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Thaine Morris

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  • Special Effects
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Thaine Morris
Thaine Morris is known for Die Hard (1988), Starship Troopers (1997) and The Fifth Element (1997).
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)
    Die Hard
    8.2
    • Special Effects
    • 1988
    Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)
    Starship Troopers
    7.3
    • Special Effects(as Thayne Morris)
    • 1997
    Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element (1997)
    The Fifth Element
    7.6
    • Special Effects
    • 1997
    Sylvester Stallone in Judge Dredd (1995)
    Judge Dredd
    5.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 1995

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Closer (2017)
      Closer
      5.8
      Video
      • visual effects consultant
      • 2017
    • George Lucas, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, John Williams, Jake Lloyd, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, Keira Knightley, Ray Park, and Peter Serafinowicz in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
      Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
      6.5
      • special effects consultant: ILM (uncredited)
      • 1999
    • Harrison Ford in Air Force One (1997)
      Air Force One
      6.6
      • pyrotechnician: Boss Film Studios
      • 1997
    • Sylvester Stallone in Judge Dredd (1995)
      Judge Dredd
      5.6
      • pyrotechnician: Mass.Illusion
      • 1995
    • Alien³ (1992)
      Alien³
      6.4
      • motion control dolly grip: Boss Film Studios
      • plate photography: Boss Film Studios
      • 1992
    • Jeff Goldblum and Cyndi Lauper in Vibes (1988)
      Vibes
      5.7
      • special effects foreman: Boss Film Corporation
      • 1988
    • Tom Noonan, Brent Chalem, Michael Faustino, Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Ryan Lambert, Michael Reid MacKay, Duncan Regehr, Carl Thibault, and Tom Woodruff Jr. in The Monster Squad (1987)
      The Monster Squad
      6.9
      • special effects foreman: Boss Film Corporation
      • 1987
    • Dolph Lundgren, Robert Duncan McNeill, and Courteney Cox in Masters of the Universe (1987)
      Masters of the Universe
      5.4
      • visual effects foreman
      • 1987
    • Solarbabies (1986)
      Solarbabies
      4.8
      • visual effects foreman
      • 1986
    • Lucy Deakins in The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
      The Boy Who Could Fly
      6.6
      • special effects foreman: Boss Film Corporation
      • 1986
    • Heather O'Rourke in Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
      Poltergeist II: The Other Side
      5.7
      • special effects foreman: Boss Film Corporation
      • 1986
    • 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
      2010: The Year We Make Contact
      6.7
      • mechanical effects supervisor: Entertainment Effects Group
      • 1984
    • Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, and Harold Ramis in Ghostbusters (1984)
      Ghostbusters
      7.8
      • mechanical effects supervisor: EEG
      • 1984
    • Ed Harris, Lance Henriksen, Dennis Quaid, Scott Glenn, Sam Shepard, Charles Frank, Scott Paulin, and Fred Ward in The Right Stuff (1983)
      The Right Stuff
      7.8
      • pyrotechnician: USFX
      • 1983
    • Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
      Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
      8.3
      • pyrotechnician: ILM
      • 1983

    Special Effects

    • Marvl Roussan in Artist's Lament (2022)
      Artist's Lament
      Short
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2022
    • 2004 Taurus World Stunt Awards (2004)
      2004 Taurus World Stunt Awards
      5.4
      TV Special
      • pyrotechnician
      • 2004
    • 2003 ABC World Stunt Awards (2003)
      2003 ABC World Stunt Awards
      3.4
      TV Special
      • pyrotechnician
      • 2003
    • Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)
      Starship Troopers
      7.3
      • pyrotechnic consultant: visual effects pyro unit, Sony Pictures Imageworks (as Thayne Morris)
      • 1997
    • Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element (1997)
      The Fifth Element
      7.6
      • pyrotechnics supervisor
      • 1997
    • Sylvester Stallone in Cliffhanger (1993)
      Cliffhanger
      6.5
      • effects technician
      • 1993
    • Flight of Black Angel (1991)
      Flight of Black Angel
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • aerial pyrotechnician (as Thain R. Morris)
      • 1991
    • Writer's Block
      6.6
      Short
      • special effects supervisor
      • 1990
    • Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
      Big Top Pee-wee
      5.2
      • special effects foreperson
      • 1988
    • Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)
      Die Hard
      8.2
      • special effects foreman: Boss
      • 1988
    • Bill Cosby in Leonard Part 6 (1987)
      Leonard Part 6
      2.2
      • special effects foreman: Boss Film Corp.
      • 1987
    • Emmanuelle Béart and Michael E. Knight in Date with an Angel (1987)
      Date with an Angel
      5.6
      • special effects foreman
      • 1987
    • Tom Noonan, Brent Chalem, Michael Faustino, Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Ryan Lambert, Michael Reid MacKay, Duncan Regehr, Carl Thibault, and Tom Woodruff Jr. in The Monster Squad (1987)
      The Monster Squad
      6.9
      • special effects foreman
      • 1987
    • Kim Cattrall, Kurt Russell, and James Hong in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
      Big Trouble in Little China
      7.2
      • special effects foreman
      • 1986
    • Daryl Hannah, Robert Redford, and Debra Winger in Legal Eagles (1986)
      Legal Eagles
      6.0
      • special effects foreman
      • 1986

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Thain R. Morris
    • Children
      • Sara R. Morris

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    • Trivia
      Father of Sara R. Morris, Erin Morris, and Ellen J. Morris.

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