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Overview

Mini Biography:
Legendary filmmaker and visual effects pioneer, Douglas Trumbull, was... more
Trivia:
Stanley Kubrick hired Trumbull to work on "2001: A Space Oddessy" after... more
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 5 nominations more
Alternate Names:
Doug Trumbull
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Filmography

Producer:
  1. In Search of the Obelisk (1993) (producer)
  2. To Dream of Roses (1990) (executive producer)

  3. Brainstorm (1983) (producer)
  4. The Starlost: Deception (1980) (TV) (executive producer)

  5. "The Starlost" (producer) (14 episodes, 1973-1974) (executive producer) (2 episodes, 1973)
    ... aka "The Ark" (USA: syndication title)
        - Space Precinct (1974) TV episode (producer)
        - The Beehive (1973) TV episode (producer)
        - Farthing's Comet (1973) TV episode (producer)
        - The Return of Oro (1973) TV episode (producer)
        - The Implant People (1973) TV episode (producer)
          (11 more)
  6. Silent Running (1972) (producer)
Director:
  1. Luxor Live (1996)
  2. Theater of Time (1996)
  3. In Search of the Obelisk (1993)
  4. Back to the Future... The Ride (1991) (uncredited)

  5. Leonardo's Dream (1989)
  6. Let's Go (1985)
    ... aka Let's Go, Pal (Japan: English title: complete title)
  7. Tour of the Universe (1985)
  8. Brainstorm (1983)
  9. Big Ball (1983)
  10. New Magic (1983)

  11. Night of Dreams (1978)
  12. Silent Running (1972)
Special Effects:
  1. Blade Runner (1982) (special photographic effects supervisor)
    ... aka Blade Runner: The Final Cut (International: English title: DVD title)

  2. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) (special photographic effects director)
    ... aka Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition (USA: DVD title)
  3. 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)
  4. Silent Running (1972) (special photographic effects)
  5. The Andromeda Strain (1971) (special photographic effects)

  6. Candy (1968) (special effects)
    ... aka Candy (France)
    ... aka Candy e il suo pazzo mondo (Italy)
    ... aka Good Grief It's Candy (International: English title)
  7. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) (special photographic effects supervisor)
Visual Effects:
  1. "The Starlost" (visual effects) (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka "The Ark" (USA: syndication title)
        - Voyage of Discovery (1973) TV episode (visual effects) (uncredited)

  2. Candy (1968) (special photographic effects)
    ... aka Candy (France)
    ... aka Candy e il suo pazzo mondo (Italy)
    ... aka Good Grief It's Candy (International: English title)
Writer:
  1. Let's Go (1985) (writer)
    ... aka Let's Go, Pal (Japan: English title: complete title)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
  1. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) (second unit director)
    ... aka Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition (USA: DVD title)
Thanks:
  1. Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now (2002) (V) (special thanks)
  2. 'Silent Running': A Conversation with Bruce Dern, 'Lowell Freeman' (2002) (V) (special thanks)
  3. 'Silent Running': By Director Douglas Trumbull (2002) (V) (special thanks)
  4. On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000) (TV) (acknowledgment: still photographs provided by)

  5. Spaced Invaders (1990) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. "Miradas 2" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode dated 8 October 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "HypaSpace" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka "HypaSpace Daily" (Canada: English title: long title)
    ... aka "HypaSpace Weekly" (Canada: English title: long title)
        - Episode #7.1 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  3. Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka Dangerous Days (USA: short title)
  4. Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) (V) .... Himself
  5. Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007) (V) .... Himself
  6. Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now (2002) (V) .... Himself
  7. 'Silent Running': By Director Douglas Trumbull (2002) (V) .... Himself
  8. The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) (V) .... Himself
  9. Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001) (as Doug Trumbull) .... Himself
  10. 2001: The Making of a Myth (2001) (TV) (as Doug Trumbull) .... Himself
  11. The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film (2001) (V) .... Himself
  12. On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000) (TV) .... Himself

  13. The Reality Trip (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  14. Making Close Encounters (1990) (V) .... Himself

  15. The History of the SF Film (1982) (TV) .... Guest

  16. The Making of 'Silent Running' (1972) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Directed and largely wrote "Back to the Future: The Ride" for Steven Speilberg and Universal Studios Theme Parks. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Interview | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more

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Neuromancer(Visual Fx Supervisor)DOUGLAS TRUMBULL 'best of the best' Simulacron7
Oh... my... GOD. Genius. Pure Genius. chizotz-1
The master of special effects, and only 6 posts here?????? rsheppard52
Looks like he is trying to get back to work... likedavid
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