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Richard Edlund

Visual Effects
Born: December 6, 1940 in Fargo, North Dakota, USA

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 a...

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Film

51 Titles
Star Wars
8.2
FILM
Star Wars1977
Raiders of the Lost Ark
7.9
FILM
Raiders of the Lost Ark1981
The Empire Strikes Back
8.4
FILM
The Empire Strikes Back1980
Die Hard
7.8
FILM
Die Hard1988
Ghost
7.2
FILM
Ghost1990
Return of the Jedi
7.9
FILM
Return of the Jedi1983
Ghostbusters
7.5
FILM
Ghostbusters1984
Masters of the Universe
5.8
FILM
Masters of the Universe1987
21 Jump Street
6.9
FILM
21 Jump Street2012
Alien³
6.4
FILM
Alien³1992
Species
6.0
FILM
Species1995
Air Force One
6.5
FILM
Air Force One1997
Poltergeist
7.2
FILM
Poltergeist1982
Big Trouble in Little China
7.2
FILM
Big Trouble in Little China1986
Bedazzled
6.1
FILM
Bedazzled2000
Fright Night
7.0
FILM
Fright Night1985

Series

3 Titles
The Oscars
7.0
SERIES
The Oscars1953–
LIGHT & MAGIC
7.8
SERIES
LIGHT & MAGIC2022–
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
1.5
SERIES
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen2016–
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