Dennis Muren
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- November 1, 1946
- Birthplace
- Glendale, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace 2026
as Self
- A Celebration of Tenacity
A Celebration of Tenacity 2024
as Self, Thanks
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals 2024
as Self, Thanks
In Search of Tomorrow 2022
as Self - Interviewee
Mad God 2021
Associate Producer
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters 2019
as Self
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator 2017
as Self
Spielberg 2017
as Self
- Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren
Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren 2017
as Himself
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015
Creative Consultant
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex 2015
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan 2012
as Self
Side by Side 2012
as Self
Super 8 2011
Visual Effects Supervisor
Return to Jurassic Park 2011
as Self
Bob Burns' Hollywood Halloween 2011
as Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible 2010
as Self
- Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad 2008
as Self
Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers 2007
as Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 2007
as Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 2007
as Self
The Pixar Story 2007
as Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet 2006
as Self
The Sci-Fi Boys 2006
as Self
War of the Worlds 2005
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection 2005
as Self
- The Making of 'Hulk'
The Making of 'Hulk' 2003
as Self
Hulk 2003
Visual Effects Supervisor
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects 2003
Actor
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002
Visual Effects Supervisor
George Lucas: Creating an Empire 2002
as Self
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome 2001
as Self
A.I. Artificial Intelligence 2001
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' 2001
as Self
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking 2001
as Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs 1999
as Self
Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter 1999
as Self
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic 1999
as Self
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 1999
Visual Effects Supervisor
Deconstructing Harry 1997
Creative Consultant
The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Making of 'The Lost World' 1997
as Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery 1997
as Self
The Harryhausen Chronicles 1997
as Self
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' 1996
as Self
The Making of 'Jurassic Park' 1995
as Self
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects 1994
as Self
Jurassic Park 1993
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' 1991
as Self
Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Abyss 1989
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ghostbusters II 1989
Visual Effects Supervisor
Willow: The Making of an Adventure 1988
as Self - Visual Effects
Innerspace 1987
Visual Effects Supervisor
Young Sherlock Holmes 1985
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Ewok Adventure 1984
Special Effects
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' 1984
as Self
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984
Visual Effects Supervisor
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga 1983
as Self
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi 1983
as Self
Return of the Jedi 1983
Visual Effects Supervisor
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982
Visual Effects Supervisor
Dragonslayer 1981
Visual Effects Supervisor
Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
as Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited)
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back 1980
as Self, Additional Photography
Equinox 1970
Associate Producer, Special Effects
Raiders of the Stone Ring 1968
Writer
The Equinox ... A Journey into the Supernatural 1967
Producer, Special Effects, Director
Dancing Beer Bottles 1965
Animation, Director
Credits from TMDB.