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Dennis Muren

Dennis Muren

Actor, Visual Effects, Other Crew

Born November 1, 1946 in Glendale, California, USA

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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.

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16 wins and 23 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

109

Type

Year

A Celebration of Tenacity Feature Film2024Self

Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals Poster

Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals Feature Film2024Self

Classic Movies: The Story Of Poster

Classic Movies: The Story Of TV Series2023Self - Visual Effects Supervisor ILM

The Scale of Battle: David Allen and the FX of 'Robot Jox' Video2023Self

How Dinosaurs Have Evolved from 'Jurassic Park' to 'Jurassic World: Dominion' Video2022Self - ILM Special Effects Supervisor

In Search of Tomorrow Poster

In Search of Tomorrow Documentary2022Self - Interviewee

Light & Magic Poster

Light & Magic Mini-Series2022Self - Camera Department

Behind the Attraction Poster

Behind the Attraction TV Series2021Self

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters Poster

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters Documentary2019Self

Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren Documentary2017Self

Spielberg Poster

Spielberg TV Movie2017Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

ILM: The Visual Magic of 'The Force Awakens' Documentary2016Self

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey Poster

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey Documentary2016Self

The Star Wars Show Poster

The Star Wars Show TV Series2016Self - Creative Director & Sr. VFX Supervisor

Gravity: Looking to the Stars - The Evolution of Space Films Documentary2015

Jurassic World: Dinosaurs Roam Once Again Poster

Jurassic World: Dinosaurs Roam Once Again Documentary2015Self

Star Wars: Launch Bay - Meet the Makers Documentary2015Self

Moments That Changed the Movies Poster

Moments That Changed the Movies TV Series2014Self

Side by Side Extra: Volume One Poster

Side by Side Extra: Volume One Documentary2014Self

11th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards Poster

11th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards TV Special2013Self

Kathleen Kennedy 2013 Pioneer of the Year Award Tribute Reel Poster

Kathleen Kennedy 2013 Pioneer of the Year Award Tribute Reel Short Film2013Self

Beast Wishes Poster

Beast Wishes Documentary2012Self

Ralph McQuarrie: Tribute to a Master Poster

Ralph McQuarrie: Tribute to a Master Documentary2012Self

Side by Side Poster

Side by Side Documentary2012Self

9th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards Poster

9th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards TV Special2011Self

Episode IV: Crew and Cast Interviews Documentary2011Self

Episode V: Crew and Cast Interviews Documentary2011Self

Episode VI: Crew and Cast Interviews Documentary2011Self

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan Poster

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan Documentary2011Self - Visual Effects Supervisor of Star Wars

Return to Jurassic Park: Dawn of a New Era Poster

Return to Jurassic Park: Dawn of a New Era Documentary2011Self - Full Motion Dinosaurs

Return to Jurassic Park: The Next Step in Evolution Poster

Return to Jurassic Park: The Next Step in Evolution Documentary2011Self - Full Motion Dinosaurs

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible Poster

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible Documentary2010Self

7th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards Poster

7th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards TV Special2009Self

Bob Burns' Hollywood Halloween Video2009Self

The Harryhausen Legacy Video2008Self

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner Poster

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner Documentary2007Self

Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers Poster

Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers Documentary2007Self

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 Poster

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 Documentary2007Self

The 12th Satellite Awards Poster

The 12th Satellite Awards TV Special2007Self - Nikola Tesla Award Recipient

The Pixar Story Poster

The Pixar Story Documentary2007Self

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 Poster

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 Documentary2007Self

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet Poster

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet Documentary2006Self

Dennis Muren Interview Documentary2006Self

The Sci-Fi Boys Poster

The Sci-Fi Boys Documentary2006Self

'War of the Worlds': Production Diaries, East Coast - Beginning Poster

'War of the Worlds': Production Diaries, East Coast - Beginning Documentary2005Self

'War of the Worlds': Production Diaries, East Coast - Exile Poster

'War of the Worlds': Production Diaries, East Coast - Exile Documentary2005Self

'War of the Worlds': Production Diaries, West Coast - War Poster

'War of the Worlds': Production Diaries, West Coast - War Documentary2005Self

Designing the Enemy: Tripods and Aliens Poster

Designing the Enemy: Tripods and Aliens Video2005Self

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection Poster

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection Documentary2005

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace - Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman, John Knoll, Dennis Muren and Scott Squires Video2005Self

