Dennis Muren Movies

A nostalgic journey through ’80s Sci-Fi-films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artist who made them and by those who...

A documentary film on the making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of the film Willow (1988). Included are interviews with cast and crew and scenes of the actual filming...

A look at the digital effects in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Ralph McQuarrie, concept artist of the original Star Wars trilogy, was essential in bringing the characters, ships, and locales of a galaxy far, far...

A documentary about the making of, and legacy of, the Forbidden Planet movie.

Documentary about the invention of MORF, the program for morphing, which was created for the film Willow (1988).

A tribute to stopmotion supremo and special effects genius extraordinaire Ray Harryhausen, the man behind some of cinema's greatest fantasy films -...

An in-depth, sad, and beautiful documentary about the stop motion and VFX artist Phil Tippett, a man who changed the landscape of visual effects in...

Go behind the scenes — and into the costumes — as production footage from Return of the Jedi is interspersed with vintage monster movie...

This documentary about "2001: A Space Odyssey" looks at some of the things that seemed fanciful in 1968, which don't seem quite as much anymore.

Documentary about the technical achievements of the 1940 film classic The Thief of Bagdad.

Fans of Blade Runner discuss the lasting impact of the film, the way it has influenced many directors in the last 25 years and show of some of their...

Deep within the woods and canyons of California, four teenagers happen upon an ancient book containing the secrets of a strange, malevolent world...

A special livestream conversation with effects legends Dennis Muren, Joe Johnston, Phil Tippett, and Lorne Peterson in celebration of the 40th...

Visual effects artist Dennis Muren discusses the legacy of Ray Harryhausen.

Circa 1963 - 1975. This is possibly test footage or something for a beer commercial, or something for a variety show of some sort. Dennis Muren...