Willis H. O'Brien - Contact Info, Agent, Manager

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38 titles

Past Film & Video (36 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Necro-Maniac (2020) (Video) - Thanks For Inspiration Thanks For Inspiration See fewer
My Last (2014) (Short) - Thanks (inspiration) Thanks (inspiration) See fewer
King Kong (2005) Dedicatee Dedicatee See fewer	$207MM	$50MM	$218MM	$557MM
Mighty Joe Young (1998) The Filmmakers Would Like To Acknowledge The Work Of (as Willis O'Brien) The Filmmakers Would Like To Acknowledge The Work Of (as Willis O'Brien) See fewer	$90MM	$11MM	$51MM	$51MM
Dinosaur Movies (1993) (Video) - Dedicatee (as Willis O'Brien) Dedicatee (as Willis O'Brien) See fewer
The Puppetoon Movie (1987) Puppetoon Creative Artist (United States) (as Willis O'Brien) Puppetoon Creative Artist (United States) (as Willis O'Brien) See fewer	$2.5MM
Emilio and His Magical Bull (1975) Writer (original story) Writer (original story) See fewer
The Valley of Gwangi (1969) Writer (earlier film project "Gwangi") (uncredited) Writer (earlier film project "Gwangi") (uncredited) See fewer
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) Visual Effects (uncredited) Visual Effects (uncredited) See fewer	$9.4MM		$46MM	$46MM
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) Writer (story "King Kong vs. Frankenstein") (uncredited) Writer (story "King Kong vs. Frankenstein") (uncredited) See fewer	$200K
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) Writer (story "King Kong vs. Prometheus") (uncredited) Writer (story "King Kong vs. Prometheus") (uncredited) See fewer
The Lost World (1960) Effects Technician (as Willis O'Brien) Effects Technician (as Willis O'Brien) See fewer	$1.5MM
The Giant Behemoth (1959) Special Effects Designer And Creator (uncredited) Special Effects Designer And Creator (uncredited) See fewer
The Black Scorpion (1957) Supervisor Of Special Effects (as Willis O'Brien) Supervisor Of Special Effects (as Willis O'Brien) See fewer
The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1956) Writer (from an idea by) (as Willis O'Brien) Writer (from an idea by) (as Willis O'Brien) See fewer
The Animal World (1956) Supervising Animator Supervising Animator See fewer
This Is Cinerama (1952) Paintings Contribution (uncredited) Paintings Contribution (uncredited) See fewer
Mighty Joe Young (1949) Technical Creator (as Willis O'Brien) Technical Creator (as Willis O'Brien) See fewer	$1.8MM
A Hatful of Dreams (1944) (Short) - Animator (uncredited) Animator (uncredited) See fewer
Western Daze (1941) (Short) - Animator (uncredited) Animator (uncredited) See fewer
Dancing Pirate (1936) Photographic Effects Photographic Effects See fewer
The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) Chief Technician (as Willis O'Brien) Chief Technician (as Willis O'Brien) See fewer	$1MM
Son of Kong (1933) Chief Technician (as Willis O'Brien), Special Effects Technician (uncredited) Chief Technician (as Willis O'Brien), Special Effects Technician (uncredited) See fewer	$250K
King Kong (1933) Chief Technician, Visual Effects Supervisor (uncredited) Chief Technician, Visual Effects Supervisor (uncredited) See fewer	$670K			$651
Creation (1931) (Short) - Director (uncredited), Producer (uncredited), Special Effects (uncredited), Writer (uncredited) Director (uncredited), Producer (uncredited), Special Effects (uncredited), Writer (uncredited) See fewer
The Lost World (1925) Researcher, Technical Director, Special Effects (uncredited) Researcher, Technical Director, Special Effects (uncredited) See fewer
Along the Moonbeam Trail (1920) (Short) - Director Director See fewer
The Ghost of Slumber Mountain (1918) (Short) - Ghost of 'Mad Dick', the Hermit (uncredited), Cinematographer (uncredited), Director (uncredited), Special Effects (uncredited), Writer (uncredited) Ghost of 'Mad Dick', the Hermit (uncredited), Cinematographer (uncredited), Director (uncredited), Special Effects (uncredited), Writer (uncredited) See fewer	$3K
Curious Pets of Our Ancestors (1917) (Short) - Director Director See fewer
The Birth of a Flivver (1917) (Short) - Director Director See fewer
Sam Loyd's Famous Puzzles: The Puzzling Billboard (1917) (Short) - Stop-motion Animation (uncredited) Stop-motion Animation (uncredited) See fewer
The Dinosaur and the Baboon (1917) (Short) - Animator, Director Animator, Director See fewer
R.F.D. 10, 000 B.C. (1917) (Short) - Director, Special Effects Director, Special Effects See fewer
Prehistoric Poultry (1916) (Short) - Director, Special Effects Director, Special Effects See fewer
Morpheus Mike (1915) (Short) - Director, Special Effects Director, Special Effects See fewer
The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy (1915) (Short) - Cinematographer, Director, Special Effects Cinematographer, Director, Special Effects See fewer	$5K

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Self (1 title)
Movie Magic (1994) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1994) Self (1 episode, 1994) See fewer Stop Motion Animation: One Step at a Time (1994) Season 1, Episode 12 - Self (as Willis O'Brien) Self (as Willis O'Brien) See fewer

Archive Footage (1 title)
King Kong - The Heart of Darkness (2024) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer

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