Star Wars: Feel the Force Poster

Star Wars: Feel the Force Documentary2005Self

Steven Spielberg and the Original 'War of the Worlds' Poster

Steven Spielberg and the Original 'War of the Worlds' Video2005Self

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy Poster

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy Documentary2004Self - Visual effects

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt, and Dennis Muren Video2004Self

Star Wars Episode VI: The Return of the Jedi - Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren and Carrie Fisher Video2004Self

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back - Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren and Carrie Fisher Video2004Self

Hulk: Behind the Scenes Video2003Self

Hulk: The Dog Fight Scene Poster

Hulk: The Dog Fight Scene Documentary2003Self

No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects Poster

No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects Documentary2003Self

The Light and Magic of 'Indiana Jones' Poster

The Light and Magic of 'Indiana Jones' Documentary2003Self

The Making of 'Hulk' Documentary2003Self

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' Poster

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' Documentary2002Self

Live at the Shrine! John Williams and the World Premiere of 'E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial': The 20th Anniversary Poster

Live at the Shrine! John Williams and the World Premiere of 'E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial': The 20th Anniversary Video2002Self

Special Visual Effects and Animation: ILM Documentary2002Self

Star Wars: Attack of the Clones - A Jigsaw Puzzle Short Film2002Self

Beyond Jurassic Park Poster

Beyond Jurassic Park Video2001Self - Full Motion Dinosaurs

From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking Poster

From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking Documentary2001Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

ILM and 'Jurassic Park': Before and After Visual Effects Poster

ILM and 'Jurassic Park': Before and After Visual Effects Video2001Self

ILM and 'the Lost World': Before and After the Visual Effects Poster

ILM and 'the Lost World': Before and After the Visual Effects Video2001Self

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome Poster

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome TV Short2001Self

The Beginning: Making 'Episode I' Poster

The Beginning: Making 'Episode I' Documentary2001Self

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' Poster

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' Documentary2001Self

Terminator 2: Judgement Day Ultimate Edition - Archival Commentary with 26 Cast & Crew Video2000Self

Crossing the Frontier: Making 'The Last Starfighter' Poster

Crossing the Frontier: Making 'The Last Starfighter' Documentary1999Self

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic Poster

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic Documentary1999Self

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs Poster

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs TV Special1999Self

The Story of Computer Graphics Poster

The Story of Computer Graphics Documentary1999

The Harryhausen Chronicles Poster

The Harryhausen Chronicles Documentary1998Self

Making the 'Lost World' Poster

Making the 'Lost World' Documentary1997Self

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery Poster

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery Documentary1997Self

Lights, Camera, Action!: A Century of the Cinema Poster

Lights, Camera, Action!: A Century of the Cinema Mini-Series1996Self

Special Effects: Anything Can Happen Poster

Special Effects: Anything Can Happen Documentary1996Self

The Making of 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' Poster

The Making of 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' Documentary1996Self

The Making of 'Jurassic Park' Poster

The Making of 'Jurassic Park' Documentary1995Self - Full-Motion Dinosaurs

Masters of Fantasy TV Series1994Self

Movie Magic Poster

Movie Magic TV Series1994Self

The 66th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 66th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1994Self - Winner

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - The Definitive Collection - Audio Commentary Video1993Self

Computerbilleder - udfordring til virkeligheden Documentary1992Self

The 64th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 64th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1992Self - Winner

The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' Poster

The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' Documentary1991Self

The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 62nd Annual Academy Awards TV Special1990Self - Winner

The 60th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 60th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1988Self - Winner

Willow: The Making of an Adventure Poster

Willow: The Making of an Adventure Documentary1988Self - Visual effects

Star Tours Poster

Star Tours Short Film1987Star Tours Mechanic

The 57th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 57th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1985Self - Winner

The 56th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 56th Annual Academy Awards Documentary1984Self - Winner

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi Poster

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi Documentary1983Self

From 'Star Wars' to 'Jedi': The Making of a Saga Poster

From 'Star Wars' to 'Jedi': The Making of a Saga Documentary1983Self

The 55th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 55th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1983Self - Winner

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Poster

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Feature Film1981Nazi Spy on the Airplane

The 53rd Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 53rd Annual Academy Awards TV Special1981Self - Winner

