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John Bruno

Personal Information

Known ForVisual Effects
GenderMale
Career Span1970 – Present (57 yrs)
Known Credits46 Titles
Official Links
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Visual EffectsPopularity Score 1.1

John Bruno

Total Works

46

37 movies • 9 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

John Bruno is an American visual effects artist and filmmaker known for his prolific collaborations with director James Cameron on films like Terminator 2: Judgement Day, True Lies, Titanic, Avatar, and The Abyss, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. He has also contributed to other blockbuster films, including Ghostbusters, Batman Returns, Cliffhanger, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Kingsman: The Secret Service. He also directed the 1999 science fiction horror film Virus, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Sutherland. He currently holds five Oscar nominations and two BAFTA Award nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Bruno, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Avatar
7.6
Avatar
2009•movie
Role: Visual Effects Supervisor
Titanic
7.9
Titanic
1997•movie
Role: Visual Effects
Kingsman: The Secret Service
7.6
Role: Visual Effects Supervisor
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
8.2
Role: Visual Effects Designer

Photos & Headshots5

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 46 titles featuring John Bruno

Avatar
7.6
Avatar
2009•movie

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

Titanic
7.9
Titanic
1997•movie

Role: Visual Effects

Kingsman: The Secret Service
7.6

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
8.2

Role: Visual Effects Designer

X-Men: The Last Stand
6.4

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

Ghostbusters
7.5
Ghostbusters
1984•movie

Role: Visual Effects Art Director

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
6.5

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
6.2

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

Batman Returns
7.0
Batman Returns
1992•movie

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

AVP: Alien vs. Predator
6.0

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

Monsters vs Aliens
6.3
Monsters vs Aliens
2009•movie

Role: Thanks

True Lies
7.1
True Lies
1994•movie

as Custodian

Hercules
5.8
Hercules
2014•movie

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

Rush Hour 3
6.5
Rush Hour 3
2007•movie

Role: Visual Effects Design Consultant

The Abyss
7.4
The Abyss
1989•movie

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

Poltergeist
7.2
Poltergeist
1982•movie

Role: Animation Supervisor

Cliffhanger
6.5
Cliffhanger
1993•movie

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

Season of the Witch
5.5

Role: Visual Effects Design Consultant

Movie 43
4.7
Movie 43
2013•movie

Role: Visual Effects

Fright Night
7.1
Fright Night
1985•movie

Role: Visual Effects Art Director

Star Trek: Voyager
7.8
Star Trek: Voyager
1995•series

Role: Director

Heavy Metal
6.5
Heavy Metal
1981•movie

Role: Visual Effects Director

Poltergeist II: The Other Side
6.0

Role: Visual Effects Art Director

Virus
5.4
Virus
1999•movie

Role: Director

Ghosts of the Abyss
6.8

Role: Producer

Scooby's All-Stars
8.1
Scooby's All-Stars
1977•series

Role: Animation

Still Smokin
5.4
Still Smokin
1983•movie

Role: Title Designer

Born in East L.A.
5.8
Born in East L.A.
1987•movie

Role: Title Designer

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
5.2

Role: Animation

Deepsea Challenge 3D
6.6

Role: Director

Heathcliff
6.6
Heathcliff
1980•series

Role: Layout

Casper and the Angels
6.9

Role: Layout

Godzilla
7.9
Godzilla
1978•series

Role: Layout

Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
7.1

Role: Animation

The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
7.1

Role: Layout

Shinbone Alley
6.4
Shinbone Alley
1970•movie

Role: Animation

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
6.8

as Self

Yogi's Space Race
7.2
Yogi's Space Race
1978•series

Role: Story

Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw
5.3

Role: Storyboard

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
8.0

as Self

Devlin
5.7
Devlin
1974•series

Role: Animation

Jana of the Jungle
7.0
Jana of the Jungle
1978•series

Role: Story

Imagining 'Heavy Metal'
10.0

as Self

Brett Ratner's X-Diaries
5.0

as Self

In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
7.0

as Self

All the Little Things We Kill
4.0

Role: Line Producer