Phil Tippett
Department: Visual Effects
Biography
Phil Tippett is an American filmmaker and multi-award-winning visual effects supervisor and producer, specializing in creature design, stop-motion, and computerized character animation. Over his career, he has assisted ILM, DreamWorks, and his own company Tippet Studios, with his work appearing in movies such as the original Star Wars trilogy, Jurassic Park, and RoboCop.
Known For
Star Wars
1977
Piranha
1978
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983
Slice!
2022
Jurassic Punk
2022
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
1997
Inside the Federation
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The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen
2017
Virus: Ghost in the Machine
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Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
2024
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015
A Celebration of Tenacity
2024
My Life In Monsters
2015
Return of the Jedi
1983
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
2017
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
American Scary
2006
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
The Creative Brain
2019
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
2001
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
1988
Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle
2020
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman
2020
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Worse Than the Demon
2013
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
Why Dinosaurs?
2025
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
Yub-Nub! The Forgotten Ewok Adventures
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The Movies That Made Us
2019
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
2023
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
2022
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
2019
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022