Michael Lantieri (born August 13, 1954) is a
special effects supervisor.
Lantieri went to school in
Los Angeles,
California with actor-director
Ron Howard with the ambition to work in films as a
director, which he had been interested in from a young age. However, he went to work in the special effects department of
Universal Studios, with his first credited work being for Heartbeeps (1981), serving as a remote operator. His first collaboration with
Steven Spielberg was with Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), where he served as a special effects supervisor. His work on Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) garnered him his first awards nomination (shared with
Ken Ralston) by the
Saturn Awards. He received his first of five
Academy Award nominations with Back to the Future Part II (1989). His work on Jurassic Park (1993) earning him an Academy Award.[1] Lantieri has subsequently worked on each film of the Jurassic Park franchise, serving as under special dinosaur effects for all except Jurassic Park III, where he was credited as a consultant.
Unrelated to effects, Lantieri was also part of the destruction of the
Steve Bartman baseball; when
Grant DePorter bought the ball in late 2003, he tasked Lantieri to help detonate the ball publicly, which was done on February 26, 2004.[2][3] The remains of the detonated ball are now at the
Chicago Sports Museum.[4]
^Spielman, Fran; et al. (February 25, 2004). "It's going to be like a firecracker' – Signs point to ball's explosion, but owners mum on the method". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 16.
^Guerrero, Lucio (February 27, 2004). "Mission accomplished for special effects man – Oscar winner drills, stuffs, electrifies for good show". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 13.
Michael Lantieri (born August 13, 1954) is a
special effects supervisor.
Lantieri went to school in
Los Angeles,
California with actor-director
Ron Howard with the ambition to work in films as a
director, which he had been interested in from a young age. However, he went to work in the special effects department of
Universal Studios, with his first credited work being for Heartbeeps (1981), serving as a remote operator. His first collaboration with
Steven Spielberg was with Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), where he served as a special effects supervisor. His work on Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) garnered him his first awards nomination (shared with
Ken Ralston) by the
Saturn Awards. He received his first of five
Academy Award nominations with Back to the Future Part II (1989). His work on Jurassic Park (1993) earning him an Academy Award.[1] Lantieri has subsequently worked on each film of the Jurassic Park franchise, serving as under special dinosaur effects for all except Jurassic Park III, where he was credited as a consultant.
Unrelated to effects, Lantieri was also part of the destruction of the
Steve Bartman baseball; when
Grant DePorter bought the ball in late 2003, he tasked Lantieri to help detonate the ball publicly, which was done on February 26, 2004.[2][3] The remains of the detonated ball are now at the
Chicago Sports Museum.[4]
^Spielman, Fran; et al. (February 25, 2004). "It's going to be like a firecracker' – Signs point to ball's explosion, but owners mum on the method". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 16.
^Guerrero, Lucio (February 27, 2004). "Mission accomplished for special effects man – Oscar winner drills, stuffs, electrifies for good show". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 13.