Rick Lazzarini

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Credits
60 titles

Past Film & Video (47 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016) Snake Replicas And Prosthetics (uncredited) Snake Replicas And Prosthetics (uncredited) See fewer	$40MM	$5.5MM	$15MM	$30MM
War Dogs (2016) Puppeteer (bomb retrieval robot) (uncredited) Puppeteer (bomb retrieval robot) (uncredited) See fewer	$40MM	$15MM	$43MM	$86MM
Ghostbusters (2016) Puppeteer (Slimer) (uncredited), Puppet Designer And Builder (uncredited) Puppeteer (Slimer) (uncredited), Puppet Designer And Builder (uncredited) See fewer	$144MM	$46MM	$128MM	$229MM
Shrek the Musical (2013) Dragon And Travel Song Puppets By Dragon And Travel Song Puppets By See fewer
Identity Thief (2013) Animatronics Supervisor/puppeteer (uncredited) Animatronics Supervisor/puppeteer (uncredited) See fewer	$35MM	$35MM	$135MM	$174MM
The Five-Year Engagement (2012) Lead Puppeteer (uncredited) Lead Puppeteer (uncredited) See fewer	$30MM	$11MM	$29MM	$54MM
Took a Bullet (2011) (Short) - Associate Producer Associate Producer See fewer
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) Custom Snake Puppets (uncredited) Custom Snake Puppets (uncredited) See fewer	$250MM	$90MM	$241MM	$1.05B
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) Prosthetic Effects (uncredited) Prosthetic Effects (uncredited) See fewer	$24MM	$10MM	$31MM	$43MM
VirtuaGirl (2007) (Short) - Set Decorator Set Decorator See fewer	$25K
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) Puppeteer Puppeteer See fewer	$12MM	$20MM	$85MM	$111MM
Snakes on a Plane (2006) Animatronics Supervisor Animatronics Supervisor See fewer	$33MM	$14MM	$34MM	$62MM
The Changeling (2006) Custom Props (uncredited) Custom Props (uncredited) See fewer	$25K
The Year of the Rat (2003) (Video) - Self - Animatronics, Very Special Thanks Self - Animatronics, Very Special Thanks See fewer
Willard (2003) Animatronics Supervisor (The Character Shop) Animatronics Supervisor (The Character Shop) See fewer	$20MM	$4MM	$6.9MM	$8.6MM
Sweet Home Alabama (2002) Special Effects (bloodhound replica) (uncredited) Special Effects (bloodhound replica) (uncredited) See fewer	$30MM	$36MM	$127MM	$181MM
Big Trouble (2002) Animatronic Frog Creator, Puppeteer Animatronic Frog Creator, Puppeteer See fewer	$40MM	$3.5MM	$7.3MM	$8.5MM
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) Trout Replicas Trout Replicas See fewer	$70MM	$25MM	$113MM	$176MM
Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) Animatronics Supervisor (The Character Shop), Puppeteer Animatronics Supervisor (The Character Shop), Puppeteer See fewer	$13MM	$14MM	$47MM	$73MM
Mimic (1997) Creatures Creator Creatures Creator See fewer	$30MM	$7.8MM	$25MM	$25MM
Escape from L.A. (1996) Puppets (Kurt Russell & Pam Grier) Puppets (Kurt Russell & Pam Grier) See fewer	$50MM	$8.9MM	$25MM	$25MM
Operation Dumbo Drop (1995) Animatronics (The Character Shop) Animatronics (The Character Shop) See fewer		$6.4MM	$25MM	$25MM
Casper (1995) Ghost Replicas Ghost Replicas See fewer	$55MM	$17MM	$100MM	$288MM
Outbreak (1995) Animatronic Monkey Creator Animatronic Monkey Creator See fewer	$50MM	$13MM	$68MM	$190MM
The Santa Clause (1994) Miniature Animatronic Reindeer Puppets, Reindeer Puppets Creator (The Character Shop, inc.) Miniature Animatronic Reindeer Puppets, Reindeer Puppets Creator (The Character Shop, inc.) See fewer	$22MM	$19MM	$146MM	$191MM
The Flintstones (1994) Pebble & Bam-Bam Replicas Pebble & Bam-Bam Replicas See fewer	$46MM	$30MM	$131MM	$342MM
Hocus Pocus (1993) Miniature Flying Witch Puppets Miniature Flying Witch Puppets See fewer	$28MM	$8.1MM	$49MM	$51MM
The Sandlot (1993) Animatronic Monster Dog Effects, Special Effects Supervisor Animatronic Monster Dog Effects, Special Effects Supervisor See fewer	$7MM	$4.9MM	$33MM	$34MM
Groundhog Day (1993) Special Effects Crew (uncredited) Special Effects Crew (uncredited) See fewer	$15MM	$13MM	$71MM	$71MM
Radio Flyer (1992) Animatronic Buffalo Animatronic Buffalo See fewer	$35MM	$1.9MM	$4.7MM	$4.7MM
Hook (1991) Animatronics And Puppets Creator, Puppeteer Animatronics And Puppets Creator, Puppeteer See fewer	$70MM	$14MM	$120MM	$301MM
And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird (1991) Creator (robot), Lead Puppeteer Creator (robot), Lead Puppeteer See fewer
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991) Puppeteer Puppeteer See fewer		$2.7MM	$7.3MM	$7.3MM
Barton Fink (1991) Special Makeup Effects Artist Special Makeup Effects Artist See fewer	$9MM	$269K	$6.2MM	$6.2MM
Young Guns II (1990) Special Effects Makeup, Special Makeup Effects Artist Special Effects Makeup, Special Makeup Effects Artist See fewer	$20MM	$8MM	$44MM	$44MM
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989) Creator (womb with a fetal view canal) Creator (womb with a fetal view canal) See fewer	$6MM	$8.1MM	$22MM	$22MM
Ghostbusters II (1989) Creature Effects (theatre & subway ghosts) Creature Effects (theatre & subway ghosts) See fewer	$25MM	$29MM	$112MM	$215MM
My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) Animatronic Eye Supervisor Animatronic Eye Supervisor See fewer	$20MM	$2.1MM	$14MM	$14MM
Dead Heat (1988) Chicken Animatronics (XFX Inc.) Chicken Animatronics (XFX Inc.) See fewer	$5MM	$1.7MM	$3.6MM	$3.6MM
The Unholy (1988) Prosthetics (Apogee) (uncredited) Prosthetics (Apogee) (uncredited) See fewer		$2.4MM	$6.3MM	$6.3MM
Spaceballs (1987) Pizza the Hutt / Ape #2 (uncredited), Barf Ear Animatronics Pizza the Hutt / Ape #2 (uncredited), Barf Ear Animatronics See fewer	$23MM	$6.6MM	$38MM	$38MM
Aliens (1986) Creature Effects Crew Creature Effects Crew See fewer	$18MM	$10MM	$85MM	$131MM
Invaders from Mars (1986) Mechanical Department Coordinator (creature effects crew) Mechanical Department Coordinator (creature effects crew) See fewer	$12MM	$2MM	$4.9MM	$4.9MM
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) Special Puppet Effects Creator Special Puppet Effects Creator See fewer	$3MM	$2.9MM	$30MM	$30MM
Forbidden World (1982) Special Mechanics Special Mechanics See fewer	$1MM
The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) Special Effects Special Effects See fewer	$250K
Evilspeak (1981) Special Visual Effects Makeup Assistant Special Visual Effects Makeup Assistant See fewer	$900K

