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