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John Dykstra

John Dykstra
  • Name: John Dykstra
  • Birthday: 1947-06-03
  • Also known as: John Charles Dykstra,John C. Dykstra
  • Place of birth: Long Beach, California, USA
  • Popularity: 0.161
Biography: 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... Read More

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Title Release date
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class 2011-09-09
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible   as  Self 2010-11-12
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001   as  Self 2007-10-23
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet   as  Self 2006-11-14
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon   as  Self 2006-11-14
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz   as  Self 2005-10-25
8 Arms to Hold You   as  Self 2004-11-30
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'   as  Self 2002-04-20
Stuart Little: Making It Big   as  Self 1999-01-01
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?   as  Self - Visual Effects Supervisor 1995-07-10
Clint Eastwood: Director   as  Himself 1982-01-01