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Robin Bottin
Rob Bottin
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Biography
Robin R. Bottin is an American special make-up effects creator. Known for his collaborations with directors John Carpenter, Paul Verhoeven and David Fincher, Bottin worked with Carpenter on both The Fog and The Thing, with Verhoeven on RoboCop, Total Recall and Basic Instinct, and with Fincher on Se7en and Fight Club. His many other film credits include The Howling, Legend, Innerspace and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Well respected in his field of prosthetic makeup (better known as special make-up effects), and described in 2013 as a "special effects genius", Bottin was nominated for an Os…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Tales Beyond Madness
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
as Self
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
as Himself
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
as Self
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'
as Self
The Fog
as Blake
Humanoids from the Deep
as Humanoid (uncredited)