The Chiodo Brothers (Stephen, Charles & Edward Chiodo, all born in Bronx, New York) are a group of sibling special effects artists, best known for their film Killer Klowns from Outer Space and creating puppets and effects for films such as Critters, Ernest Scared Stupid, and Team America: World Police. They created the elaborate dioramas featured in the 2010 film Dinner for Schmucks. The post-hardcore band Chiodos (originally called The Chiodos Bros) is named after them as a tribute. Their studio made the Willice and Crimbles claymation segment on The Simpsons, a parody of Wallace and Gromit in the same style of animation. Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park voiced himself in the episode, as the creator of the fictional short. Description above from the Wikipedia article The Chiodo Brothers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 24, 1952 (74)
- Producer and writer
- 14 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Charles Chiodo's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 1
Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Charles Chiodo's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Charles Chiodo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
22 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Alien Xmas(2020)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Hell's Kitty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Alien Abduction(2014)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Gila!(2012)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Theodore Rex(1995)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Critters 4(1992)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Critters 3(1991)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Ernest Scared Stupid(1991)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Land of the Lost(1991)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Critters(1986)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
I Go Pogo(1980)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Free Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Sludge Grubs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Eskimo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Africa Danny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Beast from the Egg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Land of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Career shape
A full career of 21 titles from 1967 to 2020.
Biggest box office
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Highest rated
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Film career
- 1995Screen debut· Theodore Rex
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Charles Chiodo's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 13; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 14 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 48, detractors 22. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Charles Chiodo work with?
People who share at least 2 of Charles Chiodo's MovieCove titles; Stephen Chiodo shares the most, 4.
- Stephen ChiodoShared titles: Alien Xmas (2020), Critters 3 (1991), Land of the Lost (1991), Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)See all 4 shared titles with Stephen Chiodo
- Edward ChiodoShared titles: Alien Xmas (2020), Critters 3 (1991), Land of the Lost (1991), Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)See all 4 shared titles with Edward Chiodo