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Dennis Muren

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Dennis Muren
Light & Magic
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Dennis Muren is the Senior Visual Effects Supervisor and Creative Director of Industrial Light & Magic. A recipient of nine Oscars for Best Achievement in Visual Effects and a Technical Achievement Academy Award®, Muren is actively involved in the evolution of the company, as well as the design and development of new techniques and equipment. In June 1999, Muren became the first visual effects artist to be honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In February 2007, he was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Visual Effects Society. Muren is currently working on a book focusing on "observation" for digital artists.

As Creative Director of Industrial Light & Magic, Muren is a key member of the company's leadership team and collaborates with all of ILM's supervisors on each of the films that the company contributes to.
BornNovember 1, 1946
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  • Won 6 Oscars

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Dennis Muren
Dennis Muren in Flesh Gordon (1974)
Dennis Muren in Flesh Gordon (1974)
George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, Alan Hume, and Dennis Muren in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Dennis Muren in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Dennis Muren in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
VFX Supervisor DENNIS MUREN discusses with Director ANG LEE.
Henry Thomas, Charles L. Campbell, Carol Littleton, Dennis Muren, Anne Thompson, Dee Wallace, and James Bissell
Kathleen Kennedy and Dennis Muren
Dennis Muren at an event for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
James Cameron, George Lucas, and Dennis Muren
Dennis Muren

Known for

Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Ariana Richards, BD Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck in Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park
8.2
  • Visual Effects
  • 1993
War of the Worlds (2005)
War of the Worlds
6.5
  • Visual Effects
  • 2005
Innerspace (1987)
Innerspace
6.8
  • Visual Effects
  • 1987
Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, Jake Lloyd, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, and Ray Park in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
6.5
  • Visual Effects
  • 1999

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Michael Giacchino, Peter Mayhew, Nigel Godrich, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Lupita Nyong'o, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
    Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
  • Kathryn Newton in Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
    Paranormal Activity 4
  • Super 8 (2011)
    Super 8
  • War of the Worlds (2005)
    War of the Worlds
  • Hulk (2003)
    Hulk
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz, Kenny Baker, Hayden Christensen, and Temuera Morrison in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
  • Haley Joel Osment in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
    A.I. Artificial Intelligence
  • Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, Jake Lloyd, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, and Ray Park in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
  • Woody Allen, Demi Moore, Elisabeth Shue, Robin Williams, Kirstie Alley, Billy Crystal, Mariel Hemingway, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Richard Benjamin, Judy Davis, Amy Irving, Tobey Maguire, and Stanley Tucci in Deconstructing Harry (1997)
    Deconstructing Harry
  • Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in Twister (1996)
    Twister
  • Brad Garrett, Joe Alaskey, Joe Nipote, and Malachi Pearson in Casper (1995)
    Casper
  • Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Ariana Richards, BD Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck in Jurassic Park (1993)
    Jurassic Park
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
    Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  • The Abyss (1989)
    The Abyss
    • (special version)
  • Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson in Ghostbusters II (1989)
    Ghostbusters II

Additional Crew

  • Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, DeWanda Wise, and Isabella Sermon in Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)
    Jurassic World: Dominion
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Keri Russell, J.J. Abrams, Lynn Robertson Bruce, Hassan Taj, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Jimmy Vee, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran, Robin Guiver, Daisy Ridley, Lee Towersey, Joonas Suotamo, and Naomi Ackie in Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
    Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
    • (uncredited)
  • Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
    Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
    • (uncredited)
  • Chris Pratt in Jurassic World (2015)
    Jurassic World
  • Kathy Najimy, John Ratzenberger, Andrew Stanton, Lori Alan, Bob Bergen, Ben Burtt, John Cygan, Donald Fullilove, Teresa Ganzel, Jeff Garlin, Jan Rabson, Jess Harnell, Kim Kopf, Sherry Lynn, Laraine Newman, Teddy Newton, Jeff Pidgeon, Jim Ward, Fred Willard, Elissa Knight, and Niki McElroy in WALL·E (2008)
    WALL·E
  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
    The Lost World: Jurassic Park
  • Tom Cruise, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Béart, Jean Reno, Ving Rhames, and Ingeborga Dapkunaite in Mission: Impossible (1996)
    Mission: Impossible
  • Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in Twister (1996)
    Twister
  • Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993)
    Time Machine: The Journey Back

Director

  • Star Tours (1987)
    Star Tours
  • Equinox (1970)
    Equinox
    • (uncredited)
  • The Equinox... A Journey Into the Supernatural (1967)
    The Equinox... A Journey Into the Supernatural

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Light & Magic
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Light & Magic (Italian Subtitled)
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Light & Magic (Italian Subtitled)

Personal details

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    • November 1, 1946
    • Glendale, California, USA
    • July 29, 1981 - present (2 children)
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    • 4 Interviews

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    Muren handled the flying-bicycle effects in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982).
  • Quotes
    Most breakthroughs don't just happen by evolution. They are driven either by an individual or the demands of a project.
    • State-of-the-Art Oscar-winning special visual effects work combining motion-controlled live-action footage with CGI (Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), The Abyss (1989), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Jurassic Park (1993), & Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)).

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