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David Allen

David Allen

Visual Effects · Born 1944-10-22 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Zorgon: The H-Bomb Beast From Hell (1972) — Zorgon
  2. Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ (2003) — Self (archive)
  3. Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals (2024) — Self
  4. Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master II" (1990) — Self
  5. No Strings Attached: A Behind the Scenes Look at Puppet Master (1989)

Directed

  1. Puppet Master II (1990) — Director
  2. The Dungeonmaster (1984) — Director
  3. The Primevals (2023) — Director
  4. The Magic Treasure (2006) — Director
  5. King Kong Color Test Footage (1971) — Director
  6. Taurus Test Footage (1965) — Director
  7. Raiders of the Stone Ring (1968) — Director