Phil Tippett
Known for: Visual Effects
Born: September 27, 1951
Place of birth: Berkeley, California
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.
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Filmography
82 movies · 7 TV shows, newest first
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Why Dinosaurs?
2025
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Dead Souls
2025NR
A Celebration of Tenacity
2024
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Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
2024
7.9
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
2023
6.7
Jurassic Punk
2022
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Slice!
2022
7.9
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
7.0
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
2022
6.7
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
6.8
Mad God
2021
6.2
Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle
2020
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Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman
2020
7.3
The Movies That Made Us
2019
8.4
The Mandalorian
2019
7.4
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019
7.2
The Creative Brain
2019
7.3
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
2019
6.3
Mad God: Part 3
2018
6.5
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
201810.0
The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen
2017
7.0
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
2017
7.0
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
20167.0
Mad God: Part 2
2016NR
My Life In Monsters
2015
7.2
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
7.2
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015
6.7
Jurassic World
2015
7.0
The Real History of Science Fiction
20146.3
Mad God: Part 1
2014
7.0
Worse Than the Demon
2013
6.5
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
2012
7.4
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
6.2
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
2011
6.6
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
6.2
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
2010
5.7
MutantLand
2010
6.0
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
2009
8.0
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
6.7
The Spiderwick Chronicles
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
4.5
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
7.5
American Scary
2006
7.0
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006
8.0
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
7.6
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
4.5
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
2004
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Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe
2002
7.8
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
2001
6.1
Evolution
2001
5.5
The Haunting
1999
5.7
My Favorite Martian
1999
7.1
Starship Troopers
1997
7.3
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
1997
6.6
DragonHeart
1996
6.4
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
1996
6.2
Three Wishes
1995
7.3
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995
5.5
Coneheads
1993
8.0
Jurassic Park
1993
4.9
RoboCop 3
1993
6.0
RoboCop 2
1990
7.0
Willow
1988
7.3
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
1988
7.4
RoboCop
1987
5.6
House II: The Second Story
1987
5.9
The Golden Child
1986
5.5
Howard the Duck
1986
7.5
Dinosaur!
1985
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Dinosaur!
1985
5.8
The Ewok Adventure
1984
7.4
Prehistoric Beast
1984
7.3
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984
7.4
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983
8.8
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
7.9
Return of the Jedi
1983
6.6
Dragonslayer
1981
8.0
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980
8.2
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
8.4
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
5.9
Piranha
1978
8.2
Star Wars
1977
3.9
The Crater Lake Monster
1977
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A Sound of Thunder
197310.0
Inside the Federation
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Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
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Fleshing Out the Hollow Man
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Sentinel
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