Tim Lawrence 52 pictures

Special Effects, Visual Effects, Art Department
Tim Lawrence is known for his work on Beetlejuice (1988), Shrek the Third (2007) and Ghostbusters II (1989).

Known for: Beetlejuice (1988), Shrek the Third (2007), Ghostbusters II (1989), Shrek 2 (2004)
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Thriller (1983) Michael's 1st transformation. I made all the molds on Rick's sculpts and completed his flashing. My 1st Hollywood, Rick Baker, show - and he is letting this kid make molds on his sculpts.
Jaws 3D. (1982) My 1st movie. Worked model-shop night shift. Audio-animation during the day. Designed, sculpted and fabricated cartoon underwater amusement park octopus and made fiberglass core-mold on 1/4 scale shark puppet. Early portfolio page.
Thriller (1983) Frame capture. Tom Hester as 'Sepulchre Zombie' and Tim Lawrence as 'Tor Johnson' zombie.
Ghostbusters 2 (1989) ILM Main stage. Nunzio blue-screen. Tim Lawrence and Camilla Henneman, who designed and fabricated the costume and fat-suit.
Gremlins 2 (1990) Mohawk Mogwai. Tim Lawrence: lead puppeteer.
Ghostbusters 2 (1989) ILM Creature Shop. Mark Siegel, Tim Lawrence and Slimer (set up on Robin Selby's life-cast). We're talking about where to re-glue the lip attachments before inner-lip appliances go in.
Ghostbusters 2 (1989) ILM Creature Shop. Robin (Navlyt) Shelby and Tim Lawrence. Slimer's first assembly.
Jaws IV: The Revenge (1987) Designed and fabricated miniature shark pneumatic rotary solenoid mechanism for 'hi-speed/over-cranked' (96 fps) shot where shark impaled by ship prow.
Earthman's Burden (1984) Rick Baker Studio. Lead puppeteer for the 'Hoka' puppet. Still my first year with Rick, still on Cloud 9.
Jurassic Park (1990) Early pre-production. Worked w/Steven in his Amblin Story Bungalow on 1st sculptural development of TRex. Picture is of 2-day mock-up I made to see how a 24' Rex might film from ground. Kathleen Kennedy & Frank Marshall also
Harry & the Hendersons (1987) Rick Baker Studio. Close-up feet puppet mechanics. Bench tool construction. No lathe or mill.
Sally Industries. Late 1970s. This is the audio-animation company I was working at in Jacksonville, FL before I relocated to Southern California. Early portfolio page. Check out my 19th century 'mutton-chops'.
Gremlins 2 (1990) Mohawk. Tim Lawrence: lead puppeteer. About to punch out Archie Hahn in the Clamp Towers control room.
Beetlejuice (1987) Replacement animation test. 'Barbara'.
Jax FL (1978) I was in a band, a 'rubber monster' band, and we did shows at the local planetarium: 'Cosmic Concerts'. This is a black lite puppet I made for Night on Bald Mountain for our Halloween show: Welcome to Our Nightmare. Also
Starman (1984) Directed by John Carpenter. Rick Baker Studio. Starbaby 'hot-melt' puppet test. Mark Wilson and Tim Lawrence.
Gremlins 2 (1990) The night we torched Mohawk. Oxygen tanks and masks for the pyro. Puppet crew: Tim Lawrence, Dan Platt, Yuri Everson, Sally Ray and Karen Mason. Back-lot.
Apocalypto (2006) My last Hollywood feature film. Member of crew performing and maintaining the Howler Monkey puppets for the Xenote Cavern scenes. Spent 3 weeks in the jungle west of Vera Cruz inside a Mayan temple (set) w/ Mel Gibson.
Dumbo's Circus (1984) I sculpted all of the costume character heads. This is a picture of me with 200 pounds of clay resembling a cartoon elephant. I'm on the right.
Wake, Rattle & Roll (1990). Hanna-Barbera. Tim Lawrence with 'Skuzz'. Performance and voice.
Harry & the Hendersons (1987) Seattle location. 'Index' mountain top. Kevin Peter Hall, Marc Tyler, Tom Hester, Bill Dear, Rick Baker, Tim Lawrence.
Harry & the Hendersons (1987) Harry's expressions were radio-controlled. 3 people w/transmitters performed his face, working closely w/the late-great Kevin Peter Hall. Rick Baker on 'lower lip', Tom Hester on 'brows'
Something is Out There (1988) Rick Baker Studio. Claw mechanism for tentacle tip. 3 weeks in Sydney, Australia. 2 hour train ride (through jungle) to and from Bob McCarron's Mt. Cola studio.
Gremlins 2 (1990) Brain Gremlin. Tim Lawrence: lead puppeteer.
