Phil Tippett
Known for: Visual Effects
Born: September 27, 1951
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
Inside the Federation
The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen
2017
Virus: Ghost in the Machine
1999
My Life In Monsters
2015
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019
Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman
2020
Worse Than the Demon
2013
Yub-Nub! The Forgotten Ewok Adventures
Jurassic Punk
2022
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
2024
A Celebration of Tenacity
2024
Why Dinosaurs?
2025
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
1997
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995
Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle
2020
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983
Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe
2002
The Creative Brain
2019
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
2001
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
2017
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007
Slice!
2022
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
1988
American Scary
2006
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
Piranha
1978
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
The Movies That Made Us
2019
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
2023
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
2022
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
2019
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
Star Wars
1977
Return of the Jedi
1983