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.
Academy Awards
Best Visual Effects
Known For
Ghostbusters
(1984)
Visual Effects
Species
(1995)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Alien³
(1992)
Visual Effects Producer
Raiders of the Lost Ark
(1981)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ghost
(1990)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Die Hard
(1988)
Visual Effects Producer
Fright Night
(1985)
Visual Effects Producer
The Empire Strikes Back
(1980)
Visual Effects
Poltergeist
(1982)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Bedazzled
(2000)
Visual Effects Supervisor
21 Jump Street
(2012)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Bullet to the Head
(2012)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Big Trouble in Little China
(1986)
Visual Effects Producer
Air Force One
(1997)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Charlie Wilson's War
(2007)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Legal Eagles
(1986)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Full Filmography
Visual Effects
The China Syndrome
(1979)
Visual Effects Camera
The Empire Strikes Back
(1980)
Visual Effects
Raiders of the Lost Ark
(1981)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Poltergeist
(1982)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ghostbusters
(1984)
Visual Effects
Fright Night
(1985)
Visual Effects Producer
Solarbabies
(1986)
Visual Effects Producer
Big Trouble in Little China
(1986)
Visual Effects Producer
Legal Eagles
(1986)
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Monster Squad
(1987)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Masters of the Universe
(1987)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Leonard Part 6
(1987)
Visual Effects Producer
Die Hard
(1988)
Visual Effects Producer
Vibes
(1988)
Visual Effects Producer
Big Top Pee-wee
(1988)
Visual Effects Producer
Ghost
(1990)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Alien³
(1992)
Visual Effects Producer
Species
(1995)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Air Force One
(1997)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Bedazzled
(2000)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Charlie Wilson's War
(2007)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Bullet to the Head
(2012)
Visual Effects Supervisor
21 Jump Street
(2012)
Visual Effects Supervisor
Acting
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
(1992)
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
(1993)
Self - Special Effects Director
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
(1999)
Himself
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
(2003)
Self (archive footage)
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
(2004)
Himself
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
(2004)
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
(2007)
Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
(2010)
Self
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
(2014)
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
The Creep Behind the Camera
(2014)
Himself
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
(2015)
Self
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
(2016)
Self
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
(2016)
Self
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
(2017)
Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
(2020)
Self
Production
Crew