Richard Edlund

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Richard Edlund

Visual Effects 85 December 6, 1940

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…

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Star Wars

Star Wars

8.2 1977 Movie
The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

8.4 1980 Movie
Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

7.9 1983 Movie
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark

7.9 1981 Movie
Die Hard

Die Hard

7.8 1988 Movie
21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street

6.9 2012 Movie
Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

7.5 1984 Movie
Alien³

Alien³

6.4 1992 Movie
Ghost

Ghost

7.2 1990 Movie
Big Trouble in Little China

Big Trouble in Little China

7.2 1986 Movie
Poltergeist

Poltergeist

7.2 1982 Movie
Air Force One

Air Force One

6.5 1997 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson

    Movie Self

  2. 2024
    The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio

    Movie Self

  3. 2022
    LIGHT & MAGIC

    TV show Self

  4. 2020
    Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

    Movie Self

  5. 2017
    Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

    Movie Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer

  6. 2016
    Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

    Movie Self

  7. 2016
    Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen

    TV show

  8. 2016
    Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen

    Movie Self

  9. 2015
    Star Wars: Greatest Moments

    Movie Self

  10. 2015
    Barely Lethal

    Movie Visual Effects Supervisor

  11. 2014
    Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

    Movie Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

  12. 2014
    Toy Masters

    Movie Self

  13. 2014
    The Creep Behind the Camera

    Movie Himself

  14. 2012
    Bullet to the Head

    Movie Visual Effects Supervisor

  15. 2012
    21 Jump Street

    Movie Visual Effects Supervisor

  16. 2010
    Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2007
    Charlie Wilson's War

    Movie Visual Effects Supervisor

  2. 2007
    Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

    Movie Self

  3. 2005
    Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

    Movie Self

  4. 2004
    Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind

    Movie Himself

  5. 2004
    Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

    Movie Self

  6. 2004
    The Stepford Wives

    Movie Visual Effects Design Consultant

  7. 2003
    Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  8. 2000
    Bedazzled

    Movie Visual Effects Supervisor

  9. 1999
    The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

    Movie Himself

  10. 1997
    Air Force One

    Movie Visual Effects Supervisor

  11. 1995
    Species

    Movie Visual Effects Supervisor

  12. 1995
    Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

    Movie Producer

  13. 1994
    Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

    Movie Self

  14. 1993
    Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

    Movie Self - Special Effects Director

  15. 1992
    King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."

    Movie Self

  16. 1992
    Solar Crisis

    Movie Producer

  17. 1992
    Alien³

    Movie Visual Effects Producer

  18. 1990
    Ghost

    Movie Visual Effects Supervisor

  19. 1988
    Vibes

    Movie Visual Effects Producer

  20. 1988
    Big Top Pee-wee

    Movie Visual Effects Producer

  21. 1988
    Die Hard

    Movie Visual Effects Producer

  22. 1987
    Leonard Part 6

    Movie Visual Effects Producer

  23. 1987
    The Monster Squad

    Movie Visual Effects Supervisor

  24. 1987
    Masters of the Universe

    Movie Visual Effects Supervisor