Dennis Muren

Visual Effects·Nov 1, 1946·Glendale, California, USA

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Dennis Muren, A.S.C. (born November 1, 1946) is an American film visual effects artist and supervisor. He has worked on the films of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and James Cameron, among others, and has won nine Oscars in total: eight for Best Visual Effects and a Technical Achievement Academy Award. The Visual Effects Society has called him "a perpetual student, teacher, innovator, and mentor." He has been identified as "a pioneer in bringing a new wave of visual effects films to the public, opening the doors for screenwriters and directors to tell stories never before possible with a new realism through the use of his skills in cinematic arts and advanced technologies." According to Spielberg, Muren "set the example at Industrial Light & Magic for visual effects excellence with effects that add strong, appropriate emotion to a shot and fit seamlessly into a movie." Description above from the Wikipedia article Dennis Muren, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Film	Credit
Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace2026 · Self	Self
AA Celebration of Tenacity2024 · Self	Self
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals2024 · Self	Self
In Search of Tomorrow2022 · Self - Interviewee	Self - Interviewee
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters2019 · Self	Self
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator2017 · Self	Self
Spielberg2017 · Self	Self
FFinding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren2017 · Himself	Himself
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex2015 · Self	Self
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan2012 · Self	Self
Side by Side2012 · Self	Self
Return to Jurassic Park2011 · Self	Self
Bob Burns' Hollywood Haloween2011 · Self	Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible2010 · Self	Self
VVisual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad2008 · Self	Self
Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers2007 · Self	Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 20012007 · Self	Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 20012007 · Self	Self
The Pixar Story2007 · Self	Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet2006 · Self	Self
The Sci-Fi Boys2006 · Self	Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire2005 · Self	Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection2005 · Self	Self
TThe Making of 'Hulk'2003 · Self	Self
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects2003 · Actor	Actor
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome2001 · Self	Self
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'2001 · Self	Self
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking2001 · Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor	Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs1999 · Self	Self
Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter1999 · Self	Self
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic1999 · Self	Self
The Making of 'The Lost World'1997 · Self	Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery1997 · Self	Self
The Harryhausen Chronicles1997 · Self	Self
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'1996 · Self	Self
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'1995 · Self	Self
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects1994 · Self	Self
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'1991 · Self	Self
Willow: The Making of an Adventure1988 · Self - Visual Effects	Self - Visual Effects
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'1984 · Self	Self
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga1983 · Self	Self
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi1983 · Self	Self
Raiders of the Lost Ark1981 · Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited)	Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited)
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back1980 · Self	Self
Equinox1970 · Director	Director
Raiders of the Stone Ring1968 · Writer	Writer
The Equinox ... A Journey into the Supernatural1967 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Dancing Beer Bottles1965 · Director	Director