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Phil Tippett

Visual Effects

Phil Tippett

EN, FR cinema · 84 credits

Born

27 September 1951 (age 75)

Birthplace

Berkeley, California

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

Filmography

Inside the Federation

Inside the Federation

EN10.0

as Self

Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb poster

Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb

ENNot rated

as Self

Fleshing Out the Hollow Man poster

Fleshing Out the Hollow Man

ENNot rated

as Self

YUB-NUB! The Forgotten Ewok Adventures poster

YUB-NUB! The Forgotten Ewok Adventures

ENNot rated

as SELF

Sentinel

Sentinel

ENNot rated

Director

Walking with Animators poster

Walking with Animators

FR · 2026Not rated

as Self

Why Dinosaurs? poster

Why Dinosaurs?

EN · 2025Not rated

as Self

Dead Souls poster

Dead Souls

EN · 20257.0

Visual Effects

Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals poster

Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals

EN · 2024Not rated

as Self, Thanks

A Celebration of Tenacity

2024

A Celebration of Tenacity

EN · 2024Not rated

as Self

Slice! poster

Slice!

EN · 2022Not rated

as Phil

Jurassic Punk poster

Jurassic Punk

EN · 20226.7

as Self

In Search of Tomorrow poster

In Search of Tomorrow

EN · 20226.8

as Self - Interviewee

Mad God poster

Mad God

EN · 20216.8

Director, Producer, Cinematography, Character Designer, Special Effects, Visual Effects Supervisor, Writer, Production Design

Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle poster

Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle

FR · 20206.2

Actor

Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman poster

Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman

EN · 2020Not rated

Actor

The Creative Brain poster

The Creative Brain

EN · 20197.2

as Self

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters poster

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

EN · 20197.6

as Self

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom poster

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

EN · 20186.5

Visual Effects

Mad God: Part 3 poster

Mad God: Part 3

EN · 20186.2

Director

The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen

2017

The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen

EN · 201710.0

as Himself

Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' poster

Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'

EN · 20177.0

as Self

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey poster

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

EN · 20167.1

as Self

Mad God: Part 2 poster

Mad God: Part 2

EN · 20167.0

Director, Producer

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex poster

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

FR · 20157.2

as Self

My Life In Monsters

2015

My Life In Monsters

EN · 2015Not rated

as Himself

Jurassic World poster

Jurassic World

EN · 20156.7

Visual Effects

Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

EN · 20157.2

Animation

Mad God: Part 1 poster

Mad God: Part 1

EN · 20146.3

Music, Director, Producer

Worse Than the Demon poster

Worse Than the Demon

EN · 20137.0

as himself

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan poster

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

EN · 20127.4

as Self

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 poster

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

EN · 20126.5

Visual Effects Supervisor

Return to Jurassic Park poster

Return to Jurassic Park

EN · 20116.6

as Self

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 poster

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

EN · 20116.2

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse poster

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

EN · 20106.2

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

MutantLand poster

MutantLand

EN · 20105.7

Writer, Director

The Twilight Saga: New Moon poster

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

EN · 20096.0

Visual Effects Supervisor

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” poster

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

EN · 20088.0

as Self

The Spiderwick Chronicles poster

The Spiderwick Chronicles

EN · 20086.7

Animation Supervisor

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 poster

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

EN · 20076.0

as Self

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 poster

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

EN · 20076.2

as Self

The Sci-Fi Boys poster

The Sci-Fi Boys

EN · 20067.0

as Self

American Scary poster

American Scary

EN · 20067.5

as Himself

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet poster

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

EN · 20064.8

as Self

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection poster

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

EN · 20058.0

as Self

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy poster

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

EN · 20047.6

as Self

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation poster

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation

EN · 20044.5

Director, Co-Producer

Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe poster

Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe

EN · 2002Not rated

as Self

Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' poster

Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'

EN · 20017.8

as Himself

Evolution poster

Evolution

EN · 20016.1

Visual Effects Supervisor

My Favorite Martian poster

My Favorite Martian

EN · 19995.7

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Haunting poster

The Haunting

EN · 19995.5

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Making of 'DragonHeart' poster

The Making of 'DragonHeart'

EN · 19977.3

as Self

Starship Troopers poster

Starship Troopers

EN · 19977.1

Co-Producer, Visual Effects Supervisor

Tremors 2: Aftershocks poster

Tremors 2: Aftershocks

EN · 19966.3

CGI Supervisor

DragonHeart poster

DragonHeart

EN · 19966.6

Creature Design

The Making of 'Jurassic Park' poster

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

EN · 19957.3

as Self

Three Wishes poster

Three Wishes

EN · 19956.3

Visual Effects Supervisor

Jurassic Park poster

Jurassic Park

EN · 19938.0

Visual Effects

Coneheads poster

Coneheads

EN · 19935.5

Animation

RoboCop 3 poster

RoboCop 3

EN · 19934.9

Visual Effects

RoboCop 2 poster

RoboCop 2

EN · 19906.0

Associate Producer, Visual Effects

Willow: The Making of an Adventure poster

Willow: The Making of an Adventure

EN · 19887.3

as Self - Visual Effects

Willow poster

Willow

EN · 19887.0

Visual Effects

RoboCop poster

RoboCop

EN · 19877.4

Associate Producer, Visual Effects

House II: The Second Story poster

House II: The Second Story

EN · 19875.6

Visual Effects

Howard the Duck poster

Howard the Duck

EN · 19865.5

Visual Effects, Creature Design

The Golden Child poster

The Golden Child

EN · 19865.9

Visual Effects

Dinosaur! poster

Dinosaur!

EN · 19857.5

Special Effects

Dinosaur! poster

Dinosaur!

EN · 1985Not rated

Director, Visual Effects Supervisor

Prehistoric Beast poster

Prehistoric Beast

EN · 19847.2

Director

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom poster

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

EN · 19847.3

Visual Effects

The Ewok Adventure poster

The Ewok Adventure

EN · 19845.8

Special Effects

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga poster

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

EN · 19837.4

as Self

Return of the Jedi poster

Return of the Jedi

EN · 19837.9

as Rancor, Makeup Designer, Creature Design

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi poster

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

EN · 19838.8

as Self

Dragonslayer poster

Dragonslayer

EN · 19816.6

Visual Effects

The Making of The Empire Strikes Back poster

The Making of The Empire Strikes Back

EN · 19808.0

as Self

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back poster

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

EN · 19808.2

as Self

The Empire Strikes Back poster

The Empire Strikes Back

EN · 19808.4

Animation, Makeup Effects

Piranha poster

Piranha

EN · 19786.0

as Scuba Diver (uncredited), Creature Design

Star Wars poster

Star Wars

EN · 19778.2

as Cantina Alien (uncredited), Animation

The Crater Lake Monster poster

The Crater Lake Monster

EN · 19774.0

Visual Effects

A Sound of Thunder poster

A Sound of Thunder

EN · 1973Not rated

Special Effects