Personal Info
Known ForVisual Effects
Born1944-10-22
BirthplaceLos Angeles, California, USA
David Allen
Visual Effects
Biography
David W. Allen (October 22, 1944 – August 16, 1999) was an American film and television stop motion model (puppet) animator.
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring David Allen
Filmography
Acting (5)
2024
2003
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’as Self (archive)
7.0
1990
1972
Zorgon: The H-Bomb Beast From Hellas Zorgon
2.0
Production & Directing (50)
2023
The PrimevalsStory
6.2
2023
The PrimevalsVisual Effects
6.2
2023
The PrimevalsDirector
6.2
2006
The Magic TreasureDirector
2.0
1997
GalgamethVisual Effects Supervisor
5.2
1996
Oblivion 2: BacklashVisual Effects Director
4.4
1996
Oblivion 2: BacklashVisual Effects
4.4
1995
Prehysteria! 3Visual Effects
4.3
1994
Prehysteria! 2Visual Effects
4.3
1994
Puppet Master 5Visual Effects
5.1
1994
OblivionVisual Effects Director
4.9
1994
OblivionVisual Effects
4.9
1994
Bloodlust: Subspecies IIIAnimation
5.4
1993
Puppet Master 4Visual Effects
5.6
1993
FreakedAnimation
6.2
1993
Dollman vs. Demonic ToysAnimation
4.8
1993
Prehysteria!VFX Supervisor
5.1
1993
Robot WarsVisual Effects
4.2
1992
Doctor MordridAnimation
5.1
1992
Puppet Master III: Toulon's RevengeVisual Effects
6.4
1991
Highway to HellThanks
5.9
1991
SubspeciesVisual Effects
5.4
1991
SubspeciesVisual Effects Director
5.4
1990
Crash and BurnSpecial Effects
4.3
1990
Crash and BurnVisual Effects
4.3
1990
Puppet Master IIVisual Effects Supervisor
6.0
1990
Puppet Master IIDirector
6.0
1987
DollsVisual Effects
6.4
1987
DollsSpecial Effects
6.4
1985
Young Sherlock HolmesVisual Effects Supervisor
6.8
1985
The StuffVisual Effects
6.0
1984
The DungeonmasterVisual Effects
4.9
1984
The DungeonmasterWriter
4.9
1984
The DungeonmasterDirector
4.9
1983
Twilight Zone: The MovieVisual Effects
6.5
1983
The HungerAnimation
6.7
1983
The HungerSpecial Effects
6.7
1982
VincentThanks
7.8
1982
QVisual Effects
5.7
1981
CavemanVisual Effects Supervisor
6.7
1981
The HowlingVisual Effects
6.6
1978
LaserblastVisual Effects
3.4
1974
Flesh GordonVisual Effects
4.8
1971
King Kong Color Test FootageAnimation
1971
King Kong Color Test FootageDirector
1970
EquinoxSpecial Effects
5.1
1968
Raiders of the Stone RingDirector
1968
1967
The Equinox ... A Journey into the SupernaturalSpecial Effects
5.2
1965
Taurus Test FootageDirector