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Alison Savitch

Producer

Alison Savitch is President and co-founder of Threshold Digital Research Labs, a groundbreaking global digital animation and effects production studio. The company produces original full-length digitally animated feature films. TDRL also has a production services division that creates and produces digital visual effects and digital animation for movies, television, web sites, games, IMAX movies, theme parks and location based entertainment. Ms. Savitch is recognized around the world as one of the industry's leading visual effects supervisors and producers. Her skill at combining technology with entertainment is virtually unparalleled. Acknowledged for her ability to combine advanced technology and filmmaking creativity in a cost-efficient manner, Savitch has received numerous awards for her dynamic and distinctive digital visual effects and animation. Savitch was in instrumental in building TDRL into a state of the art digital animation facility headquartered in Santa Monica, CA. In addition, Savitch has created a global network of animators that enables TDRL to erase the vast distances that once separated Hollywood from amazing talent around the world. Savitch has substantial experience in creating, developing and producing visual effects for feature films, television, interactive entertainment as well as games and large format or location based entertainment. Her credits include The Abyss, Dracula, Terminator-2: Judgment Day, The Shadow, Arachnophobia, The Last Action Hero and the Mortal Kombat movies and television series, Weight of Water, Highlander Endgame, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Beowulf, The Faculty, Dogma and others. Her groundbreaking work in both The Abyss and Terminator-2: Judgment Day won two Academy Awards for special effects. Savitch also produced Mortal Kombat The Journey Begins, a direct to video animated special that went on to become number one the Billboard Kid Vid sales and rental charts. Ms. Savitch pioneered the use of Motion Capture to create extremely realistic animated fighters in battle. This was the first time Motion Capture was ever used in the creation of an entertainment production. Savitch went on to further develop Motion Capture through Mortal Kombat Annihilation wherein digital creatures battle live action fighters and again in Beowulf (a feature-length science-fiction film based on the classic poem), where it was used to create a digital actor. Most recently Alison supervised Edward Fudwupper Fibbed Big a fully CGI animated theatrical short for Nickelodeon. Currently, she is producing and supervising the visual effects on TDRL's first full-length digitally animated feature film _Foodfight! (2002)_. Ms. Savitch is also one of the founding Board Members of the Visual Effects Society.

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Works as
Producer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 29% in 30 days

What are Alison Savitch's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 5th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
43%
Bonds
18%
Survival
17%
Self
11%
Society
7%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
3
Tense
3
Triumphant
2
Absurd
1
Contemplative
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Alison Savitch's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alison Savitch's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

16 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Foodfight!(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Poseidon Adventure(2005)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!(2004)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Weight of Water(2000)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Simon Sez(1999)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Beowulf(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • I Still Know What You Did Last Summer(1998)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Mortal Kombat: Annihilation(1997)

    Executive Producer · Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins(1995)

    Producer · Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Mortal Kombat(1995)

    Associate Producer · Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Shadow(1994)

    Visual Effects Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Dracula(1992)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991)

    Visual Effects Producer · Visual Effects Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Arachnophobia(1990)

    Visual Effects Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles from 1990 to 2005.

Biggest box office

Mortal Kombat (1995)

$122M worldwide

Highest rated

Mortal Kombat (1995)

Midcredits 42nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing8 of 15: 4 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score24thOther crew11 of 15: 7 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score28th

15 titles, 4 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s11 · crew2000s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Alison Savitch's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 3rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

3rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

6thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

Foodfight! (2012)

99th percentile spread · 69% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Alison Savitch's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Alison Savitch work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alison Savitch's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lawrence Kasanoff shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles