Phil Tippett is an American filmmaker and multi-award-winning visual effects supervisor and producer, specializing in creature design, stop-motion, and computerized character animation. Over his career, he has assisted ILM, DreamWorks, and his own company Tippet Studios, with his work appearing in movies such as the original Star Wars trilogy, Jurassic Park, and RoboCop.
Star Wars
(Cantina Alien (uncredited))
Piranha
(Scuba Diver (uncredited))
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
(Self)
Slice!
(Phil)
Jurassic Punk
(Self)
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
(Self)
Inside the Federation
(Self)
The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen
(Himself)
Virus: Ghost in the Machine
(Self)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
(Self)
Lost in Time: Unearthing the Primevals
(Self)
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
(Self)
A Celebration of Tenacity
(Self)
My Life In Monsters
(Himself)
Return of the Jedi
(Rancor)
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
(Self (archive footage))
The Sci-Fi Boys
(Self)
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
(Self)
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
(Self)
American Scary
(Himself)
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
(Self)
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
(Self)
The Creative Brain
(Self)
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
(Self)
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
(Himself)
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
(Self)
Return to Jurassic Park
(Self)
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
(Self - Visual Effects)
Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle
In Search of Tomorrow
(Self - Interviewee)
Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman
Empire at 40
(Self)
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
(Self)
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
(Self)
Worse Than the Demon
(himself)
The Movies That Made Us
(Self)
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
(Self)
The Real History of Science Fiction
(Self)
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
(Self - Miniature & Optical Effects Unit)
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
(Self)
Light & Magic
(Self)
Light & Magic
(Self - Creatures and Stop Motion)
Light & Magic
(Self - Model Shop)
Light & Magic
(Self - Creatures and Stop Motion (archive footage))
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
(Director)
Mad God
(Director)
Piranha
(Creature Design)
Mad God
(Character Designer)
Mad God
(Cinematography)
Mad God
(Special Effects)
Mad God
(Producer)
Mad God: Part 1
(Director)
Mad God: Part 1
(Producer)
Mad God: Part 1
(Music)
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
(Senior Visual Effects Supervisor)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
(Senior Visual Effects Supervisor)
Prehistoric Beast
(Director)
Mad God
(Writer)
Mad God
(Visual Effects Supervisor)
RoboCop
(Associate Producer)
RoboCop 2
(Associate Producer)
Evolution
(Visual Effects Supervisor)
Dinosaur!
(Special Effects)
Mad God
(Production Design)
Mad God: Part 2
(Director)
Jurassic Park
(Visual Effects)
House II: The Second Story
(Visual Effects)
RoboCop
(Visual Effects)
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
(Co-Producer)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
(Visual Effects)
The Ewok Adventure
(Special Effects)
RoboCop 2
(Visual Effects)
RoboCop 3
(Visual Effects)
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
(CGI Supervisor)
Mad God: Part 2
(Producer)
The Crater Lake Monster
(Visual Effects)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(Visual Effects)
Three Wishes
(Visual Effects Supervisor)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(Animation)
Star Wars
(Animation)
The Empire Strikes Back
(Animation)
The Haunting
(Visual Effects Supervisor)
Jurassic World
(Visual Effects)
The Golden Child
(Visual Effects)
The Spiderwick Chronicles
(Animation Supervisor)
Starship Troopers
(Visual Effects Supervisor)
Return of the Jedi
(Makeup Designer)
Return of the Jedi
(Creature Design)
DragonHeart
(Creature Design)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
(Visual Effects Supervisor)
The Empire Strikes Back
(Makeup Effects)
Howard the Duck
(Visual Effects)
Willow
(Visual Effects)
Starship Troopers
(Co-Producer)
My Favorite Martian
(Visual Effects Supervisor)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
(Visual Effects Supervisor)
Coneheads
(Animation)
Dragonslayer
(Visual Effects)
Howard the Duck
(Creature Design)
MutantLand
(Writer)
MutantLand
(Director)
Sentinel
(Director)
Lost in Time: Unearthing the Primevals
(Thanks)
Mad God: Part 3
(Director)
Dinosaur!
(Director)
Dinosaur!
(Visual Effects Supervisor)
The Mandalorian
(Visual Effects Design Consultant)