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Art Department:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. Finding the Future: A Science Fiction Conversation (2004) (V) (painter)
   
   
2. Back to the Future... The Ride (1991) (conceptual artist) (uncredited)
3. Nightbreed (1990) (conceptual artist)
   ... aka Clive Barker's Nightbreed (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
   
   
4. *batteries not included (1987) (conceptual artist)
5. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) (visual consultant)
6. Cocoon (1985) (conceptual artist)
7. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) (conceptual artist)
   ... aka Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi (USA: video box title)
8. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) (scenic artist/spaceship designer)
   ... aka E.T. (USA: short title)
   ... aka E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary (USA: longer version)
9. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (design consultant and conceptual artist)
   ... aka Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (USA: video box title)
   ... aka The Empire Strikes Back (USA: short title)
   
   
10. The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) (TV) (illustrator)
    ... aka The 'Star Wars' Christmas Special (USA: unauthorized video title)
11. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) (conceptual artwork) (uncredited)
    ... aka CE3K (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka The Special Edition: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (USA: reissue title)
12. Star Wars (1977) (production illustrator)
    ... aka La guerra de las estrellas (USA: Spanish title)
    ... aka Star Wars IV: A New Hope (USA: video box title)
    ... aka Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (USA: reissue title (new title))
    

Visual Effects:

• 1980s
• 1970s

1. Discovery (1986) (visual effects)
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (illustrator: ILM)
   ... aka Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (South Africa: English title: DVD box title) (USA: video title)
3. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (matte artist: miniature and optical effects unit)
   ... aka Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (USA: video box title)
   ... aka The Empire Strikes Back (USA: short title)
   
   
4. Battlestar Galactica (1978) (TV) (effects illustration and design)
5. Star Wars (1977) (planet and satellite artist: miniature and optical effects unit)
   ... aka La guerra de las estrellas (USA: Spanish title)
   ... aka Star Wars IV: A New Hope (USA: video box title)
   ... aka Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (USA: reissue title (new title))
   

Miscellaneous Crew:

• 1990s
• 1980s

1. Nightbreed (1990) (title sequence designer)
   ... aka Clive Barker's Nightbreed (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
   
   
2. *batteries not included (1987) (spaceship designer)
   

Actor:

1. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (uncredited) .... General McQuarrie
   ... aka Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (USA: video box title)
   ... aka The Empire Strikes Back (USA: short title)
   

Thanks:

1. The Characters of 'Star Wars' (2004) (V) (special thanks)
2. Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) (TV) (special thanks)
   

Self:

• 2000s
• 1990s

1. The Characters of 'Star Wars' (2004) (V) .... Himself - Production Illustrator
2. Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) (TV) .... Himself - Conceptual Artist
3. Sentient Machines: Robotic Behavior (2004) (V) .... Himself
4. Ralph McQuarrie: Illustrator (2002) (V) .... Himself
5. The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) (V) .... Himself
   
   
6. The Making of 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' (1996) (V)
   ... aka E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial - A Look Back (USA: cut version)