🎥 Visual Effects
Richard Edlund
🎂 Born 6 December 1940 (age 85)📍 Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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Popularity Score
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Acting Credits
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.
Known For
★ 7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
★ 7.8
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
Self
★ 7.0
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
2017
Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
★ 6.6
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
Self
Full Filmography(21 films)
YearTitleRating
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films★ 7.22004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy★ 7.82017Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe★ 7.02010Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible★ 6.62015Star Wars: Greatest Moments★ 7.12020Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters★ 6.91994Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects★ 9.019842010 : The Odyssey Continues★ 10.01999The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story★ 7.82003Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'★ 7.82014Toy Masters★ 5.32016Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault★ 6.82005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection★ 8.02014The Creep Behind the Camera★ 5.01980SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back★ 8.31993Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic★ 7.72007Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001★ 6.02016Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen★ 2.81992King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."★ 8.02024The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio★ 7.52004Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind★ 8.8