Phil Tippett
Visual Effects
Born September 27, 1951
From Berkeley, California
Biography
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 m...
Filmography
Why Dinosaurs?
Self
2025
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A Celebration of Tenacity
Self
2024
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
Self
2024
Jurassic Punk
Self
20226.7
Slice!
Phil
2022
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
20226.6
Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle
20206.2
Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman
2020
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Self
20197.5
The Creative Brain
Self
20197.2
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The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen
Himself
201710.0
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
Self
20177.0
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Self
20167.0
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My Life In Monsters
Himself
2015
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Self
20157.2
Worse Than the Demon
himself
20137.0
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
20127.4
Return to Jurassic Park
Self
20116.6
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Self
20088.0
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
20076.0
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Self
20076.2
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
20064.5
American Scary
Himself
20067.5
The Sci-Fi Boys
Self
20067.0
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
20058.0
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
20047.6
Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe
Self
2002
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
Himself
20017.8
Virus: Ghost in the Machine
Self
1999
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
Self
19977.3
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Self
19957.3
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
Self - Visual Effects
19887.3
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
Self
19837.4
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Self
19838.9
Return of the Jedi
Rancor
19837.9
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
Self
19808.0
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Self
19808.3
Piranha
Scuba Diver (uncredited)
19786.0
Star Wars
Cantina Alien (uncredited)
19778.2
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Inside the Federation
Self
N/A10.0
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
Self
N/A
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man
Self
N/A