Don Brochu

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Donald Brochu is an American film editor. [1]

Career

After assisting in the editing of a Cheech and Chong film in 1981 and 1982, Don Brochu was given an opportunity by Hal Ashby to be in charge of the editing himself. He continued to edit cinematic features throughout the eighties and nineties and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing in 1994. Since the turn of the century he has mainly been editing television films. He has worked with the director Ron Underwood several times and is a frequent collaborator of Kenny Ortega. Don Brochu is a member of the American Cinema Editors. [2]

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Selected filmography

Editor

YearFilmDirectorNotes
1985 The Slugger's Wife Hal Ashby
1987 La Bamba Luis Valdez
Born in East L.A. Cheech Marin
1988 Mystic Pizza Donald Petrie First collaboration with Donald Petrie
1989 Lock Up John Flynn First collaboration with John Flynn
1991 Out for Justice Second collaboration with John Flynn
1992 A Midnight Clear Keith Gordon
Under Siege Andrew Davis First collaboration with Andrew Davis
1993 Beyond the Law Larry Ferguson
The Fugitive Andrew DavisSecond collaboration with Andrew Davis
1994 On Deadly Ground Steven Seagal
1995 The Walking Dead Preston A. Whitmore II
Steal Big Steal Little Andrew DavisThird collaboration with Andrew Davis
1996 Chain Reaction Fourth collaboration with Andrew Davis
1997 Volcano Mick Jackson First collaboration with Mick Jackson
1999 Blast from the Past Hugh Wilson First collaboration with Hugh Wilson
Dudley Do-Right Second collaboration with Hugh Wilson
2002 The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest Mick JacksonThird collaboration with Mick Jackson
2003 The Medallion Gordon Chan
2005 In the Mix Ron Underwood First collaboration with Ron Underwood
2008 High School Musical 3: Senior Year Kenny Ortega First collaboration with Kenny Ortega
Christmas Cottage Michael Campus
2015Yellow Day Carl Lauten
2017 A Change of Heart Kenny OrtegaFifth collaboration with Kenny Ortega

Editorial department

YearFilmDirectorRoleNotes
1981 Nice Dreams Tommy Chong Assistant editor
1982 Things Are Tough All Over Thomas K. AvildsenAssistant film editor
Tootsie Sydney Pollack Assistant editorFirst collaboration with Sydney Pollack
1983 Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone Lamont Johnson
1984 Against All Odds Taylor Hackford
1985 Out of Africa Sydney PollackSecond collaboration with Sydney Pollack
1988 Alien Nation Graham Baker Additional editor

Thanks

YearFilmDirectorRole
1997 Spawn Mark A.Z. Dippé Thanks

Editor

Documentaries
YearFilmDirectorNotes
2009 Michael Jackson's This Is It Kenny OrtegaSecond collaboration with Kenny Ortega

Editor

TV movies
YearFilmDirectorNotes
1989 Double Exposure: The Story of Margaret Bourke-White Lawrence Schiller
1990 Turner & Hooch Donald PetrieSecond collaboration with Donald Petrie
2000 Ready to Run Duwayne Dunham First collaboration with Duwayne Dunham
2001 A Glimpse of Hell Mikael Salomon
2004 10.5 John Lafia
Tiger Cruise Duwayne DunhamSecond collaboration with Duwayne Dunham
2006 Holiday in Handcuffs Ron UnderwoodSecond collaboration with Ron Underwood
Santa Baby Third collaboration with Ron Underwood
2007 The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning Robert Berlinger
2008 The American Mall Shawn Ku
2009 My Fake Fiancé Gil Junger First collaboration with Gil Junger
Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe Ron UnderwoodFourth collaboration with Ron Underwood
2010 Beauty & the Briefcase Gil JungerSecond collaboration with Gil Junger
Christmas Cupid Third collaboration with Gil Junger
2011 Teen Spirit Fourth collaboration with Gil Junger
The Bling Ring Michael Lembeck
Deck the HallsRon UnderwoodFifth collaboration with Ron Underwood
2012 The Mistle-Tones Paul Hoen First collaboration with Paul Hoen
2013 Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2014 How to Build a Better Boy Paul HoenThird collaboration with Paul Hoen
2015 Descendants Kenny OrtegaThird collaboration with Kenny Ortega
2016 The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again Fourth collaboration with Kenny Ortega
2017 Descendants 2 Sixth collaboration with Kenny Ortega
2019 Descendants 3 Seventh collaboration with Kenny Ortega

Editorial department

TV movies
YearFilmDirectorRoleNotes
1999 Tuesdays with Morrie Mick JacksonAdditional editorSecond collaboration with Mick Jackson
2014 Cloud 9 Paul HoenSecond collaboration with Paul Hoen

Editor

TV series
YearTitleNotes
2006 10.5: Apocalypse 2 episodes
2020 Julie and the Phantoms 5 episodes

Awards

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References

  1. "Don Brochu". hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  2. List of American Cinema Editors at americancinemaeditors.org Archived 2015-10-11 at the Wayback Machine , accessed February 2 2016th