A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Mark Helfrich (born November 13, 1957) is an American film editor and director. He is an elected American Cinema Editors (ACE) member and serves on the board as an associate director. Helfrich has edited over thirty films, such as Stone Cold (1991) and 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) with Mark Goldblatt and Julia Wong, Rush Hour 3 (2007) with Dean Zimmerman and Don Zimmerman, Tower Heist (2011), and Hercules (2014) with Wong. Helfrich directed Good Luck Chuck. He has also edited, with Brett Ratner's direction, a version of the Hollywood film 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Helfrich, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Additional Editor:
1985 The Return of the Living Dead
Assistant Editor:
1979 Rock 'n' Roll High School
1985 The Return of the Living Dead
Director:
1979 Rock 'n' Roll High School
1985 The Return of the Living Dead
2007 Good Luck Chuck
Editor:
1979 Rock 'n' Roll High School
1983 Revenge of the Ninja
1984 Baby Love
1985 Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985 The Return of the Living Dead
1987 Predator
1988 Action Jackson
1990 Dark Angel
1990 Parker Kane
1991 Rich Girl
1991 Stone Cold
1991 The Last Boy Scout
1993 Midnight Kiss
1993 Nowhere to Run
1993 Striking Distance
1994 Motorcycle Gang
1994 Runaway Daughters
1994 Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1995 Showgirls
1995 The Avenging Angel
1997 Money Talks
1997 Most Wanted
1998 Rush Hour
2000 Scary Movie
2000 The Family Man
2001 Rush Hour 2
2002 Red Dragon
2003 Honey
2004 After the Sunset
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand
2007 Good Luck Chuck
2007 Rush Hour 3
2008 Four Christmases
2008 New York, I Love You
2010 Kites
2011 Season of the Witch
2011 Tower Heist
2013 Movie 43
2013 R.I.P.D.
2014 Hercules
2016 Nina
2017 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2024 Harold and the Purple Crayon
2024 Red One
Music Editor:
1979 Rock 'n' Roll High School
1983 Revenge of the Ninja
1984 Baby Love
1985 Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985 The Return of the Living Dead
1987 Predator
1988 Action Jackson
1990 Dark Angel
1990 Parker Kane
1991 Rich Girl
1991 Stone Cold
1991 The Last Boy Scout
1993 Midnight Kiss
1993 Nowhere to Run
1993 Striking Distance
1994 Motorcycle Gang
1994 Runaway Daughters
1994 Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1995 Showgirls
1995 The Avenging Angel
1997 Money Talks
1997 Most Wanted
1998 Rush Hour
2000 Scary Movie
2000 The Family Man
2001 Rush Hour 2
2002 Red Dragon
2003 Honey
2004 After the Sunset
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand
2007 Good Luck Chuck
2007 Rush Hour 3
2008 Four Christmases
2008 New York, I Love You
2010 Kites
2011 Season of the Witch
2011 Tower Heist
2013 Movie 43
2013 R.I.P.D.
2014 Hercules
2016 Nina
2017 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2024 Harold and the Purple Crayon
2024 Red One
Second Unit Director:
1979 Rock 'n' Roll High School
1983 Revenge of the Ninja
1984 Baby Love
1985 Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985 The Return of the Living Dead
1986 Critters
1987 Predator
1988 Action Jackson
1990 Dark Angel
1990 Parker Kane
1991 Rich Girl
1991 Stone Cold
1991 The Last Boy Scout
1993 Midnight Kiss
1993 Nowhere to Run
1993 Striking Distance
1994 Motorcycle Gang
1994 Runaway Daughters
1994 Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1995 Showgirls
1995 The Avenging Angel
1997 Money Talks
1997 Most Wanted
1998 Rush Hour
2000 Scary Movie
2000 The Family Man
2001 Rush Hour 2
2002 Red Dragon
2003 Honey
2004 After the Sunset
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand
2007 Good Luck Chuck
2007 Rush Hour 3
2008 Four Christmases
2008 New York, I Love You
2009 The Final Destination
2010 Kites
2011 Season of the Witch
2011 Tower Heist
2013 Movie 43
2013 R.I.P.D.
2014 Hercules
2016 Nina
2017 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2024 Harold and the Purple Crayon
2024 Red One
Thanks:
1979 Rock 'n' Roll High School
1983 Revenge of the Ninja
1984 Baby Love
1985 Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985 The Return of the Living Dead
1986 Critters
1987 Predator
1988 Action Jackson
1990 Dark Angel
1990 Parker Kane
1991 Rich Girl
1991 Stone Cold
1991 The Last Boy Scout
1993 Midnight Kiss
1993 Nowhere to Run
1993 Striking Distance
1994 Motorcycle Gang
1994 Runaway Daughters
1994 Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1995 Showgirls
1995 The Avenging Angel
1997 Money Talks
1997 Most Wanted
1998 Rush Hour
2000 Scary Movie
2000 The Family Man
2001 Rush Hour 2
2002 Red Dragon
2003 Honey
2004 After the Sunset
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand
2007 Good Luck Chuck
2007 Rush Hour 3
2008 Four Christmases
2008 New York, I Love You
2009 The Final Destination
2010 Kites
2011 Season of the Witch
2011 Tower Heist
2013 Movie 43
2013 R.I.P.D.
2014 Hercules
2016 Nina
2017 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2024 Harold and the Purple Crayon
2024 Red One
Director:
2005 Bones
2005 Prison Break
Editor:
1989 Tales from the Crypt
2005 Bones
2005 Prison Break
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