Thriller (1983) Rick Baker Studio. Dr. Greenspoon molded Michael's eyes, fit the lenses and fenestrated them. I painted them. Acrylic paint sealed w/Krylon 'Crystal Clear' and allowed to 'de-gas' for a week before use. Note: 1st s
Thriller (1983) Rick Baker Studio. 1st Unit. Live shoot. All of us working into DP Bob Paynter's camera while Mr. Kirkland documented. l/r - Kevin Brennan, Mick Garris, Tom Hester, Michael, Elaine Baker, Dave Miller, Tim Lawrence ('Tor').
Harry & the Hendersons (1987) Seattle location. l/r: Tom Hester, Allen Coulter, Rick Baker, Kevin Peter Hall, Camilla Henneman, Marc Tyler, Tim Lawrence.
Ghostbusters 2 (1989) Nunzio Scoleri blue-screen shoot. ILM main stage. Bob Cooper, Barbara Hartman-Jenichen, Tim Lawrence and Victoria Lewis.
Night of the Creeps (1985) Dave Miller Studio. I designed and fabricated mechanisms for 5 'splitting' heads so they could ooze gooey slug-worms.
Gremlins 2 (1990) Mohawk (Tim Lawrence). George (Steve Sleap). Lenny (Marc Tyler). We were all from Jacksonville, FL. This was the only film we all got to work together on, thanks to Rick Baker.
Jacksonville, FL (1978) My apartment. Black-Light puppets, armor, Japanese Kaiju (Godzilla, Angurus), etc. Mostly sheet-foam construction.
Hopper (1998) Story about a rock hopper penguin and his friends. I was in charge of sculptural development for about 14 months before the movie failed to secure funding and shut down.
Caddyshack 2 (1988) ILM main stage. Steve Sleap, Tim Lawrence and the 'Gopher'.
Ghostbusters 2 (1989) Nunzio Scoleri. Performed by Tim Lawrence. ILM main stage.
Ghostbusters 2 (1989) Blue screen. ILM main stage. Jim Fye as Liberty prepares to smash the museum dome.
Beetlejuice (1987) 'Adam' & 'Barbara' 1/4 scale replacement animation transformations. Ten frames each of final animation. Also showing 1/4 scale portrait sculpts of actors that the effect was built on.
Ghostbusters 2 (1989) For my work on the show, Dennis Muren had me included on the Academy Submission and Columbia ran it full-page in 'The Hollywood Reporter' and 'Daily Variety'.
Michael Jackson 'Dangerous' Super Bowl Pepsi Commercial (1992) Directed by Joe Pytka. Among many other props I made, I was asked to make an over-size 6-pack from scratch in 2 days. Assisted by Randy Simper & Steve Koch. Couldn't have d
My Science Project (1985) Doug Beswick Studio. Rick Baker: consultant. I made multiple-piece ultracal core-molds on Tom Hester's TRex sculpt and puppeteered the TRex's tail.
Cocoon (1984) Greg Cannom Studio. Setting up one of the 'skin-shed' sculpts for a fiberglass core-mold.
Wake, Rattle & Roll (1990). Hanna-Barbera. 'Skuzz' (Me) and 'Lamb Chops' (Shari Lewis). I performed in all 131 shows (including pilot) as lead puppeteer on 'D.E.C.K.S.' and 'Skuzz'.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1992) Splinter Team. James Murway, Tim Lawrence and Lisa Sturz. 1st Unit. On set in Astoria, Oregon.
Ghostbusters (1984) 'Terror Dog' crew. Terry Hardin, Ron Harris, Mark Wilson & Tim Lawrence. 1st Unit. Temple of the Gozer. December 1983.
Ghostbusters 2 (1989) ILM blue screen set-up, main stage. Bob Cooper helps fit helmet-head. Barbara Hartman-Jenichen adjusts shoulders.
Thriller (1983) Rick Baker Studio. Michael's 'Cat Man' Change-O-Head sculpture by Shawn MacEnroe. Gag was only to be shot from left side so only sculpted left side. I am preparing to lay-up a fiber-glass core-mold for the injection of ureth
Gremlins 2 (1990) 1st Unit. Demonstration of Bat Gremlin rig. Tim Lawrence in telemetric saddle. Steve Sleap on wings. Joe Dante, Rick Baker and John Hora also present.
Thriller (1983) Makeup test day at Rick Baker's studio. The 'Tor Johnson' zombie in the middle is me in my own makeup. Jack Bricker in his 'Lump-Face' makeup to my right and Cynthia Garris to my left. Note: my costume unfinished,
Beetlejuice (1987) Replacement animation test. Some of Barbara's 1/4-scale replacement heads.
Beetlejuice (1987) Replacement animation test. 'Adam'.
Shrek 2 (2002) Hester Studios. Character design and development team. l/r: Tim Lawrence, Charles Rivera, Tom Hester, Mark Villalobos, Dennis Gordon. I worked in this capacity on the 1st three movies.
Howard the Duck (1986) Production had 10 'Howard' puppets and I was asked to make 10 'Duck World' heads to convert them into Howard's neighbors - including the 'Bathtub Duck' (Debbie Carrington).
Me (2013) Hoggetowne Faire. Gainesville, Florida.