Joe Heffernan | IMDbPro

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Credits
87 titles

Films in Production (2 titles)	Budget	Status
The Bride! (2026) Special Effects Technician Special Effects Technician See fewer	$80MM	Post-Prod
Untitled Keith Richards Documentary Special Effects Special Effects See fewer		Production Unknown

Television in Production (1 title)	Episodes	Status
The Beauty (2026) (TV Series) - Special Effects Technician (10 episodes, 2026) Special Effects Technician (10 episodes, 2026) See fewer — Episode #1.10 (Mar 4, 2026) Season 1, Episode 10 - Special Effects Technician Special Effects Technician See fewer See more See fewer Loading	10	Filming

Past Film & Video (54 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) Special Effects Technician Special Effects Technician See fewer	$30MM
Kinda Pregnant (2025) Special Effects Technician Special Effects Technician See fewer
Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) Special Effects Coordinator Special Effects Coordinator See fewer	$100MM
Bad Education (2019) Special Effects Technician Special Effects Technician See fewer
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) Special Effects Technician (uncredited) Special Effects Technician (uncredited) See fewer	$75MM	$57MM	$171MM	$328MM
The Seagull (2018) Special Effects Foreman Special Effects Foreman See fewer		$79K	$1.3MM	$1.8MM
The Night Before (2015) Special Effects Foreman Special Effects Foreman See fewer	$25MM	$9.9MM	$43MM	$52MM
Terminator Genisys (2015) 2nd Unit 2nd Unit See fewer	$155MM	$27MM	$90MM	$441MM
Oblivion (2013) Special Effects Technician: New York Special Effects Technician: New York See fewer	$120MM	$37MM	$89MM	$286MM
Tower Heist (2011) Special Effects Technician Special Effects Technician See fewer	$75MM	$24MM	$78MM	$153MM
Answers to Nothing (2011) Special Effects Coordinator Special Effects Coordinator See fewer		$14K	$22K	$22K
Takers (2010) Pyrotechnician Pyrotechnician See fewer	$32MM	$21MM	$58MM	$80MM
The Other Guys (2010) Special Effects Technician (uncredited) Special Effects Technician (uncredited) See fewer	$100MM	$36MM	$119MM	$170MM
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) Special Effects Technician (as Joseph Heffernan) Special Effects Technician (as Joseph Heffernan) See fewer	$150MM	$18MM	$63MM	$215MM
Terminator Salvation (2009) Special Effects Technician (uncredited) Special Effects Technician (uncredited) See fewer	$200MM	$43MM	$125MM	$371MM
Eagle Eye (2008) Special Effects Crew, Special Effects Technician Special Effects Crew, Special Effects Technician See fewer	$80MM	$29MM	$101MM	$179MM
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) Special Effects Technician (uncredited) Special Effects Technician (uncredited) See fewer	$185MM	$100MM	$317MM	$787MM
Live Free or Die Hard (2007) Special Effects Technician Special Effects Technician See fewer	$110MM	$33MM	$135MM	$388MM
Ocean's Thirteen (2007) Special Effects Technician (uncredited) Special Effects Technician (uncredited) See fewer	$85MM	$36MM	$117MM	$311MM
Mission: Impossible III (2006) Special Effects Technician Special Effects Technician See fewer	$150MM	$48MM	$134MM	$398MM
War of the Worlds (2005) Special Effects Technician (uncredited) Special Effects Technician (uncredited) See fewer	$132MM	$65MM	$234MM	$604MM
Team America: World Police (2004) Special Effects Special Effects See fewer	$32MM	$12MM	$33MM	$51MM
The Ladykillers (2004) Special Effects Technician Special Effects Technician See fewer	$35MM	$13MM	$40MM	$77MM
Intolerable Cruelty (2003) Special Effects Technician Special Effects Technician See fewer	$60MM	$13MM	$35MM	$121MM
The Banger Sisters (2002) Special Effects Foreman Special Effects Foreman See fewer	$10MM	$10MM	$30MM	$38MM
