Richard Edlund

Visual Effects·Dec 6, 1940·Fargo, North Dakota, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson2026 · Self	Self
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio2024 · Self	Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2020 · Self	Self
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe2017 · Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer	Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault2016 · Self	Self
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen2016 · Self	Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments2015 · Self	Self
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films2014 · Self - Visual Effects Supervisor	Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Toy Masters2014 · Self	Self
The Creep Behind the Camera2014 · Himself	Himself
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible2010 · Self	Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 20012007 · Self	Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection2005 · Self	Self
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind2004 · Himself	Himself
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy2004 · Self	Self
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'2003 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story1999 · Himself	Himself
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight1995 · Producer	Producer
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects1994 · Self	Self
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic1993 · Self - Special Effects Director	Self - Special Effects Director
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."1992 · Self	Self
Solar Crisis1992 · Producer	Producer
2010 : The Odyssey Continues1984 · Himself	Himself
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back1980 · Self	Self
TThe Forever WarProducer	Producer