Jay Cassidy

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Jay Cassidy
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Nationality American
Alma mater University of Michigan
AFI Conservatory
Occupation Film editor

Jay Cassidy is an American film editor with dozens of credits since 1978.

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Cassidy began his career in the 1970s working on documentaries and political advertising. [1] He has had a notable collaboration with Sean Penn, having edited all of the films directed by Penn. Early in his career, Cassidy edited the documentary film High Schools (1983) that was directed by Charles Guggenheim; more recently he has edited several documentaries by Guggenheim's son Davis Guggenheim, including An Inconvenient Truth (2006).

Cassidy was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and for an ACE Eddie Award for Into the Wild (directed by Sean Penn - 2007). In 2012, he was nominated for his second Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Silver Linings Playbook , which won the Eddie and the Satellite Award for Best Editing. [2] Cassidy was nominated for a third Academy Award for American Hustle (directed by David O. Russell - 2013), and again won the Eddie for that film. He had won the Eddie for Best Documentary Editing for An Inconvenient Truth (directed by Davis Guggenheim - 2006). Both High Schools and An Inconvenient Truth were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, and An Inconvenient Truth won the award.

Cassidy has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors. [3]

Cassidy received a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan circa 1972 and was a photographer for The Michigan Daily and the Michiganensian on campus. [4] [5] In 2006, Cassidy won the 39th Cartoon Caption Contest of The New Yorker magazine. [6]

The Best of May, 1968, a short film directed by Cassidy in 1972, was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2019. [7]

Filmography

Editor

YearFilmDirectorNotes
1978Almost CryingGeorge Manupelli
1981The End of AugustBob Graham
1982 Waltz Across Texas Ernest Day
1984 Roadhouse 66 John Mark Robinson
1988 Aloha Summer Tommy Lee Wallace
Fright Night Part 2
1990 Frankenstein Unbound Roger Corman
1991 The Indian Runner Sean Penn First collaboration with Sean Penn
1993 Bodies, Rest & Motion Michael Steinberg
1994 Brainscan John Flynn
1995 The Crossing Guard Sean PennSecond collaboration with Sean Penn
1996 Albino Alligator Kevin Spacey
1998 The Replacement Killers Antoine Fuqua
Urban Legend Jamie Blanks
2000 Gossip Davis Guggenheim
2001 The Pledge Sean PennThird collaboration with Sean Penn
2002 11′09″01 September 11 "USA" segment
Fourth collaboration with Sean Penn
Tuck Everlasting Jay Russell
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever Kaos
2004 The Assassination of Richard Nixon Niels Mueller
2006 First Snow Mark Fergus
2007 Into the Wild Sean PennFifth collaboration with Sean Penn
2008 Johnny Got His Gun Rowan JosephFilmed live on stage
2009 Brothers Jim Sheridan
2010 Conviction Tony Goldwyn
2011 Seeking Justice Roger Donaldson
2012 Silver Linings Playbook David O. Russell First collaboration with David O. Russell
2013 American Hustle Second collaboration with David O. Russell
2014 Foxcatcher Bennett Miller
Fury David Ayer
2015 Joy David O. RussellThird collaboration with David O. Russell
2016 The Last Face Sean PennSixth collaboration with Sean Penn
2017 Thank You for Your Service Jason Hall
2018 A Star Is Born Bradley Cooper
2020 Birds of Prey Cathy Yan
The King of Staten Island Judd Apatow
2022 Amsterdam David O. RussellFourth collaboration with David O. Russell
2023 The Burial Maggie Betts

Producer

YearFilmDirectorCredit
1987 Three for the Road Bill L. Norton Associate producer
1990 Frankenstein Unbound Roger Corman

Camera and electrical department

YearFilmDirectorRole
1971 The Thorn Peter McWilliams Additional photography
Camera operator

Editorial department

YearFilmDirectorRole
1987 Nightflyers Robert CollectorSupervising editor
2022 Amsterdam David O. RussellEditor

Production manager

YearFilmDirectorRole
1988 Remote Control Jeff Lieberman Post-production supervisor
Tequila Sunrise Robert Towne

Sound department

YearFilmDirectorRole
1979 Heartland Richard Pearce Sound editor
1981 Wolfen Michael Wadleigh Dialogue editor

Soundtrack

YearFilmDirectorRole
1984 Roadhouse 66 John Mark RobinsonWriter: "Detroit Doll"

Thanks

YearFilmDirectorRole
1996 Albino Alligator Kevin SpaceyThe director wishes to thank
1999 The Big Kahuna John SwanbeckSpecial thanks
Documentaries
YearFilmDirector
1973Jerusalem Lives Charles Guggenheim
1979HR 6161: An Act of Congress
1983 High Schools
1986The Making of Liberty
2006 An Inconvenient Truth Davis Guggenheim
2008A Mother's Promise: Barack Obama Bio Film
2010 Waiting for "Superman"
2011 Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Jon M. Chu
From the Sky Down Davis Guggenheim
Shorts
YearFilmDirector
1991Norman and the KillerBob Graham
TV movies
YearFilmDirector
1983 Love Is Forever Hall Bartlett
1997 The Hunchback Peter Medak
2003 Thoughtcrimes Breck Eisner
TV documentaries
YearFilmDirector
2001The First YearDavis Guggenheim
TV series
YearTitleNotes
2005 Wanted Episode: "Pilot"
2006 3 lbs Episode: "Lost for Words"
2016 The Night Of Episode: "The Beach"

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References

  1. Cohen, Joanna; Cassidy, Jay (March 27, 2008). "Jay Cassidy on Into the Wild: The RT Interview". Rotten Tomatoes.
  2. Kilday, Gregg (December 16, 2012). "'Silver Linings Playbook' Wins Five Satellite Awards, Including Best Picture". Hollywood Reporter.
  3. "American Cinema Editors > Members", webpage archived by WebCite from this original URL on 2008-03-04.
  4. Keyes, Carly (April 8, 2013). "'Playbook' editor Jay Cassidy opens up about film's behind-the-scenes process". The Michigan Daily. Article based on an interview with Cassidy.
  5. Cassidy, Jay. "Jay Cassidy photograph collection". quod.lib.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  6. Mankoff, Robert (2008). The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Book. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 38. ISBN   9780740777509.
  7. "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.