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John Dykstra

John Dykstra

John Charles Dykstra, A.S.C. (/ˈdaɪkstrə/; born June 3, 1947) is an American special effects artist, a pioneer in developing computers in filmmaking and a recipient of three Academy Awards, among many other awards and prizes. He was one of the original employees of Industrial Light & Magic, the special effects and computer graphics division of Lucasfilm. He is well known as the special effects lead on the original Star Wars, helping bring the original visuals for lightsabers, space battles between X-wings and TIE fighters, and Force powers to the screen. He also led special effects on many other movies, including Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, Stuart Little, X-Men: First Class, Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2.

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  • Inglourious Basterds

    Inglourious Basterds

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Designer

    Average Rating
    8.2
    23435 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 02, 2009
    16 years ago
  • Spider-Man

    Spider-Man

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Designer

    Average Rating
    7.3
    20047 votes
    Release Date
    May 01, 2002
    24 years ago
  • Spider-Man

    Spider-Man

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Supervisor

    Average Rating
    7.3
    20047 votes
    Release Date
    May 01, 2002
    24 years ago
  • Spider-Man 2

    Spider-Man 2

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Designer

    Average Rating
    7.3
    15860 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 25, 2004
    22 years ago
  • Spider-Man 2

    Spider-Man 2

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Supervisor

    Average Rating
    7.3
    15860 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 25, 2004
    22 years ago
  • Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Designer

    Average Rating
    7.4
    14304 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 24, 2019
    6 years ago
  • X-Men: Apocalypse

    X-Men: Apocalypse

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Supervisor

    Average Rating
    6.5
    13450 votes
    Release Date
    May 18, 2016
    10 years ago
  • X-Men: First Class

    X-Men: First Class

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Supervisor

    Average Rating
    7.3
    13222 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 01, 2011
    15 years ago
  • Kong: Skull Island

    Kong: Skull Island

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Supervisor

    Average Rating
    6.6
    10877 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 08, 2017
    9 years ago
  • Hancock

    Hancock

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Designer

    Average Rating
    6.4
    9967 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 01, 2008
    18 years ago
  • Hancock

    Hancock

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Supervisor

    Average Rating
    6.4
    9967 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 01, 2008
    18 years ago
  • Ghost in the Shell

    Ghost in the Shell

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Supervisor

    Average Rating
    6.1
    8354 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 29, 2017
    9 years ago
  • Batman Forever

    Batman Forever

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Supervisor

    Average Rating
    5.4
    5416 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 16, 1995
    31 years ago
  • Batman & Robin

    Batman & Robin

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects

    Average Rating
    4.4
    5248 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 20, 1997
    29 years ago
  • Stuart Little

    Stuart Little

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

    Average Rating
    6.1
    4519 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 17, 1999
    26 years ago
  • Stuart Little

    Stuart Little

    Department Directing

    Job Second Unit Director

    Average Rating
    6.1
    4519 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 17, 1999
    26 years ago
  • Dolittle

    Dolittle

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Supervisor

    Average Rating
    6.6
    3769 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 02, 2020
    6 years ago
  • Seventh Son

    Seventh Son

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Designer

    Average Rating
    5.5
    2579 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 12, 2014
    11 years ago
  • Star Trek: The Motion Picture

    Star Trek: The Motion Picture

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects

    Average Rating
    6.5
    1837 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 07, 1979
    47 years ago
  • Caddyshack

    Caddyshack

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Special Effects Supervisor

    Average Rating
    6.6
    1241 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 25, 1980
    46 years ago
  • Lifeforce

    Lifeforce

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects

    Average Rating
    6.2
    673 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 21, 1985
    41 years ago
  • My Stepmother Is an Alien

    My Stepmother Is an Alien

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Supervisor

    Average Rating
    5.7
    551 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 09, 1988
    37 years ago
  • Invaders from Mars

    Invaders from Mars

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Visual Effects Producer

    Average Rating
    5.6
    268 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 06, 1986
    40 years ago
  • Invaders from Mars

    Invaders from Mars

    Department Directing

    Job Second Unit Director

    Average Rating
    5.6
    268 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 06, 1986
    40 years ago
  • Battlestar Galactica

    Battlestar Galactica

    Department Production

    Job Producer

    Average Rating
    6.9
    200 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 25, 1978
    48 years ago
  • Avalanche Express

    Avalanche Express

    Department Crew

    Job Special Effects

    Average Rating
    4.7
    47 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 27, 1979
    47 years ago
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