Rick Carter
Biography
Rick Carter (born 1952, Los Angeles, California) is an American production designer and art director. He is best known for his collaborations with directors Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis, particularly on the films Back to the Future Part II, Back to the Future Part III, Jurassic Park, Forrest Gump, The Polar Express, War Horse, and Lincoln. He is also known for his work on James Cameron's Avatar, and for the J. J. Abrams-directed Star Wars films The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalker. He is a two-time winner of the Academy Award for Best Production Design for his work on Avatar and Lincoln. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rick Carter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies (43)
You Know: Uncovering What Lies Beneath
as Self
2025
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
as Self
2023
The Fabelmans
Production Design (Art)
2022
Retour vers le futur : Voyage dans le temps, American Dream & rock'n'roll
as Self
2022
The Skywalker Legacy
as Self
2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Production Design (Art)
2019
The Post
Production Design (Art)
2017
Spielberg
as Self
2017
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
as Self
2017
The BFG
Production Design (Art)
2016
Retribution
as Rigby
2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Production Design (Art)
2015
Lincoln
Production Design (Art)
2012
War Horse
Production Design (Art)
2011
Sucker Punch
Production Design (Art)
2011
Return to Jurassic Park
as Self
2011
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
as Self
2010
Avatar
Production Design (Art)
2009
Looking Back to the Future
as Self
2009
Munich
Production Design (Art)
2005
War of the Worlds
Production Design (Art)
2005
The Polar Express
Production Design (Art)
2004
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Production Design (Art)
2001
Beyond Jurassic Park
as Self
2001
Cast Away
Production Design (Art)
2000
What Lies Beneath
Production Design (Art)
2000
Amistad
Production Design (Art)
1997
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Production Design (Art)
1997
The Making of 'The Lost World'
as Self
1997
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
as Self
1995
Forrest Gump
Production Design (Art)
1994
Jurassic Park
Production Design (Art)
1993
Death Becomes Her
Production Design (Art)
1992
Back to the Future Part III
Production Design (Art)
1990
Back to the Future Part II
Production Design (Art)
1989
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
as Himself
1989
Three Fugitives
Production Design (Art)
1989
Amazing Stories
Production Design (Art)
1986
Vanessa in the Garden
Production Design (Art)
1985
The Goonies
Art Direction (Art)
1985
The Slugger's Wife
Art Direction (Art)
1985
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Art Direction (Art)
1984
Second-Hand Hearts
Art Direction (Art)
1981
