Richard Edlund

Richard Edlund

Known for: Visual Effects
Biography: 1940-12-06 (83 years old)

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Biography

Richard Edlund, ASC (born December 6, 1940) is an American visual effects artist. He was a founding member of Industrial Light & Magic, 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), as well as two Special Achievement Awards, two Scientific and Technical Awards, and the Medal of Commendation. He is also a BAFTA and Emmy Award recipient.

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Filmography

all 50

Movies 48

self 22

Producer 11

TV Shows 2

Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2020)

Movie
Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2017)

Movie
Self
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault (2016)

Movie
Self
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen

Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen (2016)

Movie
Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments

Star Wars: Greatest Moments (2015)

Movie
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)

Movie
Self
Toy Masters

Toy Masters (2014)

Movie
Himself
The Creep Behind the Camera

The Creep Behind the Camera (2014)

Movie
1
Self
Decoding Die Hard

Decoding Die Hard (2013)

Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Bullet to the Head

Bullet to the Head (2012)

Movie
6
Visual Effects Supervisor
21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street (2012)

Movie
6.21
Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible (2010)

Movie
Self - Visual Effects Supervisorr
Slimer Mode

Slimer Mode (2009)

Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Charlie Wilson's War

Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

Movie
6.56
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007)

Movie
Self
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind (2004)

Movie
Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)

Movie
Visual Effects Design Consultant
The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives (2004)

Movie
6
Self (archive footage)
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' (2003)

Movie
Self
The Light and Magic of 'Indiana Jones'

The Light and Magic of 'Indiana Jones' (2003)

Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Bedazzled

Bedazzled (2000)

Movie
4
Himself
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (1999)

Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Air Force One

Air Force One (1997)

Movie
6.15
Visual Effects Supervisor
Species

Species (1995)

Movie
5.7
Producer
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)

Movie
5.28
Self
Movie Magic

Movie Magic (1994)

TV
Self - Special Effects Director
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (1993)

Movie
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."

King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast." (1992)

Movie
Visual Effects Producer
Alien³

Alien³ (1992)

Movie
5.85
Producer
Solar Crisis

Solar Crisis (1990)

Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ghost

Ghost (1990)

Movie
6.56
Visual Effects Producer
Vibes

Vibes (1988)

Movie
Visual Effects Producer
Big Top Pee-wee

Big Top Pee-wee (1988)

Movie
4.94
Visual Effects Producer
Die Hard

Die Hard (1988)

Movie
6.12
Visual Effects Producer
Leonard Part 6

Leonard Part 6 (1987)

Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Monster Squad

The Monster Squad (1987)

Movie
6.23
Visual Effects Supervisor
Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe (1987)

Movie
6.33
Visual Effects Producer
Solarbabies

Solarbabies (1986)

Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Legal Eagles

Legal Eagles (1986)

Movie
6
Visual Effects Producer
Big Trouble in Little China

Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

Movie
6.2
Visual Effects Producer
Fright Night

Fright Night (1985)

Movie
5.48
Visual Effects
Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters (1984)

Movie
6.51
Self
2010 : The Odyssey Continues

2010 : The Odyssey Continues (1984)

Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Poltergeist

Poltergeist (1982)

Movie
5.76
Visual Effects Supervisor
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Movie
6.16
Self
SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back

SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Movie
Visual Effects
The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Movie
6.02
Visual Effects Camera
The China Syndrome

The China Syndrome (1979)

Movie
4.79
Self
The Oscars

The Oscars (1953)

TV
Producer
The Forever War

The Forever War

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.4
Based on 6.29 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1953
1987
1995
1990
2020
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Information

Known For
Visual Effects

Gender
Male

Birthday
1940-12-06 (83 years old)

Birth Place
Fargo, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
理查德·埃德伦

Awards
Sitges Film Festival best special effects award, Special Achievement Academy Award, John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation, Academy Award for Best Visual Effects


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