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Richard Edlund

Visual Effects

Born December 6, 1940 · Fargo, North Dakota, USA

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Edlund, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation · 2007
  • Sitges Film Festival best special effects award · 1995
  • Special Achievement Academy Award · 1984
  • Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1982
  • Special Achievement Academy Award · 1981
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  • Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1978
  • Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1993 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1989 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1987 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1985 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1983 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1982 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1978 · nominated

Filmography36 titles

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

1980Visual Effects

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

1977Visual Effects

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

1983Visual Effects

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981Visual Effects Supervisor

Light & Magic

2022as Self

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004as Self

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

1999as Himself

Die Hard

1988Visual Effects Producer

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

1993as Self - Special Effects Director

Ghostbusters

1984Visual Effects

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

Ghost

1990Visual Effects Supervisor

Big Trouble in Little China

1986Visual Effects Producer

Poltergeist

1982Visual Effects Supervisor

The China Syndrome

1979Visual Effects Camera

Fright Night

1985Visual Effects Producer

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

2019as Self

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

2017as Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer

21 Jump Street

2012Visual Effects Supervisor

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

1995Producer

The Monster Squad

1987Visual Effects Supervisor

Charlie Wilson's War

2007Visual Effects Supervisor

Air Force One

1997Visual Effects Supervisor

Alien³

1992Visual Effects Producer

Bedazzled

2000Visual Effects Supervisor

Legal Eagles

1986Visual Effects Supervisor

Species

1995Visual Effects Supervisor

Masters of the Universe

1987Visual Effects Supervisor

Barely Lethal

2015Visual Effects Supervisor

The Stepford Wives

2004Visual Effects Design Consultant

Vibes

1988Visual Effects Producer

Bullet to the Head

2012Visual Effects Supervisor

Solarbabies

1986Visual Effects Producer

Big Top Pee-wee

1988Visual Effects Producer

Solar Crisis

1990Producer

Leonard Part 6

1987Visual Effects Producer