Rick Heinrichs

{{short description|American film producer}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}} '''Richard Heinrichs''' (born 1954)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rick Heinrichs |url=https://www.moma.org/collection/artists/36181 |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=The Museum of Modern Art |language=en}}</ref> is an American [[production designer]], [[visual effects|effects artist]], [[art director]] and film producer. He is well known for his frequent collaborations with director [[Tim Burton]] and his work on the [[Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)|''Pirates of the Caribbean'' series]], [[Ang Lee]]'s ''[[Hulk (film)|Hulk]]'' and ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]''. He started his career on visual effects on the other world sequence in ''[[The Watcher in the Woods (1980 film)|The Watcher in the Woods]]'', [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Hansel and Gretel (1982 Disney film)|Hansel and Gretel]]'' and ''[[Vincent (1982 film)|Vincent]]'' to later work on ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' and ''[[Nutcracker: The Motion Picture]]''. He also worked on ''[[Frankenweenie (1984 film)|Frankenweenie]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Radish |first=Christina |date=2012-05-12 |title=Rick Heinrichs FRANKENWEENIE Interview |url=https://collider.com/rick-heinrichs-frankenweenie-interview/ |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref> He won the [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Academy Award for Best Art Direction]] for ''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'' at the [[72nd Academy Awards]],<ref>{{cite web |title=The 72nd Academy Awards - 2000 |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2000/S?qt-honorees=1#block-quicktabs-honorees |website=[[The Oscars]] |access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref> and received further nominations for ''[[Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'' (2004) and ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]'' (2006).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Joel |date=2017-12-08 |title=Star Wars: The Last Jedi Production Designer Speaks at COM |url=https://www.bu.edu/articles/2017/star-wars-the-last-jedi-production-designer-speaks-at-com/ |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=Boston University |language=en}}</ref>

He also contributed conceptional designs for Tim Burton's failed ''[[Superman in film#Superman Lives|Superman Lives]]'' project.

