David Allen
Visual Effects
Born: 1944-10-22 in Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Known For
No Strings Attached: A Behind the Scenes Look at Puppet Master
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
Self
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
Self (archive)
Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master II"
Self
Zorgon: The H-Bomb Beast From Hell
Zorgon