Dennis Muren
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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.
Known for
Credits
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
as Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited)
Spielberg (2017)
as Self
The Pixar Story (2007)
as Self
Side by Side (2012)
as Self
Return to Jurassic Park (2011)
as Self
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking (2001)
as Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012)
as Self
The Sci-Fi Boys (2006)
as Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible (2010)
as Self
The Making of 'The Lost World' (1997)
as Self
The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995)
as Self
In Search of Tomorrow (2022)
as Self - Interviewee
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001)
as Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery (1997)
as Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire (2005)
as Self
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga (1983)
as Self
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' (1996)
as Self
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (2015)
as Self
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic (1999)
as Self
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001)
as Self
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' (1984)
as Self
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects (1994)
as Self
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' (1991)
as Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007)
as Self
The Making of 'Hulk' (2003)
as Self
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983)
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005)
as Self
The Harryhausen Chronicles (1997)
as Self
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator (2017)
as Self
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
as Self
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects (2003)
Actor
Willow: The Making of an Adventure (1988)
as Self - Visual Effects
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters (2019)
as Self
Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers (2007)
as Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006)
as Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007)
as Self
Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace (2026)
as Self
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals (2024)
as Self
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad (2008)
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs (1999)
as Self
Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter (1999)
as Self
A Celebration of Tenacity (2024)
as Self
Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren (2017)
as Himself