The best Stan Winston’s documentary movies

Stan Winston

Stan Winston

07/04/1946- 15/06/2008
Today we present the best Stan Winston’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Stan Winston’s movies.

If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'

If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
7.3/10
A behind-the-scenes look at the 1987 sci-fi/action film that has since become one of the modern classics, about a team of special forces soldiers who find themselves being stalked and killed by a hunter from another world. Includes interviews with the cast and crew, who relate their experiences in bringing this film to life.

Return to Jurassic Park

Return to Jurassic Park
7.2/10
A multi-part documentary about the making of the Jurassic Park trilogy. Each part walks through the making of part of one of the films, including the hurricane during the shooting of the first film, and how advances in CGI for Jurassic Park helped change the world of special effects forever. All interviews for these retrospective documentaries come with comments from Spielberg, Johnston, Neill, Dern, Goldblum, the effects crews, the child actors, and Peter Stormare. This documentary is broken into five parts: Dawn of a New Era (25 min) Making Prehistory (20 min), the Next Step in Evolution (15 min), and the Third Adventure (25 min), Finding the Lost World (28 min), and Something Survived (16 min).

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
7.6/10
This documentary treats film fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Jurassic Park, one of the 90's biggest hits and a milestone in special effects development. Narrated by James Earl Jones, it includes footage of the filming process, as well as interviews with director Steven Spielberg, and other members of the cast and crew, who give their insights into what it was like working together on this project and the efforts it took to bring the film to completion.

The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'

The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
7.1/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 01/01/1991
  • Character: Self
Documentary of the making of the sequel to the popular Schwarzenegger film, The Terminator.

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
8.1/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 02/12/2003
  • Character: Self
This feature-length documentary, made especially for the 2003 Aliens (1986) DVD release, is incredibly informative with all its interviews with both the cast and crew, as well as behind the scenes footage filmed during the making of the film. Every possible element towards what went into making the movie is included here and gives fans an overload of information to fill their brains with.

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
7.2/10
This historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, begins with Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night. The films' directors, writers, producers, and special effects creators comment on the films' making and success. During the Reagan years, the films get gorier, budgets get smaller, and their appeal wanes. Then, Nightmare on Elm Street revives the genre. Jump to the late 90s, when Scream brings humor and TV stars into the mix.

Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)

Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)
4.9/10
This provacative FOX Network "prime time" television special investigates the purported "Alien Autopsy" footage that was allegedly filmed by the United States military after the legendary UFO crash near Roswell, New Mexico in 1947.

Making the 'Lost World'

Making the 'Lost World'
6.3/10
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of director Steven Spielberg's 1997 film "The Lost World."

The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
6.2/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 01/06/1992
  • Character: Himself
Behind the scenes documentary about the making of Batman Returns.

T2: More Than Meets the Eye

T2: More Than Meets the Eye
6.6/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 01/01/1993
  • Character: Self
A documentary about scenes that were deleted from the original theatrical release of Terminator 2

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
7.7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 01/01/1998
  • Character: Himself
An in-depth look at the making of John Carpenter's cult classic sci-fi horror The Thing, telling the story of a group of researchers in Antarctica who encounter a parasitic extra-terrestrial life-form that assimilates, then imitates other organisms.

No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects

No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
6.2/10
A look at the digital effects in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'

The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
6.2/10
This overly entertaining making-of for the Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) spin-off, T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996), reveals everything from concept to final product, which is a 12 minute 3-D ride. After witnessing this, you will feel as if you must go to the attraction immediately!

Hollywood Halloween

Hollywood Halloween
6.9/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 01/01/1997
  • Character: Himself
Horror documentary with interviews to William Friedkin, Stan Winston, John McNaughton, Tom Holland and Ridley Scott.

Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'

Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
7.3/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 19/03/2001
  • Character: Self
Many cast and crew interviews cue us in on the making of the film The Terminator (1984). From James Cameron's first concept to casting to practical effects, all this and much more is explored here to make us understand how hard it was for this idea to become a reality.

The Making of the Terminator

The Making of the Terminator
7.6/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 01/01/1985
  • Character: Himself
This documentary treats movie fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Terminator, the now-classic science fiction film about an ordinary woman being pursued by an unstoppable assassin robot sent from the future to kill her before she can give birth to a child who will one day become the leader of a resistance army. Included are interviews with stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton, along with the cast and crew who share their experiences from making the film, as well as discuss the efforts that went into it.

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