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Rick Fichter

  • Visual Effects
  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Rick Fichter is known for Starship Troopers (1997), The Running Man (1987) and RoboCop (1987).
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)
    Starship Troopers
    7.3
    • Visual Effects
    • 1997
    Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Running Man (1987)
    The Running Man
    6.6
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1987
    Nancy Allen, Peter Weller, Miguel Ferrer, and Kurtwood Smith in RoboCop (1987)
    RoboCop
    7.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 1987
    Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
    8.3
    • Visual Effects
    • 1983

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Terminator Salvation (2009)
      Terminator Salvation
      6.5
      • special effects technician: Kerner Optical
      • 2009
    • Winona Ryder and Sigourney Weaver in Alien: Resurrection (1997)
      Alien: Resurrection
      6.2
      • miniature effects director of photography (as Big Harry Fichter, Little Mary Fichter)
      • 1997
    • Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)
      Starship Troopers
      7.3
      • visual effects director of photography: plate photography unit
      • 1997
    • The Arrival (1996)
      The Arrival
      6.2
      • visual effects consultant
      • 1996
    • Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
      Sleepless in Seattle
      6.8
      • visual effects supervisor: New York
      • 1993
    • Alien³ (1992)
      Alien³
      6.4
      • director of photography: alien puppet, Boss Film Studios
      • visual effects co-supervisor: Boss Film Studios
      • 1992
    • Peter Weller in RoboCop 2 (1990)
      RoboCop 2
      5.9
      • visual effects: robot monster crew (as Rick Fichter-Kikugawa)
      • 1990
    • Nancy Allen, Peter Weller, Miguel Ferrer, and Kurtwood Smith in RoboCop (1987)
      RoboCop
      7.6
      • plate photography: ED-209
      • 1987
    • Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis in Top Gun (1986)
      Top Gun
      7.0
      • director of photography: USFX
      • 1986
    • Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
      Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
      7.5
      • additional photography: ILM
      • 1984
    • Tess Harper, David Ambrose, John Beal, Candy Clark, Richard Fleischer, Robert Joy, Stephen F. Kesten, and Tony Roberts in Amityville 3-D (1983)
      Amityville 3-D
      4.2
      • optical effects crew
      • 1983
    • Ed Harris, Lance Henriksen, Dennis Quaid, Scott Glenn, Sam Shepard, Charles Frank, Scott Paulin, and Fred Ward in The Right Stuff (1983)
      The Right Stuff
      7.8
      • effects cameraman: USFX
      • 1983
    • Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
      Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
      8.3
      • effects cameraman: ILM
      • 1983
    • Heather O'Rourke in Poltergeist (1982)
      Poltergeist
      7.3
      • effects cameraman: ILM
      • 1982
    • Peter MacNicol and Caitlin Clarke in Dragonslayer (1981)
      Dragonslayer
      6.6
      • effects cameraman: ILM
      • 1981

    Cinematographer

    • Premonitions (2005)
      Premonitions
      6.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2005
    • Send Word, Bear Mother
      • Cinematographer
      • 2001
    • Don Johnson and Cheech Marin in Nash Bridges (1996)
      Nash Bridges
      6.8
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2000
    • Brown Sheep
      • Cinematographer
      • 1996
    • Adventures in Dinosaur City (1991)
      Adventures in Dinosaur City
      4.8
      • director of photography
      • 1991
    • Jeffrey Combs and Kathleen Kinmont in Bride of Re-Animator (1990)
      Bride of Re-Animator
      6.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 1990
    • Society (1989)
      Society
      6.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 1989

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo in Just Like Heaven (2005)
      Just Like Heaven
      6.7
      • camera operator: second unit (as Rick T. Fichter)
      • 2005
    • Tim Roth in Invincible (2001)
      Invincible
      6.4
      • director of photography: Monterey Bay Aquarium
      • 2001
    • Crying Freeman (1995)
      Crying Freeman
      6.4
      • director of photography: title sequence live action photography, Los Angeles
      • 1995
    • Peter Kaufman in China: The Wild East (1994)
      China: The Wild East
      • additional camera
      • 1994
    • Bill Pullman in The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
      The Serpent and the Rainbow
      6.4
      • director of photography: Colossal Pictures / USFX
      • 1988
    • The Telephone (1988)
      The Telephone
      4.1
      • best boy electric
      • 1988
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Running Man (1987)
      The Running Man
      6.6
      • director of photography: Colossal Pictures / USFX
      • 1987
    • From 'Star Wars' to 'Jedi': The Making of a Saga (1983)
      From 'Star Wars' to 'Jedi': The Making of a Saga
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • additional photographer
      • 1983
    • SP FX: Special Effects - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
      SP FX: Special Effects - The Empire Strikes Back
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • additional photographer
      • 1980
    • Choking: To Save a Life (1977)
      Choking: To Save a Life
      3.2
      Short
      • photography
      • 1977

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    • Alternative names
      • Big Harry Fichter

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