Visual Effects
Richard Edlund
Born December 6, 1940 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.
Upcoming Movies
Filmography
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Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson
2026·Documentary
7.5
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
2024·Documentary
6.9
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020·Documentary
7.0
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
2017·Documentary
5.8
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016·Science Fiction
2.8
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2016·Documentary
7.1
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015·Documentary
7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014·Documentary
5.3
Toy Masters
2014·Documentary
5.0
The Creep Behind the Camera
2014·Comedy
6.7
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010·Documentary
6.0
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007·Documentary
8.0
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005·Documentary
8.8
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
2004·Documentary
7.6
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004·Documentary
7.8
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003·Documentary
7.8
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999·Documentary
9.0
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994·Documentary
7.7
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993·Documentary
8.0
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
1992·Documentary
10.0
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
1984·Documentary
8.3
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980·Documentary