Rich Ratliff Richard " Rich " C . Ratliff is a special effects artist and coordinator who worked as special effects coordinator on and and as special effects technician on ' s . R . Ratliff , a name on the dedication plaque of , was named after him and he was interviewed in for the " " , 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 the horror sequel " Exorcist II : The Heretic " ( 1977 , with Jeff Jarvis ) , the drama " Winter Kills " ( 1979 , with Jim Danforth ) , the comedy " Foolin ' Around " ( 1980 ) , the action comedy " Any Which Way You Can " ( 1980 , with Jeff Jarvis ) , the comedy " First Family " ( 1980 ) , the musical " Yes , Giorgio " ( 1982 ) , the action thriller " Blue Thunder " ( 1983 , with Jeff Jarvis ) , ' s fantasy horror " Gremlins " ( 1984 , starring Zach Galligan and special effects artists Anna Albrecht and Thaine Morris ) , ' s science fiction film " Enemy Mine " ( 1985 , with Anna Albrecht , Alan Peterson , Margaret Prentice , Eben Stromquist , Wim van Thillo , Brian Wade , and Harold Weed ) , the comic adaptation " Howard the Duck " ( 1986 , with Jeff Jarvis , Marty Brenneis , John McLeod , Dan Nelson , and Larry Odien ) , ' science fiction comedy " Spaceballs " ( 1987 , with Peter Albiez ) , the comedy " Overboard " ( 1987 ) , and the science fiction film " Communion " ( 1989 ) . As special effects coordinator he worked on the television series " Hill Street Blues " , the television thriller " Killing at Hell ' s Gate " ( 1981 ) , the comedy " Lovelines " ( 1984 ) , the comedy sequel " Police Academy 2 : Their First Assignment " ( 1985 ) , the drama " North Beach and Rawhide " ( 1985 , starring William Shatner ) , the action drama " Sword of Gideon " ( 1986 ) , the television drama " The Taking of Flight 847 : The Uli Derickson Story " ( 1988 ) , and the drama " Clean and Sober " ( 1988 ) . He also served as special effects coordinator on the thriller " Impulse " ( 1990 ) , the comedy " Taking Care of Business " ( 1990 ) , the drama " Dying Young " ( 1991 ) , the comedy " Robin Hood : Men in Tights " ( 1993 , with Larry Odien , Terry Chapman , and Joe Colwell ) , the comedy " Dracula : Dead and Loving It " ( 1995 ) , the comedy " Austin Powers : International Man of Mystery " ( 1997 ) , the comedy " My Giant " ( 1998 ) , and the science fiction remake " My Favorite Martian " ( 1999 ) . Further credits as special effects artist and technician include the drama " Joe Versus the Volcano " ( 1990 ) , the comedy series " Northern Exposure " , ' s action film " Stone Cold " ( 1991 ) , the drama " Final Analysis " ( 1992 ) , the action sequel " Lethal Weapon 3 " ( 1992 ) , the action thriller " Speed " ( 1994 ) , the mystery thriller " Se7en " ( 1995 ) , the action film " Sudden Death " ( 1995 , with Peter Albiez , Danny Cangemi , and David Heron ) , the science fiction series " Space : Above and Beyond " ( 1995 - 1996 ) , the action sequel " Mission : Impossible II " ( 2000 ) , the action film " The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift " ( 2006 ) , and the comedy series " Drake & Josh " ( 2007 ) , " Zoey 101 " ( 2007 ) , " Entourage " ( 2007 ) , and " iCarly " ( 2007 ) .