
Costume & Make-Up
Tony Gardner
Born
1965-09-25 (61)
Place of birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Known for
Costume & Make-Up
Credits
20 titles
Tony Gardner is an American makeup designer, special effects designer and puppeteer. He has designed and created effects for many feature films, including the films Zombieland, 127 Hours, Smokin' Aces, Hairspray, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, The Addams Family, Seed of Chucky, Shallow Hal and There's Something About Mary. Gardner helped create the signature helmets for Daft Punk, as well as an animatronic robot for their "Technologic" music video. He wrote and directed Daft Punk's music video for the song "The Prime Time of Your Life" and associate produced and populated a world full of robots for the duo's feature-length directorial debut, Daft Punk's Electroma. Beyond the film-making aren…
Known for
6.0After her mother's mysterious death, Nica begins to suspect that the talking, red-haired doll her visiting niece has been playing with may be the key to the mounting bloodshed and chaos.
Curse of Chucky
2013
5.5This time around, Chucky and his homicidal honey, Tiffany, are brought back to life by their orphan offspring, Glen. Then the horror goes Hollywood as Chucky unleashes his own brand of murderous mayhem!
Seed of Chucky
2004
5.4When the Viking space capsule suddenly returns to Earth from its long ago trip to Mars, it brings with it an intelligent visitor that is part "Alien" and part "ET". Encased in armor, it extends a human like form from its shell to examine its surroundings and shows an interest in humans including a soft caress of a female scientist prior to the Army killing it. This only enrages its sibling.
Lifeform
1996
8.3A night at the movies turns terrifying when Michael and his date are attacked by zombies.
Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983
6.4Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with a former love.
Darkman
1990
6.4Through outrageous, never-before-seen footage, witness the making of the Jackass crew's last go at wild stunts.
Jackass 4.5
2022
Film credits
2020s · 4 titles
6.4Through outrageous, never-before-seen footage, witness the making of the Jackass crew's last go at wild stunts.
Jackass 4.5
2022
7.8The story of the cult horror empire through interviews with cast, crew, and horror icons such as Don Mancini, Brad Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, John Waters, Fiona Dourif, Perrey Reeves, Gerrit Graham, David Kirschner, and dozens more.
Doc of Chucky
2024
6.6A filmmaker who grew up alongside Chucky the killer doll seeks out the other families surrounding the Child's Play films as they recount their experiences working on the ongoing franchise and what it means to be a part of the, "Chucky" family.
Living with Chucky
2022
2.0A scientist with nefarious intentions seeks to dominate the world using his vast expertise in robotics.
Robot Dracula
2026
2010s · 7 titles
6.0After her mother's mysterious death, Nica begins to suspect that the talking, red-haired doll her visiting niece has been playing with may be the key to the mounting bloodshed and chaos.
Curse of Chucky
2013
6.0Bad Grandpa .5 gives you a whole new perspective on the world of Irving Zisman with bonus scenes and pranks also featuring Spike Jonze as "Gloria" and Catherine Keener as Irving's wife "Ellie", plus a look at the evolution of Johnny Knoxville's naughty alter-ego, the makeup effects, and a behind-the-scenes peek at the idiocy it takes to make a hidden camera movie in public.
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
2014
7.2Daft Punk Unchained is the first film about the pop culture phenomenon that is Daft Punk, the duo with 12 million albums sold worldwide and seven Grammy Awards. Throughout their career Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo have always resisted compromise and the established codes of show business. They have remained determined to maintain control of every link in the chain of their creative process. In the era of globalisation and social networks, they rarely speak in public and neither do they show their faces on TV. This documentary explores this unprecedented cultural revolution revealing a duo of artists on a permanent quest for creativity, independence and freedom.
Daft Punk Unchained
2015
7.4Retrospective documentary about the making of the horror cult classic "The Return of the Living Dead."
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
2011
7.6An in-depth, feature length documentary on the surprisingly tumultuous creation of cult classic Army of Darkness.
Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"
2015
7.0Kyra Gardner's loving tribute to growing up in the world of the psycho killer doll, Chucky.
The Dollhouse
2017
A mini-doc concentrating on the film's many special effects with Production Designer William Stout, FX Make-up Artists William Munns, Tony Gardner, Kenny Myers And Craig Caton-Largnet, Visual Effects Artists Bret Mixon And Gene Warren Jr.
The FX of Return of the Living Dead
2016
2000s · 5 titles
5.5This time around, Chucky and his homicidal honey, Tiffany, are brought back to life by their orphan offspring, Glen. Then the horror goes Hollywood as Chucky unleashes his own brand of murderous mayhem!
Seed of Chucky
2004
NRA look at the transformation of John Travolta into Edna Turnblad. Produced for the “Hairspray” DVD.
Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad
2007
6.3This short documentary provides discussion of how the fat suits and other make-up effects were done for the film as well as considerations of exactly the look. There's also some test footage of the make-up effects and interviews with Paltrow, Black, the Farrellys, Paltrow and Paltrow's body double, Ivy.
Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up
2002
8.0The HBO special is hosted by star Brooke Burns, who spends more time talking to people on the street about what it means to be shallow than discussing the film itself.
Being 'Shallow Hal'
2001
2.0We find notes from the Farrellys, Damon, Kinnear, Thomas, Wessler and special make-up designer Tony Gardner. The latter participant dominates the show as he lets us know about the design of the conjoined rig, the various challenges and its execution. We also learn about general issues and the way the actors related to each other.
Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You
2004

