Al Overton Jr.

Al Overton Jr. (born before 1970) is an American sound engineer .

Life

Overton, son of the Oscar nominated sound engineer Al Overton , began his career in television in 1968. His feature film debut was Burt Kennedy's western The Merciless Avenger . As a result, he was involved in numerous large Hollywood productions and only very rarely worked for television. Between 1976 and 1989 Overton was nominated four times for an Oscar in the Best Sound category: 1976 for 700 Miles West , 1980 for The Electric Rider , 1982 for Dance in the Clouds and 1989 for Die Hard . However, he couldn't win any of the prizes. In 1991 he retired from the film business.

Filmography (selection)

• 1970: Little Big Man
• 1970: Two dirty scoundrels (There Was a Crooked Man ...)
• 1975: 700 miles west (Bite the Bullet)
• 1975: The Man Without Nerves (Breakout)
• 1978: The Crazy California Hotel (California Suite)
• 1978: The Cheap Detective (The Cheap Detective)
• 1979: The Electric Horseman (The Electric Horseman)
• 1980: Seems Like Old Times (Seems Like Old Times)
• 1981: Dance in the Clouds (Pennies from Heaven)
• 1984: Footloose
• 1988: Die Hard
• 1989 Magnolia steel (Steel Magnolias)
• 1991: The Price of Power (True Colors)

Nominations (selection)

• 1976 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for 700 Miles West
• 1980 : Oscar nomination in the Best Sound category for The Electric Rider
• 1982 : Oscar nomination in the category Best Sound for Dance in the Clouds
• 1989 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for Die Hard

Web links

• Al Overton Jr. in the Internet Movie Database (English)