Special Effects Movies

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga is a 1983 television documentary special that originally aired on PBS. It is a behind-the-scenes look at...

As an actor, director and producer, Ray Harryhausen has been a vibrant figure in Hollywood, working on everything from family films to mind-bending...

A Hollywood filmmaker makes a short for an evil film studio. Unbeknownst to him, the producer has placed a bet of $25,000 that he won't come up with...

A behind the scenes look at bringing the special effects of Disney's Pete's Dragon to life.

A look behind the scenes of the filming and special effects of the 1996 film 'Matilda'.

Helped by her self-made flying mechanical creatures, a young inventor and an enigmatic pint-sized superhero defeat the town bullies and find an...

The story of how the classic epic "Ben-Hur" was made.

A walk through the life and work of the brilliant French filmmaker Georges Méliès (1861-1938), pioneer of special and visual effects.

The Wilhelm Scream has made an appearance in hundreds of films, TV shows, video games, and commercials over the past 70 years. Now discover the story...

A behind the scenes look on Jaws The Revenge with interviews from the cast and crew.

The Russian filmmaker, Pavel Klusjantsev, has had an extraordinary influence on an entire genre of films. Throughout his career at the film studio in...

The spirit of Princess Lena, the last emperor of the planet Lectorius who vanished 700 years ago, arrived on Earth as a sphere of light, seeking to...

A dramatic recreation of the Johnstown Flood of 1889.

Little monsters run amok at a heavy metal festival.

A young woman resorts to drastic, self-destructive measures to rid herself of a mysterious, otherworldly creature known as 'The Guest'.

This MGM short film highlights the work of master make-up artist William Tuttle. As the head of MGM's make-up department, Bill Tuttle has been...

A 1956 alien invasion tokusatsu film directed by Shinichi Sekizawa, the screenwriter noted for his immense contributions to Toho's Godzilla series by...

Interview-Documentary with special effects artist Gino De Rossi on the making of "Cannibal Ferox".

An epic story full of special effects and chases.

Documentary about the technical achievements of the 1940 film classic The Thief of Bagdad.