External links
- Sheldon Kahn at IMDb
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Sheldon Kahn | |
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| Born | March 1, 1940 |
| Occupation | Film 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 .
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
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| 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 Pollack | Second collaboration with Sydney Pollack |
| 1982 | Kiss Me Goodbye | Robert Mulligan | Third collaboration with Robert Mulligan |
| 1984 | Unfaithfully Yours | Howard Zieff | Second collaboration with Howard Zieff |
| Ghostbusters | Ivan Reitman | First collaboration with Ivan Reitman | |
| 1985 | Out of Africa | Sydney Pollack | Third collaboration with Sydney Pollack |
| 1986 | Legal Eagles | Ivan Reitman | Second collaboration with Ivan Reitman |
| 1987 | La Bamba | Luis Valdez | |
| Big Shots | Robert Mandel | ||
| 1988 | Casual Sex? | Geneviève Robert | |
| Twins | Ivan Reitman | Third 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 Reitman | Sixth collaboration with Ivan Reitman |
| Beethoven's 2nd | Rod Daniel | ||
| 1994 | Junior | Ivan Reitman | Seventh collaboration with Ivan Reitman |
| 1996 | Space Jam | Joe Pytka | |
| 1997 | Fathers' Day | Ivan Reitman | Eighth 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 Reitman | Tenth collaboration with Ivan Reitman |
| 2003 | I'll Be There | Craig Ferguson | |
| 2005 | Be Cool | F. Gary Gray | |
| 2006 | My Super Ex-Girlfriend | Ivan Reitman | Eleventh collaboration with Ivan Reitman |
| 2009 | Hotel for Dogs | Thor Freudenthal | |
| 2014 | Draft Day | Ivan Reitman | Twelfth collaboration with Ivan Reitman |
| Year | Film | Director | Credit |
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| 1986 | Legal Eagles | Ivan Reitman | Associate producer |
| 1988 | Casual Sex? | Geneviève Robert | Producer |
| Twins | Ivan Reitman | Associate 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 Pytka | Co-producer |
| 1997 | Fathers' Day | Ivan Reitman | Associate producer |
| 1998 | Six Days, Seven Nights | Co-producer | |
| 2000 | Road Trip | Todd Phillips | Associate producer |
| 2001 | Evolution | Ivan Reitman | |
| 2003 | I'll Be There | Craig Ferguson |
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| 1973 | Blume in Love | Paul Mazursky | Assistant film editor | |
| Cinderella Liberty | Mark Rydell | |||
| 1991 | Sweet Talker | Michael Jenkins | Supervising editor | |
| 1993 | Blood In Blood Out | Taylor Hackford | Editorial consultant | First collaboration with Taylor Hackford |
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
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| 1995 | The Fear | Vincent Robert | The 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 |
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| 1982 | Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip | Joe Layton | Stand-up comedy film |
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| 1977 | A Circle Street of Children | Don Taylor |
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| 1971 | Cannon | George McCowan | Assistant editor |
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| 1982 | Bring 'Em Back Alive | 1 episode |
Kahn has been nominated for the following awards:
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