Dennis Muren
Birthday
1946/11/01 (78 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Glendale, California, USA
Also know as
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Biography
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...Read more
Acting
(2007) Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers
as Self
(1996) The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
as Self
(1997) Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
as Self
(2006) The Sci-Fi Boys
as Self
(2012) Side by Side
as Self
(2005) George Lucas: Creating an Empire
as Self
(2017) Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren
as Himself
(2007) The Pixar Story
as Self
(1999) Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
as Self
(2008) Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
as Self
(2015) Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
as Self
(1981) Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited)
(2024) Lost in Time: Unearthing the Primevals
as Self
(2024) A Celebration of Tenacity
as Self
(1997) The Harryhausen Chronicles
as Self
(2001) The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self
(2017) Spielberg
as Self
(2010) Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
as Self
(1995) The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
as Self
(2007) Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
as Self
(1983) Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
as Self
(2019) Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
as Self
(2012) Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
as Self
(2011) Return to Jurassic Park
as Self
(1999) From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
as Self
(1997) The Making of 'The Lost World'
as Self
(1988) Willow: The Making of an Adventure
as Self - Visual Effects
(2013) From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
as Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
(2022) In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
(2020) Empire at 40
as Self
(2001) R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
as Self
(2006) Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
as Self
(1991) The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
as Self
(2017) T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
as Self
(2003) No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
as ---
(1984) The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
as Self
(1994) Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
as Self
(1999) Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter
as Self
(1983) From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
as Self
(2022) Light & Magic
as Self - Camera Department