History Creator / StanWinston

* ''Film/{{Benchwarmers}}'' (2006): Provided the effects for Number 7 and other robots.

* ''Film/TheHand'' (1981): Handled the various hand effects with ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'''s Carlo Rombaldi.

* ''Film/JurassicPark'' (1993): If you thought the Alien Queen was scary, you have not taken a visit to the T-Rex pen yet. Though the movie famously used CGI for a lot of the dinosaur shots, many others were done using puppets and animatronics done by Winston, such as the Dilophosaurus and some shots of the T-Rex.[[note]]Basically, most full-body shots are CGI, and most partial-body shots are practical effects[[/note]]

'''Notable Credits''':
* ''Film/ItLivesByNight'' (1974): The less said about this film, which became ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' fodder, the better. Shared effects duties with ''Film/FlightOfTheNavigator'''s Tony Urbano.

In the summer of 1983, independent young filmmaker Creator/JamesCameron was confronted with the problem of convincingly turning an unknown Austrian bodybuilder called Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger into a killer metal skeleton peeling with rotting flesh from the future called [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} the Terminator]].

First and foremost, Stan Winston considered himself a storyteller, with his creations as characters and actors, rather than props. In 2001 he was honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. By the time he lost his battle to cancer on June 15th, 2008, he had 4 Academy Awards, 2 Emmys, and 15 other awards under his belt. His workshop has since been reformed as [[http://www.legacyefx.com/index.html Legacy Effects]] and largely stick to commercial work; but have been involved in several films and shows, such as ''Film/TheMuppets2011'', ''Film/RealSteel'', ''Film/DinnerForSchmucks'', ''Series/GreysAnatomy'', ''Film/{{Robot}}'', and even ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' to name a few.

* ''Film/InspectorGadget'' (1999): His interpretation of Gadget's gadgets are often cited as being the best part of the movie.

First and foremost, Stan Winston considered himself a storyteller, with his creations as characters and actors, rather than props. In 2001 he was honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. By the time he lost his battle to cancer on June 15th, 2008, he had 4 Academy Awards, 2 Emmys, and 15 other awards under his belt. His workshop has since been reformed as [[http://www.legacyefx.com/index.html Legacy Effects]] and largely stick to commercial work; but have been involved in several films and shows, such as ''Film/TheMuppets'', ''Film/RealSteel'', ''Film/DinnerForSchmucks'', ''Series/GreysAnatomy'', ''Film/{{Robot}}'', and even ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' to name a few.

* ''Film/TheHand'' (1981)

* ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial'' (1978): Yes, even the greats [[OldShame have to start somewhere]].

* ''Film/ItLivesByNight'' (1974): The less said about this film, which became ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' fodder, the better.

First and foremost, Stan Winston considered himself a storyteller, with his creations as characters and actors, rather than props. In 2001 he was honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. By the time he lost his battle to cancer on June 15th, 2008, he had 4 Academy Awards, 2 Emmys, and 15 other awards under his belt. His workshop has since been reformed as [[http://www.legacyefx.com/index.html Legacy Effects]] and largely stick to commercial work; but have been involved in several films and shows, such as ''Film/TheMuppets'', ''Film/RealSteel'', ''Film/DinnerForSchmucks'', ''Series/GreysAnatomy'', , ''Film/{{Robot}}'', and even ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' to name a few.

First and foremost, Stan Winston considered himself a storyteller, with his creations as characters and actors, rather than props. In 2001 he was honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. By the time he lost his battle to cancer on June 15th, 2008, he had 4 Academy Awards, 2 Emmys, and 15 other awards under his belt. His workshop has since been reformed as [[http://www.legacyefx.com/index.html Legacy Effects]] and largely stick to commercial work; but have been involved in several films and shows, such as ''Film/IronMan2'', ''Film/TheMuppets'', ''Film/RealSteel'', ''Film/DinnerForSchmucks'', ''Film/CowboysAndAliens'', ''Series/GreysAnatomy'', ''Series/PairOfKings'', ''Film/{{Robot}}'', ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and even ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' to name a few.

