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Richard Edlund

Richard Edlund

Visual Effects

December 6, 1940 (85)Fargo, North Dakota, USA

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

The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio2024

The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio

Self

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2020

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Self

Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe2017

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

Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer

Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen2016

Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen

Self

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault2016

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

Self

Star Wars: Greatest Moments2015

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

Self

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films2014

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

The Creep Behind the Camera2014

The Creep Behind the Camera

Himself

Toy Masters2014

Toy Masters

Self

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible2010

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

Self

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 20012007

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

Self

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection2005

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

Self

Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind2004

Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Himself

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy2004

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Self

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'2003

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

Self (archive footage)

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story1999

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

Himself

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects1994

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

Self

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic1993

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

Self - Special Effects Director

King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."1992

King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."

Self

2010 : The Odyssey Continues1984

2010 : The Odyssey Continues

Himself

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back1980

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

Self