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John Dykstra

John Dykstra

Maltin on Movies · Leonard Maltin

February 28, 20201h 10m

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Show Notes

Three-time Oscar winner John Dykstra may go down in history as the man who devised the Light Saber for Star Wars, but that's just one achievement in a lengthy career in visual effects. In fact, he helped usher in the modern era of fx and has adapted to digital sleight-of-hand…but he misses the scrappy days when he built actual models and then blew them up! His credits range from Spider-man and Stuart Little to Quentin Tarantino's last four films. Best of all, from Leonard and Jessie's point of view, he has retained his youthful enthusiasm and is exceptionally articulate about his work.