Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2011, Film, 90 min, Biography, Documentary, English, United Kingdom, MoviePedia score 69
The world's biggest directors, the best special effects artists, pay tribute to...
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.
Directed by Gilles Penso
Cast
- Ray Harryhausen as Self - Filmmaker
- Peter Jackson as Self - Director of The Hobbit
- Terry Gilliam as Self - Director of Brazil
- Guillermo del Toro as Self - Director of Hellboy
- James Cameron as Self - Director of Terminator & Avata
- Tim Burton as Self - Director of Mars Attacks
- John Landis as Self - Director of Blues Brothers
- Henry Selick as Self - Director of The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Ray Bradbury as Self - Author of The Martian Chronicles & Fahrenheit 451
- Tony Dalton as Self - Film Historian
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