Betty Thomas Inducted into the Canadian Stunt Hall of Fame

John Quee, Chief Executive Officer of the Thomas FX Group Inc., is pleased to announce that Betty Thomas, Company President and Co-Founder,  has been inducted into The Canadian Stunt Hall Of Fame. Company Founder, John Thomas, was also inducted (posthumously).

Betty has been active in the global film industry for more than 46 years as a Stunt Performer, Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director, Producer, and President of the Thomas FX Group Inc. Her portfolio of stunt credits is vast and includes credits in projects such as: Jumanji, The Edge, IT, Gold Diggers, White Fang, Fear, The Boy Who Could Fly, Man Of The House, far From Home: Adventures of Yellow Dog, This Boy’s Life, Bird On A Wire, Short Time, We’re No Angels, The Sea Will Tell, Cannonball: Speed Zone, Danger Bay, Shaggy Dog, Leaving Normal, and Beachcombers. Betty has also been recognized as “Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Of The Year” and has received numerous industry and business awards.

Today, Betty is a valued film services advisor, focused on helping film makers around the world to enhance their success by integrating unique high-quality Thomas FX production supplies into projects such as: “The Hobbit: Battle Of The Five Armies”, the “Guardians Of The Galaxy” series, the Marvel Comics “Avengers” series, the “X Men” series, the “Twilight” series, “The Watchmen” series, the “Game of Thrones” series, the “Vikings” series, the “Mad Max” series, the “Westworld” series, the “Mission Impossible” series; and a host of other blockbuster productions including: “The Hateful Eight”, “The Revenant”, “2012: Farewell Atlantis”, “Yellowjackets”, “Saturday Night Live”, “Star Trek”, “The Last Of Us”, “Frankenstein” and “Tron”.

John Thomas founded the Thomas FX Group in 1968 and is widely recognized as one of the founders of the BC Film & Television Industry. He is also known for his innovative work on projects such as: “First Blood”, “IT”, “Time Cop”, “Medicine Man”, “Alive”, “Cliffhanger”, “Mother Lode”, “Superman I”, “K2”, “Stay Tuned”, “Bird On A Wire”, “the Aviator (1985), “Death Hunt”, “Klondike Fever”, “Iceman”, and “Buffalo Bill and the Indians”.

Thomas FX has become a top-of-mind creative resource for filmmakers around the world who rely on a unique assortment of high-quality proprietary Thomas FX production supplies to enhance their film projects. With proven global logistics expertise, supported by a wide spectrum of multi modal logistics partners, the Thomas rapid response team consistently delivers to professional production supplies to customers in 82 countries. Wherever film production is taking place in the world, Thomas FX has proven to be an invaluable production partner. Thomas FX has been considered for an Academy Award Nomination for Technological Advancements in Filmmaking three times, has received international peer recognition, and has been recognized by the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce as “Business Of the Year” five times.