A chronological list of productions for which Jim Henson's Creature Shop provided special effects, creatures, puppets, or additional services.
Film and television[]
Productions highlighted in yellow were also produced by the Jim Henson Company in addition to the Creature Shop supplying effects.
1982-2004[]
At this time the Jim Henson Company also operated the Muppet Workshop to create traditional soft-puppets, known as Muppets. After 2004, and the sale of the Muppets to Disney, the Creature Shop and Muppet Workshop merged; the Creature Shop has retroactively added the pre-2004 credits of the Muppet Workshop to their resume - they are not included here.
The Dark Crystal1982 Creature Effects
Dreamchild1985 Creature Effects
Labyrinth1986 Creature Effects
L'Ours1986 Creature Effects
The StoryTeller1987-1989 Creature Effects
Lighthouse Island1989 Visual effects
Monster Maker1989 Creature Effects
The Ghost of Faffner Hall1989 Puppets
The StoryTeller: Greek Myths1987-1989 Creature Effects
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles1990 Creature Effects
The Witches1990 Creature Effects
Mother Goose Stories1990 Puppets
The New Statesman1990 Creature Effects
The Polar Bear King1991 Creature Effects
Dinosaurs1991-1994 Creature Effects
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid1992 Creature Effects
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II1991 Creature Effects
The Muppet Christmas Carol1992 Visual Effects
The Flintstones1994 Creature Effects
The NeverEnding Story III1994 Creature Effects
Babe1995 Creature Effects
The Indian in the Cupboard1995 Creature Effects
Cutthroat Island1995 Creature Effects
101 Dalmatians1996 Creature Effects
The Adventures of Pinocchio1996 Creature Effects
Blood and Wine1996 Creature Effects
The English Patient1996 Prosthetics
Gulliver's Travels1996 Creature Effects
Loch Ness1996 Creature Effects
Mary Reilly1996 Motion Control Rig
Muppet Treasure Island1996 Miniatures
The Phantom1996 Costume Effects
Aliens in the Family1996 Creature Effects
Buddy1997 Creature Effects
George of the Jungle1997 Creature Effects
The Odyssey1997 Special Effects
Dr. Dolittle1998 Creature Effects
Jack Frost1998 Special Effects
Lost in Space1998 Creature Effects / Performance Animation
Merlin1998 Special Effects
Brats of the Lost Nebula1998-1999 Puppets
Alice in Wonderland1999 Creature Effects
Animal Farm1999 Creature Effects
My Favorite Martian1999 Creature Design
Farscape1999-2003 Creature Effects
The Talented Mr. Ripley1999 Digital Compositing
Construction Site1999-2002 Puppets
Arabian Nights2000 Visual effects
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas2000 Creature Effects
Jason and the Argonauts2000 Digital Effects
Mission to Mars2000 Wire Removal
Rat2000 Creature Effects
Birthday Girl2001 Visual Effects
Cats & Dogs2001 Creature Effects
Gosford Park2001 Digital Effects
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone2001 Creautre Effects
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story2001 Creature and Visual Effect
Le Pacte Des Loups2001 Visual Effects
The Country Bears2002 Creature Effects
Dinotopia2002 Creature Effects
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie2002 Visual Effects
Scooby-Doo2002 Stand-in puppets, replaced by CG
Snow Dogs2002 Creature Effects
Snow Queen2002 Creature Effects
Stuart Little 22002 Creature Effects
Children of Dune2003 Visual Effects
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life2003 Visual Effects
2004-present[]
After selling the Muppets to the Walt Disney Company, the Jim Henson Company ceased creating new Muppets characters and merged the operations of building soft puppets (previously done by their Muppet Workshop) into the duties of their Creature Shop; several already established Muppet brands (such as the Muppets of Sesame Street and various Henson Company properties) continue to be maintained by the Creature Shop, while the Muppets owned by Disney are now maintained by Puppet Heap.
Around the World in 80 Days2004 Visual Effects
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars2004 Creature Effects
Five Children and It2004 Character Effects/Animation
The Ladykillers2004 Puppets
Pride2004 Digital Effects
Are We There Yet?2005 Performance Animation
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz2005 Performance Animation
Batman Begins2005 Visual Effects
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy2005 Creature Effects
MirrorMask2005 Additional Rendering
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant2005 Visual Effects
The Producers2005 Creature Effects
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: Battleground2006 Visual Effects
Livin' It Up with the Bratz2006 Performance Animation
Pushing Daisies2007 Animatronic Pigeon
Del's Vegas Comedy Binge2007 Puppets
The Skrumps2007 Digital Characters & Environments
Tinseltown2007 Puppets
Musical Mornings with Coo2007-2008 Performance Animation
Forgetting Sarah Marshall2008 Puppets
Frances2008 Digital Characters & Environments
Pajanimals2008, 2011 Puppets
Sid the Science Kid2008-2013 Digital Characters & Environments
Where the Wild Things Are2009 Creature Effects
Old Dogs2009 Puppets
Wilson & Ditch: Digging America2010-2011 Digital Characters
Late Night Liars2010 Puppets
Me and My Monsters2010 Puppets
The Muppets2011 Costumes
That Puppet Game Show2013-2014 Puppets
No, You Shut Up!2013-2016 Puppets
Hi Opie! / Opie's Home2014 / 2017 Puppets
Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge2014 Creatures
Turkey Hollow2015 Puppets
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The Jungle Book2016 On-set puppets for actor's reference replaced in final digital version
Word Party2016-2021 Digital Characters & Environments
Dream Corp LLC2016 T.E.R.R.Y. the Robot animatronic character
Splash and Bubbles2016-2018 Digital Characters & Environments
Julie's Greenroom2017 Puppets
The Happytime Murders2018 Puppets
The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell2018 Creatures
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance2019 Creatures
Earth to Ned2020 Creatures
Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time2021 Puppets
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock2022-2024 Puppets
Slumberkins2022 Puppets
Tall Poppy2022 Puppets
Five Nights at Freddy's2023 Creature Effects
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps2024 Puppets
Theater and live events[]
| Year | Production | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Pan | Creature and Set Designs |
| 2002 | The Country Bears Live | Creature effects |
| 2002 | Dance of the Vampires | Animatronic bat |
| 2003 | Little Shop of Horrors | Audrey II puppet |
| 2005 | Scissor Sisters' Brit Awards performance | Puppets |
| 2006 | Puppet Up! - Uncensored ("Jim Henson's Puppet Improv") | Puppets |
| 2008 | Kanye West's Glow in the Dark Tour | Creature effects |
| 2008 | Jim Henson's Emmet Otter | Puppets |
| 2010 | Lady Gaga's The Monster Ball Tour | Creature effects |
| 2010 | Stuffed and Unstrung | Puppets and performance animation |
| 2010 | Ice Age Encounters at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum and La Brea Tar Pits | Puppets |
| 2011 | Cee Lo Green's Grammy Awards performance | Puppets |
| 2011 | X•tink•shun | Puppets |
| 2015 | Nintendo E3 Presentation | Puppets and direction |
| 2023 | My Neighbour Totoro | Puppets |
Commercials[]
Unfinished[]
Productions for which the Creature Shop made concept art or prototypes, but didn't end up in the final film.
- The Natural History Project (1986)
- Doctor Who: The Dark Dimension (1993)
- Into the Woods (1993)
- The Seven Deadly Sins (1993)
- Dragonheart (1996)
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (1996)
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)