Jim Henson's Creature Shop



Jim Henson's Creature Shop is a special/visual effects company founded in 1979 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. The company is based out of Hollywood, California, United States, and, previously, Camden Town in London, United Kingdom, where they still maintain some facilities.

Selected filmography

 * The Dark Crystal (Creature Effects)
 * Dreamchild (Creature Effects)
 * Labyrinth (Creature Effects)
 * L'Ours (Creature Effects)
 * The Storyteller (Creature Effects)
 * Lighthouse Island (Visual Effects)
 * Monster Maker
 * The Ghost of Faffner Hall (Puppets)
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Creature Effects)
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (Creature Effects)
 * Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (Big Bunny Plush Doll)
 * The Neverending Story III (Creature Effects)
 * All That (Leroy & Fuzz) (Puppets)
 * Dinosaurs (Creature Effects)
 * The Flintstones (Creature Effects)
 * Babe (Creature Effects)
 * Samson and Delilah (Lion attacking Samson)
 * 101 Dalmatians (Creature Effects)
 * Rat (Creature Effects)
 * George of the Jungle (Creature Effects)
 * The Talented Mr. Ripley (visual effects)
 * The English Patient (prosthetic effects)
 * Jack Frost (Jack Frost snowman effects)
 * Dr. Dolittle (Creature Effects)
 * Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Creature Effects)
 * Jack in the Box (Muppet Jack)
 * Hamburger Helper (Hamburger Helper Glove)
 * Stuart Little 2 (Creature Effects)
 * Cats & Dogs (Creature Effects)
 * Gosford Park (digital effects)
 * The Country Bears (Creature Effects)
 * Scooby-Doo (Creature Effects)
 * Mee Shee: The Water Giant (Visual Effects and Digital Puppetry)
 * 5 Children & It (Character Animation, Visual Effects, Digital Puppetry and Animatronics)
 * Looney Tunes: Back in Action (stand-in puppets)
 * The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Puppet Fabrication)
 * Batman Begins (visual effects of The Scarecrow)
 * Lost in Space (Creature Effects)
 * Animal Farm (Creature Effects)
 * Snuggle (Snuggle Bear)
 * LendingTree (Lenny)
 * The Hangover (Tiger in car)
 * Where the Wild Things Are (Creature Effects)
 * Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge
 * The Muppets (puppet costumes only)
 * Muppets Most Wanted (puppets, along with Puppet Heap)
 * Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures
 * The Jungle Book (stand-in puppets)
 * Rock Dog (character design and visual development)
 * Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever (puppets and stand-in puppets)
 * Five Nights at Freddy's (Animatronics)