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Bud McGrew

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  • Puppetry
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Bud McGrew is known for Mortal Kombat (1995), Virus (1999) and A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001).
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    • Known for

    Mortal Kombat (1995)
    Mortal Kombat
    5.9
    • Special Effects
    • 1995
    Jamie Lee Curtis and William Baldwin in Virus (1999)
    Virus
    5.1
    • Puppetry
    • 1999
    Haley Joel Osment in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
    A.I. Artificial Intelligence
    7.2
    • Special Effects
    • 2001
    Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black II (2002)
    Men in Black II
    6.2
    • Special Effects
    • 2002

    Credits

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    Special Effects

    • Genevieve Buechner and Graham Verchere in Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow (2015)
      Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • animatronics engineer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
      • 2015
    • Harbinger Down (2015)
      Harbinger Down
      4.6
      • mechanical crew: creature crew, ADI
      • 2015
    • Bryce Dallas Howard in Lady in the Water (2006)
      Lady in the Water
      5.5
      • special effects crew
      • 2006
    • Tim Allen in The Shaggy Dog (2006)
      The Shaggy Dog
      4.4
      • PM puppeteer: Shaggy Face (as Bud Mcgrew)
      • 2006
    • Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys (2004)
      Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys
      3.9
      TV Movie
      • mechanical supervisor
      • 2004
    • Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black II (2002)
      Men in Black II
      6.2
      • animatronics: Cinovation
      • 2002
    • Haley Joel Osment in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
      A.I. Artificial Intelligence
      7.2
      • animatronic designer: "Teddy", Stan Winston Studio
      • 2001
    • Retro Puppet Master (1999)
      Retro Puppet Master
      3.8
      Video
      • mechanical consultant
      • 1999
    • Tommy Lee Jones, Ernest Borgnine, Jim Brown, George Kennedy, Frank Langella, and Clint Walker in Small Soldiers (1998)
      Small Soldiers
      6.3
      • mechanical designer: Stan Winston Studio
      • 1998
    • Mortal Kombat (1995)
      Mortal Kombat
      5.9
      • mechanical department: Gillis / Woodruff Creature Effects Crew
      • 1995
    • Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer in Wolf (1994)
      Wolf
      6.3
      • animatronic wolf effects: mechanical crew
      • 1994
    • John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins in Super Mario Bros. (1993)
      Super Mario Bros.
      4.2
      • mechanical supervisor: "Koopa"
      • 1993
    • A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)
      A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
      5.1
      • effects crew: Art and Magic
      • 1989

    Puppetry

    • Jude Law, Kerry Condon, Nick Frost, and Alia Shawkat in Skeleton Crew (2024)
      Skeleton Crew
      7.0
      TV Series
      • puppeteer
      • 2024
    • Sweet Tooth (2021)
      Sweet Tooth
      7.7
      TV Series
      • puppeteer
      • 2021
    • Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton in Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
      Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
      6.1
      • puppeteer
      • 2013
    • Jamie Lee Curtis and William Baldwin in Virus (1999)
      Virus
      5.1
      • puppeteer
      • 1999
    • Mortal Kombat (1995)
      Mortal Kombat
      5.9
      • puppeteer: "Goro"
      • 1995
    • Ginger Lynn Allen, Mark Hamill, Malcolm McDowell, Jennifer MacDonald, and John Rhys-Davies in Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (1994)
      Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger
      8.7
      Video Game
      • puppeteer
      • 1994

    Makeup Department

    • The Strain (2014)
      The Strain
      7.3
      TV Series
      • animatronics key (uncredited)
      • 2014
    • Kelly Stables in The Ring Two (2005)
      The Ring Two
      5.4
      • fabrication: Cinovation Studios
      • 2005

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Bud Mcgrew

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