Screaming Mad George

Person · Open Library

Works

1

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Film & TV

Osaka, Japan

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.

Known for

• In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994 — Self2024
• The Darkside of Society — Self2023
• In Search of Darkness: Part III — Self2022
• Champion of the Shunt — Self2015
• Making of Biohazard 2 TV-CM — Self1997
• Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2 — Self1990
• The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV' — Self1989

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1956-10-07

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

288

Total plays

1,743

Screaming Mad George is a master of multi media, working in any form that fits to create his disturbing, surrealist images. He's best known for the fantastic special effects he's created in movies such as Poltergeist 2, Big Trouble In Little China and Nightmare On Elm Street 4. His hallucinatory concepts are also brought to life via music projects, design work in everything from stage shows to nightclubs, oil paintings and his own films. His personal artistic vision is evident regardless of the

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

Japan

Place of birth

Osaka

Occupation

songwriter

Languages spoken

Japanese

Record label

Extasy Records

Image

Screaming Mad George at his restrospective art show.png

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