
Phil Tippett
Visual Effects
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
2025Why Dinosaurs?
Self
2024Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
Self
2022Slice!
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2022Jurassic Punk
Self
2022In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
2020Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle
2020Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman
2019The Creative Brain
Self
2019Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Self
2017Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
Self
2016Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Self
2015Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Self
2013Worse Than the Demon
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2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
2011Return to Jurassic Park
Self
2008RKO Production 601: The Making of âKong, the Eighth Wonder of the Worldâ
Self
2007Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
2007Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Self
2006The Sci-Fi Boys
Self
2006American Scary
Himself
2006Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
2001Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
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