John Dykstra
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- June 3, 1947, Long Beach, California, USA
- Movies
- 15
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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Best-Known Movies
Battlestar Galactica
1978
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
1995
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
2002
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
2011
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
2005
Filmography
| 2022 | In Search of Tomorrow | Self |
| 2011 | Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class | Self |
| 2010 | Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible | Self |
| 2007 | Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 | Self |
| 2007 | Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 | Self |
| 2006 | Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon | Self |
| 2006 | Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet | Self |
| 2005 | The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz | Self |
| 2004 | 8 Arms to Hold You | Self |
| 2002 | Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' | Self |
| 1999 | Stuart Little: Making It Big | Self |
| 1995 | Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever? | Self - Visual Effects Supervisor |
| 1985 | The Making Of Lifeforce | Self |
| 1982 | Clint Eastwood: Director | Self |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1978 | Battlestar Galactica | Producer |
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