Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

Sep 14, 2019

1h 20m

★ 7.5

You know the legend. Meet the man.

Overview

An in-depth, sad, and beautiful documentary about the stop motion and VFX artist Phil Tippett, a man who changed the landscape of visual effects in film.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Frenetic Arts

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters Trailers

Cast

Self

Phil Tippett

Self (archive footage)

William R. Stromberg

Self

Dennis Muren

Self

Jon Berg

Self

Chuck Duke

Self

Alec Gillis

Self

Jules Roman

Self

Jon Davison

Self

Joe Dante

Self

Tom St. Amand

Self

Joe Johnston

Self

Chris Walas

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