Rich Ratliff on the set of ENT: "Azati Prime"
Richard "Rich" C. Ratliff is a special effects artist and coordinator who worked as special effects coordinator on Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise and as special effects technician on 2009's Star Trek.
R. Ratliff, a name on the dedication plaque of Enterprise NX-01, was named after him and he was interviewed in 2004 for the Star Trek: Communicator issue 152, article "Special effects in Star Trek: Enterprise with special effects coordinator Rich Ratliff. ".
Ratliff started to work in the special effects department in the late '70s and worked as special effects artist and special effects foreman on projects such as Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977, with Jeff Jarvis), Winter Kills (1979, with Jim Danforth), Foolin' Around (1980), Any Which Way You Can (1980, with Jeff Jarvis), First Family (1980), Yes, Giorgio (1982), Blue Thunder (1983, with Jeff Jarvis), Gremlins (1984, starring Zach Galligan and special effects artists Anna Albrecht and Thaine Morris), Enemy Mine (1985, with Anna Albrecht, Alan Peterson, Margaret Prentice, Eben Stromquist, Wim van Thillo, Brian Wade, and Harold Weed), Howard the Duck (1986, with Jeff Jarvis, Marty Brenneis, John McLeod, Dan Nelson, and Larry Odien), Spaceballs (1987, with Peter Albiez), Overboard (1987), and Communion (1989).
As special effects coordinator he worked on Hill Street Blues, Killing at Hell's Gate (1981), Lovelines (1984), Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985), the drama North Beach and Rawhide (1985, starring William Shatner), Sword of Gideon (1986), The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988), and Clean and Sober (1988).
He also served as special effects coordinator on Impulse (1990), Taking Care of Business (1990), Dying Young (1991), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993, with Larry Odien, Terry Chapman, and Joe Colwell), Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995), Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), My Giant (1998), and My Favorite Martian (1999).
Further credits as special effects artist and technician include Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), Northern Exposure, Stone Cold (1991), Final Analysis (1992), Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), Speed (1994), Seven (1995), Sudden Death (1995, with Peter Albiez, Danny Cangemi, and David Heron), Space: Above and Beyond (1995-1996), Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), and Drake & Josh (2007), Zoey 101 (2007), Entourage (2007), and iCarly (2007).
Star Trek credits[]
(This list is currently incomplete.)
- ENT:
- "Broken Bow" (credited as Richard Ratliff) (Season 1)
- "Fight or Flight"
- "Strange New World"
- "Unexpected"
- "Terra Nova"
- "The Andorian Incident"
- "Breaking the Ice"
- "Civilization"
- "Fortunate Son"
- "Cold Front"
- "Silent Enemy"
- "Dear Doctor"
- "Sleeping Dogs"
- "Shadows of P'Jem"
- "Shuttlepod One"
- "Fusion"
- "Rogue Planet"
- "Acquisition"
- "Oasis"
- "Detained"
- "Vox Sola"
- "Fallen Hero"
- "Desert Crossing"
- "Two Days and Two Nights"
- "Shockwave"