Tony Gardner

Tony Gardner

Born: September 25, 1965
in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Tony Gardner is an American makeup designer, special effects designer and puppeteer. He has designed and created effects for many feature films, including the films Zombieland, 127 Hours, Smokin' Aces, Hairspray, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, The Addams Family, Seed of Chucky, Shallow Hal and There's Something About Mary. Gardner helped create the signature helmets for Daft Punk, as well as an animatronic robot for their "Technologic" music video. He wrote and directed Daft Punk's music video for the song "The Prime Time of Your Life" and associate produced and populated a world full of robots for the duo's feature-length directorial debut, Daft Punk's Electroma. Beyond the film-making arena, Gardner's special effects company Alterian, Inc. has also designed and created the popular GEICO Cavemen characters as well as the current iteration of Smokey Bear.

Movies for Tony Gardner...

Living with Chucky
Title: Living with Chucky
Character: Self
Released: August 13, 2022
Type: Movie
A filmmaker who grew up alongside Chucky the killer doll seeks out the other families surrounding the Child's Play films as they recount their experiences working on the ongoing franchise and what it means to be a part of the, "Chucky" family.
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Jackass 4.5
Title: Jackass 4.5
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 20, 2022
Type: Movie
Through outrageous, never-before-seen footage, witness the making of the Jackass crew's last go at wild stunts.
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The Dollhouse
Title: The Dollhouse
Character: Self
Released: October 13, 2017
Type: Movie
Kyra Gardner's loving tribute to growing up in the world of the psycho killer doll, Chucky.
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Daft Punk Unchained
Title: Daft Punk Unchained
Character: Self
Released: June 24, 2015
Type: Movie
Daft Punk Unchained is the first film about the pop culture phenomenon that is Daft Punk, the duo with 12 million albums sold worldwide and seven Grammy Awards. Throughout their career Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo have always resisted compromise and the established codes of show business. They have remained determined to maintain control of every link in the chain of their creative process. In the era of globalisation and social networks, they rarely speak in public and neither do they show their faces on TV. This documentary explores this unprecedented cultural revolution revealing a duo of artists on a permanent quest for creativity, independence and freedom.
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Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
Title: Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
Character: Self
Released: June 3, 2014
Type: Movie
Bad Grandpa .5 gives you a whole new perspective on the world of Irving Zisman with bonus scenes and pranks also featuring Spike Jonze as "Gloria" and Catherine Keener as Irving's wife "Ellie", plus a look at the evolution of Johnny Knoxville's naughty alter-ego, the makeup effects, and a behind-the-scenes peek at the idiocy it takes to make a hidden camera movie in public.
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More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
Title: More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
Character: Himself
Released: October 18, 2011
Type: Movie
Retrospective documentary about the making of the horror cult classic "The Return of the Living Dead."
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Seed of Chucky
Title: Seed of Chucky
Character: Tony Gardner
Released: November 12, 2004
Type: Movie
This time around, Chucky and his homicidal honey, Tiffany, are brought back to life by their orphan offspring, Glen. Then the horror goes Hollywood as Chucky unleashes his own brand of murderous mayhem!
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Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You
Title: Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You
Character: Self
Released: April 20, 2004
Type: Movie
We find notes from the Farrellys, Damon, Kinnear, Thomas, Wessler and special make-up designer Tony Gardner. The latter participant dominates the show as he lets us know about the design of the conjoined rig, the various challenges and its execution. We also learn about general issues and the way the actors related to each other.
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Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up
Title: Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up
Character: Self
Released: July 2, 2002
Type: Movie
This short documentary provides discussion of how the fat suits and other make-up effects were done for the film as well as considerations of exactly the look. There's also some test footage of the make-up effects and interviews with Paltrow, Black, the Farrellys, Paltrow and Paltrow's body double, Ivy.
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Being 'Shallow Hal'
Title: Being 'Shallow Hal'
Character: Self
Released: November 6, 2001
Type: Movie
The HBO special is hosted by star Brooke Burns, who spends more time talking to people on the street about what it means to be shallow than discussing the film itself.
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Title: Midsomer Murders
Character: Russell Grundy
Released: March 23, 1997
Type: TV
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
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Title: Keeping Up Appearances
Character: Claude Cooper-Smith
Released: October 29, 1990
Type: TV
Hyacinth Bucket (whose name, she insists, is pronounced "Bouquet") is a suburban housewife in the West Midlands. She would be the first to tell you that she is a gracious hostess, a respected citizen, and a well-connected member of high society. If you don't believe that, just ask her best friend Elizabeth, held captive in Hyacinth's kitchen; or the postmen and neighbours who bristle at the sound of her voice; or Richard, her weary and compliant husband. In fact, Hyacinth's reputation could be as perfect as her new lounge set, if not for her senile father's love of running wild in the nip. Oh, and she would prefer it if her brother-in-law was a sharper dresser. And that her husband was more ambitious. And that her sisters were more presentable. And do take your shoes off before you come in the house, dear. Mind that you don't brush against the wallpaper.
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Darkman
Title: Darkman
Character: Burn Ward Nurse / Lizard Man (uncredited)
Released: August 24, 1990
Type: Movie
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with a former love.
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Michael Jackson's Thriller
Title: Michael Jackson's Thriller
Character: Zombie Crawling out of a Grave (uncredited)
Released: November 14, 1983
Type: Movie
A night at the movies turns into a nightmare when Michael and his date are attacked by a horde of bloody-thirsty zombies.