Dennis Muren
Visual Effects
Born: 1946-11-01 · Glendale, California, USA
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
🎬 Movies (30)
Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace
2026
Self
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
2024
Self
A Celebration of Tenacity
2024
Self
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
Self - Interviewee
Mad God
2021
Associate Producer
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019
Self
Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren
2017
Himself
Spielberg
2017
Self
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
2017
Self
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015
Self
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Creative Consultant
Side by Side
2012
Self
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
Self
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
Self
Super 8
2011
Visual Effects Supervisor
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
Self
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
2008
Self
Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers
2007
Self
The Pixar Story
2007
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007
Self
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006
Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005
Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
Self
War of the Worlds
2005
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2003
The Making of 'Hulk'
2003
Self
Hulk
2003
Visual Effects Supervisor
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
Visual Effects Supervisor
