Richard Edlund
Born:December 6, 1940
Place of Birth:Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Known For:Visual Effects
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.
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Filmography
Acting
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
2014
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
2020
Production
Star Wars
Visual Effects
1977
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Visual Effects Supervisor
1981
Ghostbusters
Visual Effects
1984
Ghost
Visual Effects Supervisor
1990
Die Hard
Visual Effects Producer
1988
The Empire Strikes Back
Visual Effects
1980
Return of the Jedi
Visual Effects
1983
21 Jump Street
Visual Effects Supervisor
2012
Alien³
Visual Effects Producer
1992
Air Force One
Visual Effects Supervisor
1997
Big Trouble in Little China
Visual Effects Producer
1986
Species
Visual Effects Supervisor
1995
Poltergeist
Visual Effects Supervisor
1982
Bedazzled
Visual Effects Supervisor
2000
Fright Night
Visual Effects Producer
1985
Masters of the Universe
Visual Effects Supervisor
1987
The Stepford Wives
Visual Effects Design Consultant
2004
Charlie Wilson's War
Visual Effects Supervisor
2007
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Producer
1995
The Monster Squad
Visual Effects Supervisor
1987
The China Syndrome
Visual Effects Camera
1979