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Richard Edlund

Visual Effects • Born 1940

Richard Edlund

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About

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.

Known for

Star Wars posterStar WarsMovie • 1977Raiders of the Lost Ark posterRaiders of the Lost ArkMovie • 1981Die Hard posterDie HardMovie • 1988Ghost posterGhostMovie • 199021 Jump Street poster21 Jump StreetMovie • 2012Alien³ posterAlien³Movie • 1992The Empire Strikes Back posterThe Empire Strikes BackMovie • 1980Ghostbusters posterGhostbustersMovie • 1984Return of the Jedi posterReturn of the JediMovie • 1983Bedazzled posterBedazzledMovie • 2000Poltergeist posterPoltergeistMovie • 1982The Stepford Wives posterThe Stepford WivesMovie • 2004Masters of the Universe posterMasters of the UniverseMovie • 1987Species posterSpeciesMovie • 1995Big Trouble in Little China posterBig Trouble in Little ChinaMovie • 1986Air Force One posterAir Force OneMovie • 1997Fright Night posterFright NightMovie • 1985The Monster Squad posterThe Monster SquadMovie • 1987Charlie Wilson's War posterCharlie Wilson's WarMovie • 2007Bullet to the Head posterBullet to the HeadMovie • 2012Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight posterTales from the Crypt: Demon KnightMovie • 1995The China Syndrome posterThe China SyndromeMovie • 1979Barely Lethal posterBarely LethalMovie • 2015Big Top Pee-wee posterBig Top Pee-weeMovie • 1988