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Boss Film Studios was a prominent American visual effects company, founded by visual effects veteran Richard Edlund after his departure from Industrial Light and Magic, producing visual effects for over thirty films from 1983 to 1997. [1]
Jul 25, 2017 · When Wolfgang Petersen's Air Force One was released 20 years ago this week in 1997, it would be one of Boss Film Studios' very last visual effects projects before founder Richard Edlund shut the effects company's doors.
In 1983, following the completion of Return of the Jedi, Edlund set up his own effects company, Boss Films, whose credits include Ghostbusters, Big Trouble in Little China, Die Hard, The Hunt for Red October, Cliffhanger, Outbreak and Air Force One.
YearTitleContributionDirector2015VFX supervisor2012VFX supervisor2012VFX supervisor2007VFX supervisorOct 20, 2024 · Boss Film Studios emerged during a transformative time for the visual effects industry. Its founder, Richard Edlund, was already a legend in the field, having earned four Academy Awards for his work on the original Star Wars trilogy and Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Aug 7, 2023 · Soon enough, a crack troupe of prior collaborators joined Edlund’s newly named Boss Film Studios. The studio flourished for 15 years, producing visual effects for 30 films including Ghostbusters , Die Hard , True Lies , Waterworld, Air Force One and Starship Troopers .
Jul 17, 2021 · In order for multiple Michael Keatons to appear on screen at the same time, the filmmakers needed to develop an efficient ‘twinning’ effects solution. For that they turned to Richard Edlund’s Boss Film Studios.
Jan 8, 2024 · In between, Edlund founded his own VFX studio, Boss Films, which curated state-of-the-art visual effects for Big Trouble in Little China, The Hunt for Red October and Cliffhanger.
