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John Dykstra (I)


John Dykstra was born on June 3, 1947 in Long Beach, California, USA as John Charles Dykstra. He is known for his work on Spider-Man 2 (2004), Star Wars (1977) and Spider-Man (2002). See full bio »

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Won 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 21 nominations. See more awards »

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Known For

Spider-Man 2 Visual Effects
(2004)
Star Wars Visual Effects
(1977)
Spider-Man Visual Effects
(2002)
(1979)

Filmography

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 2019 Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (visual effects designer)
 2019 Shazam! (additional visual effects supervisor: MPC)
 2017 Ghost in the Shell (visual effects supervisor)
 2017 Kong: Skull Island (additional visual effects supervisor)
 2016 X-Men: Apocalypse (visual effects designer)
 2015 The Hateful Eight (visual effects designer)
 2014/I Seventh Son (visual effects designer)
 2014 Godzilla (additional visual effects designer)
 2012 Django Unchained (visual effects designer)
 2011 X: First Class (visual effects designer)
 2009 Inglourious Basterds (visual effects designer)
 2008 Hancock (visual effects designer) / (visual effects supervisor)
 2004 Spider-Man 2 (visual effects designer)
 2002 Spider-Man (visual effects designer)
 1999 Stuart Little (senior visual effects supervisor)
 1997 Batman & Robin (visual effects)
 1995 Batman Forever (visual effects supervisor)
 1990 Spontaneous Combustion (special effects consultant)
 1988 My Stepmother Is an Alien (supervisor: special visual effects)
 1988 Something Is Out There (TV Mini Series) (special visual effects designer - 2 episodes)
- Part Two (1988) ... (special visual effects designer)
- Part One (1988) ... (special visual effects designer)
 1988 The Unholy (special effects director: Apogee - uncredited)
 1987 Out on a Limb (TV Mini Series) (effects supervisor - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.2 (1987) ... (effects supervisor)
 1986 Invaders from Mars (special visual effects)
 1985/II Alice in Wonderland (TV Mini Series) (special visual effects)
 1985 Lifeforce (special visual effects)
 1983 Digital Dream (director of photography: special visual effects)
 1983 Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (TV Movie) (special effects)
 1982 Firefox (producer: special visual effects)
 1980 Caddyshack (supervisor of special effects)
 1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture (photographic effects supervisor: Apogee, Inc.) / (special photographic effects supervisor)
 1979 Avalanche Express (supervisor of special effects: Apogee)
 1978 Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) (miniature and effects unit supervisor - 1 episode)
- Saga of a Star World (1978) ... (miniature and effects unit supervisor)
 1977 Star Wars (special photographic effects supervisor)
 1972 Silent Running (special photographic effects)
 1971 The Andromeda Strain (projection backgrounds - uncredited)
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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

John C. Dykstra

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

There are three ways to do any shot. There's fast, there's good and there's cheap. But you can only work in combinations of two. You can have it cheap and you can have it fast, but can't have it good; you can have it fast and you can have it good, but you can't have it cheap; you can have it good and you can have it cheap, but you can't have it fast. True words. See more »

Trivia:

For Star Wars (1977) he designed and built the first computer-controlled motion control system. This system was dubbed the "Dykstraflex." See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini

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