Biography
Stanley Winston (April 7, 1946 – June 15, 2008) was an American visual effects supervisor, makeup artist, and film director. He was best known for his work in the Terminator series, the Jurassic Park series, Aliens, the Predator series, Iron Man, Edward Scissorhands, Avatar and Enthiran. He won four Academy Awards for his work. Winston, a frequent collaborator with director James Cameron, owned several effects studios, including Stan Winston Digital. The established areas of expertise for Winsto...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Jurassic World
2015
Thanks
Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally en...

Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica
2012
Thanks
An invasion alien threatens the fate of humanity and begins in a village where there are Bill Johnson, John West and Max Giggs. The friends escape fro...

Jurassic Park: Prime Survival
2011
Thanks
They shouldn’t be there. They shouldn’t have come. Now they have to survive. When a group of three friends head to a deserted island, little do they k...

Return to Jurassic Park
2011
as Self (archive footage)
A multi-part documentary about the making of the Jurassic Park trilogy. Each part walks through the making of part of one of the films, including the ...

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009
Special Effects
From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fi...

Terminator Salvation
2009
In Memory Of, Creature Effects Technical Director
All grown up in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor must lead the resistance of humans against the increasingly dominating militaristic robots. But whe...

The Deaths of Ian Stone
2008
Producer
Deaths tells the story of an all-American guy who is murdered each day by horrifying pursuers, only to wake up in slightly different lives to experien...

Iron Man
2008
Special Effects
After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
Bloodsucking Cinema
2007
as Self
The sound of flapping bat wings, an empty coffin, glistening fangs, tiny punctures on the neck, the sensual taste of blood, a blank reflection, fear o...

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006
as Self
This historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, begins with Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night. The films'...

Hellraiser: Deader
2005
Producer
When a tough-as-nails reporter is lead to a mysterious cult and the evil Pinhead, any moment could be her last.

Constantine
2005
Special Effects Makeup Artist
John Constantine has literally been to Hell and back. When he teams up with a policewoman to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their in...

The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of Predator 2 is a 2005 documentary that details the production of the 1990 film Predator 2. Created for the Pr...

Fangoria: Blood Drive
2004
as Himself / DVD Extras
Short film collection bringing together the winners of the Blood Drive film contest hosted by Fangoria. Titles include The Hitch, A Man And His Finger...

Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'
2004
as Self
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Rob Schmidt's 'Wrong Turn'.

Stan Winston: Monster Mogul
2004
as Self
Featurette on special make-up effects creator Stan Winston

Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods
2004
as Self
Featurette on Eliza Dushku, who plays Jessie in 'Wrong Turn'

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
2003
as Self
This feature-length documentary, made especially for the 2003 Aliens (1986) DVD release, is incredibly informative with all its interviews with both t...

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003
Makeup Effects
It's been 10 years since John Connor saved Earth from Judgment Day, and he's now living under the radar, steering clear of using anything Skynet can t...

No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2003
A look at the digital effects in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Wrong Turn
2003
Producer
Chris crashes into a carload of other young people, and the group of stranded motorists is soon lost in the woods of West Virginia, where they're hunt...

Michael Jackson: The Making of Ghosts
2002
as Self
VH1 behind the scenes special of Michael Jackson's Ghosts

Teenage Caveman
2002
Producer
In a post-apocalyptic future mankind is lives in a prehistoric manner. After killing his father for sexually assaulting his girlfriend, the son of a t...

Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature
2001
Producer
Two carnies (Sewell and Gugino) abduct a mermaid in Ireland, circa 1900, and decide to transport her to America. As their ship loses its way and heads...

The Making Of Jurassic Park III
2001
as Self
A very in depth look at the making of the movie, a look at the special effects and animatronics made for the motion picture, Jurassic Park III (2001)....

The Day the World Ended
2001
Producer, Special Effects
A school psychologist investigates the death of a student's mother and finds the boy believes he is the son of an alien being.

