Thomas L. Fisher

Thomas L. Fisher (born before 1970) is a special effects artist .

Life

Norris began his career in television in the mid-1970s. He made his feature film debut in 1975 with Robert Fuest's horror film At Night When the Corpses Scream, starring Ernest Borgnine and Eddie Albert . He was subsequently involved in numerous action films, including the first three parts of Sylvester Stallone's Rambo film series . Norris has appeared on three James Cameron films , True Lies , Terminator 2, and Titanic .

In 1995 he was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Visual Effects , along with John Bruno , Jacques Stroweis and Pat McClung for True Lies , but the award went to Robert Zemeckis ' Forrest Gump that year . Also at the BAFTA Film Awards , True Lies was defeated by Forrest Gump in the Best Visual Effects category . In 1998 he won an Oscar for Titanic together with Robert Legato , Mark A. Lasoff and Michael Kanfer , but at the BAFTA Film Awards, Titanic lost to Luc Besson's science fiction film The Fifth Element .

Filmography (selection)

• 1976: Escape to the 23rd Century (Logan's Run)
• 1979: City on Fire (City on Fire)
• 1982: Rambo (First Blood)
• 1985: Rambo II - The Mission (Rambo: First Blood Part II)
• 1988: Rambo III
• 1990: Total Recall (Total Recall)
• 1991: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
• 1992: Red alert (Under Siege)
• 1992: The Last of the Mohicans
• 1993: Last Action Hero
• 1994: True Lies (True Lies)
• 1995: Batman Forever
• 1997: Titanic
• 1999: The 13th Warrior (The 13th Warrior)
• 2002: Men in Black II
• 2003: Cat in the Hat (The Cat in the Hat)
• 2004: Collateral
• 2012: Life of Pi: Shipwreck with Tiger (Life of Pi)

Awards (selection)

• 1995 : Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects for True Lies
• 1995: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Visual Effects category for True Lies
• 1998 : Oscar for Best Visual Effects for Titanic
• 1998: BAFTA Film Award nomination for Best Visual Effects for Titanic

Web links

• Thomas L. Fisher in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Oscars 1995 (English)
2. ↑ BAFTA Awards 1995 (English)
3. ↑ Oscars 2016 (English)
4. ↑ BAFTA Awards 1998 (English)