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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Filmography
Acting (22)
2024
7.5
6.9
2017
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universeas Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
7.0
2016
5.8
2016
2.8
2015
Star Wars: Greatest Momentsas Self
7.2
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Filmsas Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
7.2
2014
Toy Mastersas Self
5.3
2014
The Creep Behind the Cameraas Himself
5.0
6.7
6.0
2005
8.0
2004
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Windas Himself
8.2
7.6
2003
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'as Self (archive footage)
7.8
1999
7.8
9.0
1993
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epicas Self - Special Effects Director
7.7
1984
2010 : The Odyssey Continuesas Himself
10.0
1980
8.2
Production & Directing (29)
2015
Barely LethalVisual Effects Supervisor
5.7
2012
Bullet to the HeadVisual Effects Supervisor
5.6
2012
21 Jump StreetVisual Effects Supervisor
6.9
2007
Charlie Wilson's WarVisual Effects Supervisor
6.5
2004
The Stepford WivesVisual Effects Design Consultant
5.7
2000
BedazzledVisual Effects Supervisor
6.1
1997
Air Force OneVisual Effects Supervisor
6.5
1995
SpeciesVisual Effects Supervisor
6.0
1995
6.9
1992
Solar CrisisProducer
4.4
1992
Alien³Visual Effects Producer
6.4
1990
GhostVisual Effects Supervisor
7.2
1988
VibesVisual Effects Producer
5.6
1988
Big Top Pee-weeVisual Effects Producer
5.0
1988
Die HardVisual Effects Producer
7.8
1987
Leonard Part 6Visual Effects Producer
2.9
1987
The Monster SquadVisual Effects Supervisor
6.7
1987
Masters of the UniverseVisual Effects Supervisor
5.9
1986
SolarbabiesVisual Effects Producer
5.3
1986
Legal EaglesVisual Effects Supervisor
6.0
1986
Big Trouble in Little ChinaVisual Effects Producer
7.2
1985
Fright NightVisual Effects Producer
7.0
1984
GhostbustersVisual Effects
7.5
1983
Return of the JediVisual Effects
7.9
1982
PoltergeistVisual Effects Supervisor
7.2
1981
Raiders of the Lost ArkVisual Effects Supervisor
7.9
1980
The Empire Strikes BackVisual Effects
8.4
1979
The China SyndromeVisual Effects Camera
7.1
1977
Star WarsVisual Effects
8.2