About
Dennis Muren
Overview
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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Known for
Acting |
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| 2024 | A Celebration of Tenacity | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | Lost in Time: Unearthing the Primevals | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2022 | In Search of Tomorrow | Actor | Self - Interviewee | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Empire at 40 | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2019 | Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2017 | T2: Reprogramming The Terminator | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Spielberg | Actor | Self | 65 Fair |
| 2017 | Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 2015 | Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2013 | From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking | Actor | Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Side by Side | Actor | Self | 63 Fair |
| 2011 | Return to Jurassic Park | Actor | Self | 63 Fair |
| 2010 | Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2008 | Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2007 | Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2007 | The Pixar Story | Actor | Self | 63 Fair |
| 2006 | Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2006 | The Sci-Fi Boys | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2005 | George Lucas: Creating an Empire | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2003 | No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2001 | R2-D2: Beneath the Dome | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2001 | The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 1999 | From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1997 | The Making of 'The Lost World' | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1997 | The Harryhausen Chronicles | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1996 | The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1995 | The Making of 'Jurassic Park' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1994 | Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1991 | The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1988 | Willow: The Making of an Adventure | Actor | Self - Visual Effects | 59 Average |
| 1984 | The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1983 | From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1983 | Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Actor | Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited) | 78 Good |
Directing |
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| 1970 | Equinox | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
| 1967 | The Equinox ... A Journey into the Supernatural | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
| Dancing Beer Bottles | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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| 2021 | Mad God | Production | Associate Producer | 63 Fair |
| 1970 | Equinox | Production | Associate Producer | 58 Average |
| 1967 | The Equinox ... A Journey into the Supernatural | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
Crew |
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| 2024 | A Celebration of Tenacity | Crew | Thanks | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | Lost in Time: Unearthing the Primevals | Crew | Thanks | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Crew | Creative Consultant | 72 Good |
| 1997 | Deconstructing Harry | Crew | Creative Consultant | 68 Fair |
| 1984 | The Ewok Adventure | Crew | Special Effects | 59 Average |
| 1970 | Equinox | Crew | Special Effects | 58 Average |
| 1967 | The Equinox ... A Journey into the Supernatural | Crew | Special Effects | 59 Average |
Visual Effects |
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| 2011 | Super 8 | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 67 Fair |
| 2005 | War of the Worlds | Visual Effects | Senior Visual Effects Supervisor | 64 Fair |
| 2003 | Hulk | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 55 Average |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 65 Fair |
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 69 Fair |
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 65 Fair |
| 1993 | Jurassic Park | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 78 Good |
| 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 80 Very good |
| 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Visual Effects | Visual Effects | 80 Very good |
| 1989 | The Abyss | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 71 Good |
| 1989 | Ghostbusters II | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 65 Fair |
| 1987 | Innerspace | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 65 Fair |
| 1985 | Young Sherlock Holmes | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 63 Fair |
| 1984 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 72 Good |
| 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 74 Good |
| 1981 | Dragonslayer | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor | 61 Fair |
| Dancing Beer Bottles | Visual Effects | Animation | N/A N/A |
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