Richard Edlund
Known for: Visual Effects
Born: December 6, 1940
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
52 movies · 3 TV shows, newest first
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Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson
2026
7.5
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
2024
7.9
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
6.9
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
7.0
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
2017
5.8
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016
1.5
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2016
2.8
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2016
7.1
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
5.7
Barely Lethal
2015
7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
5.3
Toy Masters
2014
5.0
The Creep Behind the Camera
2014
5.6
Bullet to the Head
2012
6.9
21 Jump Street
2012
6.7
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
6.5
Charlie Wilson's War
2007
6.0
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
8.0
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
8.2
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
2004
7.6
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
5.7
The Stepford Wives
2004
7.8
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003
6.1
Bedazzled
2000
7.6
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999
6.5
Air Force One
1997
6.0
Species
1995
6.8
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995
9.0
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
7.7
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993
8.0
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
1992
4.5
Solar Crisis
1992
6.4
Alien³
1992
7.2
Ghost
1990
5.6
Vibes
1988
5.0
Big Top Pee-wee
1988
7.8
Die Hard
1988
2.9
Leonard Part 6
1987
6.7
The Monster Squad
1987
5.9
Masters of the Universe
1987
5.3
Solarbabies
1986
6.0
Legal Eagles
1986
7.2
Big Trouble in Little China
1986
7.0
Fright Night
1985
7.5
Ghostbusters
1984
10.0
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
1984
7.9
Return of the Jedi
1983
7.2
Poltergeist
1982
7.9
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
8.2
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
8.4
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
7.1
The China Syndrome
1979
8.2
Star Wars
1977
7.0
The Oscars
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The Forever War
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