How to Make a Monster
2001
Producer
Video game developer Clayton Software enlists the talents of a misfit group of programmers to develop the scariest computer combat game: EVILUTION. Wi...

Earth vs. the Spider
2001
Producer
A shy comic book fan is injected with an experimental serum and starts turning into a spider. When web covered bodies start appearing a policeman star...

A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
Animatronics Designer
David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually b...

Pearl Harbor
2001
Makeup Effects
The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love ...

Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
2001
as Self
Many cast and crew interviews cue us in on the making of the film The Terminator (1984). From James Cameron's first concept to casting to practical ef...

The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
2000
as Self
This overly entertaining making-of for the Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) spin-off, T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996), reveals everything from conc...

In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
2000
as Self
A behind-the-scenes documentary of the 1994 film, Interview with the Vampire.

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999
as Self
A tribute to stopmotion supremo and special effects genius extraordinaire Ray Harryhausen, the man behind some of cinema's greatest fantasy films - Th...

Galaxy Quest
1999
Makeup Effects
For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA protector - "Commander Peter Quincy Taggart", "Lt. Tawny Madison and "Dr.Lazarus" - set off on a thril...

End of Days
1999
Creature Design
On 28 December 1999, the citizens of New York City are getting ready for the turn of the millennium. However, Satan decides to crash the party by comi...

Inspector Gadget
1999
Animatronics Designer
John Brown is a bumbling but well-intentioned security guard who is badly injured in an explosion planned by an evil mastermind. He is taken to a labo...

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
1998
as Self
An in-depth look at the making of John Carpenter's cult classic sci-fi horror The Thing, telling the story of a group of researchers in Antarctica who...

Small Soldiers
1998
Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.

Ghosts
1997
Director, Screenplay, Story
In the town of Normal Valley, an eccentric magician named Maestro entertains the local children every day in his spooky mansion. One stormy night, the...

The Making of 'The Lost World'
1997
as Self
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of director Steven Spielberg's 1997 film "The Lost World."

The Relic
1997
Creature Effects Technical Director
A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people in a Chicago museum.

Hollywood Halloween
1997
as Self
Horror documentary with interviews to William Friedkin, Stan Winston, John McNaughton, Tom Holland and Ridley Scott.

Alien Autopsy: (fact or fiction?)
1995
as Self
This provacative FOX Network "prime time" television special investigates the purported "Alien Autopsy" footage that was allegedly filmed by the Unite...

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995
as Self
This documentary treats film fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Jurassic Park," one of the 90's biggest hits and a milestone in specia...

Interview with the Vampire
1994
Makeup Effects Designer
A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
as Self
Documentary focused on the creation of movie and television special effects, hosted by Roy Scheider and Jonathan Brandis, featuring behind the scenes ...

Jurassic Park
1993
Special Effects
A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of e...

T2: More Than Meets the Eye
1993
as Self
A documentary about scenes that were deleted from the original theatrical release of Terminator 2.

Batman Returns
1992
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Batman must face The Penguin, a sewer-dwelling gangleader intent on being accepted into Gotham society. Meanwhile, another Gotham resident finds hers...

The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
1992
as Self
Behind the scenes documentary about the making of Batman Returns.

The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
1991
as Self
Documentary of the making of the sequel to the popular Schwarzenegger film, The Terminator.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991
Makeup Effects Designer, Visual Effects Producer, Special Effects
Set ten years after the events of the original, James Cameron’s classic sci-fi action flick tells the story of a second attempt to get rid of rebellio...

A Gnome Named Gnorm
1991
Director
A young Los Angeles police officer and a mysterious gnome become unlikely partners as they track a killer. When a sting operation goes awry, officer C...

Predator 2
1990
Special Effects
A police chief in the war-torn streets of Los Angeles discovers that an extraterrestrial creature is hunting down residents - and that he is the next ...

Leviathan
1989
Creature Effects Technical Director
Underwater deep-sea miners encounter a Soviet wreck and bring back a dangerous cargo to their base on the ocean floor with horrifying results. The cre...