SP FX: Special Effects - the Empire Strikes Back Poster

SP FX: Special Effects - the Empire Strikes Back Documentary1980Self

Film '72 Poster

Film '72 TV Series1971Self - Interviewee

Omnibus TV Series1967Self

Horizon TV Series1964Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

The Curious Case of the Cottingley Fairies DocumentarySelf

Too Hot to Handle: Remembering Ghostbusters II Poster

Too Hot to Handle: Remembering Ghostbusters II DocumentarySelf

Untitled Ralph Mcquarrie Documentary Poster

Untitled Ralph Mcquarrie Documentary DocumentarySelf

Visual Effects

33

Type

Year

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens Poster

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens Feature Film2015

Paranormal Activity 4 Poster

Paranormal Activity 4 Feature Film2012

Super 8 Feature Film2011

War of the Worlds Poster

War of the Worlds Feature Film2005

Hulk Feature Film2003

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Poster

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Feature Film2002

A.I. Artificial Intelligence Poster

A.I. Artificial Intelligence Feature Film2001

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Poster

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Feature Film1999

Deconstructing Harry Poster

Deconstructing Harry Feature Film1997

Twister Feature Film1996

Casper Feature Film1995

Jurassic Park Poster

Jurassic Park Feature Film1993

Terminator 2: Judgment Day Poster

Terminator 2: Judgment Day Feature Film1991

Ghostbusters II Poster

Ghostbusters II Feature Film1989

The Abyss Poster

The Abyss Feature Film1989

Willow Feature Film1988

Empire of the Sun Poster

Empire of the Sun Feature Film1987

Innerspace Poster

Innerspace Feature Film1987

Star Tours Poster

Star Tours Short Film1987

Captain EO Poster

Captain EO Short Film1986

Young Sherlock Holmes Poster

Young Sherlock Holmes Feature Film1985

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Poster

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Feature Film1984

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi Poster

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi Feature Film1983

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Poster

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Feature Film1982

Dragonslayer Poster

Dragonslayer Feature Film1981

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Poster

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Feature Film1980

Battlestar Galactica Poster

Battlestar Galactica Feature Film1978

Close Encounters of the Third Kind Poster

Close Encounters of the Third Kind Feature Film1977

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Poster

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Feature Film1977

Flesh Gordon Poster

Flesh Gordon Feature Film1974

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Poster

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Feature Film1971

Equinox Feature Film1970

Rocketship X-M Poster

Rocketship X-M Feature Film1950

Thanks

15

Type

Year

A Celebration of Tenacity Feature Film2024

Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals Poster

Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals Feature Film2024

How Dinosaurs Have Evolved from 'Jurassic Park' to 'Jurassic World: Dominion' Video2022

Light & Magic Poster

Light & Magic Mini-Series2022

Mad God Feature Film2021

Jurassic World Poster

Jurassic World Feature Film2015

Love Documentary2015

The Harryhausen Legacy Video2008

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy Poster

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy Documentary2004

Star Wars Trilogy: Bonus Material Video2004

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' Poster

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' Documentary2004

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy Poster

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy Documentary2003

From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking Poster

From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking Documentary2001

Hollywood Stuntmakers Poster

Hollywood Stuntmakers TV Series1999

Jurassic Park: Island Survival Poster

Jurassic Park: Island Survival Feature Film

Other Crew

10

Type

Year

Jurassic World: Rebirth Poster

Jurassic World: Rebirth Feature Film2025

Jurassic World: Dominion Poster

Jurassic World: Dominion Feature Film2022

Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker Poster

Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker Feature Film2019

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Poster

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Feature Film2018

Jurassic World Poster

Jurassic World Feature Film2015

WALL·E Feature Film2008

The Lost World: Jurassic Park Poster

The Lost World: Jurassic Park Feature Film1997

Mission: Impossible Poster

Mission: Impossible Feature Film1996

Twister Feature Film1996

Time Machine: The Journey Back Poster

Time Machine: The Journey Back Documentary1993

Director

3

Type

Year

Star Tours Poster

Star Tours Short Film1987

Equinox Feature Film1970

The Equinox... A Journey Into the Supernatural Poster

The Equinox... A Journey Into the Supernatural Feature Film1967

Producer

3

Mad God Feature Film2021

Equinox Feature Film1970

The Equinox... A Journey Into the Supernatural Poster

The Equinox... A Journey Into the Supernatural Feature Film1967

Special Effects

2

Type

Year

The Ewok Adventure Poster

The Ewok Adventure TV Movie1984

Equinox Feature Film1970

Camera and Electrical Department

1

SP FX: Special Effects - the Empire Strikes Back Poster

SP FX: Special Effects - the Empire Strikes Back Documentary1980

Writer

1

Space Race Ride Feature Film1993

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