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Overview

Mini Biography:

Two-time Emmy Award-winning Ernest Farino's professional motion picture... more

Trivia:

Ernest D. Farino was the editor and publisher of "FXRH," a magazine devoted... more

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Down 61% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more

Alternate Names:

Ernest Farino | Ernie Farino

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Visual Effects, Miscellaneous Crew, Director, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Animation Department, Writer, Special Effects, Actor, Art Department, Thanks, Self
Visual Effects
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Balls of Fury (2007) (on-set visual effects coordinator: Mr. X Inc.) (as Ernest Farino) 2007 $36.1M 5.1 (17,288)
- 2. "Children of Dune" (2003)   visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes) 2003 - 7.6 (4,854)
AKAs:
  • Dune - Bedrohung des Imperiums (Germany: second part title)
  • Dune - Der Messias (Germany: first part title)
  • Dune - Die Kinder des Wüstenplaneten (Germany: third part title)
  • Dune - Krieg um den Wüstenplaneten (Germany: cut version)
  • Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (USA: complete title)
- 3. "Dune" (2000)   visual effects supervisor (3 episodes, 2000) 2000 - 6.9 (7,516)
AKAs:
  • Der Wüstenplanet (Germany)
  • Frank Herbert's Dune (USA: complete title)
  • Frank Herbert's Dune - Der Wüstenplanet (Germany)
3 TV episodes:
  • Episode #1.3 (2000) (visual effects supervisor) (as Ernest Farino)
  • Episode #1.2 (2000) (visual effects supervisor) (as Ernest Farino)
  • Episode #1.1 (2000) (visual effects supervisor) (as Ernest Farino)
- 4. Noah's Ark (1999) (TV)   (visual effects supervisor) (as Ernest Farino) 1999 - 3.8 (867)
AKAs:
  • Arche Noah - Das größte Abenteuer der Menschheit (Germany)
- 5. "From the Earth to the Moon" (1998)   visual effects supervisor (12 episodes, 1998) visual effects director (2 episodes, 1998) second unit director: visual effects (1 episode, 1998) 1998 - 8.9 (4,116)
12 TV episodes: 7 episodes not shown.
- 6. Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997) (TV)   (visual effects supervisor: Prague) 1997 - 6.1 (3,815)
AKAs:
  • Snow White (USA: short title)
  • Snow White in the Black Forest
  • Snow White in the Dark Forest
  • Snow White: A Tale of Terror (Canada: English title)
  • The Grimm Brothers' Snow White
- 7. Screamers (1995)   (visual effects supervisor) 1995 - 6.0 (8,107)
AKAs:
  • Screamers - L'armée souterraine (Canada: French title)
  • Sukurîmâzu (Japan)
- 8. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)   (visual effects supervisor) 1990 - 5.6 (3,314)
AKAs:
  • Creepshow 3 (International: English title: informal title)
  • Darkside Movie (USA: informal English title)
  • Tales from the Darkside (International: English title: informal English title)
- 9. The Abyss (1989) (optical consultant) 1989 $110M 7.5 (45,353)
- 10. Cyborg (1989)   (visual effects supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects, Inc.) 1989 - 4.3 (7,332)
AKAs:
  • Masters of the Universe 2 (USA: TV title)
  • Masters of the Universe 2: Cyborg (USA: TV title)
- 11. Lady in White (1988)   (visual effects supervisor) 1988 - 6.7 (1,983)
AKAs:
  • The Mystery of the Lady in White (Australia: poster title)
- 12. Slaughterhouse Rock (1988)   (visual effects) 1988 - 2.4 (256)
AKAs:
  • Hell Island
  • Slaughter House (Philippines: English title)
- 13. The Lost Empire (1985) (special animation effects) 1985 - 4.6 (192)
- 14. The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985) (titles and opticals) 1985 - 7.4 (65)
- 15. The Terminator (1984) (graphic animation effects) 1984 $80.4M 8.1 (159,761)
- 16. Dreamscape (1984) (stop-motion crew) 1984 - 6.3 (3,628)
- 17. Ragewar (1984)   (additional optical effects) 1984 - 2.4 (573)
AKAs:
  • The Dungeonmaster (USA: alternative title)
- 18. Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)   (special visual effects animator) 1983 - 4.7 (1,765)
AKAs:
  • Adventures in the Creep Zone
  • Road Gangs
  • Spacehunter (USA: DVD box title)
- 19. Nightbeast (1982) (graphic animation effects: Kinetic Image Productions) 1982 - 2.0 (311)
- 20. Galaxy of Terror (1981)   (graphic animation designer) 1981 - 4.7 (1,097)
AKAs:
  • Mindwarp: An Infinity of Terror
  • Planet of Horrors
  • Quest
- 21. Saturday the 14th (1981) (graphic animation) (stop motion animation) 1981 - 3.6 (1,065)
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Truman (1995) (TV) (title designer: main titles) (as Ernest Farino) 1995 - 7.4 (1,185)
- 2. Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994) (TV) (film clips courtesy of) (as Ernest Farino) 1994 - 7.8 (122)
- 3. Il silenzio dei prosciutti (1994)   (title designer) 1994 - 4.1 (2,110)
AKAs:
  • The Silence of the Hams (USA)
- 4. Night Eyes Three (1993) (title designer) 1993 - 4.1 (197)
- 5. Heidi (1993) (TV) (title designer) (as Ernest Farino) 1993 - 6.7 (382)
- 6. Nemesis (1992) (title designer) 1992 - 5.2 (1,460)
