Person
Richard Edlund
Visual Effects · Born 1940-12-06 · Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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 list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Star Wars
Visual Effects
Die Hard
Visual Effects Producer
The Empire Strikes Back
Visual Effects
The Oscars
Self
Masters of the Universe
Visual Effects Supervisor
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Visual Effects Supervisor
Return of the Jedi
Visual Effects
Alien³
Visual Effects Producer
21 Jump Street
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ghost
Visual Effects Supervisor
Filmography
- 2026Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve JohnsonSelf
- 2024The Lost Legacy of Tony GaudioSelf
- 2022LIGHT & MAGICSelf
- 2020Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering GhostbustersSelf
- 2017Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the UniverseSelf - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
- 2016Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry VaultSelf
- 2016Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
- 2016Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver ScreenSelf
- 2015Star Wars: Greatest MomentsSelf
- 2015Barely LethalVisual Effects Supervisor
- 2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsSelf - Visual Effects Supervisor
- 2014Toy MastersSelf
- 2014The Creep Behind the CameraHimself
- 2012Bullet to the HeadVisual Effects Supervisor
- 201221 Jump StreetVisual Effects Supervisor
- 2010Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the ImpossibleSelf
- 2007Charlie Wilson's WarVisual Effects Supervisor
- 2007Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001Self
- 2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelf
- 2004Restoring a Legend: Gone with the WindHimself
- 2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogySelf
- 2004The Stepford WivesVisual Effects Design Consultant
- 2003Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'Self (archive footage)
- 2000BedazzledVisual Effects Supervisor
- 1999The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks StoryHimself
- 1997Air Force OneVisual Effects Supervisor
- 1995SpeciesVisual Effects Supervisor
- 1995Tales from the Crypt: Demon KnightProducer
- 1994Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special EffectsSelf
- 1993Ben-Hur: The Making of an EpicSelf - Special Effects Director
- 1992King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."Self
- 1992Solar CrisisProducer
- 1992Alien³Visual Effects Producer
- 1990GhostVisual Effects Supervisor
- 1988VibesVisual Effects Producer
- 1988Big Top Pee-weeVisual Effects Producer
- 1988Die HardVisual Effects Producer
- 1987Leonard Part 6Visual Effects Producer
- 1987The Monster SquadVisual Effects Supervisor
- 1987Masters of the UniverseVisual Effects Supervisor
- 1986SolarbabiesVisual Effects Producer
- 1986Legal EaglesVisual Effects Supervisor
- 1986Big Trouble in Little ChinaVisual Effects Producer
- 1985Fright NightVisual Effects Producer
- 1984GhostbustersVisual Effects
- 19842010 : The Odyssey ContinuesHimself
- 1983Return of the JediVisual Effects
- 1982PoltergeistVisual Effects Supervisor
- 1981Raiders of the Lost ArkVisual Effects Supervisor
- 1980SP FX: The Empire Strikes BackSelf
- 1980The Empire Strikes BackVisual Effects
- 1979The China SyndromeVisual Effects Camera
- 1977Star WarsVisual Effects
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- —The Forever WarProducer
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