Richard Edlund

Visual Effects

1940-12-06(age 85)

Fargo, North Dakota, USA

Films

6.9

Avg Rating

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 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.

Top Films

Highest rated performances

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

7.8

Documentary

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

7.2

Documentary

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014

Filmography

19 credits

2024The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudioas Self

7.5

2020Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbustersas Self