- 7. Raising Cain (1992) (title designer) 1992 - 5.6 (4,741)
- 8. Death Ring (1992) (V) (title designer) 1992 - 4.0 (147)
- 9. Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) (TV) (title designer) 1991 - 6.5 (740)
- 10. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)   (main title supervisor) (as Ernest Farino) 1991 $517M 8.5 (210,701)
AKAs:
  • El Exterminator 2 (USA: Spanish title)
  • T2 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • T2 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  • T2: Extreme Edition (USA: video box title)
  • T2: Ultimate Edition (USA: video box title)
  • Terminator 2 - Le jugement dernier (France)
- 11. Steel and Lace (1991) (title designer: main titles) 1991 - 5.1 (230)
- 12. The Abyss (1989) (title designer) 1989 $110M 7.5 (45,353)
- 13. Alien Nation (1988) (title designer: main titles) 1988 - 6.1 (5,039)
- 14. Bad Dreams (1988) (title designer: main titles) 1988 - 4.9 (1,041)
- 15. Slam Dance (1987) (title designer) 1987 - 5.0 (681)
- 16. Night of the Creeps (1986) (title designer) 1986 - 6.6 (4,003)
- 17. Critters (1986) (title designer: main titles) 1986 - 5.7 (6,528)
- 18. Def-Con 4 (1985)   (title designer) 1985 - 3.7 (584)
AKAs:
  • Defense Condition 4 (Canada: English title: complete title)
- 19. The Lost Empire (1985) (title designer) 1985 - 4.6 (192)
- 20. The Strangeness (1985) (title designer: main titles) 1985 - 5.4 (58)
- 21. Gojira (1984)   (title designer) (US version only) 1984 - 5.5 (1,589)
AKAs:
  • Godzilla (International: English title)
  • Godzilla 1985: The Legend Is Reborn (USA)
  • Godzilla: 1985 (USA: closing credits title)
  • The Return of Godzilla
- 22. The Terminator (1984) (title designer) 1984 $80.4M 8.1 (159,761)
- 23. Highpoint (1982) (title designer: main titles) 1982 - 4.9 (79)
- 24. Tag: The Assassination Game (1982)   (title designer: main titles) 1982 - 5.7 (350)
AKAs:
  • Everybody Gets It in the End (USA: alternative title)
  • Kiss Me, Kill Me
  • T.A.G.: The Assassination Game
- 25. The Alien Factor (1978) (title sequence creator) 1978 - 4.0 (174)
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Josh Kirby... Time Warrior: Chapter 5, Journey to the Magic Cavern (1996) (V) 1996 - 6.2 (78)
- 2. Josh Kirby... Time Warrior: Chapter 1, Planet of the Dino-Knights (1995) (V) 1995 - 5.9 (126)
- 3. "Land of the Lost" (1991)   (2 episodes, 1991-1992) 1992 - 7.6 (273)
2 TV episodes:
- 4. "Monsters" (1988)   (4 episodes, 1989-1991) 1991 - 7.1 (290)
4 TV episodes:
- 5. Steel and Lace (1991) 1991 - 5.1 (230)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Supernova (2005) (TV) (second unit director) 2005 - 3.7 (783)
- 2. "Dune" (2000)   second unit director (unknown episodes) 2000 - 6.9 (7,516)
AKAs:
  • Der Wüstenplanet (Germany)
  • Frank Herbert's Dune (USA: complete title)
  • Frank Herbert's Dune - Der Wüstenplanet (Germany)
- 3. "From the Earth to the Moon" (1998)   second unit director (1 episode, 1998) 1998 - 8.9 (4,116)
1 TV episode:
- 4. Lady in White (1988)   (second unit director) 1988 - 6.7 (1,983)
AKAs:
  • The Mystery of the Lady in White (Australia: poster title)
Animation Department
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Necronomicon (1993)   (animation assistant) 1993 - 5.4 (1,711)
AKAs:
  • H.P. Lovecraft's Necronomicon, Book of the Dead (USA: video title)
  • Necronomicon: Book of Dead (USA)
- 2. The Strangeness (1985) (additional animator) 1985 - 5.4 (58)
- 3. Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)   (stop motion animator: Private Stock Effects) 1982 - 1.7 (409)
AKAs:
  • Slapstick
  • Slapstick of Another Kind (International: English title: poster title)
- 4. The Thing (1982)   (animator: animation effects sequence) 1982 - 8.2 (68,705)
AKAs:
  • John Carpenter's The Thing (USA: complete title)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Wizards of the Demon Sword (1991) (writer) 1991 - 1.7 (248)
- 2. Beverly Hills Vamp (1989) (writer) 1989 - 2.1 (294)
- 3. Terminal Force (1989) (screenplay) 1989 - 3.4 (33)
Special Effects
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Invisible Kid (1988) (special effects) 1988 - 4.1 (210)
- 2. The Terminator (1984) (special effects coordinator) 1984 $80.4M 8.1 (159,761)
- 3. The Alien Factor (1978) (special effects) 1978 - 4.0 (174)
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Terminal Force (1989) (as Ernie Farino) Sicorski 1989 - 3.4 (33)
Art Department
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Slaughterhouse Rock (1988)   (title design) 1988 - 2.4 (256)
AKAs:
  • Hell Island
  • Slaughter House (Philippines: English title)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Sci-Fi Boys (2006) (special thanks) 2006 - 7.0 (88)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Shock Cinema Vol. 1 (1991) (V) Himself 1991 - 6.1 (22)

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Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller | Drama more

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Independent Film | Murder | Cult Favorite | Blood more

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