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Richard L. Bennett

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Richard L. Bennett is known for Real Genius (1985), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and V: The Final Battle (1984).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Val Kilmer in Real Genius (1985)
    Real Genius
    6.9
    • Visual Effects(as Richard Bennett)
    • 1985
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    7.6
    • Visual Effects(as Richard Bennett)
    • 1977
    V: The Final Battle (1984)
    V: The Final Battle
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Visual Effects(as Richard Bennett)
    V (1984)
    V
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Visual Effects

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • The Pink Chiquitas (1986)
      The Pink Chiquitas
      4.0
      • visual effects supervisor (as Richard Bennet)
      • 1986
    • Val Kilmer in Real Genius (1985)
      Real Genius
      6.9
      • visual effects supervisor (as Richard Bennett)
      • 1985
    • V (1984)
      V
      7.3
      TV Series
      • optical effects consultant
      • 1984–1985
    • James Spader in Starcrossed (1985)
      Starcrossed
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • visual effects supervisor (as Richard Bennett)
      • 1985
    • V: The Final Battle (1984)
      V: The Final Battle
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • optical effects supervisor (as Richard Bennett)
      • 1984
    • Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
      Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
      6.5
      • special camera equipment: miniature & optical effects (as Richard Bennett)
      • 1979
    • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
      Close Encounters of the Third Kind
      7.6
      • special consultant (as Richard Bennett)
      • 1977

    Special Effects

    • John Corbett, Elisabeth Harnois, Carolyn McCormick, and John Pyper-Ferguson in The Osiris Chronicles (1998)
      The Osiris Chronicles
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • additional model photographer
      • 1998

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      • Richard Bennet

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