IMDb > Dave Allen
Quicklinks
Top Links
biographyby votesawardsNewsDeskmessage board
Filmographies
categorizedby typeby yearby ratingsby votesby TV series awards titles for saleby genre by keyword power search credited with tv schedule
Biographical
biography other works publicity contact photo gallery resume NewsDeskmessage board
External Links
official sites miscellaneous photographs sound clips video clips

Dave Allen (II) More at IMDbPro »


IMDb Holiday Movie Guide

Overview

Date of Birth:

22 October 1944 more

Date of Death:

16 August 1999, Burbank, California, USA more

Contact:

View company contact info on IMDbPro.

Trivia:

Following college Allen found gainful employment at Clokey Studios doing... more

STARmeter: ?

No change in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. more

Alternate Names:

David Allen

Filmography

Visual Effects
View by NEW
Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Pulse Pounders (2002)   (visual effects supervisor) 2002 - 5.2 (28)
AKAs:
  • Pulse Pounders Vol. 1 (USA: promotional title)
- 2. Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation (2001) (V)   (puppet animator: "Puppet Master" clip) (uncredited) 2001 - 5.8 (685)
AKAs:
  • Boogeymen (USA: short title)
- 3. Special Effects: Anything Can Happen (1996)   (stop motion animator: King Kong sequence) (uncredited) 1996 - 6.5 (130)
AKAs:
  • Special Effects
- 4. The Arrival (1996)   (visual effects) (uncredited) 1996 - 6.1 (10,113)
AKAs:
  • Shockwave
- 5. Oblivion 2: Backlash (1996)   (visual effects director) (as David Allen) 1996 - 5.8 (192)
AKAs:
  • Backlash: Oblivion 2 (USA: video box title)
- 6. Shrunken Heads (1994) (visual effects coordinator) (as David Allen) 1994 - 4.6 (477)
- 7. Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter (1994) (V)   (puppet effects supervisor) (as David Allen) 1994 - 4.1 (551)
AKAs:
  • The Final Chapter: Puppet Master 5 (Canada: English title: video box title)
- 8. Oblivion (1994)   (special visual effects) 1994 - 4.9 (346)
AKAs:
  • Welcome to Oblivion (USA: alternative title)
- 9. Bloodlust: Subspecies III (1994) (V)   (stop-motion supervisor) 1994 - 5.2 (446)
AKAs:
  • Subspecies III: Bloodlust (USA: alternative title)
- 10. Puppet Master 4 (1993) (V) (puppet effects supervisor) (as David Allen) 1993 - 4.3 (718)
- 11. Dollman vs. Demonic Toys (1993) (V)   (special effects animation) 1993 - 3.5 (389)
AKAs:
  • Dollman vs. the Demonic Toys (USA: long title)
- 12. Freaked (1993)   (stop-motion animation) 1993 - 5.3 (2,705)
AKAs:
  • Freak Show (USA: TV title)
  • Hideous Mutant Freekz
- 13. Robot Wars (1993)   (visual effects supervisor) 1993 - 3.9 (326)
AKAs:
  • Robot Jox 2: Robot Wars (USA: alternative title)
- 14. Doctor Mordrid (1992) (special effects animation) (visual effects) (as David Allen) 1992 - 5.6 (370)
- 15. Demonic Toys (1992) (V)   (stop motion animation) 1992 - 4.3 (796)
AKAs:
  • Dangerous Toys (USA: alternative title)
- 16. Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1991) (V) (stop-motion animator: David Allen Productions) (visual effects producer: David Allen Productions) 1991 - 5.4 (1,046)
- 17. Subspecies (1991) (visual effects director) 1991 - 5.4 (895)
- 18. Oscar (1991) (animated main title) (visual effects) (as David Allen) 1991 - 5.6 (9,963)
- 19. Puppet Master II (1991) (V) (visual effects supervisor: David Allen Productions) 1991 - 4.6 (1,066)
- 20. Robot Jox (1990)   (visual effects) (as David Allen) 1990 - 4.6 (1,729)
AKAs:
  • Robojox
- 21. Puppetmaster (1989) (V)   (puppet animator) (visual effects supervisor) 1989 - 5.1 (2,419)
AKAs:
  • Puppet Master I (USA: DVD box title)
- 22. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) (stop motion animator/stop motion ant crew) (stop motion animator: ant sequence) (as David Allen) 1989 $223M 6.0 (22,492)
- 23. Ghostbusters II (1989)   (character performer: ILM) (as David Allen) 1989 $215M 6.1 (40,818)
AKAs:
  • Ghostbusters 2 (USA: video box title)
- 24. Willow (1988) (chief puppeteer) (as David Allen) 1988 - 7.1 (29,930)
- 25. *batteries not included (1987) (chief puppeteer) (uncredited) (visual effects: rod puppet/stop motion supervisor: ILM) 1987 - 6.1 (8,938)
- 26. Dolls (1987)   (special visual effects) 1987 - 6.2 (1,824)
AKAs:
  • The Doll (USA: alternative title)
- 27. Eliminators (1986) (special optical effects) 1986 - 2.9 (579)
- 28. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)   (chief puppeteer) (as David Allen) (pastry sequence motion supervisor: ILM) (as David Allen) 1985 - 6.5 (6,556)
AKAs:
  • Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear (UK: video title) (USA: original script title)
  • Pyramid of Fear
- 29. The Stuff (1985) (special visual effects) (as David Allen) 1985 - 5.6 (2,316)
- 30. Ragewar (1984)   (visual effects designer) (as David Allen) 1984 - 2.4 (573)
