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Phil Tippett

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.

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Visual Effects

1977

[ ] Star Wars (Animation)
[ ] The Crater Lake Monster (Visual Effects)

1978

[ ] Piranha (Creature Design)

1980

[ ] The Empire Strikes Back (Animation)

1981

[ ] Dragonslayer (Visual Effects)

1983

[ ] Return of the Jedi (Creature Design)

1984

[ ] Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Visual Effects)

1985

[ ] Dinosaur! (Visual Effects Supervisor)

1986

[ ] Howard the Duck (Visual Effects)
[ ] Howard the Duck (Creature Design)
[ ] The Golden Child (Visual Effects)

1987

[ 10/10 ] RoboCop (Visual Effects)
[ 4/10 ] House II: The Second Story (Visual Effects)

1988

[ ] Willow (Visual Effects)

1990

[ 4/10 ] RoboCop 2 (Visual Effects)

1993

[ ] Jurassic Park (Visual Effects)
[ ] Coneheads (Animation)
[ ] RoboCop 3 (Visual Effects)

1995

[ ] Three Wishes (Visual Effects Supervisor)

1996

[ ] DragonHeart (Creature Design)

1997

[ ] Starship Troopers (Visual Effects Supervisor)

1999

[ ] My Favorite Martian (Visual Effects Supervisor)
[ W ] The Haunting (Visual Effects Supervisor)

2001

[ ] Evolution (Visual Effects Supervisor)

2008

[ ] The Spiderwick Chronicles (Animation Supervisor)

2009

[ ] The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Visual Effects Supervisor)

2010

[ ] The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Senior Visual Effects Supervisor)

2011

[ ] The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (Senior Visual Effects Supervisor)

2012

[ ] The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (Visual Effects Supervisor)

2015

[ ] Jurassic World (Visual Effects)
[ 6/10 ] Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Animation)

2018

[ ] Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (Visual Effects)

2021

[ W ] Mad God (Character Designer)
[ W ] Mad God (Visual Effects Supervisor)

2025

[ ] Dead Souls (Visual Effects)

Directing

1985

[ ] Prehistoric Beast (Director)
[ ] Dinosaur! (Director)

2004

[ ] Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (Director)

2010

[ ] MutantLand (Director)

2014

[ ] Mad God: Part 1 (Director)

2016

[ ] Mad God: Part 2 (Director)

2018

[ ] Mad God: Part 3 (Director)

2021

[ W ] Mad God (Director)

????

[ ] Sentinel (Director)

Production

1987

[ 10/10 ] RoboCop (Associate Producer)

1990

[ 4/10 ] RoboCop 2 (Associate Producer)

1997

[ ] Starship Troopers (Co-Producer)

2004

[ ] Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (Co-Producer)

2014

[ ] Mad God: Part 1 (Producer)

2016

[ ] Mad God: Part 2 (Producer)

2021

[ W ] Mad God (Producer)

Crew

1973

[ ] A Sound of Thunder (Special Effects)

1980

[ ] The Empire Strikes Back (Makeup Effects)

1984

[ ] The Ewok Adventure (Special Effects)

1985

[ ] Dinosaur! (Special Effects)

1996

[ ] Tremors 2: Aftershocks (CGI Supervisor)

2021

[ W ] Mad God (Cinematography)
[ W ] Mad God (Special Effects)

2024

[ ] Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals (Thanks)

Sound

2014

[ ] Mad God: Part 1 (Music)

Writing

2010

[ ] MutantLand (Writer)

2021

[ W ] Mad God (Writer)

Art

2021

[ W ] Mad God (Production Design)

Costume & Make-Up

1983

[ ] Return of the Jedi (Makeup Designer)

Actor

1977

[ ] Star Wars (Cantina Alien (uncredited))

1978

[ ] Piranha (Scuba Diver (uncredited))

1980

[ ] The Making of The Empire Strikes Back (Self)

1983

[ ] From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga (Self)
[ ] Return of the Jedi (Rancor)
[ ] Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (Self)

1988

[ ] Willow: The Making of an Adventure (Self - Visual Effects)

1995

[ ] The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (Self)

1997

[ ] The Making of 'DragonHeart' (Self)

2001

[ ] Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' (Himself)

2004

[ ] Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (Self)

2005

[ ] Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (Self)

2006

[ ] The Sci-Fi Boys (Self)
[ ] American Scary (Himself)
[ ] Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (Self)

2007

[ ] Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (Self)

2008

[ ] RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” (Self)

2011

[ ] Return to Jurassic Park (Self)

2012

[ ] Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (Self)

2013

[ ] Worse Than the Demon (himself)

2015

[ ] Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (Self)
[ ] My Life In Monsters (Himself)

2016

[ ] Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey (Self)

2017

[ ] The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen (Himself)
[ ] Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' (Self)

2019

[ ] The Creative Brain (Self)
[ ] Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters (Self)

2020

[ ] Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle (????)
[ ] Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman (????)

2022

[ ] Slice! (Phil)
[ ] Jurassic Punk (Self)
[ ] In Search of Tomorrow (Self - Interviewee)

2024

[ ] Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals (Self)
[ ] A Celebration of Tenacity (Self)

2025

[ ] Why Dinosaurs? (Self)

????

[ ] Inside the Federation (Self)
[ ] Virus: Ghost in the Machine (Self)
[ ] Yub-Nub! The Forgotten Ewok Adventures (????)