The Chiodo Brothers
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Born | Charles Anthony Chiodo May 24, 1952 Stephen Joseph Chiodo March 2, 1954 Edward Michael Chiodo August 25, 1960 |
Occupation | Special effects artists |
Years active | 1982-present |
The Chiodo Brothers (Stephen, Charles & Edward Chiodo;
Their studio has made
- A parody of Davey and Goliath for "HOMR" (2001).
- Parodies of The California Raisins and Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town for "'Tis the Fifteenth Season" (2003).
- A couch gag featuring Gumby for "The Girl Who Slept Too Little" (2005).
- A parody of Wallace and Gromit for "Angry Dad: The Movie" (2011).
- A nightmare sequence parodying Davey and Goliath for "Ned 'n' Edna's Blend Agenda" (2012).
On August 23, 2019, it was announced that the Chiodo Brothers were developing a stop-motion animated adaptation of the book Alien Xmas,[3] written by Stephen Chiodo and Jim Strain,[4] for Netflix with executive producer Jon Favreau. The adaptation, also titled Alien Xmas, was released on Netflix on November 20, 2020.
Credited special effects
- Flicks (1983) – character masks
- Critters (1986) – critter designer and supervisor
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1986, TV series; 1 episode) – models and effects
- RoboCop-6000 SUX commercial (1987, movie)
- Critters 2(1988) – design and supervision: Chiodo Brothers Production, Inc
- UHF (1988) – Clay Animation: Chiodo Bros. Production
- Monsters (1988, TV series; 1 episode) – monster creator
- Critters 3 (1991) – design and supervision: critters crew
- Rubin and Ed(1991) – creator: Simon the Cat
- Ernest Scared Stupid (1991) – creature effects designer
- Critters 4 (1992) – design and supervision: critters crew
- Masked Rider (1996) – special effects: Ferbus puppet and Maggot costumes
- The Stupids (1996) – stop motion animation: Chiodo Bros
- Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1998) – special effects: Lerigot, Yara, Bethel, Elgar, Rygog, Maligore puppets
- Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation (1997-1998) – special effects: Turtles, puppets
- The Mr. Potato Head Show (1998–1999; 13 episodes) – puppet fabrication
- King Cobra (1999) – creature effects
- Demon Island (2002) – creature effects
- Elf (2003) – stop motion animation supervisor : Chiodo Bros
- Team America: World Police (2004) – puppet supervisor
- The Bite-Sized Adventures of Sam Sandwich (2012, TV series) – lead puppet fabricator
- 1982 (2013, Short) – special effects
- Alien Abduction (2014) – creature design[5]
- Marcel the Shell With Shoes On (2021) - stop motion animation
References
- ^ Desowitz, Bill (November 20, 2020). "'Alien Xmas': Netflix Gets a Retro Holiday Special from Jon Favreau and the Chiodo Brothers". IndieWire. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ Lytal, Cristy (July 25, 2010). "Working Hollywood: Making mice for 'Dinner for Schmucks'". Los Angeles Times.
- Arrow in the Head. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ Robinson, Tasha (November 24, 2020). "Netflix's Alien Xmas is a reskinned Grinch movie for stop-motion nostalgists". Polygon. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ IMDb.com 2020 - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0158014/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1#special_effects
External links
- Official website
- Stephen Chiodo at IMDb
- Charles Chiodo at IMDb
- Edward Chiodo at IMDb