* ''Film/{{The Island of Dr. Moreau|1996}}'' (1996): Mutant Human-Animal hybrids! Which are among the only things that people who watch the film will admit were the only decent parts.

* ''Film/TheThing1982'': While Rob Bottin is the man credited with most of the film's horrifying effects, the first transformation seen the the film, the transformation of the "dog thing", was done by Stan Winston, as Bottin was suffering exhaustion from his work schedule at the time. In fact, that was ''literally'' Mr Winston's hand inside the transformed dog's head, giving a doubly disturbing organic quality to the puppetry of its movement. Winston declined to have a credit on the film, as he didn't want to take praise away from Bottin's work.

* ''Film/TheIslandOfDrMoreau1996'' (1996): Mutant Human-Animal hybrids! Which are among the only things that people who watch the film will admit were the only decent parts.

* ''Instinct'' (1999): A small project, but a very fulfilling one for Stan and the studio, as it allowed them to create gorillas that rivaled the apes created by Rick Baker in realism.

* ''Film/{{Benchwarmers}} (2006): Provided the effects for Number 7 and other robots.

* ''Film/SmallSoldiers'' (1998):

Stan took one look at James Cameron's pencil sketches, and wrapped the bodybuilder's face in liquid plaster. Out of the impression left by the massive Austrian's face, he meticulously carved a nightmarish visage of mechanical death out of clay.

More than just a monster-puppeteer, Mr. Winston was also a virtuoso in the art of makeup, capable of making chameleons out of actors playing characters wildly different in appearance, or recreate heartbreakingly accurate injuries of the most horrific battles in human history. He went on with Creator/JamesCameron to create the visual effects company known as Creator/DigitalDomain.

First and foremost, Stan Winston considered himself a storyteller, with his creations as characters and actors, rather than props. In 2001 he was honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. By the time he lost his battle to cancer on June 15th, 2008, he had 4 Academy Awards, 2 Emmys and 15 other awards under his belt. His workshop has since been reformed as [[http://www.legacyefx.com/index.html Legacy Effects]] and largely stick to commercial work; but have been involved in several films and shows, such as ''Film/IronMan2'', ''Film/TheMuppets'', ''Film/RealSteel'', ''Film/DinnerForSchmucks'', ''Film/CowboysAndAliens'', ''Series/GreysAnatomy'', ''Series/PairOfKings'', ''Film/{{Robot}}'', ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and even ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' to name a few.

* ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' (2009): Despite having close to none of his trademark, articulate and spectacularly lifelike puppets, appearing in this film, the basis for the digital Na'vi are still, designed and sculpted in clay the good old fashioned way, by the Monster-Meister himself, and his crew before being scanned into Weta-Digital's computers. Last major work of the master before passing away from leukemia.

* ''Film/{{Heartbeeps}}'' (1982): The robot makeup he created for Creator/AndyKaufman and Bernadette Peters got him his first Oscar nomination, even though the movie bombed.

* ''Film/BatmanReturns'' (1992): If one man can make Danny [=DeVito=] even MORE ugly, Stan is the man. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Also, the cute animatronic penguins]].

* OldShame: ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial,'' refusing a gig on ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial,'' ''Invaders from Mars,'' and ''A Gnome Called Gnorm'' (his second directorial effort).

* ''Heartbeeps'' (1982): The robot makeup he created for Creator/AndyKaufman and Bernadette Peters got him his first Oscar nomination, even though the movie bombed.

* BadassGrandpa: Shows up in multiple photos with Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, in tight black T-shirts, bulging with muscles as big as the Governator's, while chomping on an equally badass cigar to match.
* CoolOldGuy

* ''Film/{{Zathura}}'' (2005): In one of his few kid-friendly efforts, Stan creates the suits/puppets of the creepy Lizard Warriors in this flick.

* ''Film/JurassicPark'' (1993): If you thought the Alien Queen was scary, you have not taken a visit to the T-Rex pen yet...