AKAs:
  • The Dungeonmaster (USA: alternative title)
- 31. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (visual effects) (segment 4) 1983 - 6.3 (11,009)
- 32. The Hunger (1983) (stop motion animator: monkey sequence) (as David Allen) 1983 - 6.2 (6,597)
- 33. Q (1982)   (special visual effects) (as David Allen) 1982 - 6.1 (1,721)
AKAs:
  • Q: The Winged Serpent
  • Serpent
  • The Winged Serpent
- 34. Caveman (1981) (visual effects supervisor) 1981 - 5.3 (2,821)
- 35. The Howling (1981) (stop motion animation) (as David Allen) 1981 - 6.5 (7,708)
- 36. The Day Time Ended (1980)   (dimensional animation) (as David Allen) (technical advisor) (as David Allen) 1980 - 4.1 (283)
AKAs:
  • Earth's Final Fury (USA: TV title)
  • Time Warp
  • Vortex
- 37. Laserblast (1978) (animation effects) 1978 - 2.1 (2,025)
- 38. The Crater Lake Monster (1977) (stop motion supervisor) 1977 - 1.8 (404)
- 39. Flesh Gordon (1974) (special visual effects) (as David Allen) 1974 - 4.0 (1,883)
- 40. Equinox (1970)   (special photographic effects) (as David Allen) 1970 - 5.0 (970)
AKAs:
  • The Beast (USA: video title)
  • The Equinox... A Journey Into the Supernatural (USA: restored version)
- 41. When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) (visual effects assistant) (uncredited) 1970 - 4.8 (769)
Special Effects
View by NEW
Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Galgameth (1996)   (special effects supervisor) 1996 - 5.4 (99)
AKAs:
  • The Adventures of Galgameth
  • The Legend of Galgameth (USA)
- 2. To the Limit (1995) (special effects coordinator: Las Vegas) (as David Allen) 1995 - 2.8 (447)
- 3. Prehysteria! (1993) (special effects) 1993 - 2.8 (676)
- 4. Crash and Burn (1990) (V) (special effects) 1990 - 4.7 (368)
- 5. Robot Jox (1990)   (special effects supervisor) 1990 - 4.6 (1,729)
AKAs:
  • Robojox
- 6. Bride of Re-Animator (1990)   (special effects supervisor: David Allen Productions) (special effects) (as David Allen) (special makeup effects: David Allen Productions) (stop-motion animation and miniatures: David Allen Productions) 1990 - 6.0 (3,342)
AKAs:
  • Re-Animator 2 (UK)
- 7. Enemies: A Love Story (1989) (special effects) 1989 - 6.7 (984)
- 8. Ghoulies II (1987) (stop motion sequences) 1987 - 3.0 (1,403)
- 9. White Dog (1982) (prosthetics) 1982 - 7.1 (1,650)
- 10. Caveman (1981) (special effects) 1981 - 5.3 (2,821)
- 11. Witches' Brew (1980)   (special effects) 1980 - 4.3 (68)
AKAs:
  • Which Witch Is Which?
- 12. Lost on Paradise Island (1975) (special effects) 1975 - -
Director
View by NEW
Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Magic Treasure (2006) (as David Allen) 2006 - -
- 2. Puppet Master II (1991) (V) 1991 - 4.6 (1,066)
- 3. Ragewar (1984)   (segment "Stone Canyon Giant") (as David Allen) 1984 - 2.4 (573)
AKAs:
  • The Dungeonmaster (USA: alternative title)
Miscellaneous Crew
View by NEW
Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Dolls (1987)   (doll effects) (stop motion effects) 1987 - 6.2 (1,824)
AKAs:
  • The Doll (USA: alternative title)
- 2. The Hunger (1983) (monkey effects) 1983 - 6.2 (6,597)
- 3. The Further Adventures of Major Mars (1976) (production staff) (uncredited) 1976 - 9.1 (7)
Writer
View by NEW
Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Magic Treasure (2006) (written by) (as David Allen) 2006 - -
- 2. Ragewar (1984)   (writer) (segment "Stone Canyon Giant") (as David Allen) 1984 - 2.4 (573)
AKAs:
  • The Dungeonmaster (USA: alternative title)
Animation Department
View by NEW
Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Special Effects: Anything Can Happen (1996)   (animator: Kong sequence) 1996 - 6.5 (130)
AKAs:
  • Special Effects
Actor
Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Zorgon: The H-Bomb Beast from Hell (1972) (as David Allen) Zorgon 1972 - -
Thanks
View by NEW
Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Hollywood Goes Ape! (1994) (special thanks) 1994 - 6.2 (8)
- 2. Dinosaur Movies (1993) (V) (special thanks) (as David Allen) 1993 - 4.7 (5)
- 3. Vincent (1982) (with gratitude to) 1982 - 8.5 (8,429)
Self
View by NEW
Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Cinemaker (2004) (V) Himself 2004 - 8.5 (10)

Additional Details

Other Works:

Did a stop motion animation King Kong for a memorable TV commercial for Volkswagon (1972) more

Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Comedy | Fantasy more


Message Boards

Discuss this person with other users on IMDb message board for Dave Allen (II)
Find where Dave Allen is credited alongside another name
Dave Allen &  
You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.
With our Resume service you can add photos and build a complete resume to help you achieve the best possible presentation on the IMDb.
Click here to add your resume and/or your photos to IMDb.