The read
A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 92%. Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 79% of the 2,097 2010s documentary movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
There’s only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that man is special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen. Focusing on the man behind the landmark effects on films like Clash Of The Titans, One Million Years B.C., Jason And The Argonauts and many more, this in-depth film features interviews with the great man himself, and with an array of animators and directors influenced by his work including Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson, Nick Park, Terry Gilliam, James Cameron and Steven Spielberg. The film also features unseen footage of tests and experiments recently uncovered.
Ratings
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
39 audience votes
Key crew
- Gilles PensoDirector
Cast
- Ray HarryhausenSelf
- Peter JacksonSelf
- Steven SpielbergSelf
- Tim BurtonSelf
- James CameronSelf
- Guillermo del ToroSelf
- John LandisSelf
- Terry GilliamSelf
- Phil TippettSelf
- Henry SelickSelf
- Ray BradburySelf
- Tony DaltonSelf
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