Richard Edlund Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Richard Edlund

Richard Edlund

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Edlund, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography Movies

Acting

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story movie poster
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The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

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The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
Himself
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic movie poster
MOVIE

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

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Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Self - Special Effects Director
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films movie poster
MOVIE

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind movie poster
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Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind

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Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Himself
The Creep Behind the Camera movie poster
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The Creep Behind the Camera

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The Creep Behind the Camera
Himself
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy movie poster
MOVIE

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

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Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments movie poster
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Star Wars: Greatest Moments

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Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible movie poster
MOVIE

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

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Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 movie poster
MOVIE

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

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Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen movie poster
MOVIE

Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen

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Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
Self

Production

Ghostbusters movie poster
MOVIE

Ghostbusters

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Ghostbusters
Visual Effects
Solar Crisis movie poster
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Solar Crisis

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Solar Crisis
Producer
Vibes movie poster
MOVIE

Vibes

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Vibes
Visual Effects Producer
Bedazzled movie poster
MOVIE

Bedazzled

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Bedazzled
Visual Effects Supervisor
Leonard Part 6 movie poster
MOVIE

Leonard Part 6

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Leonard Part 6
Visual Effects Producer
Charlie Wilson's War movie poster
MOVIE

Charlie Wilson's War

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Charlie Wilson's War
Visual Effects Supervisor
Alien³ movie poster
MOVIE

Alien³

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Alien³
Visual Effects Producer
Bullet to the Head movie poster
MOVIE

Bullet to the Head

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Bullet to the Head
Visual Effects Supervisor
Die Hard movie poster
MOVIE

Die Hard

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Die Hard
Visual Effects Producer
Ghost movie poster
MOVIE

Ghost

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Ghost
Visual Effects Supervisor

Gallery

Richard Edlund portrait