986) and The Arrival (1996).
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      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Mortal Kombat (1995)
    Mortal Kombat
    5.9
    • Special Effects
    • 1995
    Kim Cattrall, Kurt Russell, and James Hong in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
    Big Trouble in Little China
    7.2
    • Visual Effects
    • 1986
    The Arrival (1996)
    The Arrival
    6.2
    • Special Effects(as David Matherly)
    • 1996
    Billy Zane and John Kassir in Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
    Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
    6.7
    • Makeup Department
    • 1995

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Heartland Horror Chronicles
      • visual effects artist
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series
    • Detour Now
      • visual effects artist
      • Pre-production
    • Death Streamer: Noir Version (2024)
      Death Streamer: Noir Version
      • visual effects
      • 2024
    • Death Streamer (2024)
      Death Streamer
      3.1
      • visual effects
      • 2024
    • Shannon Barnes in Quadrant: Noir Version (2024)
      Quadrant: Noir Version
      7.2
      • visual effects artist
      • 2024
    • Shannon Barnes in Quadrant (2024)
      Quadrant
      4.3
      • visual effects artist
      • 2024
    • The Twelve Slays of Christmas: 2023 Edition (2023)
      The Twelve Slays of Christmas: 2023 Edition
      6.3
      Short
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2023
    • Bad CGI Gator (2023)
      Bad CGI Gator
      4.3
      • visual effects artist
      • 2023
    • Bec Doyle and Emerson Niemchick in Bring Her to Me (2023)
      Bring Her to Me
      3.7
      • visual effects artist
      • 2023
    • Demonic Toys: Jack-Attack (2023)
      Demonic Toys: Jack-Attack
      4.7
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2023
    • AIMEE: The Visitor (2023)
      AIMEE: The Visitor
      4.7
      • visual effects
      • 2023
    • Denice Duff and Anders Hove in Subspecies V: Bloodrise (2023)
      Subspecies V: Bloodrise
      5.3
      • visual effects artist
      • 2023
    • The Resonator (2022)
      The Resonator
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • additional visual effects
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2022
    • Tom Fitzpatrick, Dare Taylor, Lauren Nicole Smith, and Cody Renee Cameron in The Twelve Slays of Christmas (2022)
      The Twelve Slays of Christmas
      5.0
      Short
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2022
    • Michelle Bauer, Kelli Maroney, Brinke Stevens, Glory Rodriguez, Audrey Neal, Derek Jeremiah Reid, Jessie Gill, and Katie O'Neill in Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2 (2022)
      Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2
      3.3
      • visual effects
      • 2022
    • Baby Oopsie 3: Burn Baby Burn (2022)
      Baby Oopsie 3: Burn Baby Burn
      5.3
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2022
    • Puppet Master: Doktor Death (2022)
      Puppet Master: Doktor Death
      4.5
      • vfx supervisor
      • 2022

    Animation Department

    • Noah's Park (2017)
      Noah's Park
      8.7
      TV Series
      • animator
      • 2017–2019
    • Mega Predators
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • animator
      • 2001

    Makeup Department

    • Halle Berry in The Rich Man's Wife (1996)
      The Rich Man's Wife
      5.3
      • makeup effects crew
      • 1996
    • John Kassir in Bordello of Blood (1996)
      Bordello of Blood
      5.4
      • supervisor: Todd Masters Company (as David Matherly)
      • 1996
    • Tales from the Crypt (1989)
      Tales from the Crypt
      8.0
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 1994–1995
    • Billy Zane and John Kassir in Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
      Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
      6.7
      • makeup effects project head: Todd Masters Company
      • 1995
    • Grave Secrets (1989)
      Grave Secrets
      4.6
      • special makeup effects artist (as David Matherly)
      • 1989
    • Curse II: The Bite (1989)
      Curse II: The Bite
      4.9
      • special effects makeup assistant (as David Matherly)
      • 1989
    • Amelia Kinkade in Night of the Demons (1988)
      Night of the Demons
      6.1
      • special makeup effects crew
      • 1988

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • David Matherly Burial Fund
    • Alternative name
      • David Matherly

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