John Charles Dykstra, is an American special effects artist, pioneer in the development of the use of computers in filmmaking and recipient of three Academy Awards, he also led special effects on many other movies, including which 1997 American superhero film based on the DC Comics characters Batman and Robin?
John Dykstra John Charles Dykstra, A.S.C. (born June 3, 1947 in Long Beach, California, United States) is an American special effects artist, pioneer in the development of the use of computers in filmmaking and recipient of three Academy Awards, among many other awards and prizes. He was one of the original founders of Industrial Light & Magic, the special effects and computer graphics division of Lucasfilm. He is well known as the special effects lead on the original "Star Wars", helping bring the original visuals for lightsabers, space battles between X-wings and TIE fighters, and Force powers to the screen. He also led special effects on many other movies, including "Batman Forever", "Batman and Robin", "Stuart Little", "", "Spider-Man" and "Spider-Man 2".
Hercules (franchise) Hercules is a Disney media franchise comprising a film series and additional merchandise, starting with the 1997 animated Disney feature of the same name, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker.