Robert Leighton (film editor)

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Robert Leighton
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Alma mater London Film School
Occupation film editor

Robert Leighton is a British film and television editor with more than 30 feature film credits since 1980. He has edited nearly all of the films by film director Rob Reiner, commencing with This Is Spinal Tap in 1984. He has also edited three films with Christopher Guest. His work includes hit comedies and mockumentaries such as This Is Spinal Tap , Best in Show and When Harry Met Sally... as well as classic dramas such as Stand by Me and the Stephen King thriller, Misery , which garnered actress Kathy Bates a "Best Actress" Oscar. [1] He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the feature film, A Few Good Men (1992).

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Leighton is an alumnus of London Film School.

Filmography

Leighton's filmography is based on the listing at the Internet Movie Database. [1]

Editor
YearFilmDirectorNotesRef.
1976 Gone with the Pope Duke Mitchell
[2]
1978 Stunt Rock Brian Trenchard-Smith Credited as Robert H. Money
1981 Delusion Alan Beattie
Kill and Kill Again Ivan Hall
1983 Wavelength Mike Gray
1985 The Sure Thing Rob Reiner Second collaboration with Rob Reiner
1986 Stand by Me Third collaboration with Rob Reiner
1987 The Princess Bride Fourth collaboration with Rob Reiner
1988 Bull Durham Ron Shelton First collaboration with Ron Shelton
1989 When Harry Met Sally... Rob ReinerFifth collaboration with Rob Reiner
Blaze Ron SheltonSecond collaboration with Ron Shelton
1990 Misery Rob ReinerSixth collaboration with Rob Reiner
[3]
1991 Late for Dinner W. D. Richter
1992 A Few Good Men Rob ReinerSeventh collaboration with Rob Reiner
1993 Life with Mikey James Lapine
1994 North Rob ReinerEighth collaboration with Rob Reiner
1995 The American President Ninth collaboration with Rob Reiner
1996 Ghosts of Mississippi Tenth collaboration with Rob Reiner
1998 Hush Jonathan Darby
1999 The Story of Us Rob ReinerEleventh collaboration with Rob Reiner
2000 Best in Show Christopher Guest First collaboration with Christopher Guest
[4]
2003 A Mighty Wind Second collaboration with Christopher Guest
Alex & Emma Rob ReinerTwelfth collaboration with Rob Reiner
2004 Shall We Dance? Peter Chelsom
2005 Rumor Has It Rob ReinerThirteenth collaboration with Rob Reiner
2006 For Your Consideration Christopher GuestThird collaboration with Christopher Guest
2007 The Bucket List Rob ReinerFourteenth collaboration with Rob Reiner
2010 Flipped Fifteenth collaboration with Rob Reiner
2012 People Like Us Alex Kurtzman
2013 Now You See Me Louis Leterrier
2014 Chef Jon Favreau
2015 The Intern Nancy Meyers
2017 A Dog's Purpose Lasse Hallström
Editorial department
YearFilmDirectorRoleNotes
1969 Mastermind Alex MarchAdditional editor
1977 Fantastic Animation Festival
  • Dean A. Berko
  • Christopher Padilla
Editor: Trailer
1982 Blood Tide Richard Jefferies Supervising editor
1984 This Is Spinal Tap Rob ReinerFirst collaboration with Rob Reiner
1996 Courage Under Fire Edward Zwick Additional editor
2011 The Details Jacob Aaron Estes Consulting editor
Thanks
YearFilmDirectorRole
1992 We're Talking Serious Money James Lemmo Special thanks
Documentaries
Sound department
YearFilmDirectorRole
1979 80 Blocks from Tiffany's Gary Weis Sound effects editor
Shorts
Editor
YearFilmDirector
1979Best Horse Stephen Gyllenhaal
TV movies
Sound department
YearFilmDirectorRole
1978Things We Did Last SummerGary WeisSound editor
TV series
Editor
YearTitleNotes
2013 Family Tree 4 episodes
Sound department
YearTitleRoleNotes
1979 Lou Grant Sound editor
Sound effects editor
2 episodes

Awards and nominations

This list is based on the Internet Movie Database. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Robert Leighton at IMDb
  2. Longworth, Karina (1 June 2010). "History According to Gone With the Pope". The Village Voice.
  3. Hurbis-Cherrier, Mick (2007). Voice & Vision: A Creative Approach to Narrative Film and DV Production. Taylor & Francis. p. 404. ISBN   9780240807737.
  4. Muir, John Kenneth (2004). Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 77. ISBN   9781557836090.
  5. "Robert Leighton - Awards - IMDb".