Impostor (2001) Pyrotechnic Assistant: Cinema Production Services (as Joseph Heffernan) Pyrotechnic Assistant: Cinema Production Services (as Joseph Heffernan) See fewer	$30MM	$3MM	$6.3MM	$8.7MM
Thir13en Ghosts (2001) Best Boy Special Effects Best Boy Special Effects See fewer	$42MM	$15MM	$42MM	$68MM
Joe Dirt (2001) Special Effects Foreman (uncredited) Special Effects Foreman (uncredited) See fewer	$18MM	$8MM	$27MM	$31MM
Monkeybone (2001) Special Effects Special Effects See fewer	$75MM	$2.7MM	$5.4MM	$7.6MM
What Lies Beneath (2000) Special Effects Technician (uncredited) Special Effects Technician (uncredited) See fewer	$100MM	$30MM	$155MM	$291MM
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) Special Effects Technician (uncredited) Special Effects Technician (uncredited) See fewer	$26MM	$195K	$46MM	$72MM
Scream 3 (2000) Pyrotechnician: Fantasy II Film Effects Pyrotechnician: Fantasy II Film Effects See fewer	$40MM	$35MM	$89MM	$162MM
Inspector Gadget (1999) First Unit Set Technician First Unit Set Technician See fewer	$90MM	$22MM	$97MM	$134MM
The Truman Show (1998) Special Effects Crew (uncredited) Special Effects Crew (uncredited) See fewer	$60MM	$32MM	$126MM	$264MM
Godzilla (1998) Lead Special Effects Technician: Miniatures Lead Special Effects Technician: Miniatures See fewer	$130MM	$44MM	$136MM	$379MM
Men in Black (1997) Special Effects Special Effects See fewer	$90MM	$51MM	$251MM	$589MM
Volcano (1997) Special Effects Foreman: Lava (as Joseph Heffernan) Special Effects Foreman: Lava (as Joseph Heffernan) See fewer	$90MM	$15MM	$49MM	$123MM
Independence Day (1996) Effects Technician: Miniature Pyrotechnic (as Joseph Heffernan) Effects Technician: Miniature Pyrotechnic (as Joseph Heffernan) See fewer	$75MM	$50MM	$306MM	$817MM
Spider the Dead: The First Chapter (1995) Special Effects Technician (as Joseph Heffernan) Special Effects Technician (as Joseph Heffernan) See fewer
Waterworld (1995) Special Effects Special Effects See fewer	$175MM	$21MM	$88MM	$264MM
Wyatt Earp (1994) Local Special Effects Local Special Effects See fewer	$63MM	$7.5MM	$25MM	$25MM
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) Technician: Mechanical Effects Technician: Mechanical Effects See fewer	$40MM	$104K	$2.8MM	$2.8MM
Glory Days (1992) Special Effects Special Effects See fewer
Forever Young (1992) Special Effects Technician Special Effects Technician See fewer	$20MM	$5.6MM	$56MM	$128MM
White Sands (1992) Special Effects Technician Special Effects Technician See fewer	$22MM	$3.2MM	$9MM	$9MM
Lucky Luke (1991) Special Effects Special Effects See fewer
Child's Play 2 (1990) On-set Effects: Image Engineering On-set Effects: Image Engineering See fewer	$13MM	$11MM	$29MM	$36MM
Young Guns II (1990) Special Effects Technician Special Effects Technician See fewer	$20MM	$8MM	$44MM	$44MM
The First Power (1990) Special Effects Technician Special Effects Technician See fewer	$10MM	$5.7MM	$22MM	$22MM
Shocker (1989) Special Effects Technician Special Effects Technician See fewer	$5MM	$4.5MM	$17MM	$17MM
Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge (1989) Special Effects Technician Special Effects Technician See fewer	$3MM
K-9 (1989) Special Effects Technician: Image Engineering, Inc. Special Effects Technician: Image Engineering, Inc. See fewer	$17MM	$7.5MM	$43MM	$78MM
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) Special Effects Technician Special Effects Technician See fewer	$6.5MM	$13MM	$49MM	$49MM
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) Post-production Assistant, Production Assistant Post-production Assistant, Production Assistant See fewer	$7MM	$5.8MM	$20MM	$20MM

See all past film & video

Past Television (29 titles)	Episodes
