David Allen
Visual Effects
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.
Known for
Visual Effects30
movieThe Primevals
2023
Visual Effects
movieGalgameth
1997
Visual Effects Supervisor
movieOblivion 2: Backlash
1996
Visual Effects Director, Visual Effects
moviePrehysteria! 3
1995
Visual Effects
moviePrehysteria! 2
1994
Visual Effects
moviePuppet Master 5
1994
Visual Effects
movieOblivion
1994
Visual Effects Director, Visual Effects
movieBloodlust: Subspecies III
1994
Animation
moviePuppet Master 4
1993
Visual Effects
movieFreaked
1993
Animation
movieDollman vs. Demonic Toys
1993
Animation
moviePrehysteria!
1993
VFX Supervisor
movieRobot Wars
1993
Visual Effects
movieDoctor Mordrid
1992
Animation
moviePuppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge
1992
Visual Effects
movieSubspecies
1991
Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director
movieCrash and Burn
1990
Visual Effects
moviePuppet Master II
1990
Visual Effects Supervisor
movieDolls
1987
Visual Effects
movieYoung Sherlock Holmes
1985
Visual Effects Supervisor
movieThe Stuff
1985
Visual Effects
movieThe Dungeonmaster
1984
Visual Effects
movieTwilight Zone: The Movie
1983
Visual Effects
movieThe Hunger
1983
Animation
movieQ
1982
Visual Effects
movieCaveman
1981
Visual Effects Supervisor
movieThe Howling
1981
Visual Effects
movieLaserblast
1978
Visual Effects
movieFlesh Gordon
1974
Visual Effects
Crew8
movieHighway to Hell
1991
Thanks
movieCrash and Burn
1990
Special Effects
movieDolls
1987
Special Effects
movieThe Hunger
1983
Special Effects
movieVincent
1982
Thanks
movieEquinox
1970
Special Effects
movieThe Equinox ... A Journey into the Supernatural
1967
Special Effects
tvThe Gumby Show
1956
Special Effects
Directing7
movieThe Primevals
2023
Director
movieThe Magic Treasure
2006
Director
moviePuppet Master II
1990
Director
movieThe Dungeonmaster
1984
Director
movieTaurus Test Footage
1965
Director
