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.
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
(Himself)
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
(Self - Special Effects Director)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
(Self - Visual Effects Supervisor)
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
(Himself)
The Creep Behind the Camera
(Himself)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
(Self)
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
(Self)
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
(Self)
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
(Self)
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
(Self)
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
(Self)
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
(Self)
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
(Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer)
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
(Self (archive footage))
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
(Self)
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self)
Ghostbusters
(Visual Effects)
Solar Crisis
(Producer)
Vibes
(Visual Effects Producer)
Bedazzled
(Visual Effects Supervisor)
Leonard Part 6
(Visual Effects Producer)
Charlie Wilson's War
(Visual Effects Supervisor)
Alien³
(Visual Effects Producer)
Bullet to the Head
(Visual Effects Supervisor)
Die Hard
(Visual Effects Producer)
Ghost
(Visual Effects Supervisor)
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
(Producer)
Big Top Pee-wee
(Visual Effects Producer)
The Empire Strikes Back
(Visual Effects)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
(Visual Effects Supervisor)
Solarbabies
(Visual Effects Producer)
Air Force One
(Visual Effects Supervisor)
The Stepford Wives
(Visual Effects Design Consultant)
Species
(Visual Effects Supervisor)
The China Syndrome
(Visual Effects Camera)
Big Trouble in Little China
(Visual Effects Producer)
21 Jump Street
(Visual Effects Supervisor)
Masters of the Universe
(Visual Effects Supervisor)
Fright Night
(Visual Effects Producer)
The Monster Squad
(Visual Effects Supervisor)
Poltergeist
(Visual Effects Supervisor)
The Forever War
(Producer)
Legal Eagles
(Visual Effects Supervisor)
Return of the Jedi
(Visual Effects)
Star Wars
(Visual Effects)