About Richard Edlund
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…
Filmography21 films
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- Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson2026
- The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio2024
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2020
- Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe2017
- Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault2016
- Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen2016
- Star Wars: Greatest Moments2015
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films2014
- Toy Masters2014
- The Creep Behind the Camera2014
- Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible2010
- Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 20012007
- Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind2004
- Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy2004
- Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'2003
- The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story1999
- Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects1994
- Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic1993
- King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."1992
- 2010 : The Odyssey Continues1984
- SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back1980





















