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Phil Tippett

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American film director

United StatesDirectorsBorn 1951 · age 75
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Phil Tippett is an American animator, visual effects supervisor and producer, and filmmaker. Over his career, he has assisted Industrial Light & Magic and DreamWorks, and in 1984 formed his own company, Tippett Studio.

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Phil Tippett
said · Aug 24, 2021
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I keep up on the news, and there's all this noise out there, with all of the media and people on their phones all the time.

Fantasia 2021 Interview: Director and FX Legend Phil Tippett on the 30-Year Journey of Making MAD GOD (August 24, 2021)

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Filmography 40

Star Wars1977 · ★ 8.2
Return of the Jedi1983 · ★ 7.9
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation2004 · ★ 4.5
Piranha1978 · ★ 6.0
Mad God2021 · ★ 6.8
Return to Jurassic Park2011 · ★ 6.6
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy2004 · ★ 7.8
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey2016
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan2012
The Creative Brain2019
In Search of Tomorrow2022
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex2015
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'1995
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga1983
Jurassic Punk2022
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back1980
The Sci-Fi Boys2006
MutantLand2010
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi1983
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters2019
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 20012007
Prehistoric Beast1984
Willow: The Making of an Adventure1988
American Scary2006
Mad God: Part 12014
Mad God: Part 22016
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back1980
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 20012007
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'2001
Mad God: Part 32018
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection2005
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet2006
The Making of 'DragonHeart'1997
Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle2020
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”2008
Inside the Federation
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'2017
Worse Than the Demon2013
The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen2017
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man

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Television 6

The Movies That Made Us2019
LIGHT & MAGIC2022
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs2019
The Real History of Science Fiction2014
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop2023
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars2022

Awards 3

2023Sitges Grand Honorary Award
1994Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
1984Special Achievement Academy Award

Connected to Phil 6

Paul VerhoevenAlso in Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' (2001)Maila NurmiAlso in American Scary (2006)Brenda StrongAlso in Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004)Eric BraedenAlso in Piranha (1978)Anthony DanielsAlso in Star Wars (1977)Deep RoyAlso in Return of the Jedi (1983)

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
living
Dates
Born 1951 · age 75
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14 languages

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