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Legendary filmmaker and visual effects pioneer, Douglas Trumbull, was... more

Trivia:

Son of Don Trumbull. more

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Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 5 nominations more

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(6 articles)

Sci-Fi Cinema Obscura: Brainstorm
 (From SciFiCool.com. 12 August 2009, 5:27 PM, PDT)

Interview: To the Stars With ‘Moon’ Director Duncan Jones
 (From HollywoodChicago.com. 17 June 2009, 5:00 AM, PDT)

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Filmography

Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. In Search of the Obelisk (1993) (producer) 1993 - 6.8 (14)
- 2. To Dream of Roses (1990) (executive producer) 1990 - -
- 3. Brainstorm (1983)   (producer) 1983 - 6.3 (3,983)
AKAs:
  • The Gordon Forbes Tapes (USA: alternative title)
- 4. The Starlost: Deception (1980) (TV) (executive producer) 1980 - 4.9 (26)
- 5. "The Starlost" (1973)   producer (12 episodes, 1973-1974) executive producer (4 episodes, 1973) 1974 - 6.4 (109)
AKAs:
  • The Ark (USA: syndication title)
16 TV episodes: 11 episodes not shown.
- 6. Silent Running (1972) (producer) 1972 - 6.8 (6,776)
Director
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- 1. Luxor Live (1996) 1996 - -
- 2. Theater of Time (1996) 1996 - -
- 3. In Search of the Obelisk (1993) 1993 - 6.8 (14)
- 4. Back to the Future... The Ride (1991) (uncredited) 1991 - 7.5 (1,241)
- 5. Leonardo's Dream (1989) 1989 - -
- 6. Let's Go (1985)   1985 - -
AKAs:
  • Let's Go, Pal (Japan: English title: complete title)
- 7. Tour of the Universe (1985) 1985 - -
- 8. Brainstorm (1983)   1983 - 6.3 (3,983)
AKAs:
  • The Gordon Forbes Tapes (USA: alternative title)
- 9. New Magic (1983) 1983 - 7.3 (8)
- 10. Big Ball (1983) 1983 - -
- 11. Night of Dreams (1978) 1978 - -
- 12. Silent Running (1972) 1972 - 6.8 (6,776)
Visual Effects
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- 1. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)   (special photographic effects director) 1979 $139M 6.2 (23,365)
AKAs:
  • Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition (USA: DVD title)
- 2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)   (special photographic effects supervisor) (special photographic effects) 1977 $300M 7.8 (54,804)
AKAs:
  • CE3K (USA: informal short title)
  • The Special Edition: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (USA: reissue title)
- 3. "The Starlost" (1973)   visual effects (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 6.4 (109)
AKAs:
  • The Ark (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 4. Silent Running (1972) (special photographic effects) 1972 - 6.8 (6,776)
- 5. The Andromeda Strain (1971) (special photographic effects) 1971 - 7.3 (9,220)
- 6. Candy (1968)   (opening and closing sequences) 1968 - 5.1 (1,215)
AKAs:
  • Candy (France)
  • Candy e il suo pazzo mondo (Italy)
  • Good Grief It's Candy (International: English title)
- 7. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) (special photographic effects supervisor) 1968 $191M 8.4 (145,666)
Writer
Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Let's Go (1985)   (writer) 1985 - -
AKAs:
  • Let's Go, Pal (Japan: English title: complete title)
Special Effects
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- 1. Blade Runner (1982)   (special photographic effects supervisor) 1982 - 8.3 (169,365)
AKAs:
  • Blade Runner: The Final Cut (International: English title: recut version)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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- 1. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)   (second unit director) (uncredited) 1979 $139M 6.2 (23,365)
AKAs:
  • Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition (USA: DVD title)
Thanks
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- 1. 'Silent Running': A Conversation with Bruce Dern, 'Lowell Freeman' (2002) (V) (special thanks) 2002 - 7.7 (10)
- 2. 'Silent Running': By Director Douglas Trumbull (2002) (V) (special thanks) 2002 - 7.3 (7)
- 3. Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now (2002) (V) (special thanks) 2002 - -
- 4. On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000) (TV) (acknowledgment: still photographs provided by) 2000 - 7.6 (150)
- 5. Spaced Invaders (1990) (special thanks) 1990 - 4.8 (1,373)
Self
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- 1. "Miradas 2" (2004)   Himself (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 4.0 (7)
1 TV episode:
- 2. "HypaSpace" (2002)   Himself (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 6.3 (70)
AKAs:
  • HypaSpace Daily (Canada: English title: long title)
  • HypaSpace Weekly (Canada: English title: long title)
1 TV episode:
- 3. Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007) (V)   Himself 2007 - 8.6 (386)
AKAs:
  • Dangerous Days (USA: short title)
- 4. Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) (V) Himself 2007 - 6.8 (30)
- 5. Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007) (V) Himself 2007 - 6.2 (23)
- 6. 'Silent Running': By Director Douglas Trumbull (2002) (V) Himself 2002 - 7.3 (7)
- 7. Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now (2002) (V) Himself 2002 - -
- 8. The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) (V) Himself 2001 - 6.9 (122)
- 9. Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001) (as Doug Trumbull) Himself 2001 - 7.9 (3,749)
- 10. 2001: The Making of a Myth (2001) (TV) (as Doug Trumbull) Himself 2001 - 7.1 (37)
- 11. The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film (2001) (V) Himself 2001 - 6.0 (39)
- 12. On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000) (TV) Himself 2000 - 7.6 (150)
- 13. The Reality Trip (1997) (TV) Himself 1997 - 5.0 (8)
- 14. Making Close Encounters (1990) (V) Himself 1990 - 6.7 (31)
- 15. The History of the SF Film (1982) (TV) Guest 1982 - 3.4 (7)
- 16. The Making of 'Silent Running' (1972) Himself 1972 - 7.9 (33)

Additional Details

Other Works:

Directed and largely wrote "Back to the Future: The Ride" for Steven Speilberg and Universal Studios Theme Parks. 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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