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, 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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited)
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Return to Jurassic Park (2011) — Self
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Side by Side (2012) — Self
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Spielberg (2017) — Self
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The Pixar Story (2007) — Self
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LIGHT & MAGIC (2022) — Self
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The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' (1991) — Self
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Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012) — Self
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Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible (2010) — Self
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In Search of Tomorrow (2022) — Self - Interviewee
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Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (2015) — Self
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The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995) — Self
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R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001) — Self
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From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga (1983) — Self
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T2: Reprogramming The Terminator (2017) — Self
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The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' (1996) — Self
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The Harryhausen Chronicles (1997) — Self
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The Sci-Fi Boys (2006) — Self
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SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — Self
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The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) — Self
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Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983) — Self
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From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic (1999) — Self
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Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters (2019) — Self
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The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' (1984) — Self
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Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) — Self
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The Making of 'The Lost World' (1997) — Self
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Willow: The Making of an Adventure (1988) — Self - Visual Effects
- Film '72 (1971) — Self
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Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007) — Self
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From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking (2001) — Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
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No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects (2003)
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Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006) — Self
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Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005) — Self
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Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs (1999) — Self
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Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery (1997) — Self
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George Lucas: Creating an Empire (2005) — Self
- Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad (2008) — Self
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Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects (1994) — Self
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Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter (1999) — Self
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Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers (2007) — Self