== Biography == Heinrichs grew up in Baltimore. He graduated from Boston University in 1976 with a degree in fine arts.<ref name=":1" /> Heinrichs then joined [[California Institute of the Arts]], where he met [[Tim Burton]] and became a regular collaborator of his.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2000-02-24 |title=From the drafting board: Rick Heinrichs |url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/from-the-drafting-board-rick-heinrichs-1117776725/ |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> The two initially collaborated on ''[[The Fox and the Hound]]'' at Disney.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Chalufour |first=Marc |date=2022-06-14 |title=Rick Heinrichs’ Magical Worlds {{!}} College of Fine Arts |url=https://www.bu.edu/cfa/magazine/articles/2022/rick-heinrichs-magical-worlds/ |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=www.bu.edu}}</ref>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes ! Awards |- | 1980 | ''[[The Watcher in the Woods (1980 film)|The Watcher in the Woods]]'' | [[John Hough (director)|John Hough]] [[Vincent McEveety]] | alien designer: Other World sequence |- | rowspan=2| 1982 | ''[[Vincent (1982 film)|Vincent]]''<ref name=":3" /> | [[Tim Burton]] | producer additional designer, sculptor |- | ''[[Hansel and Gretel (1982 Disney film)|Hansel and Gretel]]'' | Tim Burton | producer stop-motion animator |- | rowspan=2| 1984 | ''[[Frankenweenie (1984 film)|Frankenweenie]]'' <ref name=":0" /> | Tim Burton | associate producer |- | ''[[The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension]]'' | [[W. D. Richter]] | stop motion animator: Greenlite |- | 1985 | ''[[Pee-wee's Big Adventure]]'' | Tim Burton | animated effect supervisor |- | rowspan=3| 1986 | ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'': "The Jar" | Tim Burton | special effects |- | ''[[Faerie Tale Theatre]]'': "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp" | Tim Burton | models and effects |- | ''[[Nutcracker: The Motion Picture]]'' | [[Carroll Ballard]] | model and miniatures supervisor |- | 1988 | ''[[Beetlejuice]]'' | Tim Burton | visual effects consultant |- | 1989 | ''[[Ghostbusters II]]''<ref name=":3" /> | [[Ivan Reitman]] | set designer |- | rowspan=2| 1990 | ''[[Joe Versus the Volcano]]'' | [[John Patrick Shanley]] | set designer |- | ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'' | Tim Burton | set designer |- | rowspan=3| 1991 | ''To the Moon, Alice'' | [[Jessie Nelson (filmmaker)|Jessie Nelson]] | set designer |- | ''[[Soapdish]]'' | [[Michael Hoffman (director)|Michael Hoffman]] | assistant art director |- | ''[[The Fisher King (film)|The Fisher King]]'' | [[Terry Gilliam]] | set designer |- | 1992 | ''[[Batman Returns]]''<ref name=":3" /> | Tim Burton | art director |- | rowspan=2| 1993 |''[[Last Action Hero]]'' | [[John McTiernan]] | art director |- | ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' | [[Henry Selick]] | visual consultant |- | rowspan=2| 1995 | ''[[Tall Tale (film)|Tall Tale]]'' | Jeremiah S. Chechik | art director |- | ''[[Fallen Angels (American TV series)|Fallen Angels]]'' | various | production designer | Nominated - [[CableACE Awards≥]] for Art Direction in a Dramatic Special or Series/Movie or Miniseries |- | 1996 | ''[[Fargo (1996 film)|Fargo]]''<ref name="Getting real">{{Cite web |last=Lammers |first=Tim |date=2017-12-21 |title=Getting real with 'Last Jedi' production designer Rick Heinrichs |url=https://www.ksat.com/entertainment/2017/12/21/getting-real-with-last-jedi-production-designer-rick-heinrichs/ |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=KSAT |language=en}}</ref> | [[Joel Coen]], [[Ethan Coen]] | production designer | Nominated - [[20/20 Awards]] for Art Direction |- | 1998 | ''[[The Big Lebowski]]''<ref name="Getting real" /> | [[Joel Coen]], [[Ethan Coen]] | production designer |- | 1999 | ''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'' | Tim Burton | production designer | Won - [[Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film]] Won - [[Awards Circuit Community Awards]] for Best Art Direction Won - [[Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards]] for Best Production Direction Won - [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards]] for Best Production Direction Won - [[List of film awards|Online Film & Television Association]] for Best Production Direction Won - [[Satellite Award for Best Art Direction and Production Design]] |- | 2000 | ''[[Bedazzled (2000 film)|Bedazzled]]''<ref name=":2" /> | [[Harold Ramis]] | production designer |- | 2001 | ''[[Planet of the Apes (2001 film)|Planet of the Apes]]'' | Tim Burton | production designer |- | 2003 | ''[[Hulk (film)|Hulk]]''<ref name=":1" /> | [[Ang Lee]] | production designer |- | 2004 | ''[[Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'' | [[Brad Silberling]] | production designer actor | Won - [[Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film]] Nominated - [[International Cinephile Society Awards]] for Best Production Design Nominated - Online Film & Television Association for Best Production Design |- | 2006 | ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]'' | [[Gore Verbinski]] | production designer | Nominated - [[Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film]] |- | 2007 | ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]]'' | Gore Verbinski | production designer | Nominated - [[Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film]] |- | 2010 | ''[[The Wolfman (2010 film)|The Wolfman]]'' | [[Joe Johnston]] | production designer | |- | 2011 | ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]''<ref name="Getting real" /> | Joe Johnston | production designer | Nominated - [[Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film]] |- | 2012 | ''[[Dark Shadows (film)|Dark Shadows]]'' | Tim Burton | production designer | |- | 2012 | ''[[Frankenweenie (2012 film)|Frankenweenie]]'' | Tim Burton | production designer | Nominated - Annie Awards for Best Production Design |- | 2014 | ''[[Big Eyes]]'' | Tim Burton | production designer | |- | 2017 | ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desowitz |first=Bill |date=2015-01-14 |title=Production Designer Rick Heinrichs Captures San Francisco Through ‘Big Eyes’ |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/production-designer-rick-heinrichs-captures-san-francisco-through-big-eyes-189318/ |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Getting real"/> | [[Rian Johnson]] | production designer | Nominated - [[Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film]] Nominated - [[Awards Circuit Community Awards]] for Best Art Direction Nominated - Georgia Film Critics Association for Best Art Direction Nominated - Online Film & Television Association for Best Production Design |- | 2019 | ''[[Dumbo (2019 film)|Dumbo]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mk |first=Ben |date=2019-07-08 |title=Interview: Production Designer Rick Heinrichs on Making ‘Dumbo’ Soar |url=http://www.thereelroundup.com/2019/07/rick-heinrichs-dumbo-interview.html |access-date=2026-02-12}}</ref> | Tim Burton | production designer | Nominated - [[Art Directors Guild]] for Excellence in Production Design Award |- |2020 | ''Prop Culture'' | Jason C. Henry | Himself |- |2022 | ''[[Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery]]''<ref name=":3" /> | Rian Johnson | production designer |- |2025 | ''[[The Gorge (film)|The Gorge]]'' | [[Scott Derrickson]] | production designer |- |2025 | ''[[Wake Up Dead Man]]'' | Rian Johnson | production designer |- |}

==Accolades== ===[[Academy Awards]]=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Nominated work ! Category ! Result |- | [[72nd Academy Awards|1999]] | ''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'' | rowspan=3|[[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]] | {{won}} |- | [[77th Academy Awards|2004]] | ''[[Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'' | {{nom}} |- | [[79th Academy Awards|2006]] | ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]'' | {{nom}} |- |}

===[[British Academy Film Awards]]=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Nominated work ! Category ! Result |- | [[53rd British Academy Film Awards|1999]] | ''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'' | rowspan=3|[[BAFTA Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design]] | {{won}} |- | [[60th British Academy Film Awards|2006]] | | ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]'' | {{nom}} |- | [[68th British Academy Film Awards|2014]] | ''[[Big Eyes]]'' | {{nom}} |- |}

===[[Saturn Awards]]=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Nominated work ! Category ! Result |- | [[37th Saturn Awards|2010]] | ''[[The Wolfman (2010 film)|The Wolfman]]'' | rowspan=5|[[Saturn Award for Best Production Design]] | {{nom}} |- | [[38th Saturn Awards|2011]] | ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'' | {{nom}} |- | [[39th Saturn Awards|2012]] | ''[[Dark Shadows (film)|Dark Shadows]]'' | {{nom}} |- | [[44th Saturn Awards|2017]] | ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]'' | {{nom}} |- | [[46th Saturn Awards|2019]] | ''[[Dumbo (2019 film)|Dumbo]]'' | {{nom}} |- |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{wikiquote}} *{{IMDb name|0374511}}

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