Jeff Gourson

Jeff Gourson
Born	(1946-01-30) January 30, 1946 (age 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	TV/film director and producer
Years active	1969–present
Spouses	Joy Harmon ​ (m. 1968⁠–⁠2001)​ Stacey Gourson ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	3

Jeff Gourson (born January 30, 1946) is an American film editor ^[1] and producer. He has been jointly nominated three times for an Emmy Award for his production work on the television series Quantum Leap .

Film editing work

Jeff Gourson began his career as an editor. ^[2] Based on Gourson's filmography at the Internet Database, the director and release date of each film are indicated in parentheses.

With more than 30 film credits dating from 1977, his film editing work includes:

Editor

Year	Film	Director	Notes
1977	September 30, 1955	James Bridges	First collaboration with James Bridges
1978	FM	John A. Alonzo
1980	Somewhere in Time	Jeannot Szwarc
1981	The Incredible Shrinking Woman	Joel Schumacher
1982	Tron	Steven Lisberger
1984	Mike's Murder [3]	James Bridges	Second collaboration with James Bridges
1985	Perfect [3]		Third collaboration with James Bridges
1986	Flight of the Navigator [4]	Randal Kleiser	First collaboration with Randal Kleiser
1987	Can't Buy Me Love	Steve Rash
1988	Big Top Pee-wee	Randal Kleiser	Second collaboration with Randal Kleiser
1996	Happy Gilmore	Dennis Dugan	First collaboration with Dennis Dugan
1997	Beverly Hills Ninja		Second collaboration with Dennis Dugan
1998	Shadow of Doubt	Randal Kleiser	Fourth collaboration with Randal Kleiser
1999	Big Daddy [5]	Dennis Dugan	Third collaboration with Dennis Dugan
2000	Little Nicky	Steven Brill	First collaboration with Steven Brill
2001	The Animal	Luke Greenfield
2002	Mr. Deeds	Steven Brill	Second collaboration with Steven Brill
2003	Anger Management	Peter Segal	First collaboration with Peter Segal
2004	50 First Dates		Second collaboration with Peter Segal
	White Chicks	Keenen Ivory Wayans
2005	The Longest Yard	Peter Segal	Third collaboration with Peter Segal
2006	Click	Frank Coraci
2007	I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry	Dennis Dugan	Fourth collaboration with Dennis Dugan

Editorial department

Year	Film	Director	Role	Notes
1969	Topaz	Alfred Hitchcock	Assistant film editor	Uncredited
1973	High Plains Drifter	Clint Eastwood
1974	The Sugarland Express	Steven Spielberg
1975	Jaws

Producer

Year	Film	Director	Credit	Notes
1989	Getting It Right	Randal Kleiser	Associate producer	Third collaboration with Randal Kleiser

Production manager

Year	Film	Director	Role
1995	Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead	Gary Fleder	Post-production supervisor

Second unit director or assistant director

Year	Film	Director	Role
2001	The Animal	Luke Greenfield	Second unit director

Thanks

Year	Film	Director	Role
2009	Wild Cherry	Dana Lustig	Special thanks

TV movies

Editor

Year	Film	Director
1994	The Shaggy Dog	Dennis Dugan
1995	The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes	Peyton Reed
1998	Mr. Headmistress	James Frawley
2000	Mail to the Chief	Eric Champnella
2012	Prodigy Bully	Peter Segal

TV series

Editor

Year	Title	Notes
1979	Studs Lonigan	3 episodes
1982−83	Magnum, P.I.
1984	Airwolf	2 episodes
1994	Burke's Law	1 episode
1998	Love Boat: The Next Wave

Additional crew

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Real Rob	Creative consultant	8 episodes

Director

Year	Title	Notes
1992	Tequila and Bonetti	1 episode

Producer

Year	Title	Credit	Notes
1989−92	Quantum Leap	Associate producer Co-producer Producer	70 episodes
1992	Tequila and Bonetti	Producer	11 episodes

References

1. "SOMEWHERE IN TIME". STARBURST Magazine. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
2. "Catching up with the woman behind the famous 'Cool Hand Luke' car wash scene". EW.com. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
3. Tonguette, P. (2014). The Films of James Bridges. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 174. ISBN   978-0-7864-8599-4 . Retrieved 2024-07-27.
4. Telotte, J.P. (2001). Science Fiction Film. Genres in American Cinema. Cambridge University Press. p. 231. ISBN   978-0-521-59647-3 . Retrieved 2024-07-27.
5. New York Times Theater Reviews (2001). The New York Times Film Reviews 1999-2000. The New York Times Film Reviews Series. Routledge. p. 90. ISBN   978-0-415-93696-5 . Retrieved 2024-07-27.

External links

• Jeff Gourson at IMDb