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Walt Conti

  • Special Effects
  • Visual Effects
  • Animation Department
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Walt Conti was born in 1960. He is known for The Perfect Storm (2000), Innerspace (1987) and Deep Blue Sea (1999).
Bornc. 1960
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    The Perfect Storm (2000)
    The Perfect Storm
    6.5
    • Special Effects
    • 2000
    Dennis Quaid in Innerspace (1987)
    Innerspace
    6.8
    • Visual Effects(as Walter Conti, ILM)
    • 1987
    Saffron Burrows in Deep Blue Sea (1999)
    Deep Blue Sea
    5.9
    • Special Effects(Sharks)
    • 1999
    The Abyss (1989)
    The Abyss
    7.5
    • Visual Effects(as Walter Conti, Walt Conti Productions)
    • 1989

    Credits

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    Special Effects

    • Nicolas Cage, Tom Sizemore, Thomas Jane, and Matt Lanter in USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016)
      USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
      5.3
      • animatronic effects
      • 2016
    • Ben Stiller in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
      The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
      7.3
      • lead shark technician: Iceland
      • 2013
    • Shark Night (2011)
      Shark Night
      4.1
      • animatronic effects supervisor
      • 2011
    • Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker in Failure to Launch (2006)
      Failure to Launch
      5.7
      • effects supervisor: dolphin, Edge Innovations
      • 2006
    • Mike Myers, Michael Caine, Beyoncé, and Verne Troyer in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
      Austin Powers in Goldmember
      6.2
      • shark technician: Edge Innovations
      • 2002
    • Tom Hanks in Cast Away (2000)
      Cast Away
      7.8
      • animatronic effects: Edge Innovations
      • 2000
    • The Perfect Storm (2000)
      The Perfect Storm
      6.5
      • animatronic effects supervisor
      • 2000
    • Saffron Burrows in Deep Blue Sea (1999)
      Deep Blue Sea
      5.9
      • effects supervisor: Sharks
      • 1999
    • Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
      Free Willy 3: The Rescue
      4.7
      • whale effects supervisor
      • 1997
    • Anaconda (1997)
      Anaconda
      4.9
      • animatronics effects
      • 1997
    • Steve Guttenberg, Kathleen Quinlan, George Miller, Majandra Delfino, Jessica Howell, and Miko Hughes in Zeus and Roxanne (1997)
      Zeus and Roxanne
      5.3
      • effects supervisor: dolphin, Edge Innovations
      • 1997
    • White Squall (1996)
      White Squall
      6.6
      • animatronics effects
      • 1996
    • Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
      Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
      5.1
      • effects supervisor: Whale
      • 1995
    • Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, and James Garner in Maverick (1994)
      Maverick
      7.0
      • rattlesnake effects supervisor
      • 1994
    • Jason James Richter and Keiko in Free Willy (1993)
      Free Willy
      6.0
      • effects supervisor: Whale
      • 1993

    Visual Effects

    • Jeff Goldblum, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Cate Blanchett, Bud Cort, Anjelica Huston, Michael Gambon, and Owen Wilson in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
      The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
      7.2
      • animatronic effects supervisor
      • 2004
    • SeaQuest 2032 (1993)
      SeaQuest 2032
      6.7
      TV Series
      • dolphin supervisor: Edge Innovations
      • 1994
    • The Abyss (1989)
      The Abyss
      7.5
      • visual effects supervisor: Walt Conti Productions (as Walter Conti)
      • 1989
    • Dennis Quaid in Innerspace (1987)
      Innerspace
      6.8
      • modelshop project chief: ILM (as Walter Conti)
      • 1987
    • Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, and Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
      Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
      7.3
      • project supervisor: ILM
      • whale design supervisor: ILM
      • 1986

    Animation Department

    • Flipper (1996)
      Flipper
      5.3
      • animatronic designer
      • 1996

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Walter Conti
    • Born
      • c. 1960

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