Pumpkinhead
1988
Director, Story
When a group of teenagers inadvertently kill his only son, Ed Harley seeks the powers of a backwoods witch to bring the child back to life.

The Monster Squad
1987
Creature Design
Count Dracula adjourns to Earth, accompanied by Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Gillman. The uglies are in search of a powerfu...

Predator
1987
Special Effects
A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.

Aliens
1986
Second Unit Director
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for...

Invaders from Mars
1986
Creature Design
In this remake of the classic 1950s sci-fi tale, a boy tries to stop an invasion of his town by aliens who take over the the minds of his parents, his...

The Making of the Terminator
1985
as Self
This documentary treats movie fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Terminator, the now-classic science fiction film about an ordinary...

The Terminator
1984
Second Unit Director
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Con...

The Entity
1982
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Single mother Carla Moran is raped and attacked by an invisible force. She begins therapy with Dr. Phil Sneiderman, a psychiatrist who believes Carla'...

Parasite
1982
Creature Design, Special Effects
Paul Dean has created a deadly parasite that is now attached to his stomach. He and his female companion, Patricia Welles, must find a way to destroy ...

Heartbeeps
1981
Makeup Effects
Two domestic robots fall in love and run off together.

Dead & Buried
1981
Makeup Effects Designer
After a series of gory murders commited by mobs of townspeople against visiting tourists, the corpses appear to be coming back to life and living norm...

The Hand
1981
Makeup Effects
Jon Lansdale is a comic book artist who loses his right hand in a car accident. The hand was not found at the scene of the accident, but it soon retur...

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
1980
Special Effects Makeup Artist
When the astronauts Burke and Virdon, with their chimp companion Galen, are captured in a fishing village that employs human slave labor, they must pr...

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
1980
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Human astronauts Burke and Virdon, with their chimp companion Galen, are forced to become involved in the strange gladiatorial games of the district r...

The Exterminator
1980
Makeup Effects
When a man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York, he transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a war zone.

The Unseen
1980
Story
A trio of female reporters find themselves staying overnight in a house occupied by a hostile being lurking in the basement

The Island
1980
Special Effects Makeup Artist
David Nau leads a band of modern day pirates who raid yachts and sail boats of people on vacation in the Caribbean. When reporter Blair Maynard and hi...

The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan
1979
Makeup Designer
Hoping to repair their marriage, Jennie Logan and her husband move into a beautiful Victorian manor. When Jennie tries on an antique dress she finds i...

The Wiz
1978
Makeup Designer
Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.

Dracula's Dog
1977
Makeup Designer, Special Effects
A Romanian vampire-hunter tracks Dracula's servant to Los Angeles, home of the last of his line.

Mansion of the Doomed
1976
Makeup Designer
An insane surgeon finds himself up to his armpits in eyeballs after guilt prompts him to begin removing the eyes of abducted people in hopes of perfor...

W.C. Fields and Me
1976
Makeup Designer, Special Effects
In 1920s New York City, W. C. Fields is a successful headlining entertainer, but when his girlfriend leaves him and his broker loses his money, Fields...

Unwed Father
1974
Makeup Artist
A teenage boy fathers a child with his girlfriend. He then fights his parents, the girlfriend, the girl's parents and the courts in an attempt to get ...

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
Makeup Supervisor, Makeup Effects
In February, 1962, as the civil rights movement reaches Bayonne, Louisiana, a New York journalist arrives to interview Jane Pittman, who has just turn...

Get Christie Love!
1974
Makeup Supervisor
Get Christie Love! is a 1974 made-for-television film starring Teresa Graves as an undercover female police detective who is determined to overthrow a...

The Bat People
1974
Makeup Effects, Makeup Designer
Dr. John Beck, recently married, decides to take his wife, Cathy, spelunking in Carlsbad Cavern. While there, Dr. Beck, who specializes in bats, is bi...

Gargoyles
1972
Creature Design
After receiving word about a mysterious carcass/skeleton unearthed in the Arizona desert, a father and his daughter decide to remove it from the buria...