David Allen

Visual Effects·Oct 22, 1944·Los Angeles, California, USA

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David W. Allen (October 22, 1944 – August 16, 1999) was an American film and television stop motion model (puppet) animator. Allen provided special effects on such productions as The Howling, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Young Sherlock Holmes (for which he earned an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects nomination), Willow and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. He also had a long association with producer Charles Band, working on such films as Dolls, Puppet Master, Bride of Re-Animator, Subspecies and Demonic Toys.

Film	Credit
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals2024 · Self	Self
The Primevals2023 · Director	Director
The Magic Treasure2006 · Director	Director
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’2003 · Self (archive)	Self (archive)
Puppet Master II1990 · Director	Director
Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master II"1990 · Self	Self
No Strings Attached: A Behind the Scenes Look at Puppet Master1989 · Actor	Actor
The Dungeonmaster1984 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Zorgon: The H-Bomb Beast From Hell1972 · Zorgon	Zorgon
King Kong Color Test Footage1971 · Director	Director
Raiders of the Stone Ring1968 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Taurus Test Footage1965 · Director	Director