Mark Helfrich | |
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Born | November 13, 1957 |
Occupation | Film editor, director |
Mark Helfrich (born November 13, 1957) is an American film editor and director. He is an elected member of American Cinema Editors (ACE) and serves on the board as an associate director. [1] Helfrich has edited over thirty films such as Stone Cold (1991), Showgirls (1995) with Mark Goldblatt. Helfrich is also the primary editor for director Brett Ratner's films, such as Money Talks (1997), Rush Hour (1998), The Family Man (2000), Rush Hour 2 (2001), Red Dragon (2002), and After the Sunset (2004), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), Kites (2010) with Mark Goldblatt and Julia Wong. Helfrich directed Good Luck Chuck .
He has also edited, with Brett Ratner's direction, a version of the Hollywood film production titled Kites:The Remix a.k.a. Kites (2010), as well as the pilot episode for Prison Break , an American-based TV drama series produced by Brett Ratner. Helfrich edited Brett Ratner's music video Beautiful Stranger featuring Madonna.
Year | Title | Crew role |
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1983 | Revenge of the Ninja | Editor |
1984 | Baby Love | Editor |
1985 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | Editor |
1987 | Predator | Editor |
1988 | Action Jackson | Editor |
1990 | Dark Angel | Editor |
1991 | Rich Girl | Editor |
Stone Cold | Editor | |
The Last Boy Scout | Editor | |
1993 | Nowhere to Run | Editor |
Striking Distance | Editor | |
Midnight Kiss | Editor | |
1995 | Showgirls | Editor |
1997 | Money Talks | Editor |
Most Wanted | Editor | |
1998 | Rush Hour | Editor |
2000 | Scary Movie | Editor |
The Family Man | Editor | |
2001 | Rush Hour 2 | Editor |
2002 | Red Dragon | Editor |
2003 | Honey | Editor |
2004 | After the Sunset | Editor |
2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand | Editor |
2007 | Rush Hour 3 | Editor |
Good Luck Chuck | Director | |
2008 | New York, I Love You | Editor on segment directed by Brett Ratner |
Four Christmases | Editor | |
2010 | Kites: The Remix | Editor, English version |
2011 | Season of the Witch | Editor |
Tower Heist | Editor | |
2013 | Movie 43 | Editor, segment "Happy Birthday" |
R.I.P.D. | Editor | |
2014 | Hercules | Editor |
2017 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | Editor |
2019 | Jumanji: The Next Level | Editor |
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