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Douglas Trumbull

Known For
Visual Effects

Known Credits
24

Gender
Male

Birthday
April 8, 1942 (84 years old)

Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA

Douglas Trumbull

Biography

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Douglas Huntley Trumbull (April 8, 1942, Los Angeles- 7th February 2022 ) is an American film director, special effects supervisor, and inventor. He contributed to, or was responsible for, the special photographic effects of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Blade Runner, and directed the movies Silent Running and Brainstorm.

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Known For

Production

2019The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot...Executive Producer
1983Brainstorm...Producer
1973The Starlost...Executive Producer
1972Silent Running...Producer

Directing

2014UFOTOG...Director
1993In Search of the Obelisk...Director
1992Back to the Future... The Ride...Director
1983Brainstorm...Director
1983New Magic...Director
1978Night of Dreams...Director
1972Silent Running...Director
To Dream Of Roses...Director

Writing

2014UFOTOG...Writer

Crew

2013C 299,792 km/s...Thanks

Visual Effects

2011The Tree of Life...Visual Effects
1982Blade Runner...Visual Effects
1979Star Trek: The Motion Picture...Visual Effects
1977Close Encounters of the Third Kind...Visual Effects Supervisor
1971The Andromeda Strain...Visual Effects
1968Candy...Visual Effects
19682001: A Space Odyssey...Visual Effects
19682001: A Space Odyssey...Visual Effects Supervisor
1964To the Moon and Beyond...Visual Effects

Acting

2025The Alien Perspectiveas
2022Splice Here: A Projected Odysseyas
2022In Search of Tomorrowas Self - Interviewee
2021The Blade Runner Phenomenonas Self - Visual Effects Supervisor (1982)
2020Natalie Wood: What Remains Behindas Self
2018Trumbull Landas Self
2018Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Futureas Self
2014The Real History of Science Fictionas Self
2013Jodorowsky's Duneas Self - V/FX Artist (archive footage)
2011Exploring 'The Tree of Life'as Self
2007Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runneras Self
2007Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001as Self
20072001: FX and Early Conceptual Artworkas Self
2007Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001as Self
2003The Andromeda Strain: Making the Filmas Self
2002Douglas Trumbull: Then and Nowas Self
2002'Silent Running' By Director Douglas Trumbullas Self
2001The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'as Self
2001Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Picturesas Self
20012001: The Making of a Mythas Self (as Doug Trumbull)
20012001 and Beyondas Self
2000On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'as Self
1979Since '45as Self - In new expanded version
1972The Making of Silent Runningas Self