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Past Television (8 titles)	Episodes
The Movies That Made Us (2021) (TV Series) - Self - Creature Effects Crew (1 episode, 2021), Special Thanks (1 episode, 2021) Self - Creature Effects Crew (1 episode, 2021), Special Thanks (1 episode, 2021) See fewer Aliens (Oct 12, 2021) Season 3, Episode 5 - Self - Creature Effects Crew, Special Thanks Self - Creature Effects Crew, Special Thanks See fewer	1
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015) (TV Series) - Alien Tentacle Creature Creator (1 episode, 2015), Puppeteer (alien tentacle creature) (1 episode, 2015) Alien Tentacle Creature Creator (1 episode, 2015), Puppeteer (alien tentacle creature) (1 episode, 2015) See fewer 4,722 Hours (Oct 27, 2015) Season 3, Episode 5 - Alien Tentacle Creature Creator (uncredited), Puppeteer (alien tentacle creature) (uncredited) Alien Tentacle Creature Creator (uncredited), Puppeteer (alien tentacle creature) (uncredited) See fewer	1
CSI: Immortality (2015) (TV Movie) - Puppeteer (bomb retrieval robot) (uncredited) Puppeteer (bomb retrieval robot) (uncredited) See fewer
Extant (2014–2015) (TV Series) - Animatronic Lucy Robot (16 episodes, 2014) Animatronic Lucy Robot (16 episodes, 2014) See fewer The Greater Good (Sep 9, 2015) Season 2, Episode 13 - Animatronic Lucy Robot (uncredited) Animatronic Lucy Robot (uncredited) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	16
State of Affairs (2015) (TV Series) - Puppeteer (bomb retrieval robot) (1 episode, 2015) Puppeteer (bomb retrieval robot) (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Ghosts (Jan 12, 2015) Season 1, Episode 8 - Puppeteer (bomb retrieval robot) (uncredited) Puppeteer (bomb retrieval robot) (uncredited) See fewer	1
The Shaggy Dog (1994) (TV Movie) - Animatronic Dog Puppets Animatronic Dog Puppets See fewer
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993) (TV Movie) - Puppeteer Puppeteer See fewer
Monsters (1989) (TV Series) - Special Makeup Effects (1 episode, 1989), Special Effects (Reaper) (1 episode, 1989), Special Effects Makeup (1 episode, 1989) Special Makeup Effects (1 episode, 1989), Special Effects (Reaper) (1 episode, 1989), Special Effects Makeup (1 episode, 1989) See fewer Reaper (Nov 26, 1989) Season 2, Episode 9 - Special Effects (Reaper) Special Effects (Reaper) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3

