Frank J. Urioste
Frank Joseph Urioste (born April 28, 1938 in Los Angeles ) is an American film editor who was nominated three times for an Oscar .
Life
Urioste began his career in film editing at MGM in 1957 as assistant to Henry Mancini , for whom he edited pieces of music for the series Peter Gunn and Mr. Lucky . Here he also met his mentor Ralph E. Winters , whom he himself describes as his great role model. In 1960 he joined the US Army for two years and then went back to MGM until the late 1960s, where he was an assistant editor for films such as The Dirty Dozen and Mutiny on the Bounty .
In 1969 he edited his first film as an independent editor with A widow murders quietly . In the 1970s, he mainly worked on B-movies . In the 1980s, he made his final breakthrough working with director Richard Fleischer . He gained an excellent reputation as an editor for lavish action films through his collaboration with Paul Verhoeven ( RoboCop , Total Recall , Basic Instinct ) and Renny Harlin ( Cliffhanger - Only the Strong Survive , The Pirate Bride , Deep Blue Sea ). Since 1998, Frank J. Urioste has been Senior Vice President in the film development department at Warner Bros.
Frank J. Urioste is a member of the American Cinema Editors and was recognized by the organization in 2007 for his life's work .
Filmography
- 1969: A widow murders quietly (What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?) - Director: Lee H. Katzin
- 1971: The Grissom Gang (The Grissom Gang) - Director: Robert Aldrich
- 1972: The Hoax - Director: Robert Anderson
- 1972: Help, I'm successful! (Get to know Your Rabbit) - Director: Brian De Palma
- 1974: Four birds on the gallows (The Spikes Gang)
- 1976: Battle for Midway (Midway) - Director: Jack Smight
- 1977: Damnation Alley (Damnation Alley) - Director: Jack Smight
- 1978: The Boys of Company C . (The Boys in Company C) - Director: Sidney J. Furie
- 1979: The Chance of a Lifetime (Fast Break) - Director: Jack Smight
- 1980: A Waltz Before Breakfast (Loving Couples) - Director: Jack Smight
- 1981: Entity - There is no escape from the invisible that haunts us (The Entity) - Director: Sidney J. Furie
- 1983: Trenchcoat - Director: Michael Tuchner
- 1983: Amityville III (Amityville 3-D) - Director: Richard Fleischer
- 1984: Conan the Destroyer - Director: Richard Fleischer
- 1985: Red Sonja - Director: Richard Fleischer
- 1986: Hitcher, the Highway Killer (The Hitcher) - Director: Robert Harmon
- 1987: RoboCop - Director: Paul Verhoeven ( Oscar nomination)
- 1988: Die Hard - Directed by John McTiernan ( Oscar nomination)
- 1989 Road House - Directed by Rowdy Herrington
- 1990: Total Recall (Total Recall) - Director: Paul Verhoeven
- 1992: Basic Instinct - Director: Paul Verhoeven ( Oscar nomination)
- 1993: Cliffhanger - Only the strong survive (Cliffhanger) - Director: Renny Harlin
- 1993: Tombstone - Directed by George Pan Cosmatos
- 1994: Terminal Velocity (Terminal Velocity) - Director: Deran Sarafian
- 1995: The Pirate Bride (Cutthroat Island) - Director: Renny Harlin
- 1996: Executive Decision (Executive Decision) - Director: Stuart Baird
- 1997: Fletcher's Visionen (Conspiracy Theory) - Director: Richard Donner
- 1998: Lethal Weapon 4 - Director: Richard Donner
- 1999: Deep Blue Sea - Director: Renny Harlin
Awards
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Oscar
- 1988 : Nomination for Best Editing by RoboCop
- 1989 : Nomination for Best Pattern by Die Hard
- 1993 : Nomination for Best Pattern by Basic Instinct
- ACE Career Achievement Award 2007
Web links
- Frank J. Urioste in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Interview with Urioste and Peter Honess, Part 1 (English)
- Interview with Urioste and Peter Honess, Part 2 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Frank Joseph Urioste on intelius.com (English), accessed on October 18, 2011
- ↑ Frank J. Urioste on imdb.com (English), accessed on September 8, 2014
- ↑ Peter Honess & Frank Urioste, Two Long-Time Friends Talk About Their Work (Part 1) ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2008 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on editorsguild.com from July / August 2001 (English), accessed October 18, 2011
- ↑ List of members of the American Cinema Editors in (English) , accessed on October 19, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Urioste, Frank J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Urioste, Frank Joseph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California , United States |