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John T. Van Vliet

  • Visual Effects
  • Animation Department
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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John T. Van Vliet is known for Ghost (1990), X-Men (2000) and Armageddon (1998).
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)
    Ghost
    7.1
    • Visual Effects(as John Van Vliet)
    • 1990
    Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men (2000)
    X-Men
    7.3
    • Visual Effects(as John Van Vliet)
    • 2000
    Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
    Armageddon
    6.7
    • Visual Effects(as John Van Vliet)
    • 1998
    Mortal Kombat (1995)
    Mortal Kombat
    5.9
    • Visual Effects(as John Van Vliet)
    • 1995

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Wallenda (2012)
      Wallenda
      7.5
      Short
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2012
    • Richard Dreyfuss and Nia Vardalos in My Life in Ruins (2009)
      My Life in Ruins
      6.0
      • visual effects supervisor (as John Van Vliet)
      • 2009
    • Matthew Fox and Emile Hirsch in Speed Racer (2008)
      Speed Racer
      6.1
      • visual effects supervisor: CafeFX
      • 2008
    • Jet Li and Jason Statham in War (2007)
      War
      6.2
      • on-set visual effects supervisor (as John Van Vliet)
      • 2007
    • Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Robert Carlyle, Rachel Weisz, Sienna Guillory, and Ed Speleers in Eragon (2006)
      Eragon
      5.1
      • additional visual effects supervisor (as John Van Vliet)
      • 2006
    • Lindsay Lohan and Herbie in Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)
      Herbie: Fully Loaded
      5.0
      • visual effects supervisor (as John Van Vliet)
      • 2005
    • Gene Hackman and Ray Romano in Welcome to Mooseport (2004)
      Welcome to Mooseport
      5.3
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2004
    • Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
      How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
      6.6
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2003
    • Hart's War (2002)
      Hart's War
      6.4
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2002
    • Kirsten Dunst, Ben Foster, and Sisqó in Get Over It (2001)
      Get Over It
      5.7
      • animation supervisor: Cinesite (as John Van Vliet)
      • 2001
    • Miss Congeniality (2000)
      Miss Congeniality
      6.4
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2000
    • Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men (2000)
      X-Men
      7.3
      • animation supervisor: Cinesite (as John Van Vliet)
      • 2000
    • Rob Schneider in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
      Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
      5.7
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 1999
    • My Favorite Martian (1999)
      My Favorite Martian
      5.1
      • visual effects supervisor: Available Light, Ltd.
      • 1999
    • Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
      Armageddon
      6.7
      • additional visual effects (as John Van Vliet)
      • 1998

    Animation Department

    • Twice Upon a Time (1983)
      Twice Upon a Time
      6.9
      • additional animator (as John Van Vliet)
      • 1983

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Buddy Hackett, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll, Paddi Edwards, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, and Samuel E. Wright in The Little Mermaid (1989)
      The Little Mermaid
      7.6
      • additional camera service: Available Light (as John Van Vliet)
      • 1989

    Personal details

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      • Migrant Film Worker Co.
    • Alternative names
      • John Van Vliet
    • Publicity listings
      • 3 Interviews
      • 2 Articles

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