Dennis Muren
Personal Info
Known for
Visual Effects
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-11-01 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Glendale, California, USA
Dennis Muren
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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Known For
Acting
(2024)
(2024)
A Celebration of Tenacity
as Self
(2022)
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
(2020)
Empire at 40
as Self
(2019)
(2017)
Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren
as Himself
(2017)
Spielberg
as Self
(2017)
(2015)
(2013)
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
as Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
(2012)
Side by Side
as Self
(2012)
(2011)
Return to Jurassic Park
as Self
(2010)
(2008)
(2007)
(2007)
The Pixar Story
as Self
(2007)
(2006)
The Sci-Fi Boys
as Self
(2006)
(2005)
(2003)
(2001)
(2001)
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
as Self
(1999)
(1999)
(1999)
(1997)
(1997)
The Harryhausen Chronicles
as Self
(1997)
(1996)
(1995)
(1994)
(1991)
(1988)
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
as Self - Visual Effects
(1984)
(1983)
(1983)
(1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited)
Crew
Dancing Beer Bottles
Director, Animation
(2024)
(2024)
(2021)
Mad God
Associate Producer
(2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Creative Consultant
(2011)
Super 8
Visual Effects Supervisor
(2005)
War of the Worlds
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
(2003)
Hulk
Visual Effects Supervisor
(2002)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Visual Effects Supervisor
(2001)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Visual Effects Supervisor
(1999)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Visual Effects Supervisor
(1997)
Deconstructing Harry
Creative Consultant
(1993)
Jurassic Park
Visual Effects Supervisor
(1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Visual Effects Supervisor
(1989)
Ghostbusters II
Visual Effects Supervisor
(1989)
The Abyss
Visual Effects Supervisor
(1987)
Innerspace
Visual Effects Supervisor
(1985)
Young Sherlock Holmes
Visual Effects Supervisor
(1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Visual Effects Supervisor
(1984)
The Ewok Adventure
Special Effects
(1983)
Return of the Jedi
Visual Effects Supervisor
(1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Visual Effects Supervisor
(1981)
Dragonslayer
Visual Effects Supervisor
(1970)
Equinox
Associate Producer, Special Effects, Director
(1967)
The Equinox ... A Journey into the Supernatural
Director, Special Effects, Producer