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Mini Biography:
Legendary filmmaker and visual effects pioneer, Douglas Trumbull, was... more
Trivia:
Stanley Kubrick hired Trumbull to work on 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) after seeing a... more
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Alternate Names:
Doug Trumbull
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Filmography

Producer:
  1. In Search of the Obelisk (1993) (producer)
  2. To Dream of Roses (1990) (executive producer)

  3. Brainstorm (1983) (producer)
    ... aka The Gordon Forbes Tapes (USA: alternative title)
  4. The Starlost: Deception (1980) (TV) (executive producer)

  5. "The Starlost" (producer) (12 episodes, 1973-1974) (executive producer) (4 episodes, 1973)
    ... aka The Ark (USA: syndication title)
        - Space Precinct (1974) TV episode (producer)
        - The Beehive (1973) TV episode (producer)
        - Farthing's Comet (1973) TV episode (producer)
        - The Return of Oro (1973) TV episode (producer)
        - The Implant People (1973) TV episode (producer)
          (11 more)
  6. Silent Running (1972) (producer)
Director:
  1. Luxor Live (1996)
  2. Theater of Time (1996)
  3. In Search of the Obelisk (1993)
  4. Back to the Future... The Ride (1991) (uncredited)

  5. Leonardo's Dream (1989)
  6. Let's Go (1985)
    ... aka Let's Go, Pal (Japan: English title: complete title)
  7. Tour of the Universe (1985)
  8. Brainstorm (1983)
    ... aka The Gordon Forbes Tapes (USA: alternative title)
  9. Big Ball (1983)
  10. New Magic (1983)

  11. Night of Dreams (1978)
  12. Silent Running (1972)
Visual Effects:
  1. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) (special photographic effects director)
    ... aka Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition (USA: DVD title)
  2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) (special photographic effects supervisor) (special photographic effects)
    ... aka CE3K (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka The Special Edition: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (USA: reissue title)
  3. "The Starlost" (visual effects) (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka The Ark (USA: syndication title)
        - Voyage of Discovery (1973) TV episode (visual effects) (uncredited)
  4. Silent Running (1972) (special photographic effects)
  5. The Andromeda Strain (1971) (special photographic effects)

  6. Candy (1968) (opening and closing sequences)
    ... aka Candy (France)
    ... aka Candy e il suo pazzo mondo (Italy)
    ... aka Good Grief It's Candy (International: English title)
  7. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) (special photographic effects supervisor)
Writer:
  1. Let's Go (1985) (writer)
    ... aka Let's Go, Pal (Japan: English title: complete title)
Special Effects:
  1. Blade Runner (1982) (special photographic effects supervisor)
    ... aka Blade Runner: The Final Cut (International: English title: recut version)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
  1. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) (second unit director) (uncredited)
    ... aka Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition (USA: DVD title)
Thanks:
  1. Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now (2002) (V) (special thanks)
  2. 'Silent Running': A Conversation with Bruce Dern, 'Lowell Freeman' (2002) (V) (special thanks)
  3. 'Silent Running': By Director Douglas Trumbull (2002) (V) (special thanks)
  4. On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000) (TV) (acknowledgment: still photographs provided by)

  5. Spaced Invaders (1990) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. "Miradas 2" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode dated 8 October 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "HypaSpace" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka HypaSpace Daily (Canada: English title: long title)
    ... aka HypaSpace Weekly (Canada: English title: long title)
        - Episode #7.1 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  3. Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka Dangerous Days (USA: short title)
  4. Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) (V) .... Himself
  5. Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007) (V) .... Himself
  6. Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now (2002) (V) .... Himself
  7. 'Silent Running': By Director Douglas Trumbull (2002) (V) .... Himself
  8. The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) (V) .... Himself
  9. Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001) (as Doug Trumbull) .... Himself
  10. 2001: The Making of a Myth (2001) (TV) (as Doug Trumbull) .... Himself
  11. The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film (2001) (V) .... Himself
  12. On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000) (TV) .... Himself

  13. The Reality Trip (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  14. Making Close Encounters (1990) (V) .... Himself

  15. The History of the SF Film (1982) (TV) .... Guest

  16. The Making of 'Silent Running' (1972) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Directed and largely wrote "Back to the Future: The Ride" for Steven Speilberg and Universal Studios Theme Parks. more
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Neuromancer(Visual Fx Supervisor)DOUGLAS TRUMBULL 'best of the best' Simulacron7
Oh... my... GOD. Genius. Pure Genius. chizotz-1
The master of special effects, and only 6 posts here?????? rsheppard52
Looks like he is trying to get back to work... likedavid
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