Robert Skotak
# Robert Skotak

Robert Skotak (born May 17, 1945) is an American filmmaker and visual effects artist, known for his collaborations with director James Cameron. He won two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects, for Aliens (1986) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), in addition to two BAFTA Awards and a Saturn Award. He is one the founders of the effects studios 4-Ward Productions and Whodoo EFX.

## Filmography

### As visual effects supervisor

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | Escape From New York | John Carpenter | |
| 1982 | Slapstick of Another Kind | Steven Paul |
| 1985 | Creature | William Malone | |
| 1986 | Aliens | James Cameron | Academy Award for Best Visual Effects BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects Saturn Award for Best Special Effects |
| 1989 | Lords of the Deep | Mary Ann Fisher | |
| 1989 | The Abyss | James Cameron | |
| 1990 | Tremors | Ron Underwood | |
| 1990 | Darkman | Sam Raimi | |
| 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | James Cameron | Academy Award for Best Visual Effects BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects |
| 1991 | Cast a Deadly Spell | Martin Campbell | |
| 1992 | Batman Returns | Tim Burton | Nominated- Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Nominated- BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects |
| 1993 | Heart and Souls | Ron Underwood | |
| 1994 | No Escape | Martin Campbell | |
| 1994 | Clifford | Paul Flaherty | |
| 1994 | The Pagemaster | Joe Johnston Pixote Hunt | |
| 1995 | Tank Girl | Rachel Talalay | |
| 1996 | The Arrival | David Twohy | |
| 1996 | T2 3-D: Battle Across Time | James Cameron John Bruno Stan Winston | Theme park attraction |
| 1997 | Titanic | James Cameron | |
| 1997 | Mouse Hunt | Gore Verbinski | |
| 1998 | Hard Rain | Mikael Salomon | |
| 1999 | House on Haunted Hill | William Malone | |
| 2003 | X2 | Bryan Singer | |
| 2004 | Tremors 4: The Legend Begins | S. S. Wilson | |
| 2006 | Trapped Ashes | Sean S. Cunningham Joe Dante Monte Hellman John Gaeta Ken Russell | |
| 2007 | Charlie Wilson's War | Mike Nichols | |
| 2008 | Starship Troopers 3: Marauder | Edward Neumeier | |
| 2009 | The Hole | Joe Dante |
| 2010 | Road to Nowhere | Monte Hellman | |
| 2010 | SP: The Motion Picture | Takafumi Hatano | |
| 2011 | Cosmic Origins 3D | Martha R. Cotton | Documentary film |
| 2011 | SP: The Motion Picture II | Takafumi Hatano | |
| 2015 | Harbinger Down | Alec Gillis | |
| As visual effects artists Year Title Director Notes 1981 Galaxy of Terror Bruce D. Clark 1983 Jaws 3-D Joe Alves Strange Invaders Michael Laughlin To Be or Not to Be Alan Johnson 1984 The Terminator James Cameron 1985 City Limits Aaron Lipstadt 1992 Honey, I Blew Up the Kid Randal Kleiser 1995 The Alien Within Scott P. Levy 1996 Mars Attacks! Tim Burton 2002 Joe and Max Steve James The Tuxedo Kevin Donovan 2004 The Stepford Wives Frank Oz 2006 Failure to Launch Tom Dey 2007 Anamorph Henry S. Miller | As others Year Title Director Credit Notes 1980 Battle Beyond the Stars Jimmy Murakami Miniature effects 1981 Escape From New York John Carpenter Matte painting artist 1982 Forbidden World Allan Holzmann Production design The Aftermath Steve Barkett Miniature effects 1992 Captain Ron Thom Eberhardt |
