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Dennis Muren

Personal Information

Known ForVisual Effects
GenderMale
Birth DateNov 1, 1946 (79 years old)
Zodiac Sign♏Scorpio
Place of BirthGlendale, California, USA
Career Span1965 – Present (62 yrs)
Known Credits66 Titles
Official Links
Visual EffectsPopularity Score 1.1

Dennis Muren

Total Works

66

65 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Dennis Muren, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
7.2
Role: Creative Consultant
Jurassic Park
8.0
Jurassic Park
1993•movie
Role: Visual Effects Supervisor
Return of the Jedi
7.9
Return of the Jedi
1983•movie
Role: Visual Effects Supervisor
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
6.6
Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 66 titles featuring Dennis Muren

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
7.2

Role: Creative Consultant

Jurassic Park
8.0
Jurassic Park
1993•movie

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

Return of the Jedi
7.9
Return of the Jedi
1983•movie

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
6.6

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
8.2

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
6.6

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

Raiders of the Lost Ark
7.9

as Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
7.5

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
7.3

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

War of the Worlds
6.6
War of the Worlds
2005•movie

Role: Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
6.6

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

Super 8
6.8
Super 8
2011•movie

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

A.I. Artificial Intelligence
7.1

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

Hulk
5.6
Hulk
2003•movie

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

Ghostbusters II
6.6
Ghostbusters II
1989•movie

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

The Abyss
7.4
The Abyss
1989•movie

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

Innerspace
6.8
Innerspace
1987•movie

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

Deconstructing Harry
7.2

Role: Creative Consultant

Return to Jurassic Park
6.6

as Self

Young Sherlock Holmes
6.8

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

Mad God
6.8
Mad God
2021•movie

Role: Associate Producer

The Ewok Adventure
5.8
The Ewok Adventure
1984•movie

Role: Special Effects

Dragonslayer
6.6
Dragonslayer
1981•movie

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

Side by Side
7.3
Side by Side
2012•movie

as Self

Spielberg
7.5
Spielberg
2017•movie

as Self

The Pixar Story
7.5
The Pixar Story
2007•movie

as Self

Equinox
5.1
Equinox
1970•movie

Role: Associate Producer

LIGHT & MAGIC
7.9
9 eps
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022•series

as Self

In Search of Tomorrow
6.8

as Self - Interviewee

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
7.3
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
6.7

as Self

T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
7.4
The Harryhausen Chronicles
7.0

as Self

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
8.2
The Sci-Fi Boys
7.0
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006•movie

as Self

The Making of 'The Lost World'
6.9
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
7.3

as Self - Visual Effects

From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
4.8

as Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

George Lucas: Creating an Empire
5.0
Dancing Beer Bottles

Role: Animation

Raiders of the Stone Ring

Role: Writer