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Gary Wagner(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Visual Effects
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Gary Wagner is known for The Terminator (1984), Escape from New York (1981) and Battle Beyond the Stars (1980).
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    Known for

    Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator (1984)
    The Terminator
    8.1
    • Camera and Electrical Department(insert photography)
    • 1984
    Adrienne Barbeau, Donald Pleasence, and Kurt Russell in Escape from New York (1981)
    Escape from New York
    7.1
    • Visual Effects(special visual effects)
    • 1981
    Sybil Danning, George Peppard, Richard Thomas, Lara Cody, Darlanne Fluegel, Lawrence Steven Meyers, and Morgan Woodward in Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
    Battle Beyond the Stars
    5.5
    • Visual Effects(special photographic effects)
    • 1980
    Robert Englund, Edward Albert, Bernard Behrens, Jack Blessing, Zalman King, Erin Moran, Taaffe O'Connell, and Grace Zabriskie in Galaxy of Terror (1981)
    Galaxy of Terror
    5.0
    • Camera and Electrical Department(second unit)
    • 1981

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Underground Dance Masters: Final History of a Forgotten Era (2015)
      Underground Dance Masters: Final History of a Forgotten Era
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Safety Zone
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Biography (1987)
      Biography
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2002
    • Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in TVography: Charlie's Angels - Girls with Guns (2002)
      TVography: Charlie's Angels - Girls with Guns
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2002
    • Landslide!
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1998
    • Riding with James Dean (1998)
      Riding with James Dean
      4.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 1998
    • J.B. Harold: Burû Shikago burûsu (1994)
      J.B. Harold: Burû Shikago burûsu
      8.3
      Video Game
      • Cinematographer
      • 1994
    • Rock the Vote (1993)
      Rock the Vote
      5.7
      TV Special
      • Cinematographer
      • 1993
    • Prison Planet (1992)
      Prison Planet
      2.7
      • director of photography
      • 1992
    • On a Train Headed West
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1992
    • Conrad Hurtt, Lawrence Le John, and Marcus Flye in Real Men Don't Bleed (1991)
      Real Men Don't Bleed
      Short
      • director of photography
      • 1991
    • Teen Steam (1988)
      Teen Steam
      7.0
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 1988
    • Design 2084 (1983)
      Design 2084
      • Cinematographer
      • 1983
    • William Field and Conrad Hurtt in Under Arrest (1983)
      Under Arrest
      5.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 1983
    • Child's Play (1980)
      Child's Play
      5.9
      Short
      • director of photography
      • 1980

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Natalie Victoria (as Lucy Swan) and Alli Miller (as Leslie) in "I'll Take Care of You."
      I'll Take Care of You
      Short
      • Cinematography Supervisor
      • cinematography supervisor
      • 2014
    • Wesley (2009)
      Wesley
      6.7
      • gaffer
      • 2009
    • Biography (1987)
      Biography
      7.7
      TV Series
      • camera
      • 2001
    • Street Pirates (1994)
      Street Pirates
      8.4
      • camera operator
      • 1994
    • Alyssa Milano and Jonathan Silverman in Little Sister (1992)
      Little Sister
      5.5
      • camera operator
      • 1992
    • Crack House (1989)
      Crack House
      5.5
      • operator: second unit (as Gary D. Wagner)
      • 1989
    • Death Spa (1988)
      Death Spa
      5.2
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 1988
    • Pulse (1988)
      Pulse
      5.5
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 1988
    • Dennis the Menace (1987)
      Dennis the Menace
      4.4
      TV Movie
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 1987
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator (1984)
      The Terminator
      8.1
      • camera assistant: insert photography
      • 1984
    • Saturday the 14th (1981)
      Saturday the 14th
      4.6
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 1981
    • Robert Englund, Edward Albert, Bernard Behrens, Jack Blessing, Zalman King, Erin Moran, Taaffe O'Connell, and Grace Zabriskie in Galaxy of Terror (1981)
      Galaxy of Terror
      5.0
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 1981

    Visual Effects

    • Bruce in Jaws 3-D (1983)
      Jaws 3-D
      3.7
      • visual effects cinematographer (uncredited)
      • 1983
    • Adrienne Barbeau, Donald Pleasence, and Kurt Russell in Escape from New York (1981)
      Escape from New York
      7.1
      • gaffer: special visual effects
      • 1981
    • Sybil Danning, George Peppard, Richard Thomas, Lara Cody, Darlanne Fluegel, Lawrence Steven Meyers, and Morgan Woodward in Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
      Battle Beyond the Stars
      5.5
      • additional photography: special photographic effects
      • 1980

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Gary D. Wagner

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