Phil Tippett Movies

The astonishing story of the genesis, production, worldwide success, and legacy of King Kong (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B....

An entertaining documentary look at dinosaurs with Emmy Award-winning special effects, feature film clips and stills, commentary by leading...

Documentary about the 30-year long process of David Allen's The Primevals.

The Frankenstein Complex takes a historical as well as a creative perspective, with a mix of fascinating scenes behind the camera, film clips, and...

There’s only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that man is special effects maestro Ray...

A documentary about the making of, and legacy of, the Forbidden Planet movie.

A fond remembrance of and tribute to the uniquely American institution of the horror movie host.

An inside look at the making of the movie Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), featuring footage and exclusive interviews with the...

With 18 golf holes of terror, heads will surely roll.

Go behind the scenes — and into the costumes — as production footage from Return of the Jedi is interspersed with vintage monster movie...

Neuroscientist David Eagleman taps into the creative process of various inventors, while exploring brain-bending, risk-taking ways to spark creativity

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.

An in-depth, sad, and beautiful documentary about the stop motion and VFX artist Phil Tippett, a man who changed the landscape of visual effects in...

A look behind the scenes at the making of this science fiction classic about a policeman killed in the line of duty, only to be reborn as a half-man,...

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of the film Willow (1988). Included are interviews with cast and crew and scenes of the actual filming...

Even the most devout Star Wars fan might not know that filmmaker and journalist Michel Parbot was once given unprecedented access to the set, stars,...

Discussion about David Allen's "The Primevals" at Industrial Light and Magic in San Francisco.

A soldier undergoes a transcendental experience at the moment of his death.

This documentary was first released on the laserdisc for DragonHeart, and was then re-released on both the Collector's Edition and Franchise...

This retrospective features both archival and 2017 interviews with cast and crew members. It includes interviews with CG supervisor Paul M. Sammon,...