A.D. Flowers (1917–2001)

Special Effects | Art Department

For more than thirty years, A. D. Flowers worked his magic in movies and on TV and ended his career...

Born: February 22, 1917
Died: July 5, 2001 (age 84)

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Filmography

Known For

The Poseidon Adventure Special Effects (1972)
Tora! Tora! Tora! Special Effects (1970)
1941 Special Effects (1979)
Known For

The Towering Inferno Special Effects (1974)
Special Effects

1941 (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Fury (1978)
Red Alert (1977)
The Missouri Breaks (1976)
Breakheart Pass (1975)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Sleeper (1973)
Dillinger (1973)
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
Rio Lobo (1970)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Bloody Mama (1970)
Take the Money and Run (1969)
Garrison's Gorillas (1967-1968)
Combat! (1964-1967)
Special Effects

The Untouchables (1959)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Art Department

Forbidden Planet (1956)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Awards

Did You Know

In "The Godfather," Flowers employed his formula for blood to lend a touch of realism to the gore. He mixed Karo syrup (for consistency), dish soap (for ease of washing the stuff out), red dye No. 2, and, as the piece de resistance, blue dye No. 1, ...