Tim McGovern, ‘Total Recall’ VFX Oscar Winner, Dies at 68
variety.comCarolyn Giardina Visual effects veteran Tim McGovern, who received a Special Achievement Oscar for the VFX in the 1990 sci-fi classic “Total Recall,” has died, his wife Reena NeGandhi announced Saturday on social media.
He was 68. The VFX innovator served as CGI director on Paul Verhoeven’s “Total Recall,” which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and was based on Philip K.
Dick’s “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale.” McGovern’s work on the film included the inventive effects used as Schwarzenegger’s Quaid and others pass through a sort of X-ray security check revealing their skeletons. “We were saddened and shocked by the sudden news of Tim’s untimely passing,” said Kim Davidson, Visual Effects Society board chair, in a statement. “Tim and I have been VES members and colleagues for many years and his passion and loyalty to the Society were exemplary.
Tim’s insights, expertise and volunteer leadership have been key to our global expansion and he will be terribly missed by us all.
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