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Special Effects Impresario Chris Walas Tackles Directing.

Special effects master and director Chris Walas. He directed "Fly II," the sequel to the popular remake of "The Fly," about a scientist whose genetic experiments run amok. Walas was responsible for the special effects in "The Fly." He got his start in film making working for the special effects team for several Roger Corman films, including "Piranha." His work was first noticed in the film "Scanners;" it was Walas who created and choreographed the famous exploding head scene. Another well-known scene Walas created was the melting Nazi in "Raiders of the Lost Ark." (Rebroadcast. Originally broadcast on Thursday, February 23, 1989.)

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Other segments from the episode on July 24, 1989

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, July 24, 1989: Interview with Chris Walas; Review of Bob Stewart's album "Goin' Home"; Interview with Frederick Forsyth; Review of the television show "POV: Wiseguys!"

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