George Folsey Junior
George Joseph Folsey Jr. (born January 17, 1939 in Los Angeles ) is an American film editor and film producer and son of the cameraman George J. Folsey .
life and work
After graduating from Pomona College , he first worked as an editor for the television station KABC-TV in Los Angeles . At that time he founded a company that produced, among other things, Laugh-In sequences for film and television productions. He then worked as a producer and editor for film and television films. In 1976, for example, he cut the thriller Revenge from Beyond .
Folsey has worked frequently on films by director John Landis as producer and editor, so on Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) and Blues Brothers (1980). In Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) Folsey was involved as associate producer and was considered illegal in July 1982 at night shooting two as extras employed children and the actor Vic Morrow by a helicopter accident came together with Landis and others because of negligent homicide accused. In May 1987 all of the accused were acquitted.
In 2003, Folsey starred in the drama Basic, a truth behind every lie . Folsey was also responsible for editing the 2005 film Hostel and its sequels Hostel 2 (2007) and Hostel 3 (2011) .
His son Ryan Folsey (* 1970) also works as a film editor.
Filmography (selection)
- 1959: French beds (Count Your Blessings)
- 1973: The Godfather of Harlem (Black Caesar)
- 1976: Revenge from Beyond (JD's Revenge)
- 1977: Kentucky Fried Movie (The Kentucky Fried Movie)
- 1978: I think a horse will kick me (National Lampoon's Animal House)
- 1980: Blues Brothers (The Blues Brothers)
- 1981: American Werewolf (An American Werewolf In London)
- 1983: Thriller (music video)
- 1985: Into the Night (Into the Night)
- 1986: ¡Three amigos! (¡Three Amigos!)
- 1987: Amazons on the moon or why the Americans have the channel full (Amazon Women on the Moon)
- 1988: The Prince from Zamunda (Coming to America)
- 1988: Dirty Work
- 1993: The Thing Called Love (The Thing Called Love)
- 1996: Bulletproof
- 1999: Prince Charming Desperately Wanted (Goosed)
- 2003: Basic - Behind every lie a truth (Basic)
- 2003: Cheaper by the Dozen (Cheaper by the Dozen)
- 2005: Being there is everything (The Ringer)
- 2005: Hostel
- 2006: The Party Animals are back! (National Lampoon's Pledge This!)
- 2006: The Pink Panther (The Pink Panther)
- 2006: Oh dear, you happy ones (Unaccompanied Minors)
- 2007: Hostel 2
- 2008: Joyride (Sex Drive)
- 2010: Hot Tub - The whirlpool ... is a damn time machine! (Hot Tub Time Machine)
- 2011: Hostel 3
- 2014: Dead Within
- 2015: Chain of Command (Echo Effect)
Web links
- George Folsey in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Folsey, George Jr. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Folsey, George Joseph Jr. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor and film producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1939 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |