Mark Helfrich (film editor)

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Mark Helfrich
Born (1957-11-13) November 13, 1957 (age 64)
OccupationFilm 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 .

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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.

Filmography

YearTitleCrew role
1983 Revenge of the Ninja Editor
1984Baby LoveEditor
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 KissEditor
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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