Sheldon Kahn

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Sheldon Kahn
BornMarch 1, 1940
OccupationFilm editor

Sheldon F. Kahn (born March 1, 1940) is a film editor and producer. He was jointly awarded the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, with Lynzee Klingman and Richard Chew, for their work on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest .

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Filmography

Editor
YearFilmDirectorNotes
1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Miloš Forman
1976 The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday Don Taylor
Mikey and Nicky Elaine May
1978 An Enemy of the People George Schaefer
Bloodbrothers Robert Mulligan First collaboration with Robert Mulligan
Same Time, Next Year Second collaboration with Robert Mulligan
1979 The Electric Horseman Sydney Pollack First collaboration with Sydney Pollack
1980 Private Benjamin Howard Zieff First collaboration with Howard Zieff
1981 Absence of Malice Sydney PollackSecond collaboration with Sydney Pollack
1982 Kiss Me Goodbye Robert MulliganThird collaboration with Robert Mulligan
1984 Unfaithfully Yours Howard ZieffSecond collaboration with Howard Zieff
Ghostbusters Ivan Reitman First collaboration with Ivan Reitman
1985 Out of Africa Sydney PollackThird collaboration with Sydney Pollack
1986 Legal Eagles Ivan ReitmanSecond collaboration with Ivan Reitman
1987 La Bamba Luis Valdez
Big Shots Robert Mandel
1988 Casual Sex? Geneviève Robert
Twins Ivan ReitmanThird collaboration with Ivan Reitman
1989 Ghostbusters II Fourth collaboration with Ivan Reitman
1990 Kindergarten Cop Fifth collaboration with Ivan Reitman
1992 Beethoven Brian Levant
1993 Dave Ivan ReitmanSixth collaboration with Ivan Reitman
Beethoven's 2nd Rod Daniel
1994 Junior Ivan ReitmanSeventh collaboration with Ivan Reitman
1996 Space Jam Joe Pytka
1997 Fathers' Day Ivan ReitmanEighth collaboration with Ivan Reitman
1998 Six Days, Seven Nights Ninth collaboration with Ivan Reitman
2000 Road Trip Todd Phillips
Proof of Life Taylor Hackford Second collaboration with Taylor Hackford
2001 Evolution Ivan ReitmanTenth collaboration with Ivan Reitman
2003 I'll Be There Craig Ferguson
2005 Be Cool F. Gary Gray
2006 My Super Ex-Girlfriend Ivan ReitmanEleventh collaboration with Ivan Reitman
2009 Hotel for Dogs Thor Freudenthal
2014 Draft Day Ivan ReitmanTwelfth collaboration with Ivan Reitman
Editorial department
YearFilmDirectorRoleNotes
1973 Blume in Love Paul Mazursky Assistant film editor
Cinderella Liberty Mark Rydell
1991 Sweet Talker Michael JenkinsSupervising editor
1993 Blood In Blood Out Taylor HackfordEditorial consultantFirst collaboration with Taylor Hackford
Producer
YearFilmDirectorCredit
1986 Legal Eagles Ivan ReitmanAssociate producer
1988 Casual Sex? Geneviève RobertProducer
Twins Ivan ReitmanAssociate producer
1989 Ghostbusters II
1990 Kindergarten Cop
1992 Beethoven Brian Levant
1993 Beethoven's 2nd Rod Daniel
1994 Junior Ivan Reitman
1996 Space Jam Joe PytkaCo-producer
1997 Fathers' Day Ivan ReitmanAssociate producer
1998 Six Days, Seven Nights Co-producer
2000 Road Trip Todd PhillipsAssociate producer
2001 Evolution Ivan Reitman
2003 I'll Be There Craig Ferguson
Thanks
YearFilmDirectorRole
1995 The Fear Vincent RobertThe producers wish to thank
2003 Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd Troy Miller Special thanks
2011 Red Dog Kriv Stenders Nelson Woss would like to thank
Documentaries
Editor
YearFilmDirectorNotes
1982 Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip Joe Layton Stand-up comedy film
TV movies
Editor
YearFilmDirector
1977A Circle Street of ChildrenDon Taylor
Editorial department
YearFilmDirectorRole
1971 Cannon George McCowanAssistant editor
TV series
Editor
YearTitleNotes
1982 Bring 'Em Back Alive 1 episode

Awards

Kahn has been nominated for the following awards:

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