Phil Tippett
Born in Berkeley, California — Sep 27 1951
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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.
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Phil Tippett's Credits
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Star Wars
Cantina Alien (uncredited)
The Mandalorian
Crew
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Visual Effects
The Empire Strikes Back
Visual Effects
Jurassic World
Visual Effects
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Visual Effects
The Movies That Made Us
Self
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Visual Effects
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Visual Effects
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self
Jurassic Park
Visual Effects
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Visual Effects
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Visual Effects
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Visual Effects
RoboCop
Production
Starship Troopers
Production
Return of the Jedi
Rancor
The Real History of Science Fiction
Self
Willow
Visual Effects
Evolution
Visual Effects
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Visual Effects
The Haunting
Visual Effects
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
Self
Coneheads
Visual Effects
RoboCop 2
Production
Howard the Duck
Visual Effects
DragonHeart
Visual Effects
RoboCop 3
Visual Effects
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
Crew
The Golden Child
Visual Effects
American Scary
Himself
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
Self - Miniature & Optical Effects Unit
Mad God
Directing
Piranha
Scuba Diver (uncredited)
Dragonslayer
Visual Effects
Return to Jurassic Park
Self
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
Directing
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Self
The Ewok Adventure
Crew
My Favorite Martian
Visual Effects
The Sci-Fi Boys
Self
Three Wishes
Visual Effects
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Self
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
Jurassic Punk
Self
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
Self
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Self
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
Self
Dead Souls
Visual Effects
The Creative Brain
Self
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
Self
Why Dinosaurs?
Self
Dinosaur!
Crew
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
Self - Visual Effects
House II: The Second Story
Visual Effects
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Self
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
Self
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
Himself
The Crater Lake Monster
Visual Effects
Slice!
Phil
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
Self
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Self
Inside the Federation
Self
Mad God: Part 1
Sound
A Celebration of Tenacity
Self
Yub-Nub! The Forgotten Ewok Adventures
MutantLand
Writing
Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman
Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle
Dinosaur!
Directing
Prehistoric Beast
Directing
Virus: Ghost in the Machine
Self
Mad God: Part 2
Directing
Worse Than the Demon
himself
My Life In Monsters
Himself
A Sound of Thunder
Crew
Sentinel
Directing
Mad God: Part 3
Directing
The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen
Himself