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Richard Edlund

Richard Edlund

Visual Effects • Fargo, North Dakota, USA • Born December 6, 1940

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.

27
Films

Filmography (27)

Barely Lethal

Barely Lethal

2015 • Action, Adventure • 1h 38m
54
Visual Effects Supervisor
21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street

2012 • Action, Comedy • 1h 49m
72
Visual Effects Supervisor
Bullet to the Head

Bullet to the Head

2012 • Action, Thriller • 1h 32m
57
Visual Effects Supervisor
Charlie Wilson's War

Charlie Wilson's War

2007 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 42m
70
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives

2004 • Horror, Science Fiction • 1h 33m
54
Visual Effects Design Consultant
Bedazzled

Bedazzled

2000 • Comedy, Fantasy • 1h 33m
61
Visual Effects Supervisor
Air Force One

Air Force One

1997 • Action, Thriller • 2h 4m
65
Visual Effects Supervisor
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

1995 • Horror, Thriller • 1h 33m
67
Producer
Species

Species

1995 • Horror, Science Fiction • 1h 48m
59
Visual Effects Supervisor
Alien³

Alien³

1992 • Horror, Science Fiction • 1h 54m
64
Visual Effects Producer
Solar Crisis

Solar Crisis

1992 • Science Fiction • 1h 52m
41
Producer
Ghost

Ghost

1990 • Mystery, Thriller • 2h 7m
71
Visual Effects Supervisor
Die Hard

Die Hard

1988 • Action, Thriller • 2h 12m
82
Visual Effects Producer
Big Top Pee-wee

Big Top Pee-wee

1988 • Comedy, Family • 1h 26m
51
Visual Effects Producer
The Monster Squad

The Monster Squad

1987 • Action, Comedy • 1h 22m
69
Visual Effects Supervisor
Leonard Part 6

Leonard Part 6

1987 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 25m
22
Visual Effects Producer
Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe

1987 • Science Fiction, Action • 1h 46m
54
Visual Effects Supervisor
Big Trouble in Little China

Big Trouble in Little China

1986 • Action, Adventure • 1h 40m
72
Visual Effects Producer
Legal Eagles

Legal Eagles

1986 • Comedy, Crime • 1h 56m
60
Visual Effects Supervisor
Fright Night

Fright Night

1985 • Horror, Comedy • 1h 47m
71
Visual Effects Producer
Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

1984 • Comedy, Fantasy • 1h 47m
78
Visual Effects
Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

1983 • Science Fiction, Action • 2h 12m
83
Visual Effects
Poltergeist

Poltergeist

1982 • Horror • 1h 54m
73
Visual Effects Supervisor
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981 • Action, Adventure • 1h 55m
84
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

1980 • Science Fiction, Action • 2h 4m
87
Visual Effects
The China Syndrome

The China Syndrome

1979 • Thriller, Drama • 2h 2m
74
Visual Effects Camera
Star Wars

Star Wars

1977 • Science Fiction, Action • 2h 1m
86
Visual Effects

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