Richard Edlund
1940-12-06
Biography
Richard Edlund, ASC (born December 6, 1940) is an American visual effects artist. He was a founding member of Industrial Light & Magic, 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), as well as two Special Achievement Awards, two Scientific and Technical Awards, and the Medal of Commendation. He is also a BAFTA and Emmy Award recipient.
Also appears in
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
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Wreckage and Rage: Making ’Alien³’
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
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Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
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Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
The Creep Behind the Camera
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
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