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Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2011)

Directed by Gilles Penso

Documentary

Most recently watched by sleestakk, noahphex

Overview

There’s only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that man is special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen. Focusing on the man behind the landmark effects on films like Clash Of The Titans, One Million Years B.C., Jason And The Argonauts and many more, this in-depth film features interviews with the great man himself, and with an array of animators and directors influenced by his work including Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson, Nick Park, Terry Gilliam, James Cameron and Steven Spielberg. The film also features unseen footage of tests and experiments recently uncovered.

Length 90 minutes

Actors

Ray Harryhausen | Peter Jackson | Steven Spielberg | Tim Burton | James Cameron | Guillermo del Toro | John Landis | Terry Gilliam | Phil Tippett | Henry Selick | Ray Bradbury | Tony Dalton | Nick Park | Randall William Cook | Dennis Muren | Steve Johnson | Joe Dante | Vincenzo Natali | John Lasseter | Ken Ralston | Robert Townson | Christopher Young | John Cairney | Greg Broadmore | Andrew R. Jones | Martine Beswick | Vanessa Harryhausen | Colin Arthur | Caroline Munro

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
07/30/2014TabletStreamingRented4 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Ray Harryhausen changed the face of Special FX work and did so much for fantasy and sci-fi filmmaking that it would take forever to list. This showed a ton of his behind the scenes work and how he inspired tons of other creatives.

I need to watch all of his major works. SOON!

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