Mike Tristano
- Known for
- Crew
- Born
- March 17, 1960 (age 66)
Biography
Although he himself denies it, Mike Tristano is a nearly legendary figure in the world of independent cinema and "B" movies. His body of work as an armorer, on-set weapons handler and special makeup effects artist is truly amazing, and some of the low-budget films he has written and directed have become underground cult classics. He is the only "true" non-union supplier of movie weaponry and armorer services, historical and military props, special makeup FX and weapons-related effects. Always believing that independent and low-budget filmmakers should have access to the same quality of weapons and special makeup effects for their films as the major studios, he always made his services affordable and still maintained top quality in his work for them. His incredible and ongoing number of credits, and his sterling reputation, are undeniable testimony to that fact. He spent several years bouncing around the world as a "hired gun," working with various military intelligence agencies, and as a weapons advisor, K&R negotiator, and Executive Security Consultant, before going into the film business full time.
Known For
Filmography
Wanted
Movie · Armorer
Ojai
Movie · Armorer
Dirty Cops
Movie · Armorer
Gold Diggers
Movie · Armorer
Wanted Man
Movie · Armorer
One Ranger
Movie · Armorer
The Last Deal
Movie · Armorer
Insight
Movie · Armorer
Attack of the Unknown
Movie · Armorer
There's No Such Thing as Vampires
Movie · Armorer
Rogue Warfare
Movie · Armorer
Cuck
Movie · Armorer
Gone Are the Days
Movie · Armorer
Downrange
Movie · Armorer
Cam
Movie · Armorer
Adulterers
Movie · Armorer, Special Effects Coordinator
Sniper: Special Ops
Movie · Armorer
Within
Movie · Armorer
The Lotus Gun
Movie · Armorer
Echoes in an Empty Apartment
Movie · Special Effects, Stunt Coordinator
Dark Power
Movie · Armorer
The Den
Movie · Armorer
Small Apartments
Movie · Armorer
Hit & Run
Movie · Armorer
Megaconda
Movie · Thanks
The Sex Files 2: A Dark XXX Parody
Movie · Special Effects
Epic Rap Battles of History
TV · Weapons Master · 1 ep
How to Be a Serial Killer
Movie · Armorer
Operation: Tropical Stormy
Movie · Weapons Master
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Movie · Armorer
Fatal Secrets
Movie · Armorer
Charlie Valentine
Movie · Weapons Master
Angel of Death
Movie · Armorer
Depth Charge
Movie · Armorer
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Movie · Armorer
Black Widow
Movie · Armorer
Necessary Evil
Movie · Armorer
Alien Raiders
Movie · Armorer
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
Movie · Special Effects
Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge
Movie · Armorer
Drive Thru
Movie · Special Effects Coordinator
Crash Landing
Movie · Special Effects
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Movie · Special Effects
Nightmare Man
Movie · Armorer
Komodo vs. Cobra
Movie · Armorer
D.E.B.S.
Movie · Special Effects, Armorer
Target
Movie · Armorer
Loaded
Movie · Armorer
The Secret Cellar
Movie · Armorer, Special Effects Coordinator
Hatchetman
Movie · Special Effects Technician
The Job
Movie · Special Effects Coordinator
Project Viper
Movie · Armorer
Slaughter Studios
Movie · Armorer
Hearts & Minds
Movie · Special Effects, Armorer
Naked Eye
Movie · Armorer
Epoch
Movie · Armorer
Python
Movie · Weapons Master
Blood Dolls
Movie · Weapons Master
Dirt Merchant
Movie · Weapons Master
Love and Action in Chicago
Movie · Special Effects Coordinator
Trading Favors
Movie · Weapons Master
The First Man
Movie · Special Effects Coordinator
Things
Movie · Makeup Effects, Special Effects
Hellroller
Movie · Makeup Effects
Pledge Night
Movie · Special Effects