Login

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (Blu-ray)

The remarkable career of the movie industry's most admired and influential special-effects auteur, the legendary Ray Harryhausen, is the subject of this enthralling documentary. Leaving no doubt as to Harryhausen's seminal influence on modern-day special effects, the documentary features enlightening and entertaining interviews with the man himself, Randy Cook, Peter Jackson, Nick Park, Phil Tippet, Terry Gilliam, Dennis Muren, John Landis, Guillermo del Toro, James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, and many more. These filmmakers pay tribute to the father of Stop Motion animation and films such as "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms", "It Came From Beneath The Sea", "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad", "Mysterious Island", "Jason and the Argonauts" and "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad" - the films that enthralled them as children and inspired them to become filmmakers in their own right.

Year: 2011
Genre: Documentaries, Film On Film, Biography, Blu-ray Discs
Country: France
Director: Gilles Penso
Starring: Peter Jackson, Terry Gilliam, James Cameron, Joe Dante, John Landis, Ray Harryhausen, Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton, Guillermo del Toro
Duration: 93 Minutes
Rating: PG - Violence and coarse language
7.6/10
Location in store: Documentary (Film On Film)

AVAILABILITY

Blu-ray AVAILABLE NOW!

Permanent Collection

For in-store pickup reservations please call 03 3650 615

ALICE ALSO SUGGESTS:

The 3 Worlds Of Gulliver (1960)

The Spellbinding Adventures Of "Gulliver's Travels" are transformed into three-dimensional reality i...

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

It's an incredible cinematic adventure as the legendary Sinbad sets off on a dangerous journey to th...

Clash of the Titans (1981)

Dazzling Ray Harryhausen creatures highlight this spectacular adventure epic based on the Greek myth...

Earth vs the Flying Saucers (1956)

A B film elevated to near classic status with stunning special effects by Ray Harryhausen. After mis...

First Men in the Moon (1964)

An eccentric professor in Victorian England develops an anti-gravity invention and uses it to travel...

It Came From Beneath The Sea (1955)

The action is wet and wild in this sci-fi thriller that pits man - and woman - against a giant octop...

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

Special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen provided the effects for this mythological adventure, which s...

One Million Years B.C. (1966)

A prehistoric menagerie animated by Ray Harryhausen and Raquel Welch wearing "Mankind's first bikini...

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad / The Golden Voyage of Sinbad / Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)

A Sinbad Triple Feature featuring the amazing special effects of Ray Harryhausen. "The 7th Voyage of...

Mysterious Island (1961)

The fantastic Captain Nemo once again inspires the spirit of adventure in another Jules Verne classi...

Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (2001)

From Mickey Mouse to Mary Poppins to Disneyland and beyond... Starting with a handful of cartoon cha...

20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)

Dazzling special effects by Ray Harryhausen highlight this thrilling sci-fi extravaganza about a Ven...

Monster Road (2004)

The life of legendary eccentric clay animator Bruce Bickford is illuminated in this fascinating docu...

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005)

A true film industry pioneer, Ray Harryhausen took stop-motion animation to an entirely new level an...