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Winners
Tom
Woodruff, Jr.
& Alec Gillis A few words on Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc., a company specializing in Special Effects, Special Make-up and Animatronics. Tom Woodruff, Jr. and Alec Gillis started the company in 1988. A great deal of the work these two men have accomplished is with this company, along with the others that work there. Here is a list of the films they have worked on, and their involvement. Tom and Alec at Monsterpalozza, May 2009.  Photo by Kenneth J. Hall Recent Work (possible spoilers): Old Dogs (Nov. 25th 2009) is a film about Charlie (John Travolta) and Dan (Robin Williams) who are two best friends and co-workers. They know little about the importance of family and what life is truly about. Then Dan's ex-wife, Vicki (Kelly Preston), shows up after many years and announces she and Dan have seven-year-old twins: a son and a daughter. Dan together with Charlie take care of the twins and a dog. With help from a co-worker, Ralph (Seth Green), they experience outdoor activities, a rough instructor, Yancy Devlin (Matt Dillon), a flamboyant children's entertainer, Jimmy Lunchbox (Bernie Mac), and learn the true meaning of life and family. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (October 23rd, 2009) is based on a series of books by Darren Shan. It is a fantasy-adventure about a teenager who unknowingly breakes a 200-year truce between two warring factions of vampires. The teen, Darren (Chris Massoglia) is 16, gets good grades and usually stays out of trouble. But, he and his best friend stumble upon a traveling Freak Show... and things start to change inside Darren, with some help from vampire Larten Crepsley (John C. Reilly). Darren joins the sideshow with it's other "creatures" -a snakeboy, a wolfman, a bearded lady (Salma Hayek) but becomes a pawn between the vampires and their more deadly counterparts. He struggles to survive and prevent the Vampire war from destroying humanity. Forthcoming Work (possible spoilers): The Zookeeper (2010)-- Zoo animals decide to break their code of silence to help their lovable zookeeper catch a woman's attention. The Thing (2011)-- Synopsis forthcoming... The comedy series Roadhogs, created by Alec Gillis and featuring creatures of his creation. Lonely Street, directed by Peter Ettinger, is the story of Bubba Mabry, a dull-witted private detective who was hired to check up on a celebrity who was worried about a certain "fan," but becomes the key suspect in a tabloid reporter's murder. It turns out that the man Mabry is looking out for is none other than Elvis Presley, who faked his death. The fan, actually a tabloid reporter, is found dead after the King leaves town, leaving Mabry in a very bad spot.
 Click Photo to go to the Official Tremors II: Aftershocks website, with tons of photos. Inside a full sized Graboid, from left to right: Andy Schoneberg, Christopher de Faria, Nancy Roberts, Tom Woodruff, S.S. Wilson, Alec Gillis. Other ADI crew, listed by film. From Alien Experience- AVP-R: Inside the Monster Shop Recent Work: In
2009:
ADI
did work on
the film Wild Hogs, now on
DVD. Dominic Janes (from Derek Maki's Instant Dads) is also in the film.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (May 1st, 2009) finds Wolverine, a mutant with only random pieces of his memory, seeking revenge against Victor Creed (later Sabertooth) for the death of his girlfriend. Wolverine attempts to elude some other powerful mutants, and goes through the mutant Weapon X program. Dragonball (April 10th, 2009) directed by
James Wong, the film shows the quest of the young warrior Son Goku who
is racing against time and
the vengeful King Piccolo to collect a set of seven magical orbs that
will grant their wielder unlimited power.
Super Capers (March 20th, 2009) was directed and written by Ray Griggs. This film is about a would-be superhero, albeit without any special powers, Ed Gruberman (played by Justin Whalin), joins a team of misfit heroes-in-training known as The Super Capers. "Gruberman must travel through time to uncover an evil plot involving some gold bullion, a fiery femme fatale, and a criminal mastermind with a dark secret about Ed's past." (Synopsis: Ray Griggs) Race to Witch Mountain (March 13th, 2009) is about a UFO expert who enlists the help of a cabbie to protect two siblings with paranormal powers from the clutches of an organization that wants to use the kids for their nefarious plans. The cast includes Dwayne Johnson (formerly the Rock) and Carla Gugino (Threshold). In 2007: Aliens vs Predator2: Requiem (2007) Now on DVD- A Predator scout
ship
crashes in a
small town in Colorado. All the Predators on the ship are killed, so a
lone
Predator is sent to face off against the escaped Aliens
that were on board as well as the
Pred-Alien seen in the first AVP. The unprepared towns people are
helplessly caught in the battle between these two creatures, and
the efforts to contain them.
(Jan. 12th)
Alpha
Dog is a drama
based on drug dealer Jesse James Hollywood, one of the
youngest men ever to be on the FBI's most wanted list.
In
2006:
The
Santa Claus 3: Escape Clause- Scott Calvin, Santa Clause
(played by
Tim Allen,) faces a difficult holiday season. In an effort to
help his family enjoy themselves, Santa invites his in-laws, pregnant
wife Carol (Elizabeth
Mitchell,) his ex-wife Laura Miller (Wendy Crewson) and her new family,
along with Scott
and Laura's son Charlie to the North Pole. With the help of the
elves, they must keep Jack Frost (Martin Short) from taking over the
North Pole.All the King's Men was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 10th at 9:30 pm. It is a new adaptation on the Robert Penn Warren Pulitzer Prize-winning novel with the same name. The film is about Willie Stark (played by Sean Penn,) who endures the poverty brought on by the great depression, and becomes governor of Louisiana. He made large strides when it came to helping the poor, yet ultimately succumbs to corruption from his own power. The cast also includes Jude Law, Kate Winslet and Mark Ruffalo. |
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