- Known For
- Visual Effects
- Born
- November 1, 1946
- Place of Birth
- Glendale, California, USA
Dennis Muren
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 ab…
Filmography
movieShrinkage: The Making of Innerspace
2026 · Self
A Celebration of Tenacity
movieA Celebration of Tenacity
2024 · Self, Thanks
movieLost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
2024 · Self, Thanks
tvLIGHT & MAGIC
2022 · Self
movieIn Search of Tomorrow
2022 · Self - Interviewee
movieMad God
2021 · Associate Producer
moviePhil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019 · Self
movieT2: Reprogramming The Terminator
2017 · Self
movieSpielberg
2017 · Self
Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren
movieFinding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren
2017 · Himself
movieStar Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · Creative Consultant
movieCreature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015 · Self
movieRay Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012 · Self
movieSide by Side
2012 · Self
movieSuper 8
2011 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieReturn to Jurassic Park
2011 · Self
movieIndustrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010 · Self
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
movieVisual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
2008 · Self
movieNexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers
2007 · Self
movieVision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007 · Self
movieStanding on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007 · Self
movieThe Pixar Story
2007 · Self
movieAmazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006 · Self
movieThe Sci-Fi Boys
2006 · Self
movieWar of the Worlds
2005 · Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
movieGeorge Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005 · Self
movieRay Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 · Self
The Making of 'Hulk'
movieThe Making of 'Hulk'
2003 · Self
movieHulk
2003 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieNo Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2003
movieStar Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieR2-D2: Beneath the Dome
2001 · Self
movieA.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieThe Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001 · Self
movieFrom Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
2001 · Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
movieRay Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999 · Self
movieCrossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter
1999 · Self
movieFrom Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999 · Self
movieStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieDeconstructing Harry
1997 · Creative Consultant
movieThe Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieThe Making of 'The Lost World'
1997 · Self
movieStar Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997 · Self
movieThe Harryhausen Chronicles
1997 · Self
movieThe Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996 · Self
movieThe Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995 · Self
movieMasters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994 · Self
movieJurassic Park
1993 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieThe Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
1991 · Self
movieTerminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieThe Abyss
1989 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieGhostbusters II
1989 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieWillow: The Making of an Adventure
1988 · Self - Visual Effects
movieInnerspace
1987 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieYoung Sherlock Holmes
1985 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieThe Ewok Adventure
1984 · Special Effects
movieThe Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
1984 · Self
movieIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieFrom Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983 · Self
movieClassic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983 · Self
movieReturn of the Jedi
1983 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieDragonslayer
1981 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieRaiders of the Lost Ark
1981 · Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited)
movieSP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Self, Additional Photography
Film '72
tvFilm '72
1971 · Self
movieEquinox
1970 · Associate Producer, Special Effects, Director
movieRaiders of the Stone Ring
1968 · Writer
movieThe Equinox ... A Journey into the Supernatural
1967 · Director, Special Effects, Producer
movieDancing Beer Bottles
1965 · Director, Animation