John Dykstra Biography (1947-)

Full name, John C. Dykstra; born June 3, 1947, in Long Beach, CA; married Cass McCune, September 15, 1996. Addresses: Agent: The Gersh Agency, P.O.Box 25617, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Special effects designer, visual effects, recordist, director, producer
Birth Details
June 3, 1947
Long Beach, California, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • Special effects designer and special photographic effects, Silent Running, Universal, 1972
  • Special effects designer, special effects cinematographer, and special photographic effects supervisor, Star Wars (also known as Star Wars:Episode IV: A New Hope), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
  • Special effects designer, special effects supervisor, and producer, Battlestar Galactica, Universal, 1978
  • Special miniature effects designer, Avalanche Express, Twentieth Century- Fox, 1979
  • Special photographic effects supervisor, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Paramount, 1979
  • Special effects designer, Caddyshack, Warner Bros., 1980
  • Special effects designer (with Robert Shepherd, Roger Dorney, and Al Miller) and special visual effects producer, Firefox, Warner Bros., 1982
  • Special effects designer (with John Grant) and special visual effects, Lifeforce, TriStar, 1985
  • Special effects designer and second unit director, Invaders from Mars, Cannon, 1986
  • Special visual effects designer, Mac and Me, Orion, 1988
  • Special visual effects supervisor, My Stepmother Is an Alien, Columbia, 1988
  • Special effects director, The Unholy, Vestron, 1988
  • Special creative consultant, Spontaneous Combustion, Taurus, 1989
  • Visual effects head supervisor, Batman Forever (also known as Forever), Warner Bros., 1995
  • Visual effects, Batman & Robin, Warner Bros., 1997
  • Visual effects, Contact, Warner Bros., 1997
  • Foley recordist, The Assignment, 1997
  • Foley recordist, Little Men, 1998
  • Senior visual effects supervisor and second unit director, Stuart Little, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999
  • Foley recordist, The Highwayman, Sterling Home Entertainment, 1999
  • Foley recordist, A Friday Night Date (also known as Road Rage), 2000
  • Automatic dialogue replacement recordist, Going Back, 2001
  • Special effects supervisor and visual effects supervisor, Spider-Man, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2002
  • Television Work
  • Special effects and producer, Battlestar Galactica (pilot), ABC, 1978
  • Special effects designer, visual effects supervisor, and producer, Battlestar Galactica (series), ABC, 1978-1980
  • Special effects, Galactica 1980 (also known as Battlestar Galactica; series), 1980
  • Special effects designer, Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and theBionic Woman II (pilot), NBC, 1989
  • Special effects designer, Starflight One: The Plane That Couldn't Land (movie), ABC, 1983
  • Special visual effects, Alice in Wonderland (miniseries), 1985
  • Effects supervisor (Canada), Amerika (miniseries), 1987
  • Special effects supervisor, Out on a Limb (miniseries), 1987
  • Special effects, Something Is Out There (series), 1988
  • Special effects, Shivers (special), 1989
  • Assistance, The Astronomer (also known as Triple Play II; special), PBS, 1991
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • Masters of Fantasy: Joel Schumacher, Sci-Fi Channel, 1997
  • RECORDINGS
  • Video Games
  • Director, Sewer Shark, 1992
  • WRITINGS
  • Contributions to Periodicals
  • "Directing Effects," Back Stage, 4 19, 1985

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 4: Writers and Production Artists, St. James Press, 1996

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