Person
Charles Chiodo
Visual Effects · Born 1952-05-24
Biography
The Chiodo Brothers (Stephen, Charles & Edward Chiodo, all born in Bronx, New York) are a group of sibling special effects artists, best known for their film Killer Klowns from Outer Space and creating puppets and effects for films such as Critters, Ernest Scared Stupid, and Team America: World Police. They created the elaborate dioramas featured in the 2010 film Dinner for Schmucks. The post-hardcore band Chiodos (originally called The Chiodos Bros) is named after them as a tribute. Their studio made the Willice and Crimbles claymation segment on The Simpsons, a parody of Wallace and Gromit in the same style of animation. Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park voiced himself in the episode, as the creator of the fictional short. Description above from the Wikipedia article The Chiodo Brothers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Cinema Insomnia
Self
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Production Design
Alien Xmas
Executive Producer
Critters
Creature Design
Critters 2
Creature Design
Ernest Scared Stupid
Creature Design
Critters 3
Creature Design
Gila!
Creature Design
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self
Alien Abduction
Creature Design
Filmography
- 2020The Holiday Movies That Made UsSelf
- 2020Alien XmasExecutive Producer
- 2018The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2Self
- 2018You Are What They Eat: The Making of Critters 3Self
- 2018Space Madness: The Making of Critters 4Self
- 2018They Bite!: The Making of CrittersSelf
- 2018The Animagic World of Rankin/BassSelf
- 2018Hell's KittyProperty Master
- 2014Alien AbductionCreature Design
- 2013From Cheesecake to Cheesecake: The Joy Harmon StorySelf
- 2012Gila!Creature Design
- 2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”Self
- 2005Mighty Joe Young: Ray Harryhausen and Mighty Joe YoungHimself
- 2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelf
- 2004Elf: Lights, Camera, Puffin!Self
- 1995Theodore RexGuy in the Bag (voice)
- 1992The Amazing Live Sea MonkeysCreator
- 1992Critters 4Creature Design
- 1991Critters 3Creature Design
- 1991Ernest Scared StupidCreature Design
- 1989Mickey's Safety Club: Street Safe, Street SmartSet Designer
- 1988Killer Klowns from Outer SpaceProduction Design
- 1988Critters 2Creature Design
- 1986CrittersCreature Design
- 1981History of the World: Part IVisual Effects
- 1980I Go PogoProduction Designer
- 1974Free InsideAnimation
- 1972Sludge Grubs
- 1971EskimoNarrator
- 1970Africa DannyAnimation
- 1968The Beast from the Egg
- 1967Land of Terror
- —Cinema InsomniaSelf
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