Olague started to work as stage technician for ILM in the 1980s and contributed to films such as the fantasy comedy Howard the Duck (1986), the short science fiction film Captain EO (1986), the science fiction comedy Innerspace (1987), the fantasy adventure Willow (1988), the animated film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, with Christopher Lloyd), the comedy sequel Caddyshack II (1988), the comedy Skin Deep (1989, with Denise Crosby), the fantasy sequel Ghostbusters II (1989), the adventure The Abyss (1989), the science fiction sequel Back to the Future Part II (1989, with Christopher Lloyd), the action sequel Die Hard 2 (1990), the science fiction horror film Arachnophobia (1990), the adventure The Rocketeer (1991, starring Bill Campbell), Steven Spielberg's Hook (1991), the fantasy comedy D