
John Bruno
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GenderMale
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Biography
John Bruno is an American visual effects artist and filmmaker known for his prolific collaborations with director James Cameron on films like Terminator 2: Judgement Day, True Lies, Titanic, Avatar, and The Abyss, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. He has also contributed to other blockbuster films, including Ghostbusters, Batman Returns, Cliffhanger, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Kingsman: The Secret Service. He also directed the 1999 science fiction horror film Virus, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Sutherland. He currently holds five Oscar nominations and two BA…

In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
2025 · Self

All the Little Things We Kill
2021 · Line Producer

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020 · Self

Kingsman: The Secret Service
2015 · Visual Effects Supervisor

Deepsea Challenge 3D
2014 · Director

Hercules
2014 · Visual Effects Supervisor

Movie 43
2013 · Visual Effects

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
2012 · Visual Effects Supervisor

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
2011 · Visual Effects Supervisor

Season of the Witch
2011 · Visual Effects Design Consultant

Avatar
2009 · Visual Effects Supervisor

Monsters vs Aliens
2009 · Thanks

Rush Hour 3
2007 · Visual Effects Design Consultant

Brett Ratner's X-Diaries
2006 · Self

X-Men: The Last Stand
2006 · Visual Effects Supervisor

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 · Self

AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004 · Visual Effects Supervisor

Ghosts of the Abyss
2003 · Producer

Virus
1999 · Director

Imagining 'Heavy Metal'
1999 · Self

Titanic
1997 · Visual Effects

T2 3-D: Battle Across Time
1996 · Director

Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · Director

Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · Story

True Lies
1994 · Custodian

True Lies
1994 · Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

Cliffhanger
1993 · Visual Effects Supervisor

Batman Returns
1992 · Visual Effects Supervisor

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 · Visual Effects Designer

The Abyss
1989 · Visual Effects Supervisor

Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw
1988 · Storyboard

Born in East L.A.
1987 · Title Designer

Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986 · Visual Effects Art Director

Fright Night
1985 · Visual Effects Art Director

Ghostbusters
1984 · Visual Effects Art Director

Still Smokin
1983 · Title Designer

Poltergeist
1982 · Animation Supervisor

Heavy Metal
1981 · Visual Effects Director

Heavy Metal
1981 · Sequence Supervisor

Heavy Metal
1981 · Special Effects

Heavy Metal
1981 · Director

Heathcliff
1980 · Layout

Casper and the Angels
1979 · Layout

The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
1979 · Layout

Godzilla
1978 · Layout

Jana of the Jungle
1978 · Story

Yogi's Space Race
1978 · Story

Scooby's All-Stars
1977 · Animation
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