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John Bruno

Known for visual effects

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John Bruno is an American visual effects artist and filmmaker known for his prolific collaborations with director James Cameron on films like Terminator 2: Judgement Day, True Lies, Titanic, Avatar, and The Abyss, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. He has also contributed to other blockbuster films, including Ghostbusters, Batman Returns, Cliffhanger, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Kingsman: The Secret Service. He also directed the 1999 science fiction horror film Virus, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Sutherland. He currently holds five Oscar nominations and two BAFTA Award nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Bruno, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known for

Ghostbusters

1984

Star Trek: Voyager

1995

Fright Night

1985

Heavy Metal

1981

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

1986

Virus

1999

Deepsea Challenge 3D

2014

Scooby's All-Stars

1977

Yogi's Space Race

1978

I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali

I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali

1977

Heathcliff

1980

Jana of the Jungle

1978

Acting (6)

2025In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999SelfFilm
2020Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering GhostbustersSelfFilm
2006Brett Ratner's X-DiariesSelfFilm
2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelfFilm
1999Imagining 'Heavy Metal'SelfFilm
1994True LiesCustodianFilm

Art (2)

1987Born in East L.A.Title DesignerFilm
1983Still SmokinTitle DesignerFilm

Crew (6)

2011Season of the WitchVisual Effects Design ConsultantFilm
2009Monsters vs AliensThanksFilm
2007Rush Hour 3Visual Effects Design ConsultantFilm
1986Poltergeist II: The Other SideVisual Effects Art DirectorFilm
1985Fright NightVisual Effects Art DirectorFilm
1984GhostbustersVisual Effects Art DirectorFilm

Directing (7)

2014Deepsea Challenge 3DDirectorFilm
1999VirusDirectorFilm
1995Star Trek: VoyagerDirector, StorySeries
1980HeathcliffLayoutSeries
1979Casper and the AngelsLayoutSeries
1979The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure ShowLayoutSeries
1978GodzillaLayoutSeries

Production (2)

2021All the Little Things We KillLine ProducerFilm
2003Ghosts of the AbyssProducerFilm

Visual Effects (22)

2015Kingsman: The Secret ServiceVisual Effects SupervisorFilm
2014HerculesVisual Effects SupervisorFilm
2013Movie 43Visual EffectsFilm
2012The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2Visual Effects SupervisorFilm
2011The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1Visual Effects SupervisorFilm
2009AvatarVisual Effects SupervisorFilm
2006X-Men: The Last StandVisual Effects SupervisorFilm
2004AVP: Alien vs. PredatorVisual Effects SupervisorFilm
1997TitanicVisual EffectsFilm
1994True LiesSenior Visual Effects SupervisorFilm
1993CliffhangerVisual Effects SupervisorFilm
1992Batman ReturnsVisual Effects SupervisorFilm
1991Terminator 2: Judgment DayVisual Effects DesignerFilm
1989The AbyssVisual Effects SupervisorFilm
1982PoltergeistAnimation SupervisorFilm
1981Heavy MetalVisual Effects Director, Sequence Supervisor, Special EffectsFilm
1977Scooby's All-StarsAnimationSeries
1977Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical AdventureAnimationFilm
1977I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad AliAnimation DirectorSeries
1974The Nine Lives of Fritz the CatAnimationFilm
1974DevlinAnimationSeries
1970Shinbone AlleyAnimationFilm

Writing (3)

1988Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big PawStoryboardFilm
1978Yogi's Space RaceStorySeries
1978Jana of the JungleStorySeries