Daredevil: Born Again (2025) (TV Series) - Special Effects Technician (as Joe Heffernon) (2 episodes, 2025) Special Effects Technician (as Joe Heffernon) (2 episodes, 2025) See fewer Art for Art's Sake (Apr 1, 2025) Season 1, Episode 7 - Special Effects Technician (as Joe Heffernon) Special Effects Technician (as Joe Heffernon) See fewer Excessive Force (Mar 25, 2025) Season 1, Episode 6 - Special Effects Technician (as Joe Heffernon) Special Effects Technician (as Joe Heffernon) See fewer	2
The Penguin (2024) (TV Mini-series) - Special Effects Technician (8 episodes, 2024) Special Effects Technician (8 episodes, 2024) See fewer A Great or Little Thing (Nov 10, 2024) Season 1, Episode 8 - Special Effects Technician Special Effects Technician See fewer See more See fewer Loading	8
Ray Donovan: The Movie (2022) (TV Movie) - Special Effects Coordinator Special Effects Coordinator See fewer
Hightown (2020) (TV Series) - Special Effects Coordinator (1 episode, 2020) Special Effects Coordinator (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Love You Like a Sister (May 17, 2020) Season 1, Episode 1 - Special Effects Coordinator Special Effects Coordinator See fewer	1
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2019) (TV Series) - Special Effects Supervisor: New York (8 episodes, 2019) Special Effects Supervisor: New York (8 episodes, 2019) See fewer Strongman (Oct 31, 2019) Season 2, Episode 8 - Special Effects Supervisor: New York Special Effects Supervisor: New York See fewer See more See fewer Loading	8
Ray Donovan (2018–2019) (TV Series) - Special Effects Supervisor (12 episodes, 2018) Special Effects Supervisor (12 episodes, 2018) See fewer The Dead (Jan 13, 2019) Season 6, Episode 12 - Special Effects Supervisor (uncredited) Special Effects Supervisor (uncredited) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	12
Escape at Dannemora (2018) (TV Mini-series) - Special Effects Coordinator (7 episodes, 2018) Special Effects Coordinator (7 episodes, 2018) See fewer Part 7 (Dec 30, 2018) Season 1, Episode 7 - Special Effects Coordinator Special Effects Coordinator See fewer See more See fewer Loading	7
Mr. Robot (2015–2017) (TV Series) - Special Effects Supervisor (27 episodes, 2015) Special Effects Supervisor (27 episodes, 2015) See fewer shutdown -r (Dec 13, 2017) Season 3, Episode 10 - Special Effects Supervisor Special Effects Supervisor See fewer See more See fewer Loading	27
Homeland (2016–2017) (TV Series) - Special Effects Coordinator (12 episodes, 2016) Special Effects Coordinator (12 episodes, 2016) See fewer America First (Apr 9, 2017) Season 6, Episode 12 - Special Effects Coordinator Special Effects Coordinator See fewer See more See fewer Loading	12
Salamander (2017) (TV Movie) - Special Effects Coordinator Special Effects Coordinator See fewer
Falling Water (2016) (TV Series) - Special Effects Coordinator (uncredited) (1 episode, 2016) Special Effects Coordinator (uncredited) (1 episode, 2016) See fewer Don't Tell Bill (Oct 13, 2016) Season 1, Episode 1 - Special Effects Coordinator (uncredited) Special Effects Coordinator (uncredited) See fewer	1
The Family (2016) (TV Series) - Special Effects Supervisor (6 episodes, 2016) Special Effects Supervisor (6 episodes, 2016) See fewer What Took So Long (May 15, 2016) Season 1, Episode 12 - Special Effects Supervisor Special Effects Supervisor See fewer See more See fewer Loading	6
Vinyl (2016) (TV Series) - Special Effects Foreman (1 episode, 2016) Special Effects Foreman (1 episode, 2016) See fewer Pilot (Feb 14, 2016) Season 1, Episode 1 - Special Effects Foreman Special Effects Foreman See fewer	1
