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Paul Ryan(III)

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  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Paul Ryan is known for Planet of the Apes (2001), District 9 (2009) and The Matrix (1999).
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    • Awards
      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Planet of the Apes (2001)
    Planet of the Apes
    5.7
    • Art Department
    • 2001
    District 9 (2009)
    District 9
    7.9
    • Visual Effects
    • 2009
    Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Joe Pantoliano, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix (1999)
    The Matrix
    8.7
    • Visual Effects
    • 1999
    Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
    Avatar
    7.9
    • Visual Effects
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Special Effects

    • S.W.A.T. (2003)
      S.W.A.T.
      6.1
      • special effects technician
      • 2003
    • Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in The Haunting (1999)
      The Haunting
      5.1
      • special effects
      • 1999
    • Morgan Freeman and Christian Slater in Hard Rain (1998)
      Hard Rain
      5.9
      • special effects technician
      • 1998
    • Henry Bumstead, Christopher Curry, Adrianne Duncan, Bruce Green, Darwin Harris, Rya Kihlstedt, Kevin Kilner, Darren T. Knaus, Olek Krupa, Krista Lally, Alex D. Linz, Julio Macat, Haviland Morris, Marian Seldes, David Thornton, and Lenny von Dohlen in Home Alone 3 (1997)
      Home Alone 3
      4.6
      • special effects technician
      • 1997
    • Jack Nicholson and Danny DeVito in Hoffa (1992)
      Hoffa
      6.6
      • special effects
      • 1992
    • Clint Eastwood and Charlie Sheen in The Rookie (1990)
      The Rookie
      5.9
      • special effects
      • 1990
    • Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito, and Kathleen Turner in The War of the Roses (1989)
      The War of the Roses
      6.9
      • special effects technician
      • 1989
    • Under the Rainbow (1981)
      Under the Rainbow
      5.3
      • special effects
      • 1981

    Visual Effects

    • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • chief technology officer: Weta Digital
      • 2009
    • Stanley Tucci and Saoirse Ronan in The Lovely Bones (2009)
      The Lovely Bones
      6.6
      • chief technical officer: Weta Digital
      • 2009
    • District 9 (2009)
      District 9
      7.9
      • chief technical officer: Weta Digital
      • 2009
    • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Joe Pantoliano, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix (1999)
      The Matrix
      8.7
      • technology manager: DFILM Services
      • 1999

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • The Horse Whisperer (1998)
      The Horse Whisperer
      6.7
      • second unit director: Montana
      • 1998
    • Julia Roberts, Robert Duvall, Dennis Quaid, Gena Rowlands, Kyra Sedgwick, and Haley Aull in Something to Talk About (1995)
      Something to Talk About
      5.8
      • second unit director
      • 1995
    • Craig Sheffer in A River Runs Through It (1992)
      A River Runs Through It
      7.2
      • second unit director
      • 1992

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