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Gene Whiteman

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Gene Whiteman is known for Die Hard (1988), Ghostbusters (1984) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983).
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    Known for

    Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)
    Die Hard
    8.2
    • Special Effects
    • 1988
    Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, and Harold Ramis in Ghostbusters (1984)
    Ghostbusters
    7.8
    • Visual Effects
    • 1984
    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
    • Visual Effects
    • 1983
    Dolph Lundgren, Robert Duncan McNeill, and Courteney Cox in Masters of the Universe (1987)
    Masters of the Universe
    5.4
    • Visual Effects
    • 1987

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Jeff Goldblum and Cyndi Lauper in Vibes (1988)
      Vibes
      5.7
      • chief engineer: Boss Film Corporation
      • 1988
    • Earth Star Voyager (1988)
      Earth Star Voyager
      6.0
      Video
      • chief engineer: Boss Film Corporation
      • 1988
    • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
      The Magical World of Disney
      8.3
      TV Series
      • chief engineer: Boss Film Corporation
      • 1988
    • Bill Cosby in Leonard Part 6 (1987)
      Leonard Part 6
      2.2
      • chief engineer: Boss Film Corp.
      • 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
      • chief engineer: 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 chief engineer
      • 1987
    • Solarbabies (1986)
      Solarbabies
      4.8
      • visual effects chief engineer
      • 1986
    • Dorothy Fielding in Fright Night (1985)
      Fright Night
      7.1
      • chief engineer: Entertainment Effects Group, Los Angeles
      • 1985
    • 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
      2010: The Year We Make Contact
      6.7
      • chief engineer: Entertainment Effects Group
      • 1984
    • Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, and Harold Ramis in Ghostbusters (1984)
      Ghostbusters
      7.8
      • chief engineer: EEG
      • 1984
    • 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
      • equipment engineering supervisor: ILM
      • 1983
    • Henry Thomas and Pat Welsh in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
      E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
      7.9
      • optical printer engineering: ILM
      • 1982
    • Heather O'Rourke in Poltergeist (1982)
      Poltergeist
      7.3
      • equipment engineering supervisor: ILM
      • 1982
    • Peter MacNicol and Caitlin Clarke in Dragonslayer (1981)
      Dragonslayer
      6.6
      • equipment engineering supervisor: ILM
      • 1981
    • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
      Raiders of the Lost Ark
      8.4
      • equipment engineering supervisor: ILM
      • 1981

    Special Effects

    • Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)
      Die Hard
      8.2
      • chief engineer: Boss
      • 1988

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