Phil Tippett

Known for: Visual Effects
Born: September 27, 1951, Berkeley, California
Movies: 47

Phil Tippett is an American filmmaker and multi-award-winning visual effects supervisor and producer, specializing in creature design, stop-motion, and computerized character animation. Over his career, he has assisted ILM, DreamWorks, and his own company Tippet Studios, with his work appearing in movies such as the original Star Wars trilogy, Jurassic Park, and RoboCop.

Upcoming Phil Tippett Movies

Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb

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Fleshing Out the Hollow Man

Release date TBA

Best-Known Movies

8.2

Star Wars

1977

7.9

Return of the Jedi

1983

6.6

Return to Jurassic Park

2011

6.0

Piranha

1978

4.5

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation

2004

6.8

Mad God

2021

7.6

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004

7.1

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

2016

7.4

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

2012

7.2

The Creative Brain

2019

Filmography

2026	Walking with Animators	Self
2025	Why Dinosaurs?	Self
2024	A Celebration of Tenacity	Self
2024	Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals	Self
2022	Jurassic Punk	Self
2022	Slice!	Phil
2022	In Search of Tomorrow	Self - Interviewee
2020	Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle
2020	Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman
2019	Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters	Self
2019	The Creative Brain	Self
2017	The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen	Himself
2017	Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'	Self
2016	Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey	Self
2015	My Life In Monsters	Himself
2015	Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex	Self
2013	Worse Than the Demon	himself
2012	Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan	Self
2011	Return to Jurassic Park	Self
2008	RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”	Self
2007	Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001	Self
2007	Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001	Self
2006	Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet	Self
2006	American Scary	Himself
2006	The Sci-Fi Boys	Self
2005	Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection	Self
2004	Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy	Self
2002	Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe	Self
2001	Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'	Himself
1997	The Making of 'DragonHeart'	Self
1995	The Making of 'Jurassic Park'	Self
1988	Willow: The Making of an Adventure	Self - Visual Effects
1983	From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga	Self
1983	Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi	Self
1983	Return of the Jedi	Rancor
1980	The Making of The Empire Strikes Back	Self
1980	SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back	Self
1978	Piranha	Scuba Diver (uncredited)
1977	Star Wars	Cantina Alien (uncredited)

Directing, Writing & Producing

2021	Mad God	Director, Producer, Writer
2018	Mad God: Part 3	Director
2016	Mad God: Part 2	Director, Producer
2014	Mad God: Part 1	Director, Producer
2010	MutantLand	Director, Writer
2004	Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation	Director
1985	Dinosaur!	Director
1984	Prehistoric Beast	Director

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