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Legendary filmmaker and visual effects pioneer, Douglas Trumbull, was... moreAwards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 5 nominations moreAlternate Names:
Doug TrumbullFilmography
Jump to filmography as: Director, Producer, Special Effects, Visual Effects, Writer, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Thanks, Self
Director:
- Luxor Live (1996)
- Theater of Time (1996)
- In Search of the Obelisk (1993)
- Back to the Future... The Ride (1991) (uncredited)
- Leonardo's Dream (1989)
- Let's Go (1985)
... aka Let's Go, Pal (Japan: English title: complete title) - Tour of the Universe (1985)
- Brainstorm (1983)
- Big Ball (1983)
- New Magic (1983)
- Night of Dreams (1978)
- Silent Running (1972)
Producer:
- In Search of the Obelisk (1993) (producer)
- To Dream of Roses (1990) (executive producer)
- Brainstorm (1983) (producer)
- The Starlost: Deception (1980) (TV) (executive producer)
- "The Starlost" (executive producer) (2 episodes, 1973) (producer) (unknown episodes)
... aka The Ark (USA: syndication title)
- Lazarus from the Mist (1973) TV episode (executive producer)
- Voyage of Discovery (1973) TV episode (executive producer) - Silent Running (1972) (producer)
Special Effects:
- Blade Runner (1982) (special photographic effects supervisor)
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) (special photographic effects director)
... aka Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition (USA: DVD title) - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) (special photographic effects supervisor)
... aka CE3K (USA: informal short title)
... aka Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Special Edition (USA: reissue title) - Silent Running (1972) (special photographic effects)
- The Andromeda Strain (1971) (special photographic effects)
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) (special photographic effects supervisor)
Visual Effects:
- "The Starlost" (visual effects) (1 episode, 1973)
... aka The Ark (USA: syndication title)
- Voyage of Discovery (1973) TV episode (visual effects) - Candy (1968) (special photographic effects)
... aka Candy (France)
... aka Candy e il suo pazzo mondo (Italy)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) (second unit director)
... aka Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition (USA: DVD title)
Thanks:
- Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now (2002) (V) (special thanks)
- 'Silent Running': A Conversation with Bruce Dern, 'Lowell Freeman' (2002) (V) (special thanks)
- 'Silent Running': By Director Douglas Trumbull (2002) (V) (special thanks)
- On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000) (TV) (acknowledgment: still photographs provided by)
- Spaced Invaders (1990) (special thanks)
... aka Martians!!! (USA)
Self:
- Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007) (V) .... Himself
... aka Dangerous Days (USA: short title) - Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) (V) .... Himself
- Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007) (V) .... Himself
- Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now (2002) (V) .... Himself
- 'Silent Running': By Director Douglas Trumbull (2002) (V) .... Himself
- The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) (V) .... Himself
- Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001) (as Doug Trumbull) .... Himself
- 2001: The Making of a Myth (2001) (TV)
- The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film (2001) (V) .... Himself
- On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- The Reality Trip (1997) (TV) .... Himself
- The History of the SF Film (1982) (TV) .... Guest
- The Making of 'Silent Running' (1972) .... Himself
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Other Works:
Directed and largely wrote "Back to the Future: The Ride" for Steven Speilberg and Universal Studios Theme Parks. morePublicity Listings:
1 Interview | 1 Magazine Cover Photo moreSTARmeter: 
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