Gary J. Tunnicliffe
aka 'The Hollywood Assassin'
Born and Raised in Staffordshire in the UK, obsessed with film as a child, sang and acted from an early age and was offered several opportunities to pursue drama school, but instead opted to 'self teach' himself the burgeoning field of special make up effects in the late 1980's
Started work for Christopher (The Elephant Man ) Tucker and then worked as make up effects crew, artist and eventually supervisor for 3 years at Pinewood Studios ( @ Bob Keen's Image Animation) before moving to Los Angeles at age 25 to start a new make up fx company.
Two Hours in the Dark Inc operated in the San Fernando Valley for almost 20 years, in a 4000 sq ft facility with (at times) over 20 crew, working on over 100 feature films including some of the most famous horror franchises including Hellraiser, Candyman, Exorcist, Scream, Halloween, Mimic, Dracula, Pulse, Prophecy, Feast, the Collector, Children of the Corn, , Wishmaster and Pumpkinhead etc
Semi retired 2017, he now shares his time between LA (working on specfic projects and with specific directors) or in Bucharest, Romania,
Recently he worked for Vincent Van Dyke Effects on MGM's Dark Harvest (Oct 12 2023) Picard Season 3, Brothers Sun (Netflix) and The Exorcist Believer (Oct 2023)
Started work for Christopher (The Elephant Man ) Tucker and then worked as make up effects crew, artist and eventually supervisor for 3 years at Pinewood Studios ( @ Bob Keen's Image Animation) before moving to Los Angeles at age 25 to start a new make up fx company.
Two Hours in the Dark Inc operated in the San Fernando Valley for almost 20 years, in a 4000 sq ft facility with (at times) over 20 crew, working on over 100 feature films including some of the most famous horror franchises including Hellraiser, Candyman, Exorcist, Scream, Halloween, Mimic, Dracula, Pulse, Prophecy, Feast, the Collector, Children of the Corn, , Wishmaster and Pumpkinhead etc
Semi retired 2017, he now shares his time between LA (working on specfic projects and with specific directors) or in Bucharest, Romania,
Recently he worked for Vincent Van Dyke Effects on MGM's Dark Harvest (Oct 12 2023) Picard Season 3, Brothers Sun (Netflix) and The Exorcist Believer (Oct 2023)
Credits Include
gone girl sleepy hollow the wedding ringer trick olympus has fallen blade
when the bough breaks my bloody valentine 3d
drive angry dracula 2000 dracula :ascension dracula: legacy halloween: resurrection
donnybrook mean creek mimic 2 & 3 feast the collector the collection 22 jump st
hellraiser hell on earth hellraiser bloodline
hellraiser inferno hellraiser hellseeker hellraiser deader
hellraiser hellworld hellraiser revelations hellraiser judgement hellraiser no more souls
scary movie 5 pumpkinhead 3,4 prophecy : uprising pulse, pulse 2 & 3 straw dogs the seeker: the dark is rising candyman pet white noise 2 burying the ex trick beneath wishmaster killing season autopsy
donnybrook aka below th belt twin falls idaho northfork solo last gasp
the hive hansel and gretel the 6th gun
halloween : the curse of michael myers children of the corn 2 & 4 animal
the hatred prophecy : forsaken
miracles from heaven bones reba heroes scream 4 lord of illusions blessed to end all wars
mission impossible 2 candyman : day of the dead amanda and the alien
cursed american cyborg waxwork 2 play dead
sleepstalker frankenstein the true story jack and the beanstalk within the rock delerium agenda payback happy birthday most likely to die apollo 18
the details undocumented the big ugly black spines
keep watching the best man holiday piranha 3DD exorcist : the beginning
when the bough breaks my bloody valentine 3d
drive angry dracula 2000 dracula :ascension dracula: legacy halloween: resurrection
donnybrook mean creek mimic 2 & 3 feast the collector the collection 22 jump st
hellraiser hell on earth hellraiser bloodline
hellraiser inferno hellraiser hellseeker hellraiser deader
hellraiser hellworld hellraiser revelations hellraiser judgement hellraiser no more souls
scary movie 5 pumpkinhead 3,4 prophecy : uprising pulse, pulse 2 & 3 straw dogs the seeker: the dark is rising candyman pet white noise 2 burying the ex trick beneath wishmaster killing season autopsy
donnybrook aka below th belt twin falls idaho northfork solo last gasp
the hive hansel and gretel the 6th gun
halloween : the curse of michael myers children of the corn 2 & 4 animal
the hatred prophecy : forsaken
miracles from heaven bones reba heroes scream 4 lord of illusions blessed to end all wars
mission impossible 2 candyman : day of the dead amanda and the alien
cursed american cyborg waxwork 2 play dead
sleepstalker frankenstein the true story jack and the beanstalk within the rock delerium agenda payback happy birthday most likely to die apollo 18
the details undocumented the big ugly black spines
keep watching the best man holiday piranha 3DD exorcist : the beginning
35 + YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DESIGNING AND CREATING
UNIQUE AND ELABORATE KILL SEQUENCES
(EARNING HIM THE NICKNAME 'THE HOLLYWOOD ASSASSIN')
AS WELL AS ALL MANNER OF....
MONSTER AND CREATURE SUITS , CHARACTERS AND MAKE UP'S
PROSTHETICS (OLD AGE, TRAUMA, CHARACTER ETC) DECAPITATED HEADS, LIMBS AND BODY PARTS
CORPSE CREATION ANIMATRONIC CHARACTERS SPECIAL PROPS AND WEAPONS DENTURES
CHARACTER SUITS FAT SUITS AND MAKE UP REALISTIC FAKE ANIMALS PUPPETS ETC
UNIQUE AND ELABORATE KILL SEQUENCES
(EARNING HIM THE NICKNAME 'THE HOLLYWOOD ASSASSIN')
AS WELL AS ALL MANNER OF....
MONSTER AND CREATURE SUITS , CHARACTERS AND MAKE UP'S
PROSTHETICS (OLD AGE, TRAUMA, CHARACTER ETC) DECAPITATED HEADS, LIMBS AND BODY PARTS
CORPSE CREATION ANIMATRONIC CHARACTERS SPECIAL PROPS AND WEAPONS DENTURES
CHARACTER SUITS FAT SUITS AND MAKE UP REALISTIC FAKE ANIMALS PUPPETS ETC
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ABOVE In case you're wondering the gentleman has a full foam latex throat appliance glued to his neck blending directly across his jawline and wrapping around his neck for a throat slice effect.
BELOW Dominic Monaghan (PET) wearing a full throat appliance, prepped for a throat slice. |
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LEFT. this lady again is wearing a full foam neck appliance, blending mid chest and concealing a blood delivery system, you can actually see where the appliance is 'pre sliced' to open up and bleed.
ABOVE post neck slice gag BELOW on set video |
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BELOW. This young lady has two prosthetic make up appliances - a very obvious 'gash' across her forehead but what is less obvious however is the 2nd prosthetic covering ALL the skin below her jawline (including her chest) for a throat slice effect.
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BELOW - 4 Unseen character make up's from the unaired pilot of The 6th Gun
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Lower jaw and nose appliance
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YES! It can be done, a careful actor (under the watchful eye of his make up artist) like the wonderful Robin Thomas can enjoy lunch without damaging a prosthetic :)
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Fangs!
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