Special Effects Movies

The story of how the classic epic "Ben-Hur" was made.

A rugged stranger, at a crossroads in his life, checks into an unassuming bed and breakfast hotel in a seaside town. Although initially disturbed by...

Documentary about the life and work of Ray Harryhausen.

This provocative and insightful film is the first in a series of documentaries that will reveal the secret knowledge embedded in the work of the...

Academy Award winning make-up artist Rick Baker reflects on An American Werewolf In London and The Wolfman.

Helped by her self-made flying mechanical creatures, a young inventor and an enigmatic pint-sized superhero defeat the town bullies and find an...

A look behind the scenes of the filming and special effects of the 1996 film 'Matilda'.

A behind the scenes look on Jaws The Revenge with interviews from the cast and crew.

Thrill to the action from a battle to the death between beautiful amazons, twisted mutants and sickening, deadly zombies sometime after WWIII as you...

A V-Cinema tokusatsu movie released by TOEI and Bandai Visual. Creature design by Keita Amemiya. It was originally planned to include Space Sheriff...

A 1956 alien invasion tokusatsu film directed by Shinichi Sekizawa, the screenwriter noted for his immense contributions to Toho's Godzilla series by...

Documentary giving an extensive look into the design and development of the creatures created for artist Takashi Murakami's first feature film,...

Through the use of interviews (both vintage and new) with various cast and crew members, including Rick Baker, Bill Sturgeon, David Cronenberg, James...

An epic story full of special effects and chases.

A history of movie magic from 1895 to 1995, showing primitive effects used in such films as "A Trip to the Moon" up to the state of the art effects...

A failing writer loses his grip on reality as his wife grows pregnant with their child.

Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams is a pioneer in computer animation. His digital dinosaurs of Jurassic Park transformed Hollywood in 1993, but an...

This MGM short film highlights the work of master make-up artist William Tuttle. As the head of MGM's make-up department, Bill Tuttle has been...

Special Effects Supervisor Jeff Okun gives an overview of his responsibilities on Sphere, and takes us through some of the techniques used to create...