John Bruno
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Movies
- 10
John Bruno is an American visual effects artist and filmmaker known for his prolific collaborations with director James Cameron on films like Terminator 2: Judgement Day, True Lies, Titanic, Avatar, and The Abyss, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
He has also contributed to other blockbuster films, including Ghostbusters, Batman Returns, Cliffhanger, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Kingsman: The Secret Service. He also directed the 1999 science fiction horror film Virus, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Sutherland.
He currently holds five Oscar nominations and two BAFTA Award nominations.
Best-Known Movies
True Lies
1994
Heavy Metal
1981
Virus
1999
Ghosts of the Abyss
2003
Deepsea Challenge 3D
2014
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
Imagining 'Heavy Metal'
1999
Brett Ratner's X-Diaries
2006
In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
2025
Filmography
| 2025 | In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 | Self |
| 2020 | Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters | Self |
| 2006 | Brett Ratner's X-Diaries | Self |
| 2005 | Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection | Self |
| 1999 | Imagining 'Heavy Metal' | Self |
| 1994 | True Lies | Custodian |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2014 | Deepsea Challenge 3D | Director |
| 2003 | Ghosts of the Abyss | Producer |
| 1999 | Virus | Director |
| 1981 | Heavy Metal | Director |
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