Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Douglas Huntley Trumbull (April 8, 1942, Los Angeles- 7th February 2022 ) is an American film director, special effects supervisor, and inventor. He contributed to, or was responsible for, the special photographic effects of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Blade Runner, and directed the movies Silent Running and Brainstorm. Description above from the Wikipedia article Douglas Trumbull license...
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Alien Perspective
2025
Discover the UFO phenomenon like never before, with insights from NASA, CNES, Oxford, compelling firsthand witnesses, and even the possible viewpoint ...

Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey
2022
A 'cine-ramic' roller-coaster ride through the rise, fall and re-birth of projected film.

In Search of Tomorrow
2022
as Self - Interviewee
A nostalgic journey through ’80s Sci-Fi-films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artists who made them and by those who were ins...

The Blade Runner Phenomenon
2021
as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor (1982)
Ridley Scott's cult film Blade Runner, based on a novel by Philip K. Dick and released in 1982, is one of the most influential science fiction films e...

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
2020
as Self
Explore the personal and professional triumphs and challenges of actor Natalie Wood, which have often been overshadowed by her premature death.

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
2019
Executive Producer
Decades after serving in WWII and assassinating Adolf Hitler, a legendary American war veteran must now hunt down the fabled Bigfoot.

Trumbull Land
2018
as Self
Everyone has seen a Trumbull sequence in Stanley Kubrick's "2001 A Space Odyssey", Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" or Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounte...

Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future
2018
as Self
Long before satellites would journey to planets and deep-space telescopes would photograph distant galaxies, there was an artist whose dazzling vision...
UFOTOG
2014
Director, Writer
A man sets out to photograph UFOs in a scientifically verifiable manner only to get more than he bargained for. Shot by acclaimed visual effects maste...

Jodorowsky's Dune
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Shot in France, England, Switzerland and the United States, this documentary covers director Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo, Holy Mountain, Santa Sangr...

C 299,792 km/s
2013
Thanks
This film is the story of an idealistic flight officer who hijacks her spaceship during an interplanetary cold war, and attempts to escape our solar s...
Exploring 'The Tree of Life'
2011
as Self
A documentary on Terrence Malick and the making of his film "The Tree of Life."

The Tree of Life
2011
Visual Effects
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhoo...

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
as Self
The definitive 3½-hour documentary about the troubled creation and enduring legacy of the science fiction classic 'Blade Runner', culled from 80 inter...

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
as Self
This documentary about "2001: A Space Odyssey" looks at some of the things that seemed fanciful in 1968, which don't seem quite as much anymore.

2001: FX and Early Conceptual Artwork
2007
as Self
Overview of the visual effects of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film
2003
as Self
The making of "The Andromeda Strain".

Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now
2002
as Self
Mr. Trumbull discusses his history and ideas of creating innovative technologies for the cinematic industry.

'Silent Running' By Director Douglas Trumbull
2002
as Self
Douglas Trumbull does a true deep dive into the making of the movie.

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001
as Self
A documentary film on the making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001
as Self
With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this documentary looks at Stanley Kubrick's life and films....

2001: The Making of a Myth
2001
as Self (as Doug Trumbull)
The making of Stanley Kubrick's classic space epic, presented by James Cameron, including unseen footage.

2001 and Beyond
2001
as Self
Author Arthur C. Clarke and the cast and crew of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 masterpiece "2001: A Space Odyssey" star in this documentary, released in the ...

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
2000
as Self
This is the rare UK Channel 4 documentary about Blade Runner, giving insights into it's history with interviews of Ridley Scott, the writers and nearl...

In Search of the Obelisk
1993
Director
In Search of the Obelisk is the first part of a three part interactive 'show' that played at the Luxor Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. In Search of th...

Back to the Future: The Ride
1991
Director
Visitors to the Institute of Future Technology enter what they believe to be a tour of the facilities, but instead get involved in a chase through tim...

Brainstorm
1983
Director, Producer
Two brilliant research scientists have invented a device capable of recording and playing back sensory experiences only to have devastating results wh...
New Magic
1983
Director
See the full spectrum of the Showscan process. Magic sequences, special effects, miniature photography, high speed thrills and suspense.

Blade Runner
1982
Visual Effects
In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have ...

Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979
Visual Effects
When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take ...
Night of Dreams
1978
Director
Fantasies become nightmares and dreams become reality in the spellbinding story of a young boy and his family.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Visual Effects Director
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is abou...

Silent Running
1972
Director, Producer
After the entire flora goes extinct, ecologist Lowell maintains a greenhouse aboard a space station for the future with his android companions. Howeve...

The Making of Silent Running
1972
as Self
An on-set documentary about the making of the classic science fiction film 'Silent Running'.

The Andromeda Strain
1971
Visual Effects
When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air For...

Candy
1968
Visual Effects
A high school girl encounters a variety of kookie characters and humorous sexual situations while searching for the meaning of life.

2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
Visual Effects, Visual Effects Supervisor
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advan...
To the Moon and Beyond
1964
Visual Effects
Traveling from Earth to an overall view of the universe, then zooming down to the atomic scale. Produced and exhibited at the 1964-1965 New York World...

The Reality Trip
N/A
as self
Documentary celebrating the centenary of cinema which looks at how technological innovations - from widescreen to 3D, Cinerama to Showscan and IMAX - ...