Richard Edlund

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Visual Effects

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

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