Visual Effects

Richard Edlund

1940Fargo, North Dakota, USA48 Movies2 TV Shows

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.

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The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

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

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

Barely Lethal

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

The Creep Behind the Camera

Bullet to the Head

21 Jump Street

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

Charlie Wilson's War

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

The Stepford Wives

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

Bedazzled

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

Air Force One

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Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

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

Solar Crisis

Alien³

Ghost

Vibes

Big Top Pee-wee

Die Hard

Leonard Part 6

The Monster Squad

Masters of the Universe

Solarbabies

Legal Eagles

Big Trouble in Little China

Fright Night

Ghostbusters

2010 : The Odyssey Continues

Return of the Jedi

Poltergeist

Raiders of the Lost Ark

The Empire Strikes Back

The China Syndrome

Star Wars

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