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Jim Kundig

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  • Actor
  • Additional Crew
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Jim Kundig is known for Watchmen (2009), Pacific Rim (2013) and Godzilla (1998).
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    Known for

    Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson in Watchmen (2009)
    Watchmen
    7.6
    Movie
    • Special Effects
    • 2009
    Pacific Rim (2013)
    Pacific Rim
    6.9
    Movie
    • Special Effects(as James Kundig, Legacy Effects)
    • 2013
    Godzilla (1998)
    Godzilla
    5.5
    Movie
    • Special Effects(as James L. Kundig, Patrick Tatopoulos Designs)
    • 1998
    María Isabel Díaz Lago, Antonio Monroi, Mayra Serbulo, Pepe Suárez, Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Max Trujillo, Jonathan Brewer, Hiram Soto, Morris Birdyellowhead, Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández, Sayuri Gutierrez, Ricardo Diaz Mendoza, Carlos Emilio Báez, Israel Ríos, Ariel Galvan, Iazua Larios, Amilcar Ramírez, Bernardo Ruiz, Espiridion Acosta Cache, Itandehui Gutierrez, Israel Contreras, Lorena Heranandez, Rodolfo Palacios, and Carlos Ramos in Apocalypto (2006)
    Apocalypto
    7.8
    Movie
    • Makeup Department(as James Kundig, Caoptive Audience)
    • 2006

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    Special Effects

    • Pacific Rim (2013)
      Pacific Rim
      6.9
      • pilot suits and conn pod arms: Legacy Effects (as James Kundig)
      • 2013
    • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, and Paul Bettany in Iron Man 3 (2013)
      Iron Man 3
      7.1
      • mechanical department: Legacy Effects (as James Kundig)
      • 2013
    • Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig in Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
      Cowboys & Aliens
      6.0
      • mechanical technician: Legacy Effects
      • 2011
    • James Gandolfini and Max Records in Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
      Where the Wild Things Are
      6.7
      • mechanics: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (as James Kundig)
      • 2009
    • Albino Farm (2009)
      Albino Farm
      3.8
      • animatronic designer: Industrial Monsters & Props
      • 2009
    • Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson in Watchmen (2009)
      Watchmen
      7.6
      • mechanical technician
      • 2009
    • Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
      The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
      7.8
      • animatronics designer
      • 2008
    • Tim Allen and Martin Short in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
      The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
      4.8
      • puppeteer
      • 2006
    • Alan Cumming, Bob Hoskins, Traylor Howard, Jamie Kennedy, Bear, Liam Falconer, and Ryan Falconer in Son of the Mask (2005)
      Son of the Mask
      2.3
      • mechanical department: Creature Shop (as James Kundig)
      • 2005
    • Dinosaur Planet (2003)
      Dinosaur Planet
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • dinosaur technician (as James Kundig)
      • 2003
    • Michael Reilly Burke in Ted Bundy (2002)
      Ted Bundy
      5.8
      • body parts supervisor
      • 2002
    • Bridget Fonda, Brendan Fraser, Rose McGowan, John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Frat Fuller, Frit Fuller, Joseph S. Griffo, Chris Kattan, Jody St. Michael, and Brian Steele in Monkeybone (2001)
      Monkeybone
      4.8
      • animatronic designer
      • 2001
    • Robin Williams in Bicentennial Man (1999)
      Bicentennial Man
      6.9
      • animatronics engineer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
      • 1999
    • Jamie Lee Curtis and William Baldwin in Virus (1999)
      Virus
      5.0
      • animatronics
      • 1999
    • Godzilla (1998)
      Godzilla
      5.5
      • mechanical designer: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs (as James L. Kundig)
      • 1998

    Actor

    • Puphedz: The Tattle-Tale Heart (2002)
      Puphedz: The Tattle-Tale Heart
      6.7
      Short
      • Puppeteer
      • 2002
    • Michael Reilly Burke in Ted Bundy (2002)
      Ted Bundy
      5.8
      • Lee's Husband
      • 2002
    • Bridget Fonda, Brendan Fraser, Rose McGowan, John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Frat Fuller, Frit Fuller, Joseph S. Griffo, Chris Kattan, Jody St. Michael, and Brian Steele in Monkeybone (2001)
      Monkeybone
      4.8
      • Puppeteer (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • Ed Gein (2000)
      Ed Gein
      5.5
      • Hunter
      • 2000
    • The Darkling (2000)
      The Darkling
      3.7
      TV Movie
      • Puppeteer #3 (as James Kundig)
      • 2000
    • Robin Williams in Bicentennial Man (1999)
      Bicentennial Man
      6.9
      • Puppeteer
      • 1999
    • Demon Cop (1990)
      Demon Cop
      2.2
      • Lab Personnel
      • 1990

    Additional Crew

    • Snoop Dogg, Chase Masterson, Tim Russ, and Garrett Wang in Unbelievable!!!!! (2020)
      Unbelievable!!!!!
      3.1
      • puppeteer
      • 2020
    • Lexi DiBenedetto, Amarr, Lilimar, Owen Patrick Joyner, Savannah Lee May, and Daniella Taylor in Knight Squad (2018)
      Knight Squad
      5.5
      TV Series
      • puppeteer
      • 2018–2019
    • Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig in Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
      Cowboys & Aliens
      6.0
      • puppeteer: Legacy Effects
      • 2011
    • Heather Graham in Say It Isn't So (2001)
      Say It Isn't So
      5.0
      • puppeteer
      • 2001
    • Jamie Lee Curtis and William Baldwin in Virus (1999)
      Virus
      5.0
      • puppeteer (as James L. Kundig)
      • 1999
    • Arachnophobia (1990)
      Arachnophobia
      6.5
      • live spider coordinator
      • 1990

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • James L. Kundig

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