Vern Poore
Vern Poore (* 20th century) is an American sound engineer . In 1989 he was awarded an Oscar for “Best Sound Mixing” for the biography Bird about the jazz musician Charlie Parker .
Life
Poore worked on over 72 films between 1975 and 1996 and was nominated for an Oscar four more times. He delivered his first work in 1975 for the television film Geliebte Geisel ( Sweet Hostage ), where he and other colleagues were responsible for the final sound mix. The multiple award-winning drama Taxi Driver (1976) was next on his list. In 1984 he participated in the science fiction - Fantasy - Comedy Ghostbusters - Ghostbusters with and in 1987 at the action film Lethal Weapon - Lethal Weapon . He was also on the film staff in Clint Eastwood's Late West Merciless (1992) . Poore's last listed film is the 1995 drama The Whimsical Mr. Cox .
Awards
1989: Oscar for Bird (with Les Fresholtz , Rick Alexander and Willie D. Burton )
- Oscar nominations
- 1986 : The Day of the Falcon (with Les Fresholtz, Rick Alexander and Bud Alper)
- 1987 : Heartbreak Ridge (with Les Fresholtz, Rick Alexander and Bill Nelson)
- 1988 : Lethal Weapon - two steel-hard professionals (together with Les Fresholtz, Rick Alexander and Bill Nelson)
- 1993 : Merciless (with Les Fresholtz, Rick Alexander and Rob Young)
BAFTA Award 1993: nominated for Merciless
Filmography (selection)
- 1975: Beloved Hostage ( Sweet Hostage )
- 1976: Taxi Driver
- 1977: Money's in the Street ( Fun with Dick and Jane )
- 1978: The Man from San Fernando ( Every Which Way But Loose )
- 1979: Hunt for the Poseidon ( Beyond the Poseidon Adventure )
- 1980: The day the world ended ( When Time Ran Out ... )
- 1980: Every head has its price ( The Hunter )
- 1980: Tracy meets God ( Oh, God! Book II )
- 1980: Sagittarius Benjamin ( Private Benjamin )
- 1980: Full throttle to San Fernando ( Any Which Way You Can )
- 1981: The Freaky Professor ( So Fine )
- 1983: Dirty Harry Comes Back ( Sudden Impact )
- 1984: Ghostbusters - Ghostbusters ( Ghostbusters )
- 1985: The Day of the Hawk ( Ladyhawke )
- 1986: Heartbreak Ridge
- 1987: Mannequin
- 1987: Lethal Weapon - Two tough professionals ( Lethal Weapon )
- 1988: Bird
- 1988: The Dead Pool ( The Dead Pool )
- 1988: Twins - Twins ( Twins )
- 1989: Focal Point LA ( Lethal Weapon II )
- 1989: Call for Retribution ( Next of Kin )
- 1992: Merciless ( Unforgiven )
- 1995: The Bridges of Madison County ( The Bridges of Madison County )
- 1995: The Whimsical Mr. Cox ( The Stars Fell on Henrietta )
Web links
- Vern Poore in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vern Poore at IMDb. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ↑ Vern Poore Awards at IMDB. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Poore, Vern |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sound engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |