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Richard Murken

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Visual Effects
  • Additional Crew
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Richard Murken is known for Innerspace (1987), The 6th Day (2000) and Virus (1999).
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    Known for

    Dennis Quaid in Innerspace (1987)
    Innerspace
    6.8
    • Additional Crew(as Rick Murken)
    • 1987
    The 6th Day (2000)
    The 6th Day
    5.9
    • Visual Effects(as Rick Murken, Fantasy II Film Effects)
    • 2000
    Jamie Lee Curtis and William Baldwin in Virus (1999)
    Virus
    5.1
    • Visual Effects
    • 1999
    Jim Caviezel in Outlander (2008)
    Outlander
    6.2
    • Visual Effects(Fantasy II Film Effects)
    • 2008

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Big Bad (2016)
      Big Bad
      4.6
      • first assistant director
      • 2016
    • Luke Goss and Ryan Guzman in April Rain (2014)
      April Rain
      2.9
      • first assistant director
      • 2014
    • Corbin Bernsen, Maureen Flannigan, and Nathan Gamble in 25 Hill (2011)
      25 Hill
      6.0
      • first assistant director (as Rick Murken)
      • 2011
    • Cross (2011)
      Cross
      3.0
      Video
      • first assistant director
      • 2011
    • Paul Bettany in Legion (2010)
      Legion
      5.3
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 2010
    • Carmen Electra, Saul Rubinek, Lainie Kazan, Vincent Pastore, Bruce Vilanch, and John Lloyd Young in Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!! (2009)
      Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!!
      5.2
      • first assistant director
      • 2009
    • Flight of the Living Dead (2007)
      Flight of the Living Dead
      5.1
      • first assistant director (2006)
      • 2007
    • The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)
      The Hills Have Eyes 2
      5.1
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 2007
    • Day 73 with Sarah (2007)
      Day 73 with Sarah
      5.3
      Short
      • first assistant director (2006)
      • 2007
    • Yesterday's Dreams (2005)
      Yesterday's Dreams
      6.1
      • first assistant director
      • 2005
    • Witches of the Caribbean (2005)
      Witches of the Caribbean
      2.8
      Video
      • first assistant director
      • 2005
    • Pit Fighter (2005)
      Pit Fighter
      4.3
      • first assistant director
      • 2005
    • Jennifer Carpenter in Lethal Eviction (2005)
      Lethal Eviction
      4.4
      • first assistant director (2005)
      • 2005
    • Fabian Carrillo and Joyce Giraud in Instant Issues (2004)
      Instant Issues
      4.3
      • first assistant director (2004)
      • 2004
    • Eric Dearborn, Jeremy Jackson, Stephen Martines, Ryan Starr, and Matt T. Baker in Ring of Darkness (2004)
      Ring of Darkness
      2.7
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director (as Rick Murken)
      • 2004

    Visual Effects

    • Jim Caviezel in Outlander (2008)
      Outlander
      6.2
      • production manager: Fantasy II Film Effects
      • 2008
    • Kate Beckinsale in Underworld: Evolution (2006)
      Underworld: Evolution
      6.7
      • production manager: Fantasy II Film Effects
      • production manager: insert unit, Fantasy II Film Effects
      • 2006
    • The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
      The Mothman Prophecies
      6.4
      • production manager: Fantasy II (as Rick Murken)
      • 2002
    • The 6th Day (2000)
      The 6th Day
      5.9
      • visual effects production manager: Fantasy II Film Effects (as Rick Murken)
      • 2000
    • Russell Crowe and Al Pacino in The Insider (1999)
      The Insider
      7.8
      • assistant display graphics coordinator (uncredited)
      • 1999
    • Jamie Lee Curtis and William Baldwin in Virus (1999)
      Virus
      5.1
      • visual effects production supervisor
      • 1999
    • Steven Seagal in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
      Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
      5.6
      • computer graphics coordinator
      • 1995
    • Jim Carrey, Tommy Lee Jones, Nicole Kidman, Val Kilmer, and Chris O'Donnell in Batman Forever (1995)
      Batman Forever
      5.4
      • assistant display graphics coordinator (uncredited)
      • 1995

    Additional Crew

    • Christopher Lambert and Rhona Mitra in Beowulf (1999)
      Beowulf
      4.1
      • set supervisor: second unit
      • 1999
    • Andie MacDowell and Liam Neeson in Deception (1992)
      Deception
      5.0
      • production assistant
      • 1992
    • Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern in Wild at Heart (1990)
      Wild at Heart
      7.2
      • key production assistant (as Richard F. Murken)
      • 1990
    • Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Michael Byrne, Alison Doody, and John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
      Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
      8.2
      • assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
      • 1989
    • Sela Ward, Brooke Adams, Stephanie Faracy, and Shelley Hack in Bridesmaids (1989)
      Bridesmaids
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • production assistant
      • 1989
    • Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man (1988)
      Rain Man
      8.0
      • production assistant (uncredited)
      • 1988
    • Robert Downey Jr., Jami Gertz, and Andrew McCarthy in Less Than Zero (1987)
      Less Than Zero
      6.4
      • production assistant (as Rick Murken)
      • 1987
    • Dennis Quaid in Innerspace (1987)
      Innerspace
      6.8
      • production runner (as Rick Murken)
      • 1987
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    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Richard F. Murken
    • Other works
      Co-Founder/Owner/Producer/1st AD of two small commercial production companies, The Jonric Company and The Film Kitchen, Inc.

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