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Sam Nicholson(I)

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Sam Nicholson
Sam Nicholson is known for The Running Man (1987), Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) and Highlander II: The Quickening (1991).
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 5 wins & 16 nominations total

    Known for

    Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Running Man (1987)
    The Running Man
    6.6
    Movie
    • Visual Effects
    • 1987
    Kirstie Alley, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
    7.7
    Movie
    • Visual Effects
    • 1982
    Sean Connery and Christopher Lambert in Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
    Highlander II: The Quickening
    4.2
    Movie
    • Visual Effects(visual effects, 2004 version)
    • 1991
    Bill Barretta, Melissa McCarthy, and Dorien Davies in The Happytime Murders (2018)
    The Happytime Murders
    5.5
    Movie
    • Visual Effects(Stargate Studios)
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • The Walk-Ons II 2024
      • visual effects supervisor
      • Pre-production
    • Bookie (2023)
      Bookie
      7.5
      TV Series
      • virtual production supervisor
      • 2023
    • The Lincoln Lawyer (2022)
      The Lincoln Lawyer
      7.8
      TV Series
      • virtual production supervisor
      • 2023
    • The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp in The Idol (2023)
      The Idol
      4.4
      TV Series
      • virtual production supervisor
      • 2023
    • Lin Shaye, Rose Byrne, Patrick Wilson, and Ty Simpkins in Insidious: The Red Door (2023)
      Insidious: The Red Door
      5.5
      • executive vfx producer: Stargate Studios
      • 2023
    • Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan in Fatal Attraction (2023)
      Fatal Attraction
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • virtual production supervisor
      • 2023
    • Christoph Waltz in The Consultant (2023)
      The Consultant
      6.5
      TV Series
      • virtual production supervisor
      • 2023
    • Bryan Cranston in Your Honor (2020)
      Your Honor
      7.6
      TV Series
      • virtual production supervisor
      • 2023
    • Station 19 (2018)
      Station 19
      7.1
      TV Series
      • virtual production supervisor
      • 2021–2022
    • Avalon
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • virtual production supervisor
      • 2022
    • Daniel Giménez Cacho in Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022)
      Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
      6.7
      • visual effects plates supervisor
      • 2022
    • Don Cheadle, May Nivola, Greta Gerwig, Adam Driver, and Raffey Cassidy in Ruido De Fondo (2022)
      Ruido De Fondo
      5.7
      • virtual production supervisor
      • 2022
    • Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby in Our Flag Means Death (2022)
      Our Flag Means Death
      7.8
      TV Series
      • virtual production supervisor
      • 2022
    • Tall Poppy (2022)
      Tall Poppy
      6.6
      Short
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2022
    • Barbara Wilder in The Lost Lederhosen (2020)
      The Lost Lederhosen
      Short
      • vfx supervisor
      • 2020
    • Merritt Wever and Domhnall Gleeson in Run (2020)
      Run
      6.2
      TV Series
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2020

    Producer

    • The Adventures of Hooligan Squad in World War III
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Jim Fitzpatrick, Jim Kelly, Jodi Knotts, Corbin Timbrook, Matt Geiger, Michael Alstott, Jadon Cal, Orestes Destrade, Lauren Mazzone, Sydney Post, Tony Senzamici, Kyle Kelshaw, Skylar Ward, and Jonathan Reddy in Adventure Scouts (2010)
      Adventure Scouts
      5.4
      • co-executive producer
      • 2010
    • Rufus Sewell, Sienna Guillory, and Matthew Marsden in Helen of Troy (2003)
      Helen of Troy
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • co-producer
      • 2003
    • The Exterminators (2000)
      The Exterminators
      Video Game
      • producer
      • 2000
    • Wing Nuts: Battle in the Sky
      Video Game
      • producer
      • 1997
    • Asteroid (1997)
      Asteroid
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • co-producer
      • 1997
    • Mychelle Charters in Midnight Raiders (1994)
      Midnight Raiders
      6.2
      Video Game
      • producer
      • 1994
    • Surgical Strike (1994)
      Surgical Strike
      6.8
      Video Game
      • producer
      • 1994
    • Tomcat Alley (1994)
      Tomcat Alley
      6.9
      Video Game
      • producer
      • 1994

    Director

    • Make/Believe
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • The Unknown (2012)
      The Unknown
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Canon C300 Demo: XXIT (2011)
      Canon C300 Demo: XXIT
      7.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Star Strike
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2000
    • The Exterminators (2000)
      The Exterminators
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Wing Nuts: Battle in the Sky
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Mychelle Charters in Midnight Raiders (1994)
      Midnight Raiders
      6.2
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Tomcat Alley (1994)
      Tomcat Alley
      6.9
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 1994
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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      Member, American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).

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