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Richard Edlund

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Richard Edlund
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Richard Edlund was born on 6 December 1940 in Fargo, North Dakota, USA. He is a producer, known for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
BornDecember 6, 1940
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BornDecember 6, 1940
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    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 18 wins & 18 nominations total

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    Known for

    Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
    8.3
    • Visual Effects
    • 1983
    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(miniature and optical effects unit)
    • 1977
    Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
    8.7
    • Visual Effects
    • 1980
    Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
    Raiders of the Lost Ark
    8.4
    • Visual Effects
    • 1981

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Barely Lethal (2015)
      Barely Lethal
      5.4
      • visual effects supervisor: duMonde VFX
      • 2015
    • Sylvester Stallone, Sung Kang, Jason Momoa, and Sarah Shahi in Bullet to the Head (2012)
      Bullet to the Head
      5.7
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2012
    • Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill in 21 Jump Street (2012)
      21 Jump Street
      7.2
      • visual effects supervisor: DuMonde Visual Effects
      • 2012
    • Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Philip Seymour Hoffman in Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
      Charlie Wilson's War
      7.0
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2007
    • Willem Dafoe in Anamorph (2007)
      Anamorph
      5.4
      • senior visual effects supervisor
      • 2007
    • Nicole Kidman in The Stepford Wives (2004)
      The Stepford Wives
      5.4
      • visual effects consultant: Tippett Studio
      • 2004
    • Al Pacino and Emma Thompson in Angels in America (2003)
      Angels in America
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2003
    • Elizabeth Hurley and Brendan Fraser in Bedazzled (2000)
      Bedazzled
      6.1
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2000
    • Andy Garcia and Michael Keaton in Desperate Measures (1998)
      Desperate Measures
      6.1
      • visual effects plate supervisor: Boss Film Studios
      • 1998
    • Harrison Ford in Air Force One (1997)
      Air Force One
      6.5
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 1997
    • Turbulence (1997)
      Turbulence
      5.0
      • visual effects co-supervisor: Boss Film Studios
      • 1997
    • Michael Keaton and Andie MacDowell in Multiplicity (1996)
      Multiplicity
      6.1
      • visual effects supervisor: Boss Film Studios
      • 1996
    • Natasha Henstridge in Species (1995)
      Species
      5.9
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 1995
    • Tales from the Crypt (1989)
      Tales from the Crypt
      8.0
      TV Series
      • producer: opening sequence, Boss Film Studios
      • producer: opening sequence
      • 1989–1995
    • Alien³ (1992)
      Alien³
      6.4
      • visual effects produced by
      • visual effects supervisor: Boss Film Studios
      • 1992

    Producer

    • Billy Zane and John Kassir in Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
      Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
      6.7
      • producer: opening sequence
      • 1995
    • Tales from the Crypt (1989)
      Tales from the Crypt
      8.0
      TV Series
      • producer: opening sequence
      • 1994
    • The Gate to the Mind's Eye (1994)
      Journey to Technopia
      • executive producer
      • 1993
    • Solar Crisis (1990)
      Solar Crisis
      4.1
      • producer
      • 1990

    Special Effects

    • Willem Dafoe in Anamorph (2007)
      Anamorph
      5.4
      • special effects director (uncredited)
      • 2007
    • Solar Crisis (1990)
      Solar Crisis
      4.1
      • special effects (uncredited)
      • 1990
    • Star Trek (1966)
      Star Trek
      8.4
      TV Series
      • designer of the Companion (uncredited)
      • 1967
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:17
    Official Trailer
    Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
    Trailer 1:57
    Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
    Light & Magic (Italian Subtitled)
    Trailer 2:12
    Light & Magic (Italian Subtitled)

    Personal details

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      • Richard Edlund
    • Born
      • December 6, 1940
      • Fargo, North Dakota, USA
    • Other works
      Began his career working on the original Star Trek (1966) series.
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      • 1 Print Biography
      • 3 Interviews
      • 1 Article

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      Invented Pignose Amplifier.

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