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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.
Filmography
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2025
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
Movie Self
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2021
All the Little Things We Kill
Movie Line Producer
- 2020
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2015
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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2014
Deepsea Challenge 3D
Movie Director
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2014
Hercules
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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2013
Movie 43
Movie Visual Effects
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2012
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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2011
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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2011
Season of the Witch
Movie Visual Effects Design Consultant
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2009
Avatar
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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2009
Monsters vs Aliens
Movie Thanks
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2007
Rush Hour 3
Movie Visual Effects Design Consultant
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2006
Brett Ratner's X-Diaries
Movie Self
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2006
X-Men: The Last Stand
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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2005
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Movie Self
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2004
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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2003
Ghosts of the Abyss
Movie Producer
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1999
Virus
Movie Director
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1999
Imagining 'Heavy Metal'
Movie Self
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1997
Titanic
Movie Visual Effects
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1996
T2 3-D: Battle Across Time
Movie Director
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1995
Star Trek: Voyager
TV show Director
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1994
True Lies
Movie Custodian
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1993
Cliffhanger
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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1992
Batman Returns
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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1991
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Movie Visual Effects Designer
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1989
The Abyss
Movie Visual Effects Supervisor
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1988
Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw
Movie Storyboard
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1987
Born in East L.A.
Movie Title Designer
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1986
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Movie Visual Effects Art Director
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1985
Fright Night
Movie Visual Effects Art Director
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1984
Ghostbusters
Movie Visual Effects Art Director
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1983
Still Smokin
Movie Title Designer
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1982
Poltergeist
Movie Animation Supervisor
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1981
Heavy Metal
Movie Visual Effects Director
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1980
Heathcliff
TV show Layout
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1979
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
TV show Layout
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1979
Casper and the Angels
TV show Layout
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1978
Godzilla
TV show Layout