Richard Edlund
Visual Effects
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.
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As actor 25
The Oscars
1953
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
2017
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
1984
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2016
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson
2026
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
Toy Masters
2014
The Creep Behind the Camera
2014
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2016
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
2024
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
2004
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
1992
On the crew 30
Star Wars
1977
Die Hard
1988
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
Masters of the Universe
1987
Return of the Jedi
1983
Alien³
1992
Ghost
1990
Ghostbusters
1984
21 Jump Street
2012
Big Trouble in Little China
1986
Air Force One
1997
Species
1995
Bedazzled
2000
Poltergeist
1982
Fright Night
1985
Charlie Wilson's War
2007
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995
The Stepford Wives
2004
Barely Lethal
2015
The Monster Squad
1987
Bullet to the Head
2012
The China Syndrome
1979
Legal Eagles
1986
Big Top Pee-wee
1988
Vibes
1988
Solar Crisis
1992
Solarbabies
1986
Leonard Part 6
1987
The Forever War