Visual Effects

Richard Edlund

Born 1940-12-06 · Fargo, North Dakota, USA

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 list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Credits

Newest first

Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson
as Self
2026
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
as Self
2024
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self
2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
2022
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self
2020
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
as Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
2017
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
as Self
2016
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2016
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
as Self
2016
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
as Self
2015
Barely Lethal
Visual Effects Supervisor
2015
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
2014
Toy Masters
as Self
2014
The Creep Behind the Camera
as Himself
2014
Bullet to the Head
Visual Effects Supervisor
2012
21 Jump Street
Visual Effects Supervisor
2012
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
as Self
2010
Charlie Wilson's War
Visual Effects Supervisor
2007
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
as Self
2007
Fantastic Voyage: "Making Of"
2005
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
as Self
2005
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self
2004
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self
2004
The Stepford Wives
Visual Effects Design Consultant
2004
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Bedazzled
Visual Effects Supervisor
2000
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
as Himself
1999
Air Force One
Visual Effects Supervisor
1997
Species
Visual Effects Supervisor
1995
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Producer
1995
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
as Self
1994
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
as Self - Special Effects Director
1993
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
as Self
1992
Solar Crisis
Producer
1992
Alien³
Visual Effects Producer
1992
The Making of 'Alien³'
as Self
1992
Ghost
Visual Effects Supervisor
1990
Vibes
Visual Effects Producer
1988
Big Top Pee-wee
Visual Effects Producer
1988
Die Hard
Visual Effects Producer
1988
Leonard Part 6
Visual Effects Producer
1987
The Monster Squad
Visual Effects Supervisor
1987
Masters of the Universe
Visual Effects Supervisor
1987
Solarbabies
Visual Effects Producer
1986
Legal Eagles
Visual Effects Supervisor
1986
Big Trouble in Little China
Visual Effects Producer
1986
Fright Night
Visual Effects Producer
1985
Ghostbusters
Visual Effects
1984
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
as Himself
1984
Return of the Jedi
Visual Effects
1983
Poltergeist
Visual Effects Supervisor
1982
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Visual Effects Supervisor
1981
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
as Self
1980
The Empire Strikes Back
Visual Effects
1980
The China Syndrome
Visual Effects Camera
1979
Star Wars
Visual Effects
1977
The Oscars
as Self
1953