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John Charles Dykstra, John C. Dykstra
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Dykstra, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1947-06-03
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Visual Effects
- star Popularity: 2.8
- info Birth Place Long Beach, California, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by John Dykstra
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Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
1995-07-10
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Clint Eastwood: Director
1982-01-01
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Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006-11-14
7
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
2005-10-25
0
8 Arms to Hold You
2004-11-30
7.5
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
2011-09-09
6.7
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010-11-12
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Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007-10-23
4.5
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006-11-14
5
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
2002-04-20
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Stuart Little: Making It Big
1999-01-01
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Sciography
2000-07-16
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The Oscars
1953-03-19
6.9
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
2021-11-05
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Avalanche Express
1979-09-27
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Hancock
2008-07-01
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Battlestar Galactica
1978-09-16
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Stuart Little
1999-12-17
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Stuart Little
1999-12-17
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My Stepmother Is an Alien
1988-12-09
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979-12-07
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Batman & Robin
1997-06-20
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Kong: Skull Island
2017-03-08
6.9
Caddyshack
1980-07-25
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Seventh Son
2014-12-12
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Spider-Man 2
2004-06-25
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Spider-Man
2002-05-01
6.9
Invaders from Mars
1986-06-06
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Lifeforce
1985-06-21
6.9
Ghost in the Shell
2017-03-29
6.9
Spider-Man 2
2004-06-25
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Spider-Man
2002-05-01
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X-Men: First Class
2011-06-01
6.9
Hancock
2008-07-01
6.9
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019-07-24
6.9
Inglourious Basterds
2009-08-02
6.9
Batman Forever
1995-06-16
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X-Men: Apocalypse
2016-05-18
6.9
Invaders from Mars
1986-06-06