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John Dykstra
Visual Effects
03 Jun 1947 (78 years)
Long Beach, California, USA
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 betwe...
Also Known As
John Charles Dykstra, John C. Dykstra
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John Dykstra's Movies
66%
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
12 Nov 2010
70%
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
14 Jun 1995
56%
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
20 Apr 2002
80%
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
09 Sept 2011
60%
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
23 Oct 2007
45%
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
14 Nov 2006
70%
Clint Eastwood: Director
01 Jan 1982
70%
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
14 Nov 2006
70%
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
25 Oct 2005
0%
8 Arms to Hold You
30 Nov 2004
0%
Stuart Little: Making It Big
01 Jan 1999
0%
The Making Of Lifeforce
01 Jan 1985
