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Visual Effects
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. War of the Worlds (2005) (senior visual effects supervisor) 2005 $591M 6.6 (121,501)
- 2. Hulk (2003) (visual effects supervisor) 2003 $242M 5.7 (65,086)
- 3. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)   (visual effects supervisor) 2002 $648M 6.8 (148,487)
AKAs:
  • Attack of the Clones (USA: short title)
  • Attack of the Clones: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version (promotional title))
  • Star Wars II (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones (USA: video box title)
  • Star Wars: Episode II (Australia: TV title)
- 4. Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)   (visual effects supervisor) 2001 $230M 6.9 (83,979)
AKAs:
  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence (USA: poster title)
- 5. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)   (visual effects supervisor) 1999 $922M 6.4 (181,609)
AKAs:
  • Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace (USA: video box title)
  • The Phantom Menace (USA: short title)
- 6. Twister (1996) (creative advisor: ILM) 1996 $495M 6.0 (57,586)
- 7. Casper (1995) (digital character supervision) 1995 $282M 5.7 (23,666)
- 8. Jurassic Park (1993)   (visual effects supervisor: ILM) (uncredited) 1993 $920M 7.8 (138,592)
AKAs:
  • JP (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- 9. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)   (visual effects supervisor: ILM) 1991 $517M 8.5 (210,335)
AKAs:
  • El Exterminator 2 (USA: Spanish title)
  • T2 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • T2 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  • T2: Extreme Edition (USA: video box title)
  • T2: Ultimate Edition (USA: video box title)
  • Terminator 2 - Le jugement dernier (France)
- 10. The Abyss (1989) (visual effects supervisor: ILM) (special edition) 1989 $110M 7.5 (45,276)
- 11. Ghostbusters II (1989)   (visual effects supervisor) 1989 $215M 6.1 (40,763)
AKAs:
  • Ghostbusters 2 (USA: video box title)
- 12. Willow (1988) (visual effects: ILM) 1988 - 7.1 (29,892)
- 13. Empire of the Sun (1987) (additional optical effects) 1987 - 7.7 (31,534)
- 14. Innerspace (1987) (visual effects supervisor) 1987 - 6.5 (15,362)
- 15. Star Tours (1987) (visual effects supervisor: ILM) (uncredited) 1987 - 7.7 (917)
- 16. Captain EO (1986) (visual effects supervisor) 1986 - 6.0 (1,504)
- 17. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)   (visual effects supervisor) 1985 - 6.5 (6,551)
AKAs:
  • Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear (UK: video title) (USA: original script title)
  • Pyramid of Fear
- 18. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) (visual effects supervisor) 1984 $333M 7.5 (102,223)
- 19. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)   (visual effects) 1983 $573M 8.3 (192,549)
AKAs:
  • Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi (USA: video box title)
- 20. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)   (visual effects supervisor) 1982 $757M 7.9 (97,294)
AKAs:
  • E.T. (USA: short title)
  • E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary (USA: longer version)
- 21. Dragonslayer (1981) (special visual effects) 1981 - 6.8 (4,586)
- 22. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)   (effects director of photography: miniature and optical effects unit) 1980 $534M 8.8 (251,294)
AKAs:
  • Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (USA: video box title)
  • The Empire Strikes Back (USA: short title)
- 23. Rocketship X-M (1950)   (technical consultant: rocket effects) (1979 revised version) 1979 - 4.8 (802)
AKAs:
  • Expedition Moon
- 24. Battlestar Galactica (1978) (TV) (special effects photography) 1978 - 6.2 (3,484)
- 25. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)   (mothership photography) 1977 $300M 7.8 (54,768)
AKAs:
  • CE3K (USA: informal short title)
  • The Special Edition: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (USA: reissue title)
- 26. Star Wars (1977)   (second cameraman: miniature and optical effects unit) (visual effects supervisor: ILM) (1997 special edition) 1977 $798M 8.8 (294,338)
AKAs:
  • La guerra de las estrellas (USA: Spanish title)
  • Star Wars IV: A New Hope (USA: video box title)
  • Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (USA: reissue title (new title))
- 27. Flesh Gordon (1974) (effects technician) (uncredited) (special photographic effects) (uncredited) 1974 - 4.0 (1,880)
- 28. Equinox (1970)   (special photographic effects) 1970 - 5.0 (968)
AKAs:
  • The Beast (USA: video title)
  • The Equinox... A Journey Into the Supernatural (USA: restored version)
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. WALL·E (2008) (visual consultant) 2008 $533M 8.6 (150,237)
- 2. Deconstructing Harry (1997) (creative advisor) 1997 $13M 7.2 (15,460)
- 3. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) (full-motion dinosaurs) 1997 $614M 5.9 (70,521)
- 4. Mission: Impossible (1996)   (creative advisor) 1996 $452M 6.8 (79,021)
AKAs:
  • Mission Impossible
- 5. Jurassic Park (1993)   (full-motion dinosaurs) 1993 $920M 7.8 (138,592)
AKAs:
  • JP (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- 6. Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993) (V) (Time Machine restoration crew) 1993 - 6.9 (84)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Space Race Ride (1993) (writer) 1993 - 8.0 (5)
Special Effects
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Ewok Adventure (1984) (TV)   (special effects) 1984 - 5.2 (4,009)
AKAs:
  • Caravan of Courage (USA: DVD box title)
  • Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (UK: theatrical title) (USA: DVD title)
Actor
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- 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)   (uncredited) Nazi Spy on the Airplane 1981 $384M 8.7 (222,557)
AKAs:
  • Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (South Africa: English title: DVD box title) (USA: video title)
Camera and Electrical Department
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (TV) (additional photographer) 1980 - 7.0 (54)
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Equinox (1970)   (uncredited) 1970 - 5.0 (968)
AKAs:
  • The Beast (USA: video title)
  • The Equinox... A Journey Into the Supernatural (USA: restored version)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Equinox (1970)   (associate producer) 1970 - 5.0 (968)
AKAs:
  • The Beast (USA: video title)
  • The Equinox... A Journey Into the Supernatural (USA: restored version)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (2004) (V) (special thanks) 2004 - 6.4 (102)
- 2. Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) (TV) (special thanks) 2004 - 8.3 (1,234)
- 3. Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (2003) (V) (special thanks) 2003 - 7.2 (251)
- 4. From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking (2001) (V) (special thanks) 2001 - 5.8 (68)
- 5. "Hollywood Stuntmakers" (1991)   special thanks (2 episodes, 1999) 1999 - 8.2 (6)
2 TV episodes:
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (filming) (2009) (V) Himself 2009 - -
- 2. Bob Burns' Hollywood Halloween (2009) (V) Himself 2009 - -
- 3. Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007) (V)   Himself 2007 - 8.6 (386)
AKAs:
  • Dangerous Days (USA: short title)
- 4. Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers (2007) (V) Himself 2007 - 8.4 (8)
- 5. Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) (V) Himself 2007 - 6.8 (30)
- 6. Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007) (V) Himself 2007 - 6.2 (23)
- 7. Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006) (V) Himself 2006 - 6.1 (14)
- 8. Dennis Muren Interview (2006) (V) Himself 2006 - -
- 9. The Sci-Fi Boys (2006) Himself 2006 - 7.0 (88)
- 10. 'War of the Worlds': Production Diaries, East Coast - Exile (2005) (V) Himself 2005 - 3.9 (30)
- 11. Steven Spielberg and the Original 'War of the Worlds' (2005) (V) Himself 2005 - 5.0 (30)
- 12. 'War of the Worlds': Production Diaries, East Coast - Beginning (2005) (V) Himself 2005 - 4.3 (31)
- 13. Designing the Enemy: Tripods and Aliens (2005) (V) Himself 2005 - 3.7 (54)
- 14. 'War of the Worlds': Production Diaries, West Coast - War (2005) (V) Himself 2005 - 3.2 (53)
- 15. 'Star Wars': Feel the Force (2005) (TV) Himself 2005 - 5.5 (72)
- 16. Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005) (V) 2005 - 8.0 (44)
- 17. Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) (TV) Himself - Visual Effects 2004 - 8.3 (1,234)
- 18. The Light and Magic of 'Indiana Jones' (2003) (V) (also archive footage) Himself 2003 - 8.2 (13)
- 19. No Fate But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects (2003) (V) Himself 2003 - 6.1 (46)
- 20. The Making of 'Hulk' (2003) (V) Himself 2003 - 5.7 (75)
- 21. Special Visual Effects and Animation: ILM (2002) (V) Himself 2002 - 4.5 (31)
- 22. Live at the Shrine! John Williams and the World Premiere of 'E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial': The 20th Anniversary (2002) (V) 2002 - 5.0 (27)
- 23. From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking (2001) (V) Himself - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor 2001 - 5.8 (68)
- 24. R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001) (TV) (uncredited) Himself 2001 - 6.5 (610)
- 25. The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) (V) Himself 2001 - 6.9 (122)
- 26. The Beginning: Making 'Episode I' (2001) (V)   Himself 2001 - 6.8 (194)
AKAs:
  • The Beginning: Making Star Wars Episode I (USA: alternative title)
- 27. Beyond Jurassic Park (2001) (V) Himself - full motion dinosaurs 2001 - 5.0 (195)
- 28. Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs (1999) (TV) Himself 1999 - 7.6 (11)
- 29. From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic (1999) (TV) Himself 1999 - 6.7 (307)
- 30. The Story of Computer Graphics (1999) 1999 - 4.3 (65)
- 31. The Harryhausen Chronicles (1998) (TV) Himself 1998 - 7.7 (134)
- 32. The Making of 'Lost World' (1997) (V) Himself 1997 - 5.1 (156)
- 33. Special Effects: Anything Can Happen (1996)   Himself 1996 - 6.5 (130)
AKAs:
  • Special Effects
- 34. "Movie Magic" (1994)   Himself (2 episodes, 1994-1996) 1996 - 7.2 (37)
2 TV episodes:
- 35. The Making of 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' (1996) (V)   1996 - 6.5 (84)
AKAs:
  • E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial - A Look Back (USA: cut version)
- 36. The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995) (V) Himself 1995 - 7.3 (258)
- 37. Computerbilleder - udfordring til virkeligheden (1992) (TV) (uncredited) Himself 1992 - -
- 38. The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' (1991) (TV) Himself 1991 - 7.1 (225)
- 39. Willow: The Making of an Adventure (1988) (TV) Himself - Visual Effects 1988 - 4.8 (30)
- 40. From 'Star Wars' to 'Jedi': The Making of a Saga (1985) (V) Himself 1985 - 7.3 (213)
- 41. Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983) (TV) Himself 1983 - 5.7 (41)
- 42. SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (TV) Himself 1980 - 7.0 (54)
- 1. From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' (2002) (V) (uncredited) Himself
- 2. "Troldspejlet"  
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