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Rob Bottin

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Rob Bottin

EN cinema · 40 credits

Born

1 April 1959 (age 67)

Birthplace

El Monte, California, USA

Also known as Robin Bottin

Robin R. Bottin is an American special make-up effects creator. Known for his collaborations with directors John Carpenter, Paul Verhoeven and David Fincher, Bottin worked with Carpenter on both The Fog and The Thing, with Verhoeven on RoboCop, Total Recall and Basic Instinct, and with Fincher on Se7en and Fight Club. His many other film credits include The Howling, Legend, Innerspace and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Well respected in his field of prosthetic makeup (better known as special make-up effects), and described in 2013 as a "special effects genius", Bottin was nominated for an Oscar in 1986 for Best Makeup, and was awarded a Special Achievement Academy Award at the 1991 Academy Awards. He has two BAFTA nominations, and won two Saturn Awards with five further nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rob Bottin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

The Thunder Road: Making 'Explorers'

The Thunder Road: Making 'Explorers'

ENNot rated

as Self

Tales Beyond Madness poster

Tales Beyond Madness

EN · 20193.0

Actor

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX poster

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

EN · 20086.6

as Self

Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend' poster

Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'

EN · 20027.0

as Himself

Mr. Deeds poster

Mr. Deeds

EN · 20025.9

Makeup Effects

Imagining 'Total Recall' poster

Imagining 'Total Recall'

EN · 20017.0

as Self (archive footage)

Charlie's Angels poster

Charlie's Angels

EN · 20005.9

Makeup Effects

Fight Club poster

Fight Club

EN · 19998.4

Makeup Effects

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape poster

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

EN · 19987.4

as Self

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas poster

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

EN · 19987.2

Makeup Effects

Deep Rising poster

Deep Rising

EN · 19986.2

Creature Design

The Devil's Advocate poster

The Devil's Advocate

EN · 19977.5

Visual Effects Design Consultant

Mimic poster

Mimic

EN · 19976.1

Creature Design

Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible

EN · 19967.0

Makeup Effects

Se7en poster

Se7en

EN · 19958.4

Makeup Effects Designer

RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement poster

RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement

EN · 19946.9

Creator

Basic Instinct poster

Basic Instinct

EN · 19927.0

Makeup Effects Designer

Bugsy poster

Bugsy

EN · 19916.3

Makeup Effects

Total Recall poster

Total Recall

EN · 19907.3

Makeup Effects Designer, Character Designer

The Great Outdoors poster

The Great Outdoors

EN · 19886.5

Makeup Effects

The Witches of Eastwick poster

The Witches of Eastwick

EN · 19876.5

Makeup Designer, Special Effects Makeup Artist

Innerspace poster

Innerspace

EN · 19876.8

Makeup Effects Designer

RoboCop poster

RoboCop

EN · 19877.4

Makeup Effects, Visual Effects, Makeup Effects Designer

Explorers poster

Explorers

EN · 19856.3

Makeup Effects Designer

Silver Bullet poster

Silver Bullet

EN · 19856.7

Visual Effects

Legend poster

Legend

EN · 19856.3

Makeup Effects Designer

Twilight Zone: The Movie poster

Twilight Zone: The Movie

EN · 19836.5

Makeup Effects Designer, Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Thing poster

The Thing

EN · 19828.1

Makeup Effects Designer, Makeup Effects, Special Effects Makeup Artist

Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling' poster

Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'

EN · 19819.0

as Self

The Howling poster

The Howling

EN · 19816.6

Makeup Effects Designer, Associate Producer

Humanoids from the Deep poster

Humanoids from the Deep

EN · 19805.7

as Humanoid (uncredited), Creature Design

The Fog poster

The Fog

EN · 19806.7

as Blake, Makeup Effects

Airplane! poster

Airplane!

EN · 19807.3

Makeup Artist

Tanya's Island poster

Tanya's Island

EN · 19805.0

Makeup Artist, Special Effects

Maniac poster

Maniac

EN · 19806.4

Makeup Effects

Mistress of the Apes poster

Mistress of the Apes

EN · 19793.9

Makeup Artist

Rock 'n' Roll High School poster

Rock 'n' Roll High School

EN · 19796.3

Makeup Effects Designer

The Fury poster

The Fury

EN · 19786.3

Assistant Makeup Artist

Piranha poster

Piranha

EN · 19786.0

Special Effects Makeup Artist

King Kong poster

King Kong

EN · 19766.3

Makeup Effects