Well, this is wild: today’s conversation is with an absolute effects legend … 9-time Academy Award winner, Dennis Muren.

This is honestly a dream come true and our conversation did not disappoint: from the landmark achievements of original trilogy’s space battles, the Temple of Doom‘s mine car chase, Willow‘s morphing, Terminator 2‘s liquid metal and more … we dive into so much of Mr. Muren’s incredible career.

From Star Tours to the prequels to the future of CG and movies, I feel very fortunate to have been able to talk to him. I hope you all enjoy hearing his stories and experiences (and I hope you were able to tell that I was smiling so hard the entire time).