joseph "joe" viskocil (december 21, 1952 – august 11, 2014) was an american visual effects artist. he had over 80 credits between 1974 and 2014. his movie credits include ' (1977) ' (1980), "the terminator" (1984) and "" (1991). for "independence day" (1996), he won an academy award for best visual effects at the 69th academy awards in 1997.