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David Allen

Born October 22, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USADied August 16, 199930 films

David W. Allen (October 22, 1944 – August 16, 1999) was an American film and television stop motion model (puppet) animator.

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Allen provided special effects on such productions as The Howling, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Young Sherlock Holmes (for which he earned an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects nomination), Willow and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. He also had a long association with producer Charles Band, working on such films as Dolls, Puppet Master, Bride of Re-Animator, Subspecies and Demonic Toys.

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Young Sherlock Holmes posterFirst watchYoung Sherlock Holmes19856.8Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his deductive ability even as a youth, amazing his classmates with his abilities.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Howling poster6.6The Howling1981Twilight Zone: The Movie poster6.5Twilight Zone: The Movie1983The Hunger poster6.7The Hunger1983Dolls poster6.4Dolls1987The Stuff poster6.0The Stuff1985Caveman poster6.7Caveman1981Q poster5.7Q1982Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge poster6.4Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge1992

Filmography

30 films
  1. 2023The PrimevalsVisual Effects
  2. 1997GalgamethVisual Effects Supervisor
  3. 1996Oblivion 2: BacklashVisual Effects Director
  4. 1995Prehysteria! 3Visual Effects
  5. 1994Prehysteria! 2Visual Effects
  6. 1994Puppet Master 5Visual Effects
  7. 1994OblivionVisual Effects Director
  8. 1994Bloodlust: Subspecies IIIAnimation
  9. 1993Puppet Master 4Visual Effects
  10. 1993FreakedAnimation
  11. 1993Dollman vs. Demonic ToysAnimation
  12. 1993Prehysteria!VFX Supervisor
  13. 1993Robot WarsVisual Effects
  14. 1992Doctor MordridAnimation
  15. 1992Puppet Master III: Toulon's RevengeVisual Effects
  16. 1991SubspeciesVisual Effects
  17. 1990Crash and BurnVisual Effects
  18. 1990Puppet Master IIVisual Effects Supervisor
  19. 1987DollsVisual Effects
  20. 1985Young Sherlock HolmesVisual Effects Supervisor
  21. 1985The StuffVisual Effects
  22. 1984The DungeonmasterVisual Effects
  23. 1983Twilight Zone: The MovieVisual Effects
  24. 1983The HungerAnimation
  25. 1982QVisual Effects
  26. 1981CavemanVisual Effects Supervisor
  27. 1981The HowlingVisual Effects
  28. 1978LaserblastVisual Effects
  29. 1974Flesh GordonVisual Effects
  30. 1971King Kong Color Test FootageAnimation