Self (5 titles)
The Movies That Made Us (2021) (TV Series) - Self - Creature Effects Crew (1 episode, 2021) Self - Creature Effects Crew (1 episode, 2021) See fewer Aliens (Oct 12, 2021) Season 3, Episode 5 - Self - Creature Effects Crew Self - Creature Effects Crew See fewer
Puppet Tears: Puppetry Shop Talk (2018) (Podcast Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2018) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2018) See fewer 002 - Rick Lazzarini (Jun 9, 2018) Season 1, Episode 2 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010) (Video) - Self - Special Effects Creator Self - Special Effects Creator See fewer
Kong: Creating a Monster (2006) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Movie Magic (1994) (TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 1994) Self (2 episodes, 1994) See fewer Cinematic Flight: Up, Up and Away (1994) Season 1, Episode 10 - Self Self See fewer Creature Articulation: The Art of Imitation (1994) Season 1, Episode 3 - Self Self See fewer

Additional Credits

* self-verified

Film (31 titles)	Role / Position	Company / Director
Identity Thief *	Animatronic Snakes/Puppeteer	Seth Gordon
5 Year Engagement *	Animatronic Turkey/Puppeteer	Nicholas Stoller
Pirates of the Caribbean 4 *	Custom Snake Puppets	Rob Marshall
Zack & Miri Make a Porno *	Custom Props	Kevin Smith
The Changeling *	Custom Props	Universal Pictures/Clint Eastwood
Snakes On A Plane *	Animatronic Snakes & Replicas, Lead Puppeteer	New Line Cinema/David R. Ellis
Racing Stripes *	Special Character Design	Warner Bros/Frederik Du Chau
Willard *	Animatronic Rats, Creature Effects, Lead Puppeteer	New Line Cinema/Glen Morgan
Sweet Home Alabama *	Bloodhound Replica	Touchstone Films/Andy Tennant
Big Trouble *	Animatronic Frog Creator, Puppeteer	Disney/Barry Sonnefeld
Dude, Where's My Car? *	Animatronic Animal Effects, Lead Puppeteer	20th Century Fox/Danny Leiner
Mimic *	Animatronic Creature & Makeup Effects, Lead Puppeteer	Mirimax/Guillermo del Toro
Escape From L.A. *	Custom Puppet Effects, Lead Puppeteer	Paramount/John Carpenter
Operation Dumbo Drop *	Animatronic Elephants, Lead Puppeteer	Disney/Simon Wincer
Santa Clause *	Animatronic Reindeer, Puppeteer	Disney/John Pasquin
Outbreak *	Animatronic Monkey Puppets, Lead Puppeteer	Warner Brothers/Wolfgang Petersen
Shaggy Dog *	Animatronic Dog Puppets, Lead Puppeteer	Disney/Dennis Dugan
Casper *	Ghost Figures	Universal Pictures/Brad Silberling
Flintstones *	Pebbles, Bam-Bam Character Replicas	Universal Pictures/Brian Levant
Hocus Pocus *	Miniature Witch Puppets, Lead Puppeteer	Disney/Kenny Ortega
Sandlot *	Animatronic Dog Puppet, Lead Puppeteer	20th Century Fox/David Mickey Evans
Groundhog Day *	Andie MacDowell Ice Sculpture	Columbia Pictures/Harold Ramis
Hook *	Animatronic Puppets, Makeup Effects, Lead Puppeteer	Tri-Star Pictures/ Steven Spielberg
Radio Flyer *	Giant Animatronic Buffalo, Lead Puppeteer	Columbia Pictures/Richard Donner
Barton Fink *	Special Make Up Effects	20th Century Fox/The Coen Brothers
Young Guns II *	Emelio Estevez Old Age Makeup	Morgan Creek Productions/Geoff Murphy
Ghostbusters II *	Creature Fx: Theatre & Subway Ghosts	Columbia Pictures/Ivan Reitman
Nightmare on Elm Street V: The Dream Child *	Make Up Effects, Prosthetics: Freddie in the Womb	New Line Cinema/Stephen Hopkins
Batman *	Special Costume Consultant, Michael Keaton Lifecast	Warner Brothers/Tim Burton
Spaceballs *	Special Makeup Effects, Barf Ear Animatronics	Brooksfilms/Mel Brooks
Aliens *	Mechanical Design: Queen Alien, Running Facehugger	20th Century Fox/James Cameron

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