The Americans (2015) (TV Series) - Special Effects Coordinator (12 episodes, 2015) Special Effects Coordinator (12 episodes, 2015) See fewer March 8, 1983 (Apr 22, 2015) Season 3, Episode 13 - Special Effects Coordinator Special Effects Coordinator See fewer See more See fewer Loading	12
The Knick (2014) (TV Series) - Special Effects Foreman (10 episodes, 2014) Special Effects Foreman (10 episodes, 2014) See fewer Crutchfield (Oct 17, 2014) Season 1, Episode 10 - Special Effects Foreman Special Effects Foreman See fewer See more See fewer Loading	10
Boardwalk Empire (2013) (TV Series) - Special Effects Foreman (11 episodes, 2013) Special Effects Foreman (11 episodes, 2013) See fewer Havre de Grace (Nov 17, 2013) Season 4, Episode 11 - Special Effects Foreman Special Effects Foreman See fewer See more See fewer Loading	11
Person of Interest (2011–2013) (TV Series) - Special Effects (uncredited) (35 episodes, 2011), Special Effects Technician (uncredited) (2 episodes, 2011), Special Effects Foreman (uncredited) (1 episode, 2011) Special Effects (uncredited) (35 episodes, 2011), Special Effects Technician (uncredited) (2 episodes, 2011), Special Effects Foreman (uncredited) (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Mors Praematura (Oct 29, 2013) Season 3, Episode 6 - Special Effects (uncredited) Special Effects (uncredited) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	38
You, Me and Johnny (2012) (TV Movie) - Special Effects Special Effects See fewer
October Road (2007–2008) (TV Series) - Special Effects Coordinator (uncredited) (8 episodes, 2007) Special Effects Coordinator (uncredited) (8 episodes, 2007) See fewer Dancing Days Are Here Again (Jan 21, 2008) Season 2, Episode 8 - Special Effects Coordinator (uncredited) Special Effects Coordinator (uncredited) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	8
Chuck (TV Series) - Special Effects Special Effects See fewer
Boston Public (2002–2004) (TV Series) - Special Effects Foreman (37 episodes, 2002) Special Effects Foreman (37 episodes, 2002) See fewer Chapter Eighty-One (Mar 2, 2005) Season 4, Episode 15 - Special Effects Foreman Special Effects Foreman See fewer See more See fewer Loading	37
The Practice (2001–2004) (TV Series) - Special Effects Foreman (78 episodes, 2001) Special Effects Foreman (78 episodes, 2001) See fewer Adjourned (a.k.a. Cheers) (May 16, 2004) Season 8, Episode 22 - Special Effects Foreman Special Effects Foreman See fewer See more See fewer Loading	78
Ally McBeal (2001–2002) (TV Series) - Special Effects Foreman (37 episodes, 2001) Special Effects Foreman (37 episodes, 2001) See fewer Bygones (May 20, 2002) Season 5, Episode 22 - Special Effects Foreman Special Effects Foreman See fewer See more See fewer Loading	37
The Strip (1999–2000) (TV Series) - Special Effects Technician (9 episodes, 1999) Special Effects Technician (9 episodes, 1999) See fewer I Wear My Sunglasses at Night (Jan 11, 2000) Season 1, Episode 9 - Special Effects Technician Special Effects Technician See fewer See more See fewer Loading	9
Sky Trackers (1994) (TV Series) - Runner (26 episodes, 1994) Runner (26 episodes, 1994) See fewer Precious Days on the Planet (1994) Season 1, Episode 25 - Runner Runner See fewer See more See fewer Loading	26
Full Eclipse (1993) (TV Movie) - Special Effects Technician Special Effects Technician See fewer
Lucky Luke (1992) (TV Series) - Special Effects (8 episodes, 1992), Head Wrangler (4 episodes, 1992) Special Effects (8 episodes, 1992), Head Wrangler (4 episodes, 1992) See fewer Le fidanzate di Lucky Luke (May 22, 1992) Season 1, Episode 8 - Special Effects, Head Wrangler Special Effects, Head Wrangler See fewer See more See fewer Loading	8
Brotherhood of the Gun (1991) (TV Movie) - Property Assistant Property Assistant See fewer
Knight Rider 2000 (1991) (TV Movie) - Property Assistant Property Assistant See fewer