
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 above from the Wikipedia article Dennis Muren, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
44 acting credits · 3 directing credits
Acting · 44

Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981

LIGHT & MAGIC
2022

Spielberg
2017

The Pixar Story
2007

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999

Side by Side
2012

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997

In Search of Tomorrow
2022

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012

T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
2017

Return to Jurassic Park
2011

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015

The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
1984

George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
2001

The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
1991

The Harryhausen Chronicles
1997

The Sci-Fi Boys
2006

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999

Willow: The Making of an Adventure
1988

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005

The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980

The Making of 'The Lost World'
1997

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019

From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
2013

No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2003
The Making of 'Hulk'
2003

Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers
2007

Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
2024
A Celebration of Tenacity
2024

Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter
1999
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
2008

Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace
2026
Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren
2017


