Duwayne Robert Dunham (born November 17, 1952) is an American director and editor of film and television, as well as an adjunct professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He is best known for his collaborations with George Lucas and David Lynch, serving as editor on Return of the Jedi and Blue Velvet. After being hired for Lynch's series Twin Peaks, he was promoted to director and made his debut with the second episode of the series. He subsequently directed the films Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey and Little Giants, and numerous television films for the Disney Channel including Halloweentown, The Thirteenth Year, Ready to Run, Right on Track, and Tiger Cruise. In 2018, he reunited with Lynch to edit all 18 episodes of the Twin Peaks: The Return revival series. During the 1978 San Anselmo Country Fair in San Anselmo, California, Dunham became the first person to portray Star Wars bounty hunter Boba Fett in the character's public debut. Dunham had previously filmed a screen test of the Boba Fett costume. For his work on Twin Peaks, Dunham won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1990.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 17, 1952 (73)
- Los Angeles County, California, USA
- Director, editor and writer
- 27 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Known for
What are Duwayne Dunham's films like?
Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 18
A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 5 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 4
A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 7 · Intense 7
A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 4
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 0
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 13 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 12 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 3
Resolved 16 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Happy13
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous4
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 Duwayne Dunham's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (10).
- Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) · editor
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) · director
- Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) · director
- Halloweentown (1998) · director
- Right on Track (2003) · director
- Now You See It... (2005) · director
- The Thirteenth Year (1999) · director
- Tiger Cruise (2004) · director
- Double Teamed (2002) · director
- Ready to Run (2000) · director
Subscription and free streaming for Duwayne Dunham'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
30 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Turning(2020)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Spreading Darkness(2017)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
K-11(2012)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
That First Glide(2011)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Now You See It...(2005)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Tiger Cruise(2004)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Right on Track(2003)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Double Teamed(2002)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Ready to Run(2000)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Santa and Pete(1999)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Thirteenth Year(1999)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Halloweentown(1998)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
7th Heaven(1996)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
JAG(1995)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Little Giants(1994)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Wild at Heart(1990)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Twin Peaks(1990)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Twin Peaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Cherry 2000(1987)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Blue Velvet(1986)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Mean Season(1985)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
More American Graffiti(1979)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films13 Bourbon St. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 29 titles, 28 of them dated from 1979 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Highest rated
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Most popular right now
Wild at Heart (1990)
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 Duwayne Dunham's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th10
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 27 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved5
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic4
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Duwayne Dunham's work okay for kids?
Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, alcohol & drugs runs lighter than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Duwayne Dunham work with?
People who share at least 2 of Duwayne Dunham's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Phil Marshall shares the most, 8.
Directors
- David LynchShared titles: Legend of the Happy Worker (2025), Wild at Heart (1990), Blue Velvet (1986)See all 3 shared titles with David Lynch
Writers
- Bruce GrahamShared titles: Tiger Cruise (2004), Right on Track (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Bruce Graham
- John WierickShared titles: Double Teamed (2002), Ready to Run (2000)See all 2 shared titles with John Wierick
- George LucasShared titles: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), More American Graffiti (1979)See all 2 shared titles with George Lucas
Actors
- Chris OliveroShared titles: Now You See It... (2005), Double Teamed (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Olivero
- Mackenzie PhillipsShared titles: Double Teamed (2002), More American Graffiti (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Mackenzie Phillips
- James Earl JonesShared titles: Santa and Pete (1999), Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)See all 2 shared titles with James Earl Jones
- Isabella RosselliniShared titles: Wild at Heart (1990), Blue Velvet (1986)See all 2 shared titles with Isabella Rossellini
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Phil MarshallShared titles: Legend of the Happy Worker (2025), Spreading Darkness (2017), K-11 (2012), That First Glide (2011), Right on Track (2003), Double Teamed (2002), Ready to Run (2000), The Thirteenth Year (1999)See all 8 shared titles with Phil Marshall
- Robert SeamanShared titles: Now You See It... (2005), Tiger Cruise (2004), Right on Track (2003), Double Teamed (2002)See all 4 shared titles with Robert Seaman
- Michael SlovisShared titles: Ready to Run (2000), The Thirteenth Year (1999), Halloweentown (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Slovis
- Jonathan P. ShawShared titles: Santa and Pete (1999), Little Giants (1994), Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Jonathan P. Shaw
Producers
- Sheri SingerShared titles: Now You See It... (2005), Right on Track (2003), Double Teamed (2002), Halloweentown (1998)See all 4 shared titles with Sheri Singer
- Bill BordenShared titles: Legend of the Happy Worker (2025), Tiger Cruise (2004), Ready to Run (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Bill Borden
- Howard G. KazanjianShared titles: From 'Star Wars' to 'Jedi': The Making of a Saga (1983), Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), More American Graffiti (1979)See all 3 shared titles with Howard G. Kazanjian
- Don SchainShared titles: Right on Track (2003), Double Teamed (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Don Schain