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John Dykstra(I)

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  • Producer
  • Special Effects
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John Dykstra
John Dykstra was born on 3 June 1947 in Long Beach, California, USA. He is a producer, known for Spider-Man 2 (2004), Lifeforce (1985) and Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977).
BornJune 3, 1947
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George Lucas, Joe Johnston, John Dykstra, and Richard Edlund in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
John Dykstra in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
John Dykstra in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
John Dykstra at an event for Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Known for

Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina, and Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 2
7.4
  • Visual Effects
  • 2004
Lifeforce (1985)
Lifeforce
6.1
  • Visual Effects
  • 1985
Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
8.6
  • Visual Effects
  • 1977
Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man
7.4
  • Visual Effects
  • 2002

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Visual Effects

  • Robert Downey Jr., Emma Thompson, Marion Cotillard, Octavia Spencer, John Cena, Selena Gomez, Rami Malek, Kumail Nanjiani, and Tom Holland in Dolittle (2020)
    Dolittle
  • Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Evan Peters, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner, and Tye Sheridan in X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
    X-Men: Dark Phoenix
  • Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Damon Herriman, Timothy Olyphant, Harley Quinn Smith, Kansas Bowling, Madisen Beaty, Mike Moh, Josephine Valentina Clark, Sydney Sweeney, Michaela Sprague, Margot Robbie, Kayla Radomski, Ryan Ramirez, Margaret Qualley, and Julia Butters in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
  • Zachary Levi in Shazam! (2019)
    Shazam!
  • Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell (2017)
    Ghost in the Shell
  • Kong: Skull Island (2017)
    Kong: Skull Island
  • Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Evan Peters, Olivia Munn, Jennifer Lawrence, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, and Ben Hardy in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
    X-Men: Apocalypse
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, Bruce Dern, Demián Bichir, and Walton Goggins in The Hateful Eight (2015)
    The Hateful Eight
  • Julianne Moore, Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, and Alicia Vikander in Seventh Son (2014)
    Seventh Son
  • Godzilla (2014)
    Godzilla
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained (2012)
    Django Unchained
  • Kevin Bacon, Jason Flemyng, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Lucas Till, Jennifer Lawrence, and Zoë Kravitz in X-Men: First Class (2011)
    X-Men: First Class
  • Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
    Inglourious Basterds
  • Will Smith in Hancock (2008)
    Hancock
  • Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina, and Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 2 (2004)
    Spider-Man 2

Producer

  • Noah Hathaway, Lorne Greene, Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch, and Laurette Spang in Battlestar Galactica (1978)
    Battlestar Galactica
  • Battlestar Galactica (1978)
    Battlestar Galactica

Special Effects

  • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
    CBS Summer Playhouse
  • Jade Calegory in Mac and Me (1988)
    Mac and Me

Personal details

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    • June 3, 1947
    • Long Beach, California, USA
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Did you know

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  • Trivia
    For Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) he designed and built the first computer-controlled motion control system. This system was dubbed the "Dykstraflex."
  • Quotes
    [on becoming a producer on Battlestar Galactica (1978)] It all boils down to who actually does the work, because the titles don't really mean a thing, other than that you can drive your car on the lot, because the producers can drive and everybody else has to have a Teamster.

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