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Neil Swan

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Neil Swan is known for Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) and Alien (1979). He died in July 2009.
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Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
8.7
  • Special Effects
  • 1980
Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Michael Byrne, Alison Doody, and John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
8.2
  • Special Effects(as Neil Swann)
  • 1989
Alien (1979)
Alien
8.5
  • Special Effects
  • 1979
Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito, and Kathleen Turner in The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
The Jewel of the Nile
6.1
  • Special Effects
  • 1985

Credits

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  • Mel Gibson in Braveheart (1995)
    Braveheart
    8.3
    • special effects senior technician
    • 1995
  • Michael Caine, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, and Steve Whitmire in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
    The Muppet Christmas Carol
    7.8
    • senior special effects technician (as Neil Swann)
    • 1992
  • Uma Thurman, Patrick Bergin, Jürgen Prochnow, Edward Fox, and Jeroen Krabbé in Robin Hood (1991)
    Robin Hood
    5.7
    • special effects technician
    • 1991
  • Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Michael Byrne, Alison Doody, and John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
    8.2
    • senior special effects technician (as Neil Swann)
    • 1989
  • Slipstream (1989)
    Slipstream
    4.7
    • senior special effects technician
    • 1989
  • Michael Caine, Lysette Anthony, and Ben Kingsley in Without a Clue (1988)
    Without a Clue
    6.9
    • special effects senior technician
    • 1988
  • Peter Falk and Fred Savage in The Princess Bride (1987)
    The Princess Bride
    8.0
    • special effects technician
    • 1987
  • Sky Bandits (1986)
    Sky Bandits
    4.7
    • special effects department
    • 1986
  • Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito, and Kathleen Turner in The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
    The Jewel of the Nile
    6.1
    • special effects
    • 1985
  • Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and Tim Curry in Legend (1985)
    Legend
    6.3
    • effects technician
    • 1985
  • Noah Hathaway, Sydney Bromley, Alan Oppenheimer, Tilo Prückner, and Deep Roy in The NeverEnding Story (1984)
    The NeverEnding Story
    7.3
    • senior special effects technician
    • 1984
  • 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
    • senior effects technician (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Peter MacNicol and Caitlin Clarke in Dragonslayer (1981)
    Dragonslayer
    6.6
    • special effects technician (as Neil Swann)
    • 1981
  • Sam Neill in The Final Conflict (1981)
    The Final Conflict
    5.5
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
    8.7
    • senior effects technician: production and mechanical effects unit
    • 1980

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  • Alternative name
    • Neil Swann
  • Died
    • July 2009

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