Richard Edlund
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Richard Edlund

Dec 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 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.

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Movie1999The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks StoryHimself
Movie1993Ben-Hur: The Making of an EpicSelf - Special Effects Director
Movie2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsSelf - Visual Effects Supervisor
Movie2004Restoring a Legend: Gone with the WindHimself
Movie2014The Creep Behind the CameraHimself
Movie2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogySelf
Movie2015Star Wars: Greatest MomentsSelf
Movie2010Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the ImpossibleSelf
Movie2007Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001Self
Movie2016Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver ScreenSelf
Movie2020Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering GhostbustersSelf
Movie1992King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."Self
Movie2016Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry VaultSelf
Movie2017Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the UniverseSelf - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
Movie2003Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'Self (archive footage)
Movie2024The Lost Legacy of Tony GaudioSelf
Movie1994Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special EffectsSelf
Movie19842010 : The Odyssey ContinuesHimself
TV Show1953The OscarsSelf1
TV Show2022LIGHT & MAGICSelf2
TV Show2022LIGHT & MAGICSelf - Visual Effects Supervisor2

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Movie1984GhostbustersVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1992Solar CrisisProducerProduction
Movie1988VibesVisual Effects ProducerVisual Effects
Movie2000BedazzledVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1987Leonard Part 6Visual Effects ProducerVisual Effects
Movie2007Charlie Wilson's WarVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1992Alien³Visual Effects ProducerVisual Effects
Movie2012Bullet to the HeadVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1988Die HardVisual Effects ProducerVisual Effects
Movie1990GhostVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1995Tales from the Crypt: Demon KnightProducerProduction
Movie1988Big Top Pee-weeVisual Effects ProducerVisual Effects
Movie1980The Empire Strikes BackVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1981Raiders of the Lost ArkVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1986SolarbabiesVisual Effects ProducerVisual Effects
Movie1997Air Force OneVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie2004The Stepford WivesVisual Effects Design ConsultantCrew
Movie1995SpeciesVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1979The China SyndromeVisual Effects CameraVisual Effects
Movie1986Big Trouble in Little ChinaVisual Effects ProducerVisual Effects
Movie201221 Jump StreetVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1987Masters of the UniverseVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1985Fright NightVisual Effects ProducerVisual Effects
Movie1987The Monster SquadVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1982PoltergeistVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
MovieN/AThe Forever WarProducerProduction
Movie1986Legal EaglesVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1983Return of the JediVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1977Star WarsVisual EffectsVisual Effects