
Born
November 1, 1946
Place of Birth
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.…

Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace
2026
A Celebration of Tenacity
2024

Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
2024

In Search of Tomorrow
2022

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019

T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
2017

Spielberg
2017
Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren
2017

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015

From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
2013

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012

Side by Side
2012

Return to Jurassic Park
2011

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
2008

Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers
2007

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007

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

The Pixar Story
2007

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006

The Sci-Fi Boys
2006

George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
The Making of 'Hulk'
2003

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

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
2001

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

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999

Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter
1999

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

The Making of 'The Lost World'
1997

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997

The Harryhausen Chronicles
1997

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

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994

The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
1991

Willow: The Making of an Adventure
1988

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

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

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983

Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980