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.
22 movies · 3 shows
Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson
2026·0.0
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
2024·7.5
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020·6.9
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
2017·7.0
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016·5.8
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2016·2.8
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015·7.1
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014·7.2
Toy Masters
2014·5.3
The Creep Behind the Camera
2014·5.0
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010·6.7
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007·6.0
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005·8.0
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
2004·8.8
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004·7.6
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003·7.8
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999·7.8
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994·9.0
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993·7.7
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
1992·8.0
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
1984·10.0
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980·8.3