Dennis Muren
Born in Glendale, California, USA — Nov 01 1946
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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…
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Dennis Muren's Credits
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Visual Effects
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Visual Effects
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Crew
War of the Worlds
Visual Effects
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Visual Effects
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Visual Effects
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Camera Department
Jurassic Park
Visual Effects
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Visual Effects
Hulk
Visual Effects
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Visual Effects
Return of the Jedi
Visual Effects
Ghostbusters II
Visual Effects
Super 8
Visual Effects
The Abyss
Visual Effects
The Pixar Story
Self
Young Sherlock Holmes
Visual Effects
Innerspace
Visual Effects
Side by Side
Self
Mad God
Production
Dragonslayer
Visual Effects
Return to Jurassic Park
Self
Spielberg
Self
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Self
Deconstructing Harry
Crew
The Ewok Adventure
Crew
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Self
The Sci-Fi Boys
Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Self
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Self
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
Self
The Making of 'The Lost World'
Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
Self
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Self
The Harryhausen Chronicles
Self
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
Self
Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers
Self
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
Self
Equinox
Production
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
Self - Visual Effects
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Self
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Self
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
Self
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
Self
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
Self
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Self
A Celebration of Tenacity
Self
Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter
Self
The Equinox ... A Journey into the Supernatural
Production
Dancing Beer Bottles
Visual Effects
Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren
Himself
Raiders of the Stone Ring
Writing