Carter, Rick 1952- (Richard Carter)

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Carter, Rick 1952- (Richard Carter)

PERSONAL

Full name, Richard Carter; born 1952, in Los Angeles, CA.

Addresses:

Agent—The Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career:

Production designer, cinematographer, and art director.

Member:

Art Directors Guild.

Awards, Honors:

Academy Award nomination (with Nancy Haigh), best art direction-set decoration, 1995, for Forrest Gump; Golden Satellite Award nomination, outstanding art direction, International Press Academy, and Excellence in Production Design Award nomination (with others), feature film, Art Directors Guild, both 1998, for Amistad; AFI Film Award nomination, AFI production designer of the year, AFI awards, and Excellence in Production Design Award nomination (with others), feature film—period or fantasy films, Art Directors Guild, both 2002, for Artificial Intelligence: AI.

CREDITS

Film Production Designer:

Magic Journeys (short), Walt Disney Attractions, shown as a part of an attraction at various Disney theme parks, beginning 1982.

Back to the Future, Part II (also known as Paradox), Universal, 1989.

Three Fugitives (also known as Das Bankentrio, In fuga per tre, Kolme karkuria, Os tres fugitivos, Shlosha B'Menusa, Tre paa rommen, Tre paa rymmen, Tres fugitivos, and Trois fugitifs), Buena Vista, 1989.

Back to the Future, Part III (also known as Three), Universal, 1990.

Death Becomes Her (also known as A morte fica-vos tao bem, A morte lhe cai bem, Der Tod steht ihr gut, Doden kler henne, Doeden klaer henne, Ha-Muv'it Nae La, Kuolema pukee haentae, La mort vous va si bien, La morte ti fa bella, La muerte le sienta bien, La muerte os sienta tan bien, Smrt ji lepo pristoji, and Ze smiercia jej do twarzy), Universal, 1992.

Jurassic Park (also known as JP, Jurassic park—O parque dos dinossauros, Jurassic park: Parc jurassic, Jurassic Park: Parque jurasico, Jurski park, Le parc jurassic, O parque jurassico, Parc jurassic, Park Ha-Yura, Park jurajski, and Parque jurassico), Universal, 1993.

Forrest Gump, Paramount, 1994.

Amistad (also known as Amistad-Das Sklavenschiff), DreamWorks, 1997.

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (also known as Jurassic Park: The Lost World, Jurassic Park 2, The Lost World, The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2, Den tapte verden: Jurassic Park, El mundo perdido: Jurassic Park, Ha-Olum Ha-Avude, Il mondo perduto: Jurassic Park, Izgubljeni svet, Kadonnut maailma: Jurassic Park, Le monde perdu: Jurassic park, O mundo perdido: Jurassic Park, Vergessene Welt: Jurassic Park, and Zaginiony swiat: Jurassic park), Universal, 1997.

Cast Away (also known as Brodolom, Cast away—tuuliajolla, Cast away—Verschollen, Kaldale uhutud, Naufragiatul, Naufrago, O naufrago, Seul au monde, and Szamkivetett), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000.

What Lies Beneath (also known as A verdade escondida, Apparences, Bag facaden—What lies beneath, Dolt under ytan, Le verita nascoste, Lo que la verdad esconde, Revelacao, Revelaciones, Salaisuus pinnan alla, and Schatten der Wahrheit), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000.

Artificial Intelligence: AI (also known as A.I., A.I. Artificial Intelligence, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, A.I. artificiell intelligens, A.I. inteligencia artifical, A.I.—Inteligencia Artifical, A.I. intelligence artificielle, A.I.: Intelligence artificielle, A.I. intelligenza artificiale, A.I.—Kuenstliche Intelligenz, A.I. Kunstig intelligens, A.I.—Mesterseges ertelem, A.I.: Tehniti noimosyni, and A.I.—Tekoaely), Warner Bros., 2001.

The Polar Express (animated; also known as Polar Express, Boreal Express, Der Polarexpress, El expreso polar, Le pole express, Napapiirin pikajuna, O expresso polar, and Polarexpressen), Warner Bros., 2004, IMAX version released as The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience.

