John F. Link

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John F. Link Jr.
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John F. Link Jr., also known as John F. Link II or simply John F. Link, is an American film and television editor. He is most well known for his editing work on Die Hard , for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. [1] [2]

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Life and career

His father, John F. Link Sr., was also a film editor, and was also nominated for an Academy Award: for the 1943 film, For Whom the Bell Tolls . Link was one of several assistant editors on the film. [3] That same year he was the sole editor on the documentary, Footprints on the Moon . [4] Both the film and the documentary have his credit as John F. Link Jr., making attribution easy. His next project was another documentary, Say Goodbye in 1971, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Feature). [5] During the 1970s he worked in both television and film. Notable films he edited during this period include: The King of Marvin Gardens (1972), starring Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, and Ellen Burstyn; [6] the 1973 cult classic Electra Glide in Blue (which he co-edited with two others); [7] Race with the Devil (1975), starring Peter Fonda and Warren Oates; [8] and the 1976 Jeff Bridges' comedy-drama film, Stay Hungry , which also starred Sally Field and Arnold Schwarzenegger. [9]

In the 1980s, in addition to his Academy Award-nominated work on Die Hard, Link again worked on two Schwarzenegger films, 1985's Commando and the 1987 blockbuster, Predator . [10] [11] Following these he worked on Die Hard, ending the decade with editing the 1989 cult classic, Road House . [12] The 1990s dawned with Link working on the Steven Seagal action thriller Hard to Kill . [13] This was followed by the action-comedy film If Looks Could Kill starring Richard Grieco. [14] Other notable films he edited during the decade include The Hand That Rocks the Cradle , a psychological thriller starring Annabella Sciorra and Rebecca De Mornay; [15] the Walt Disney production of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel, The Three Musketeers ; [16] the Keenen Ivory Wayans comedy, A Low Down Dirty Shame , with Charles S. Dutton and Jada Pinkett; [17] another Disney Film, The Big Green in 1995 starring Olivia d'Abo and Steve Guttenberg; [18] and the Jean-Claude Van Damme martial arts film, The Quest ; [19] and the superhero action film Steel , based upon the DC Comics character Steel, starring Shaquille O'Neal. [20] The last film for which he received credit as an editor was 1999 slasher film, Cherry Falls , directed by Geoffrey Wright, and starring Brittany Murphy, Jay Mohr, and Michael Biehn. [21]

Filmography

(as per AFI's database, unless otherwise footnoted) [22] [23] [24] [25]

Editor
YearFilmDirectorNotesRef.
1961 The Sergeant Was a Lady Bernard Glasser
1965The Desert RavenAlan S. Lee
1972 The King of Marvin Gardens Bob Rafelson First collaboration with Bob Rafelson
1973 Electra Glide in Blue James William Guercio
1974 Chosen Survivors Sutton Roley
1975 Sunburst James Polakof
Race with the Devil Jack Starrett
1976 Stay Hungry Bob RafelsonSecond collaboration with Bob Rafelson
1977 Handle with Care Jonathan Demme
1980 Borderline Jerrold Freedman
1985 Commando Mark L. Lester
1987 Predator John McTiernan First collaboration with John McTiernan
1988 Die Hard Second collaboration with John McTiernan
1989 Road House Rowdy Herrington
1990 Hard to Kill Bruce Malmuth
1991 If Looks Could Kill William Dear
1992 The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Curtis Hanson
The Mighty Ducks Stephen Herek First collaboration with Stephen Herek
1993 The Three Musketeers Second collaboration with Stephen Herek
1994 D2: The Mighty Ducks Sam Weisman
A Low Down Dirty Shame Keenen Ivory Wayans
1995 The Big Green Holly Goldberg Sloan
1996 The Quest Jean-Claude Van Damme
1997 Steel Kenneth Johnson
1999 Cherry Falls Geoffrey Wright [21]
Editorial department
YearFilmDirectorRoleNotes
1957 The Storm Rider Edward Bernds Supervising editor
1959 The Immoral Mr. Teas Russ Meyer Assistant editorUncredited
1969 Mackenna's Gold J. Lee Thompson Associate film editor
Sound department
YearFilmDirectorRole
1967 Hurry Sundown Otto Preminger Sound effects editor

Documentaries

Editor
YearFilmDirectorRef.
1969 Footprints on the Moon – Apollo 11 Bill Gibson
1971 Say Goodbye David H. Vowell [26]
1979The Bermuda Triangle Richard Friedenberg

TV movies

Editor
YearFilmDirector
1971They've Killed President Lincoln! Robert Guenette
Revenge! Jud Taylor
1972Heat of Anger Don Taylor
1973 The Norliss Tapes Dan Curtis
The President's Plane Is Missing Daryl Duke
Message to My DaughterRobert Michael Lewis
1974 The Last Angry Man Jerrold Freedman
The Day the Earth MovedRobert Michael Lewis
1975Someone I Touched Lou Antonio
1977 Murder at the World Series Andrew V. McLaglen
I'm a Fool Noel Black
Incredible Rocky Mountain Race James L. Conway
1978 Lawman Without a Gun Jerrold Freedman
1979The Streets of L.A.
1980Make Me an Offer Jerry Paris
1981 Killing at Hell's Gate Jerry Jameson
1982 The Renegades Roger Spottiswoode
Skeezer Peter H. Hunt
1983 Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land Jerry Jameson
Tiger Town Alan Shapiro
1984ThreesomeLou Antonio
1985 Lace II William Hale
1986Harem
1988Promised a Miracle Stephen Gyllenhaal
Nightmare at Bittercreek Tim Burstall

TV series

Editor
YearTitleNotes
1954−56 Cavalcade of America 8 episodes
1974 Firehouse 1 episode
1984 Lace 2 episodes
1985 Lace II
1987 The Hitchhiker 7 episodes
Editorial department
YearTitleRoleNotes
1954−55 Cavalcade of America Supervising editor5 episodes
1955The Christophers1 episode
Producer
YearTitleCreditNotes
1969 Public Eye Associate producer7 episodes

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References

  1. ↑ Campbell, Christopher (14 July 2013). "7 Scenes We Love From 'Die Hard'". Film School Rejects. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ "1989 Oscars, Winners and Nominees: Film Editing". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Mackenna's Gold: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Footprints on the Moon – Apollo 11: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ "1971 Oscars, Winners and Nominees: Documentary (Feature)". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  6. ↑ "The King of Marvin Gardens: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Electra Glide in Blue: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Race with the Devil: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Stay Hungry: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Commando: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Predator: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Road House: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Hard to Kill: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  14. ↑ "If Looks Could Kill: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  15. ↑ "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  16. ↑ "The Three Musketeers: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  17. ↑ "A Low Down Dirty Shame: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  18. ↑ "The Big Green: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  19. ↑ "The Quest: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Steel: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  21. 1 2 Elley, Derek (October 2, 2000). "Review: 'Cherry Falls'". Variety. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  22. ↑ "John F. Link". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  23. ↑ "John F. Link II". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  24. ↑ "John F. Link Jr". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  25. ↑ "John F. Link, II". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  26. ↑ "Say Goodbye (1971)". David L. Wolper. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
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