Dennis Muren
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- November 1, 1946
- Place of birth
- Glendale, California, USA
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."
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Movies with Dennis Muren
- Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 · ★ 7.9
- Return to Jurassic Park 2011 · ★ 6.6
- Side by Side 2012 · ★ 7.3
- Spielberg 2017 · ★ 7.5
- The Pixar Story 2007 · ★ 7.6
- The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' 1991 · ★ 7.1
- Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan 2012 · ★ 7.4
- In Search of Tomorrow 2022 · ★ 6.8
- Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible 2010 · ★ 6.7
- Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex 2015 · ★ 7.2
- The Making of 'Jurassic Park' 1995 · ★ 7.3
- R2-D2: Beneath the Dome 2001 · ★ 6.7
- From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga 1983 · ★ 7.4
- T2: Reprogramming The Terminator 2017 · ★ 7.4
- The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' 1996 · ★ 7.4
- The Harryhausen Chronicles 1997 · ★ 7.0
- Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi 1983 · ★ 8.8
- SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back 1980 · ★ 8.2
- The Sci-Fi Boys 2006 · ★ 7.0
- The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' 2001 · ★ 7.1
- Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters 2019 · ★ 7.6
- From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic 1999 · ★ 7.8
- The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' 1984 · ★ 7.6
- Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 2007 · ★ 6.2
- The Making of 'The Lost World' 1997 · ★ 6.9
- Willow: The Making of an Adventure 1988 · ★ 7.3
- Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 2007 · ★ 6.0
- From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking 2001 · ★ 4.8
- Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet 2006 · ★ 4.8
- No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects 2003 · ★ 7.0
- Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection 2005 · ★ 8.0
- Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs 1999 · ★ 8.5
- Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery 1997 · ★ 8.0
- George Lucas: Creating an Empire 2002 · ★ 5.0
- Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad 2008 · ★ 7.0
- Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects 1994 · ★ 9.0
- Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter 1999 · ★ 10.0
- Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers 2007
- Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren 2017
- Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals 2024
Movies directed by Dennis Muren
- The Equinox ... A Journey into the Supernatural 1967 · ★ 5.2
- Dancing Beer Bottles 1965