David Allen

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David Allen

Visual Effects October 22, 1944

Los Angeles, California, USA

David W. Allen (October 22, 1944 – August 16, 1999) was an American film and television stop motion model (puppet) animator. Allen provided special effects on such productions as…

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The Howling

The Howling

6.6 1981 Movie
Vincent

Vincent

7.8 1982 Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

6.5 1983 Movie
Young Sherlock Holmes

Young Sherlock Holmes

6.8 1985 Movie
The Hunger

The Hunger

6.7 1983 Movie
The Stuff

The Stuff

6.0 1985 Movie
Q

Q

5.7 1982 Movie
Dolls

Dolls

6.4 1987 Movie
Puppet Master II

Puppet Master II

6.0 1990 Movie
Caveman

Caveman

6.7 1981 Movie
Freaked

Freaked

6.2 1993 Movie
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge

Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge

6.4 1992 Movie

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David W. Allen (October 22, 1944 – August 16, 1999) was an American film and television stop motion model (puppet) animator. Allen provided special effects on such productions as The Howling, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Young Sherlock Holmes (for which he earned an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects nomination), Willow and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. He also had a long association with producer Charles Band, working on such films as Dolls, Puppet Master, Bride of Re-Animator, Subspecies and Demonic Toys.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals

    Movie Self

  2. 2023
    The Primevals

    Movie Story

  3. 2006
    The Magic Treasure

    Movie Director

  4. 2003
    Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

    Movie Self (archive)

  5. 1997
    Galgameth

    Movie Visual Effects Supervisor

  6. 1996
    Oblivion 2: Backlash

    Movie Visual Effects Director

  7. 1995
    Prehysteria! 3

    Movie Visual Effects

  8. 1994
    Prehysteria! 2

    Movie Visual Effects

  9. 1994
    Puppet Master 5

    Movie Visual Effects

  10. 1994
    Oblivion

    Movie Visual Effects Director

  11. 1994
    Bloodlust: Subspecies III

    Movie Animation

  12. 1993
    Puppet Master 4

    Movie Visual Effects

  13. 1993
    Freaked

    Movie Animation

  14. 1993
    Dollman vs. Demonic Toys

    Movie Animation

  15. 1993
    Prehysteria!

    Movie VFX Supervisor

  16. 1993
    Robot Wars

    Movie Visual Effects

More credits
  1. 1992
    Doctor Mordrid

    Movie Animation

  2. 1992
    Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge

    Movie Visual Effects

  3. 1991
    Highway to Hell

    Movie Thanks

  4. 1991
    Subspecies

    Movie Visual Effects

  5. 1990
    Crash and Burn

    Movie Special Effects

  6. 1990
    Puppet Master II

    Movie Visual Effects Supervisor

  7. 1990
    Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master II"

    Movie Self

  8. 1989
    No Strings Attached: A Behind the Scenes Look at Puppet Master

    Movie

  9. 1987
    Dolls

    Movie Visual Effects

  10. 1985
    Young Sherlock Holmes

    Movie Visual Effects Supervisor

  11. 1985
    The Stuff

    Movie Visual Effects

  12. 1984
    The Dungeonmaster

    Movie Director

  13. 1983
    Twilight Zone: The Movie

    Movie Visual Effects

  14. 1983
    The Hunger

    Movie Special Effects

  15. 1982
    Vincent

    Movie Thanks

  16. 1982
    Q

    Movie Visual Effects

  17. 1981
    Caveman

    Movie Visual Effects Supervisor

  18. 1981
    The Howling

    Movie Visual Effects

  19. 1978
    Laserblast

    Movie Visual Effects

  20. 1974
    Flesh Gordon

    Movie Visual Effects

  21. 1972
    Zorgon: The H-Bomb Beast From Hell

    Movie Zorgon

  22. 1971
    King Kong Color Test Footage

    Movie Director

  23. 1970
    Equinox

    Movie Special Effects

  24. 1968
    Raiders of the Stone Ring

    Movie Director