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.^[1][2] He is one the founders of the effects studios 4-Ward Productions and Whodoo EFX.

Robert Skotak
Born	(1945-05-17) May 17, 1945 (age 80) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Visual effects artist
Years active	1975-present
Relatives	Dennis Skotak (brother)

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
	The Abyss	James Cameron
1990	Tremors	Ron Underwood
	Darkman	Sam Raimi
1991	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	James Cameron	Academy Award for Best Visual Effects BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects
	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
	Clifford	Paul Flaherty
	The Pagemaster	Joe Johnston Pixote Hunt
1995	Tank Girl	Rachel Talalay
1996	The Arrival	David Twohy
	T2 3-D: Battle Across Time	James Cameron John Bruno Stan Winston	Theme park attraction
1997	Titanic	James Cameron
	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
	SP: The Motion Picture	Takafumi Hatano
2011	Cosmic Origins 3D	Martha R. Cotton	Documentary film
	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