- Known For
- Visual Effects
- Born
- December 6, 1940
- Place of Birth
- Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Richard Edlund
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
movieRubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson
2026 · Self
movieThe Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
2024 · Self
tvLIGHT & MAGIC
2022 · Self, Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
movieCleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020 · Self
moviePower of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
2017 · Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
movieStar Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016 · Self
tvStar Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2016
movieStar Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2016 · Self
movieStar Wars: Greatest Moments
2015 · Self
movieBarely Lethal
2015 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieElectric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 · Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
movieToy Masters
2014 · Self
movieThe Creep Behind the Camera
2014 · Himself
movieBullet to the Head
2012 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movie21 Jump Street
2012 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieIndustrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010 · Self
movieCharlie Wilson's War
2007 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieVision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007 · Self
movieRay Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 · Self
movieRestoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
2004 · Himself
movieEmpire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004 · Self
movieThe Stepford Wives
2004 · Visual Effects Design Consultant
movieWreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003 · Self (archive footage)
movieBedazzled
2000 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieThe Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999 · Himself
movieAir Force One
1997 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieSpecies
1995 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieTales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995 · Producer
movieMasters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994 · Self
movieBen-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993 · Self - Special Effects Director
movieKing Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
1992 · Self
movieSolar Crisis
1992 · Producer
movieAlien³
1992 · Visual Effects Producer
movieGhost
1990 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieVibes
1988 · Visual Effects Producer
movieBig Top Pee-wee
1988 · Visual Effects Producer
movieDie Hard
1988 · Visual Effects Producer
movieLeonard Part 6
1987 · Visual Effects Producer
movieThe Monster Squad
1987 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieMasters of the Universe
1987 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieSolarbabies
1986 · Visual Effects Producer
movieLegal Eagles
1986 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieBig Trouble in Little China
1986 · Visual Effects Producer
movieFright Night
1985 · Visual Effects Producer
movieGhostbusters
1984 · Visual Effects
movie2010 : The Odyssey Continues
1984 · Himself
movieReturn of the Jedi
1983 · Visual Effects
moviePoltergeist
1982 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieRaiders of the Lost Ark
1981 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieSP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Self
movieThe Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Visual Effects
movieThe China Syndrome
1979 · Visual Effects Camera
movieStar Wars
1977 · Visual Effects
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
The Forever War
movieThe Forever War
— · Producer