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Mike Menzel(I)

  • Special Effects
  • Animation Department
  • Make-Up Department
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Mike Menzel is known for Waterworld (1995), Backdraft (1991) and UHF (1989).
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    Known for

    Kevin Costner in Waterworld (1995)
    Waterworld
    6.3
    • Special Effects
    • 1995
    Backdraft (1991)
    Backdraft
    6.7
    • Special Effects
    • 1991
    'Weird Al' Yankovic in UHF (1989)
    UHF
    6.9
    • Special Effects(fantasy/music sequences)
    • 1989
    John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins in Super Mario Bros. (1993)
    Super Mario Bros.
    4.2
    • Special Effects(as Michael Menzel)
    • 1993

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    Special Effects

    • Kate Beckinsale in Underworld: Evolution (2006)
      Underworld: Evolution
      6.7
      • hair department: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs (as Michael Manzel)
      • 2006
    • Michael Gross in Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001)
      Tremors 3: Back to Perfection
      5.3
      Video
      • lab technician (as Michael Menzel)
      • 2001
    • Tyne Daly, Frederic Forrest, Robert Breuler, Marc Grapey, Rebecca Harrell Tickell, and Andreas Katsulas in A Piece of Eden (2000)
      A Piece of Eden
      5.7
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2000
    • Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Downey Jr., and Wesley Snipes in U.S. Marshals (1998)
      U.S. Marshals
      6.6
      • special effects purchaser (uncredited)
      • 1998
    • Winona Ryder and Sigourney Weaver in Alien Resurrection (1997)
      Alien Resurrection
      6.2
      • special effects technician (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black (1997)
      Men in Black
      7.3
      • special effects technician (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • Nicolas Cage and John Travolta in Face/Off (1997)
      Face/Off
      7.3
      • special effects technician (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • Volcano (1997)
      Volcano
      5.5
      • special effects purchaser (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • Lauren Holly, Kelsey Grammer, and Rob Schneider in Down Periscope (1996)
      Down Periscope
      6.2
      • special effects
      • 1996
    • Kevin Costner in Waterworld (1995)
      Waterworld
      6.3
      • special effects technician
      • 1995
    • New Nightmare (1994)
      New Nightmare
      6.4
      • special effects crew (as Michael W. Menzel)
      • 1994
    • Return to Lonesome Dove (1993)
      Return to Lonesome Dove
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • second unit special effects supervisor
      • 1993
    • John Cusack in Money for Nothing (1993)
      Money for Nothing
      5.7
      • special effects coordinator
      • 1993
    • John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins in Super Mario Bros. (1993)
      Super Mario Bros.
      4.2
      • special effects foreman (as Michael Menzel)
      • 1993
    • Dyan Cannon and Kris Kristofferson in Christmas in Connecticut (1992)
      Christmas in Connecticut
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • special effects technician
      • 1992

    Animation Department

    • Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito, Pedro Pascal, Shirley Henderson, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Katee Sackhoff, Amy Sedaris, Omid Abtahi, Emily Swallow, and Katy O'Brian in The Mandalorian (2019)
      The Mandalorian
      8.6
      TV Series
      • puppeteer
      • 2020

    Makeup Department

    • Kelly Stables in The Ring Two (2005)
      The Ring Two
      5.4
      • mold department: Cinovation (as Michael Manzel)
      • 2005
    • Michael Jackson in Captain EO (1986)
      Captain EO
      6.3
      Short
      • special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
      • 1986
    • Nastassja Kinski in Cat People (1982)
      Cat People
      6.2
      • effects makeup artist (uncredited)
      • 1982

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