Richard Edlund
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- 6 December 1940 · Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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.
Known for
Production 3
- 2026The Forever War · producer
- 1995Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight · producer
- 1992Solar Crisis · producer
Acting 22
- 2026Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson as Self
- 2024The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio as Self
- 2020Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters as Self
- 2017Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe as Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
- 2016Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault as Self
- 2016Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen as Self
- 2015Star Wars: Greatest Moments as Self
- 2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
- 2014Toy Masters as Self
- 2014The Creep Behind the Camera as Himself
- 2010Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible as Self
- 2007Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 as Self
- 2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection as Self
- 2004Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind as Himself
- 2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy as Self
- 2003Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' as Self (archive footage)
- 1999The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story as Himself
- 1994Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects as Self
- 1993Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic as Self - Special Effects Director
- 1992King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast." as Self
- 19842010 : The Odyssey Continues as Himself
- 1980SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back as Self
visual effects 26
- 2015Barely Lethal · visual effects supervisor
- 2012Bullet to the Head · visual effects supervisor
- 201221 Jump Street · visual effects supervisor
- 2007Charlie Wilson's War · visual effects supervisor
- 2000Bedazzled · visual effects supervisor
- 1997Air Force One · visual effects supervisor
- 1995Species · visual effects supervisor
- 1992Alien³ · visual effects producer
- 1990Ghost · visual effects supervisor
- 1988Vibes · visual effects producer
- 1988Big Top Pee-wee · visual effects producer
- 1988Die Hard · visual effects producer
- 1987Leonard Part 6 · visual effects producer
- 1987The Monster Squad · visual effects supervisor
- 1987Masters of the Universe · visual effects supervisor
- 1986Solarbabies · visual effects producer
- 1986Legal Eagles · visual effects supervisor
- 1986Big Trouble in Little China · visual effects producer
- 1985Fright Night · visual effects producer
- 1984Ghostbusters · visual effects
- 1983Return of the Jedi · visual effects
- 1982Poltergeist · visual effects supervisor
- 1981Raiders of the Lost Ark · visual effects supervisor
- 1980The Empire Strikes Back · visual effects
- 1979The China Syndrome · visual effects camera
- 1977Star Wars · visual effects
crew 1
- 2004The Stepford Wives · visual effects design consultant