Richard Edlund
Profile info
Known forVisual Effects
GenderMale
Birthday6 December 1940 (85 years old)
Place of birthFargo, North Dakota, USA
Known credits54
Biography
Richard Edlund, ASC (born December 6, 1940) is an American visual effects artist and inventor. He was a founding member of Industrial Light & Magic, having already founded Pignose amplifiers, and later co-founded Boss Film Studios and DuMonde VFX. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects (1978, Star Wars; 1982, Raiders of the Lost Ark), two Special Achievement Awards, two Scientific and Technical Awards, and the Medal of Commendation. He is also a recipient of the BAFTA and Emmy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Edlund, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full lis…
Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson
2026 · Self
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
2024 · Self
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022 · Self
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022 · Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020 · Self
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
2017 · Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016 · Self
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2016
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2016 · Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015 · Self
Barely Lethal
2015 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 · Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Toy Masters
2014 · Self
The Creep Behind the Camera
2014 · Himself
Bullet to the Head
2012 · Visual Effects Supervisor
21 Jump Street
2012 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010 · Self
Charlie Wilson's War
2007 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007 · Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 · Self
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
2004 · Himself
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004 · Self
The Stepford Wives
2004 · Visual Effects Design Consultant
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003 · Self (archive footage)
Bedazzled
2000 · Visual Effects Supervisor
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999 · Himself
Air Force One
1997 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Species
1995 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995 · Producer
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994 · Self
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993 · Self - Special Effects Director
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
1992 · Self
Solar Crisis
1992 · Producer
Alien³
1992 · Visual Effects Producer
Ghost
1990 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Vibes
1988 · Visual Effects Producer
Big Top Pee-wee
1988 · Visual Effects Producer
Die Hard
1988 · Visual Effects Producer
Leonard Part 6
1987 · Visual Effects Producer
The Monster Squad
1987 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Masters of the Universe
1987 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Solarbabies
1986 · Visual Effects Producer
Legal Eagles
1986 · Visual Effects Supervisor
Big Trouble in Little China
1986 · Visual Effects Producer
Fright Night
1985 · Visual Effects Producer
Ghostbusters
1984 · Visual Effects
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
1984 · Himself
Return of the Jedi
1983 · Visual Effects
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