Ray Harryhausen: 1920-2013

He was the first guy in movies that I would look for in the credits that was not one of the actors. R.I.P. and thanks for the childhood memories.

May 7 - 12:27 PM

Philippe Fleury

One of cinema's great innovators and a fantastic storyteller. Safe passage Harry, thanks for the memories.

May 7 - 12:30 PM

Jay Gatsby

Never heard of him. Can someone give me his greatest films?

May 7 - 12:33 PM

Bigbrother .

Try reading the article.

May 7 - 04:01 PM

Nate Hamon

Are you an imbecile or just a troll? Perhaps an imbecilic troll.

May 8 - 01:40 PM

David Tanny

He's more like RT's village idiot.

May 8 - 02:00 PM

Jay Gatsby

Or RT's savior

May 8 - 05:11 PM

Lee Goslin

Jason and the Argonauts at the drive-in movie in high school!!! Yay!!! RIP oh great one....

May 7 - 01:34 PM

David Tanny

I loved his work as a child, and I can still appreciate what he has done in the ways of special effects. I'm a huge monster fan as well, so the creatures he brought to life are some of my favorite screen monsters.

Rest in peace, Mr. Harryhausen.

May 7 - 01:35 PM

Gordon Terry

My childhood is dying . . .

Arthur C. Clark, Forry Ackerman, Ray Bradbury,

now Ray Harryhausen.

Willis O'Brien is the pioneer, Ray Harryhausen is the understudy.

Better to say Ray Harry Hausen is a pioneer along with Willis O'Brien;
but don't mention Ray Harryhausen without mentioning Willis O'Brien in the same sentence; Willis O'Brien is the Father of Stop-Motion Animation using models in commercial film./// Remembering Jody Lynn Sack (1973-1998) Her Brightness in the Darkness.

May 7 - 02:03 PM

Janson Jinnistan

Harryhausen never stopped talking about how indebted he was to O'Brien and the '33 "King Kong".

May 7 - 03:28 PM

Justin D.

They were both giants that paved the way for anyone that wanted to bring myth and monsters to life. This news is devastating.

May 8 - 06:55 PM

Typhon Q

This guy was actually awesome... R.I.P.

May 7 - 04:04 PM

Dave J

One of the best stop motion animation movies Harryhausen had ever done in my opinion was "Clash Of The Titans"!

May 7 - 04:15 PM

Bigbrother .

Way better than the new one anyways. Kinda reminded me in it's own way of Raimi's Evil Dead in that it knew what it was and what it's budget was and didn't allow that to limit itself from making a good bad movie. Probably one of the hardest feats in cinema.

May 7 - 07:22 PM

Jacob Fick

Rest in peace, Mr. Harryhausen. You were undeniably an influential artist who created a lot of the most inventive and iconic special effects marvels ever that I won't forget. You will be missed.

May 7 - 08:34 PM

Infernal Dude

Jason and the Argonauts is a childhood staple of mine. I'm not sure if he did the bronze giant but the skeletons were amazing. Flawless stop animation. The clacking of their bones and the angle of their eyes made them perfect sword fodder.

May 7 - 10:52 PM

Robert Kern

Release the Kraken!

May 8 - 04:42 AM

Sarfaraz Abbasi

Very sad to know about this news....will be missed!

May 8 - 05:20 AM

Mike Koehorst

R.I.P Harry

May 8 - 03:41 PM

Alex Sallas

R.I.P. A true innovator and legend.

May 8 - 04:08 PM

Tom Taylor

Aw, he was so special. God how I delighted at his work!

May 8 - 04:27 PM

Justin D.

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Jason & the Argonauts, The Mysterious Island, The Valley of Gwanji...I remember them all. This man was a titan, and the world is a bit darker for his loss.

May 8 - 06:42 PM