John Dykstra
Actor
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 Little, X-Men: First Class, Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2.
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Filmography
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor 1995
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
as Self 2002
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
as Self 2011
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
as Self 2007
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
as Self 2006
Clint Eastwood: Director
as Self 1982
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
as Self 2006
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
as Self 2005
8 Arms to Hold You
as Self 2004
Stuart Little: Making It Big
as Self 1999