Screaming Mad George
Crew
Biography
Joji Tani (Japanese: 谷譲治, Hepburn: Tani Jōji), known as Screaming Mad George (October 7, 1956 - February 10, 2026), was a Japanese special effects artist, film director, and former musician. He was born in Osaka, Japan, and emigrated to the United States, where he became known for his surreal, grotesque and gory special effects. He collaborated with director and producer Brian Yuzna on many films.
As actor 7
On the crew 34
Predator
1987
The Abyss
1989
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
1988
An American Werewolf in Paris
1997
Society
1990
Ju-On: Origins
2020
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986
The Dentist 2
1998
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987
Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4
1990
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
1995
Freaked
1993
Space Truckers
1996
Bride of Re-Animator
1990
Tales from the Hood
1995
Faust: Love of the Damned
2000
Jack Frost
1997
Beyond Re-Animator
2003
The Guyver
1991
Necronomicon
1993
Curse II: The Bite
1989
The Stöned Age
1994
Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker
1991
Progeny
1998
Arena
1989
Hide and Go Shriek
1988
Don't Panic
1989
Tokyo: The Last War
1989
Boy in the Box
2005
Kung Fu Rascals
1992
Blood of the Samurai
2001
The Legend of Diablo
2003
The Bogus Man
1980
It Took Guts
1979