Rick Carter

Rick Carter

Los Angeles, California, USA 43 Credits

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...

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You Know: Uncovering What Lies Beneath

You Know: Uncovering What Lies Beneath

2025

as Self

Acting

A feature-length retrospective documentary on the making of “What Lies Beneath.”

The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

2023

as Self

7.2
Acting

A fascinating behind-the-scenes special about Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans."

The Fabelmans

The Fabelmans

2022

Production Design

7.6

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shatte...

Retour vers le futur : Voyage dans le temps, American Dream & rock'n'roll

Retour vers le futur : Voyage dans le temps, American Dream & rock'n'roll

2022

as Self

8.2
Acting

The script of "Back to the Future" was one of the most refused of Hollywood: more than forty times. No producer believed in this project of Robert Zem...

The Skywalker Legacy

The Skywalker Legacy

2020

as Self

7.7
Acting

The story lives forever in this feature-length documentary that charts the making of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

Production Design

6.3

The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of gener...

The Post

The Post

2017

Production Design

7.0

A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented ...

Spielberg

Spielberg

2017

as Self

7.6
Acting

A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.

Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

2017

as Self

6.8
Acting

Working largely uncredited in the Hollywood system, storyboard artist Harold and film researcher Lillian left an indelible mark on classics by Alfred ...

The BFG

The BFG

2016

Production Design

6.3

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading ...

Retribution

2016

as Rigby

Acting

After a diamond heist goes fatally wrong, four criminals hide out in a disused building. As they wait for their boss to appear, they try to work out w...

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015

Production Design

7.3

Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.

Lincoln

Lincoln

2012

Production Design

6.9

The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln p...

War Horse

War Horse

2011

Production Design

7.3

On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. Against the backdrop of the Great War, Joey beg...

Sucker Punch

Sucker Punch

2011

Production Design

6.2

A young woman, institutionalized by her abusive stepfather, retreats into a vivid fantasy world where she envisions a plan to escape. Gathering a grou...

Return to Jurassic Park

Return to Jurassic Park

2011

as Self

6.6
Acting

A multi-part documentary about the making of the Jurassic Park trilogy. Each part walks through the making of part of one of the films, including the ...

Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

2010

as Self

6.4
Acting

The Making-of James Cameron's Avatar. It shows interesting parts of the work on the set.

Avatar

Avatar

2009

Production Design

7.6

In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecti...

Looking Back to the Future

Looking Back to the Future

2009

as Self

7.3
Acting

A 9-part retrospective documentary from 2009 on the trilogy’s legacy.

Munich

Munich

2005

Production Design

7.1

During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black Septem...

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

2005

Production Design

6.5

Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daugh...

The Polar Express

The Polar Express

2004

Production Design

6.7

When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonde...

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2001

Production Design

7.0

David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually b...

Beyond Jurassic Park

Beyond Jurassic Park

2001

as Self

6.8
Acting

Prepare to go deeper into the breathtaking adventures of the Jurassic Park Trilogy! Highlighted by fascinating, never-seen-before footage from all th...

Cast Away

Cast Away

2000

Production Design

7.7

Chuck Nolan, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malays...

What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath

2000

Production Design

6.4

When Claire Spencer starts hearing ghostly voices and seeing spooky images, she wonders if an otherworldly spirit is trying to contact her. All the wh...

Amistad

Amistad

1997

Production Design

7.0

In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are th...

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997

Production Design

6.6

Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing tha...

The Making of 'The Lost World'

The Making of 'The Lost World'

1997

as Self

6.8
Acting

Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of director Steven Spielberg's 1997 film "The Lost World."

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

1995

as Self

7.2
Acting

This documentary treats film fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Jurassic Park," one of the 90's biggest hits and a milestone in specia...

Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

1994

Production Design

8.5

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what any...

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park

1993

Production Design

8.0

A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of e...

Death Becomes Her

Death Becomes Her

1992

Production Design

6.8

Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen's fiancé. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and s...

Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III

1990

Production Design

7.5

The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time mac...

Back to the Future Part II

Back to the Future Part II

1989

Production Design

7.8

Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff...

Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation

Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation

1989

as Himself

7.7
Acting
Three Fugitives

Three Fugitives

1989

Production Design

6.7

On his first day after being released from jail for 14 armed bank robberies, Lucas finds himself caught up in someone else's robbery. Perry has decide...

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

1986

Production Design

6.4

A feature film edited from three episodes of Amazing Stories (1985): The Mission, Mummy Daddy and Go to the Head of the Class.

Vanessa in the Garden

Vanessa in the Garden

1985

Production Design

When a brilliant young artist's beloved wife dies in a carriage wreck, the grief-stricken husband is possessed with an incredible plan to bring her ba...

The Goonies

The Goonies

1985

Art Direction

7.5

Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition.

The Slugger's Wife

The Slugger's Wife

1985

Art Direction

3.4

Darryl Palmer is a major league baseball player who meets and pursues an attractive singer. After some setbacks, the two are married and sent on an em...

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984

Art Direction

6.0

Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.

Second-Hand Hearts

Second-Hand Hearts

1981

Art Direction

A boozy drifter tries to get to know the widow he married while on a bender.