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Tom Scherman(1940-1995)

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  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Tom Scherman was born on 11 July 1940 in New York, USA. Tom was a writer, known for Discovery Bay Chronicles (1984), The Crater Lake Monster (1977) and Robot Jox (1989). Tom died on 26 February 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 11, 1940
DiedFebruary 26, 1995(54)
BornJuly 11, 1940
DiedFebruary 26, 1995(54)
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Known for

Discovery Bay Chronicles
Short
  • Writer
  • 1984
The Crater Lake Monster (1977)
The Crater Lake Monster
3.6
  • Visual Effects
  • 1977
Robot Jox (1989)
Robot Jox
5.5
  • Visual Effects
  • 1989
Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966)
Rat Pfink a Boo Boo
4.4
  • Additional Crew
  • 1966

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • Robot Jox (1989)
    Robot Jox
    5.5
    • model maker
    • 1989
  • The Crater Lake Monster (1977)
    The Crater Lake Monster
    3.6
    • special miniature effects
    • 1977
  • Flesh Gordon (1974)
    Flesh Gordon
    4.8
    • special photographic effects
    • 1974
  • Raiders of the Stone Ring (1968)
    Raiders of the Stone Ring
    Short
    • model maker
    • 1968
  • Noah Beery Jr., Lloyd Bridges, John Emery, Osa Massen, and Hugh O'Brian in Rocketship X-M (1950)
    Rocketship X-M
    4.9
    • designer: rocket effects
    • miniatures: rocket effects (1979 revised version, uncredited, 1979 revised version, uncredited)
    • 1950

Writer

  • Captain Movies' Shorts
    • co-writer
    • 2012
  • Discovery Bay Chronicles
    Short
    • creator
    • 1984
  • Bob Burns, Glenn Johnson, Kathy Roach Anderson, and Art Laing in The Further Adventures of Major Mars (1976)
    The Further Adventures of Major Mars
    7.7
    Short
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1976

Additional Crew

  • Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993)
    Time Machine: The Journey Back
    7.6
    Video
    • Time Machine restoration crew
    • 1993
  • Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966)
    Rat Pfink a Boo Boo
    4.4
    • titles
    • 1966
  • The Thrill Killers (1964)
    The Thrill Killers
    5.7
    • titles
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 11, 1940
    • New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 26, 1995
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(lymphoma)

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  • Trivia
    Son of Bill Scherman

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