RIP - Douglas Trumbull, 79 (1 Viewer)

[Charles Smith]

Very sad to read of this just now.

Where does one begin? Thank you for everything.

 

[Peter Apruzzese]

Even if for nothing else than 2001, Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Blade Runner. A master.

RIP

 

[Edwin-S]

He was responsible for "Silent Running". One of the few Hollywood films that can be classified as true SF.

RIP

 

[Sam Posten]

Damn. @Brian Dobbs and I tried researching getting him on the show but couldn’t find any contact for him

 

[RobertMG]

Damn. @Brian Dobbs and I tried researching getting him on the show but couldn’t find any contact for him

And the losses keep on coming ---- my Lord may he RIP and condolences to his family

 

[TravisR]

Basically, every movie with special effects since 1968 stands on Trumbull's shoulders. A true giant in the field.

 

[Winston T. Boogie]

Damn. @Brian Dobbs and I tried researching getting him on the show but couldn’t find any contact for him

He was living here in Massachusetts for some time. He kept saying he was working on making a new science fiction film, which I really wanted to see happen. He talked about that for years. He was always a lot of fun to listen to so, landing him for your show would have been great.

He was a fascinating guy that did a lot of great work.

 

[Sam Favate]

He was an absolute giant. Very sorry to hear of his passing. I know he'd been working on the director's cut of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

Very few people in the film business will ever leave behind a legacy like his.

 

[Bob Cashill]

I interviewed him once about Showscan; I think it was at the CES show, in the mid-90s. Great guy and absolute legend.

 

[jayembee]

He was responsible for "Silent Running". One of the few Hollywood films that can be classified as true SF.

RIP

I feel the same way about Brainstorm.

It's really too bad he never got anywhere with Showscan. I'm sure that disappointed him greatly. While the film overall had its troubles, Brainstorm was a treat to watch on a big theater screen with its changing aspect ratio and soundstage between the "real world" scenes and the "machine" sequences. We can only imagine what it would've been like with a high-frame-rate process.

 

[usrunnr]

"Brainstorm". Sad and beautiful at the same time. An incredibly under-appreciated film.
And, of course, as we all know, Natalie Wood's final film.

 

[Brian Dobbs]

Damn. @Brian Dobbs and I tried researching getting him on the show but couldn’t find any contact for him

Gah! What!? No! 79 is not that old! What a bummer. This totally sucks. He was one of the greats.

 

[Bill Huelbig]

Even if for nothing else than 2001, Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Blade Runner. A master.

RIP

The Star Gate sequence from 2001 has still never been surpassed, and probably never will be.

 

[EricSchulz]

He was in a class with the greats like Ray Harryhausen, Dick Smith, Jack Pierce, etc. that worked behind the scenes making absolute movie magic. A true loss.