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Amalgamated Dynamics

American visual effects company

Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. (ADI) is an American visual effects company specializing in animatronics and prosthetic make-up, headquartered in Chatsworth, California. It was founded in 1988 by Stan Winston alumni Tom Woodruff Jr. and Alec Gillis, who hails from Phoenix, Arizona. Notable work includes Death Becomes Her, for which they won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Starship Troopers, which was also nominated for an Academy Award, and the practical creature effects seen in the Alien franchise from Alien 3 onward.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. (ADI) is an American visual effects company specializing in animatronics and prosthetic make-up, headquartered in Chatsworth, California. It was founded in 1988 by Stan Winston alumni Tom Woodruff Jr. and Alec Gillis, who hails from Phoenix, Arizona. Notable work includes Death Becomes Her, for which they won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Starship Troopers, which was also nominated for an Academy Award, and the practical creature effects seen in the Alien franchise from Alien 3 onward. Woodruff also portrays creatures in the films ADI works on, such as the Alien.2

The story

Founded by Tom Woodruff Jr. in 1988.1

1980s

Teen Witch (1989)

1990s

Tremors (1990)

The Grifters (1990)

Point Break (1991)

Alien 3 (1992)

Death Becomes Her (1992)

Demolition Man (1993)

Wolf (1994) – animatronic designers: mechanical wolf

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The Santa Clause (1994)

Mortal Kombat (1995)

Jumanji (1995)

Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996)

Mars Attacks! (1996)

Michael (1996)

Alien Resurrection (1997)

Starship Troopers (1997)

The X-Files (1998)

My Favorite Martian (1999)

The Astronaut's Wife (1999)

Bats (1999)

2000s

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)

Hollow Man (2000)

Bedazzled (2000)

The 6th Day (2000)

Cast Away (2000)

Evolution (2001)

Bubble Boy (2001)

Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001)

John Q (2002)

Panic Room (2002)

Spider-Man (2002)

The Santa Clause 2 (2002)

Scary Movie 3 (2003)

Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Alien vs. Predator (2004)

Elektra (2005)

Stealth (2005)

Failure to Launch (2006)

All the King's Men (2006)

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)

Wild Hogs (2007)

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)

The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Lonely Street (2009)

Race to Witch Mountain (2009)

Dragonball: Evolution (2009)

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

G-Force (2009)

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)

Old Dogs (2009)

2010s

Skyline (2010)

Beastly (2011)

X-Men: First Class (2011)

Zookeeper (2011)

The Thing (2011)

Beautiful Wave (2012)

Odd Thomas (2013)

Grown Ups 2 (2013)

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

Ender's Game (2013)

Godzilla (2014)

Kids vs Monsters (2015)

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)

Harbinger Down (2015)

Fire City: End of Days (2015)

Rakka (2017)

It (2017)

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

Sorry to Bother You (2018)

The Predator (2018)

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

2020s

Guest House (2020)

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

Prey (2022)

Smile (2022)

No One Will Save You (2023)

2020s

I'm a Virgo (2024)

Alien: Romulus (2024)

Smile 2 (2024)

Werewolves (2024)

Predator: Killer of Killers (2025)

Predator: Badlands (2025)

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Timeline

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