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John Bruno

Visual Effects

John Bruno

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Biography

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.

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Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 6

YearTitleRole
2025 In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 Film Self
2020 Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters Film Self
2006 Brett Ratner's X-Diaries Film Self
2005 Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection Film Self
1999 Imagining 'Heavy Metal' Film Self
1994 True Lies Film Custodian

Crew credits 42

YearTitleJob
2021 All the Little Things We Kill Film Line Producer
2015 Kingsman: The Secret Service Film Visual Effects Supervisor
2014 Deepsea Challenge 3D Film Director
2014 Hercules Film Visual Effects Supervisor
2013 Movie 43 Film Visual Effects
2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 Film Visual Effects Supervisor
2011 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Film Visual Effects Supervisor
2011 Season of the Witch Film Visual Effects Design Consultant
2009 Avatar Film Visual Effects Supervisor
2009 Monsters vs Aliens Film Thanks
2007 Rush Hour 3 Film Visual Effects Design Consultant
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand Film Visual Effects Supervisor
2004 AVP: Alien vs. Predator Film Visual Effects Supervisor
2003 Ghosts of the Abyss Film Producer
1999 Virus Film Director
1997 Titanic Film Visual Effects
1995 Star Trek: Voyager TV Director, Story (2 ep)
1994 True Lies Film Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
1993 Cliffhanger Film Visual Effects Supervisor
1992 Batman Returns Film Visual Effects Supervisor
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Film Visual Effects Designer
1989 The Abyss Film Visual Effects Supervisor
1988 Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw Film Storyboard
1987 Born in East L.A. Film Title Designer
1986 Poltergeist II: The Other Side Film Visual Effects Art Director
1985 Fright Night Film Visual Effects Art Director
1984 Ghostbusters Film Visual Effects Art Director
1983 Still Smokin Film Title Designer
1982 Poltergeist Film Animation Supervisor
1981 Heavy Metal Film Visual Effects Director, Sequence Supervisor, Special Effects
1980 Heathcliff TV Layout (52 ep)
1979 Casper and the Angels TV Layout (26 ep)
1979 The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show TV Layout (35 ep)
1978 Godzilla TV Layout (13 ep)
1978 Jana of the Jungle TV Story (13 ep)
1978 Yogi's Space Race TV Story (13 ep)
1977 Scooby's All-Stars TV Animation (64 ep)
1977 I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali TV Animation Director (13 ep)
1977 Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure Film Animation
1974 The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat Film Animation
1974 Devlin TV Animation (16 ep)
1970 Shinbone Alley Film Animation
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