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Dobbie Schiff(1936-2020)

  • Visual Effects
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Dobbie Schiff was born in 1936 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Dobbie is known for Mortal Kombat (1995), Virtuosity (1995) and Broken Arrow (1996). Dobbie was married to Jim Kristoff and ????. Dobbie died on 2 December 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Born1936
DiedDecember 2, 2020
Born1936
DiedDecember 2, 2020
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Mortal Kombat (1995)
Mortal Kombat
5.9
  • Visual Effects
  • 1995
Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington in Virtuosity (1995)
Virtuosity
5.5
  • Visual Effects(as Dobie G. Schiff)
  • 1995
Christian Slater and John Travolta in Broken Arrow (1996)
Broken Arrow
6.1
  • Visual Effects
  • 1996
Arnold Schwarzenegger in Total Recall (1990)
Total Recall
7.5
  • Visual Effects
  • 1990

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • Terence Stamp, Ashton Kutcher, and Tara Reid in My Boss's Daughter (2003)
    My Boss's Daughter
    4.7
    • visual effects executive producer: MetroLight Studios (as Dobbie G. Schiff)
    • 2003
  • Candice Bergen, Rob Lowe, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kelly Preston, and Christina Applegate in View from the Top (2003)
    View from the Top
    5.3
    • executive producer: MetroLight Studios
    • 2003
  • Gods and Generals (2003)
    Gods and Generals
    6.2
    • executive producer: MetroLight Studios
    • 2003
  • Below (2002)
    Below
    6.1
    • executive producer: MetroLight Studios (uncredited)
    • 2002
  • Rose Red (2002)
    Rose Red
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • visual effects executive producer: MetroLight Studios
    • 2002
  • Gary Sinise, Madeleine Stowe, and Mekhi Phifer in Impostor (2001)
    Impostor
    6.2
    • executive producer: Threshhold
    • visual effects executive producer: MetroLight Studios
    • 2001
  • Ben Affleck, Chris Rock, Will Ferrell, Shannon Elizabeth, Kevin Smith, Jason Lee, and Jason Mewes in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
    Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
    6.8
    • executive producer: MetroLight Studios (as Dobbie G. Schiff)
    • 2001
  • Shaolin Soccer (2001)
    Shaolin Soccer
    7.3
    • executive producer: MetroLight Studios
    • 2001
  • Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, and Rosario Dawson in Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
    Josie and the Pussycats
    5.7
    • visual effects executive producer: MetroLight Studios (uncredited)
    • 2001
  • Johnny Depp and Penélope Cruz in Blow (2001)
    Blow
    7.5
    • visual effects executive producer: MetroLight Studios
    • 2001
  • Driven (2001)
    Driven
    4.6
    • visual effects executive producer: MetroLight Studios
    • 2001
  • Ryan Phillippe, Rachael Leigh Cook, and Claire Forlani in Antitrust (2001)
    Antitrust
    6.1
    • visual effects executive producer: MetroLight Studios
    • 2001
  • Tom Hanks in Cast Away (2000)
    Cast Away
    7.8
    • visual effects executive producer: MetroLight Studios (uncredited)
    • 2000
  • Jim Carrey in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
    How the Grinch Stole Christmas
    6.4
    • visual effects executive producer: MetroLight Studios
    • 2000
  • Stephen Baldwin, Mel Blanc, Alan Cumming, Mark Addy, Kristen Johnston, and Jane Krakowski in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
    The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
    3.8
    • visual effects executive producer: MetroLight Studios
    • 2000

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Dobbie G. Schiff
  • Born
    • 1936
    • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • Died
    • December 2, 2020
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA(complications from leukemia)
  • Spouses
      Jim Kristoff1986 - December 2, 2020 (her death)
  • Children
      Brian Kristoff
  • Relatives
      Howard Gordon(Sibling)

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