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anonymous (5 July 1978). "Stears' Helm Debut Due On
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The deadly, gadget-filled DB5 Stears created for
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film and one of only eight to win an
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hired Stears to direct the "shrunken man" epic film
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40:The Men Behind the Mayhem: The SFX of James Bond
327:In 1976, Stears received a telephone call from
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455:Saturn Award for Best Special Effects
440:Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
425:Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
258:Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
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320:could not get his rival Bond film,
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353:(1977), Stears created the robots
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994:"James Bond's Aston DB5 for sale"
295:He also created an avalanche for
213:For most of his life he lived at
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866:Stears died on 28 April 1999 in
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445:Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
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298:On Her Majesty's Secret Service
288:(1964), he created Agent 007's
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310:The Man with the Golden Gun
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1021:Maronie, Sam (July 1981).
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621:Ghost in the Noonday Sun
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1715:Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1551:Raiders of the Lost Ark
1516:The Empire Strikes Back
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1134:Obituary, John Stears:
966:"Obituary: John Stears"
561:Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
304:Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
3461:Special effects people
1348:The Poseidon Adventure
1156:, Monday, July 5, 1999
1147:, Sunday, July 4, 1999
1138:, Monday, 19 July 1999
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1955:What Dreams May Come
1606:Michael J. McAlister
779:: Murder by Illusion
482:Selected filmography
365:, the Jedi Knights'
163:, the Jedi Knights'
868:UCLA Medical Center
549:You Only Live Twice
377:fly and the Jawa's
361:, Luke Skywalker's
187:Stears was born in
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2932:Patrick Tatopoulos
2573:Godzilla Minus One
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2289:Guillaume Rocheron
2182:The Golden Compass
2101:Anthony LaMolinara
1595:Return of the Jedi
1399:Frank Van der Veer
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894:The New York Times
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2217:Stephen Rosenbaum
1866:Scott E. Anderson
1850:Stephen Rosenbaum
1811:Death Becomes Her
1662:Suzanne M. Benson
1312:Tora! Tora! Tora!
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472:(nomination) for
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2125:Christian Rivers
1946:Stuart Robertson
1922:Thomas L. Fisher
1907:Independence Day
1830:Michael Lantieri
1806:Tom Woodruff Jr.
1702:Richard Williams
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2221:Richard Baneham
2165:Michael L. Fink
2121:Brian Van't Hul
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1942:Nicholas Brooks
1778:Gene Warren Jr.
1658:John Richardson
1630:Ralph McQuarrie
1542:Bruce Nicholson
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1511:Bruce Nicholson
1375:Albert Whitlock
1363:Albert Whitlock
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1279:Stanley Kubrick
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3071:John Frazier
3059:John Dykstra
3023:Pablo Helman
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3003:Scott Farrar
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2956:Dennis Muren
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2912:Phil Tippett
2904:Joe Viskocil
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2864:Phil Tippett
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3214:Joe Letteri
3159:Joe Letteri
3123:Scott Benza
3079:Joe Letteri
3043:Joe Letteri
3019:Rob Coleman
2983:Craig Hayes
2948:Rob Coleman
2940:Clay Pinney
2896:Clay Pinney
2848:Ken Ralston
2821:Ken Ralston
2809:Ken Ralston
2768:Chris Walas
2760:Ken Ralston
2677:John Stears
2532:Joe Letteri
2520:Gerd Nefzer
2457:Greg Butler
2409:Gerd Nefzer
2405:John Nelson
2385:Adam Valdez
2365:Paul Norris
2213:Joe Letteri
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2193:Steve Preeg
2177:Trevor Wood
2117:Joe Letteri
2073:Joe Letteri
2049:Joe Letteri
1986:John Nelson
1966:Janek Sirrs
1918:Mark Lasoff
1898:Clay Pinney
1842:Ken Ralston
1798:Doug Chiang
1794:Ken Ralston
1746:Eric Brevig
1698:Ken Ralston
1678:Bill George
1638:David Berry
1626:Ken Ralston
1586:Ken Ralston
1483:Nick Allder
1471:H. R. Giger
1411:John Stears
1248:Thunderball
1243:John Stears
1136:Independent
1125:John Stears
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901:12 February
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430:Thunderball
379:sandcrawler
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363:Landspeeder
263:Thunderball
240:Film career
165:lightsabers
161:Landspeeder
145:John Stears
117:Brenda Livy
25:John Stears
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3342:Dan Sudick
3318:Hal Hickel
3310:John Knoll
3278:Ian Hunter
3258:Dave Shirk
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3139:Nick Davis
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2374:Ex Machina
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2302:Life of Pi
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2189:Eric Barba
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2141:John Knoll
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1979:The Matrix
1962:John Gaeta
1950:Kevin Mack
1938:Joel Hynek
1854:Allen Hall
1758:Alex Funke
1750:Rob Bottin
1722:John Bruno
1691:Innerspace
1447:Denys Coop
1368:Earthquake
1319:Alan Maley
1072:28 January
978:28 January
875:References
814:Navy SEALs
765:The Bounty
669:Sky Riders
513:Goldfinger
410:James Bond
371:Death Star
369:, and the
285:Goldfinger
254:James Bond
169:Death Star
151:'s lethal
149:James Bond
96:Occupation
88:California
53:1934-08-25
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3364:(2018/19)
3314:Mohen Leo
2823:(1989/90)
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