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John Dykstra(I)

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John Dykstra
John Dykstra was born on 3 June 1947 in Long Beach, California, USA. He is a producer, known for Spider-Man 2 (2004), Lifeforce - L'étoile du mal (1985) and Spider-Man (2002). He is married to Catherine Louise Mccune. They have one child.
BornJune 3, 1947
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BornJune 3, 1947
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    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 14 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Known for

    Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina, and Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 2 (2004)
    Spider-Man 2
    7.5
    • Visual Effects
    • 2004
    Mathilda May in Lifeforce - L'étoile du mal (1985)
    Lifeforce - L'étoile du mal
    6.1
    • Visual Effects
    • 1985
    Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man (2002)
    Spider-Man
    7.4
    • Visual Effects
    • 2002
    Star Wars: Épisode IV - Un nouvel espoir (1977)
    Star Wars: Épisode IV - Un nouvel espoir
    8.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 1977

    Credits

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    Visual Effects



    • Chip in Argylle (2024)
      Argylle
      5.6
      • Visual Effects Consultant
      • 2024
    • Warden Wayne, Max Fox, Sean Thomas Reid, Moriah Brooklyn, and Tuyen Powell in Spider-Man: Lotus (2023)
      Spider-Man: Lotus
      3.1
      • production visual effects supervisor
      • 2023
    • Le Voyage du Dr Dolittle (2020)
      Le Voyage du Dr Dolittle
      5.6
      • production visual effects supervisor
      • 2020
    • Sophie Turner in X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
      X-Men: Dark Phoenix
      5.7
      • production visual effects consultant
      • 2019
    • Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio in Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood (2019)
      Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood
      7.6
      • production visual effects designer
      • 2019
    • Zachary Levi in Shazam! (2019)
      Shazam!
      7.0
      • additional visual effects supervisor: MPC
      • 2019
    • Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell (2017)
      Ghost in the Shell
      6.3
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2017
    • Kong: Skull Island (2017)
      Kong: Skull Island
      6.7
      • additional visual effects supervisor
      • 2017
    • Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Evan Peters, Olivia Munn, Jennifer Lawrence, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, and Ben Hardy in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
      X-Men: Apocalypse
      6.8
      • production visual effects designer
      • 2016
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, Bruce Dern, Demián Bichir, and Walton Goggins in Les 8 Salopards (2015)
      Les 8 Salopards
      7.8
      • production visual effects designer
      • 2015
    • Julianne Moore, Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, and Alicia Vikander in Le septième fils (2014)
      Le septième fils
      5.5
      • production visual effects supervisor
      • visual effects designer
      • 2014
    • Godzilla (2014)
      Godzilla
      6.4
      • additional visual effects designer
      • 2014
    • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained (2012)
      Django Unchained
      8.5
      • visual effects designer
      • 2012
    • Kevin Bacon, Jason Flemyng, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Lucas Till, Jennifer Lawrence, and Zoë Kravitz in X-Men : Le Commencement (2011)
      X-Men : Le Commencement
      7.7
      • visual effects production designer
      • 2011
    • Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
      Inglourious Basterds
      8.4
      • visual effects designer
      • 2009

    Producer



    • Noah Hathaway, Lorne Greene, Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch, Maren Jensen, and Laurette Spang in Galactica (1978)
      Galactica
      7.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1978
    • Galactica: La bataille de l'espace (1978)
      Galactica: La bataille de l'espace
      6.8
      • producer
      • 1978

    Special Effects



    • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
      CBS Summer Playhouse
      6.4
      TV Series
      • special effects creative consultant
      • 1989
    • Mac et moi (1988)
      Mac et moi
      3.4
      • special visual effects: Apogee
      • 1988

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • John C. Dykstra
    • Height
      • 1.93 m
    • Born
      • June 3, 1947
      • Long Beach, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Catherine Louise Mccune? - present (1 child)
    • Children
      • Chloe Frances Dykstra
    • Parents
        John Dale Dykstra
    • Relatives
        Janet Lee Dykstra(Sibling)
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      • 1 Interview

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      For Star Wars: Épisode IV - Un nouvel espoir (1977) he designed and built the first computer-controlled motion control system. This system was dubbed the "Dykstraflex."
    • Quotes
      [on becoming a producer on Galactica (1978)] It all boils down to who actually does the work, because the titles don't really mean a thing, other than that you can drive your car on the lot, because the producers can drive and everybody else has to have a Teamster.

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    • How old is John Dykstra?
      78 years old
    • When was John Dykstra born?
      June 3, 1947
    • Where was John Dykstra born?
      Long Beach, California, USA
    • What is John Dykstra's birth name?
      John Charles Dykstra
    • How tall is John Dykstra?
      6 feet 4 inches, or 1.93 meters

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