Richard Edlund

Known for: Visual Effects
Born: December 6, 1940, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Movies: 26

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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Best-Known Movies

6.9

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

1995

7.6

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004

7.2

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014

7.0

Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

2017

4.4

Solar Crisis

1992

7.2

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

2015

6.7

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

2010

7.8

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

2003

6.8

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

2020

8.2

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

1980

Filmography

2026	Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson	Self
2024	The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio	Self
2020	Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters	Self
2017	Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe	Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
2016	Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault	Self
2016	Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen	Self
2015	Star Wars: Greatest Moments	Self
2014	Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films	Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
2014	Toy Masters	Self
2014	The Creep Behind the Camera	Himself
2010	Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible	Self
2007	Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001	Self
2005	Fantastic Voyage: "Making Of"
2005	Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection	Self
2004	Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind	Self
2004	Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy	Self
2003	Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'	Self (archive footage)
1999	The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story	Himself
1994	Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects	Self
1993	Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic	Self - Special Effects Director
1992	King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."	Self
1992	The Making of 'Alien³'	Self
1984	2010 : The Odyssey Continues	Himself
1980	SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back	Self

Directing, Writing & Producing

1995	Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight	Producer
1992	Solar Crisis	Producer

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