Munich, Universal, 2005.

War of the Worlds (also known as Out of the Night, Party in Fresno, and Uncle Sam), Paramount, 2005.

Film Cinematographer:

(As Richard Carter) Second-Hand Hearts, Paramount, 1981.

(As Richard Carter) The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the 8th Dimension (also known as The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, Buckaroo Banzai, As aventuras de Buckaroo Banzai, Buckaroo Banzai—Die 8. Dimension, Hotet fraan aattonde dimensionen, Las aventuras de Buckaroo Banzai, Les aventures de Buckaroo Banzaie, Les aventures de Buckaroo Banzaie a travers la 8e dimension, Les aventures de Buckaroo Banzaie a travers la huitieme dimension, Oi peripeteies tou Buckaroo Banzai stin 8i diastasi, Przygody Buckaroo Banzai, and Superaessae—Buckaroo Banzai), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984.

The Slugger's Wife (also known as Neil Simon's "The Slugger's Wife"), Columbia, 1985.

The Goonies (also known as Arkajalat, Die Goonies, I goonies, Les goonies, Los Goonies, Os goonies, and The goonies—doedskallegaenget), Warner Bros., 1985.

(As Richard Carter) Talking Walls (also known as Motel Vacancy), New World Pictures, 1987.

(Uncredited) Empire of the Sun (also known as A nap birodalma, Auringon valtakunta, Das Reich der Sonne, El imperio do sol, Empire du soleil, Imperio do sol, Imperium slonca, Imperyat Ha-Shemesh, L'empire du soleil, L'imperi del sol, L'impero del sole, O imperio do sol, Solens rige, and Solens rike), Warner Bros., 1987.

Film Assistant Art Director:

(Uncredited) Bound for Glory (also known as Afti i gi einai i diki mou gi, By nie pelzah, Dieses Land ist mein Land, En route pour la gloire, Esta terra e minha, Esta tierra es mi tierra, Questa terra e la mia terra, Taemae maa on minun, and Woody Guthrie—lyckans land), United Artists, 1976.

The China Syndrome, Columbia, 1979.

Film Work; Other:

Set designer, The China Syndrome, Columbia, 1979.

Fourth dimensional consultant, Contact, Warner Bros., 1997.

Film Appearances:

Himself, Looking Back at the Future (documentary), Agenda Films, 2006.

Television Production Designer; Series:

Amazing Stories (also known as Steven Spielberg's "Amazing Stories"), NBC, c. 1985-87.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, Back to the Future Part II Featurette: A Behind the Scenes Look, 1989.

Himself, What Lies Beneath: Constructing the Perfect Thriller, 2001.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Himself, "What Lies Beneath," HBO First Look, HBO, 2000.

Himself, "War of the Worlds: The Final Invasion," HBO First Look, HBO, 2005.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Himself, The Making of "Jurassic Park," Universal Home Video, 1995.

Himself, The Making of "Lost World," Universal Studios Home Video, 1997.

Himself, The Making of "Amistad" (short), DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 1999.

Himself, Beyond Jurassic Park, Universal Studios Home Video, 2001.

Himself, Building the World of Gump: Production Design (short), Paramount, 2001.

Himself, AI: From Drawings to Sets (short), DreamWorks Home Entertainment/Warner Bros., 2002.

Himself, AI/FX (short), DreamWorks Home Entertainment/Warner Bros., 2002.

Himself, Creating AI (short), DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2002.

Himself, "War of the Worlds": Production Diaries, East Coast—Beginning (short), DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2005.

Himself, "War of the Worlds": Production Diaries, West Coast—War (short), DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2005.

Himself, "War of the Worlds": Production Diaries, East Coast—Exile (short), DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2005.

Himself, Munich: The Experience (short), Universal Studios Home Video, 2006.

Himself, Munich: The Mission—The Team (short), Universal Studios Home Video, 2006.

Himself, Munich: The On-Set Experience (short), Universal Studios Home Video, 2006.

Himself, Munich: Portrait of an Era (short), Universal Studios Home Video, 2006.

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