John Dykstra
Known for: Visual Effects
Born: June 3, 1947
Place of birth: Long Beach, California, USA
John Charles Dykstra, A.S.C. (/ˈdaɪkstrə/; born June 3, 1947) is an American special effects artist, a pioneer in developing computers in filmmaking and a recipient of three Academy Awards, among many other awards and prizes. He was one of the original employees of Industrial Light & Magic, the special effects and computer graphics division of Lucasfilm. He is well known as the special effects lead on the original Star Wars, helping bring the original visuals for lightsabers, space battles between X-wings and TIE fighters, and Force powers to the screen. He also led special effects on many other movies, including Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, Stuart Little, X-Men: First Class, Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Dykstra, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
35 movies · 5 TV shows, newest first
7.9
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
6.7
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
7.1
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
2021
6.6
Dolittle
2020
7.4
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
6.1
Ghost in the Shell
2017
6.6
Kong: Skull Island
2017
6.5
X-Men: Apocalypse
2016
5.5
Seventh Son
2014
8.0
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
2011
7.3
X-Men: First Class
2011
6.7
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
8.2
Inglourious Basterds
2009
6.4
Hancock
2008
6.0
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
6.2
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007
7.0
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006
4.5
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
5.3
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
2005
NR
8 Arms to Hold You
2004
7.3
Spider-Man 2
2004
8.5
VH1 Goes Inside
2003
7.4
Spider-Man
2002
5.8
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
2002NR
Sciography
2000
6.1
Stuart Little
1999
10.0
Stuart Little: Making It Big
1999
4.4
Batman & Robin
1997
5.5
Batman Forever
1995
7.0
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
1995
5.8
My Stepmother Is an Alien
1988
5.6
Invaders from Mars
1986
6.2
Lifeforce
1985NR
The Making Of Lifeforce
1985
7.0
Clint Eastwood: Director
1982
6.6
Caddyshack
1980
6.5
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979
4.8
Avalanche Express
1979
6.9
Battlestar Galactica
1978
7.0
The Oscars
1953