Chris Lebenzon


Biography

Film editor Chris Lebenzon earned recognition in Hollywood for helming the cutting table on such action blockbusters as "Top Gun" and "Crimson Tide." Lebenzon, a native of Redwood City, California, graduated from Stanford University before entering the movie business in the mid '70s. While his career began, modestly, on low-budget thrillers for filmmaker Larry Cohen, Lebenzon received hi...

Biography

Film editor Chris Lebenzon earned recognition in Hollywood for helming the cutting table on such action blockbusters as "Top Gun" and "Crimson Tide." Lebenzon, a native of Redwood City, California, graduated from Stanford University before entering the movie business in the mid '70s. While his career began, modestly, on low-budget thrillers for filmmaker Larry Cohen, Lebenzon received his big break when he was asked to cut director Tony Scott's hit 1986 action-romance "Top Gun." Nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the film, Lebenzon went on to cut further box office triumphs, including "Days of Thunder" (1990), "Batman Returns" (1992), and "Crimson Tide," for which he was once again nominated for an Oscar. Lebenzon has cultivated close working relationships with some of Hollywood's biggest directors and producers, most notably Michael Bay, Jerry Bruckheimer, and Tim Burton, and some of his most acclaimed work was on the latter's visually stunning fantasy-adventures "Corpse Bride" (2005) and "Alice in Wonderland" (2010).

Filmography

 

Producer (Feature Film)

Dark Shadows (2012)
Executive Producer
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Executive Producer

Editing (Feature Film)

Top Gun: Maverick (2020)
Editor
Dolittle (2020)
Editor
Dumbo (2019)
Editor
Geostorm (2017)
Editor
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
Editor
The Last Witch Hunter (2015)
Editor
Maleficent (2014)
Film Editor
Dark Shadows (2012)
Editor
Frankenweenie (2012)
Editor
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Editor
Unstoppable (2010)
Editor
The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
Editor
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Editor
Deja Vu (2006)
Editor
Eragon (2006)
Editor
Man of the House (2005)
Editor
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005)
Editor
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Editor
Big Fish (2003)
Editor
Radio (2003)
Editor
XXX (2002)
Editor
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Editor
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Editor
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
Editor
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Editor
Enemy of the State (1998)
Editor
Armageddon (1998)
Editor
Con Air (1997)
Editor
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Editor
Crimson Tide (1995)
Editor
Ed Wood (1994)
Editor
Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
Editor
Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Editor
Batman Returns (1992)
Editor
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Editing
Hudson Hawk (1991)
Editor
Days of Thunder (1990)
Editor
Revenge (1990)
Editor
Midnight Run (1988)
Editor
Weeds (1987)
Editor
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Editor
Top Gun (1986)
Editor
A Breed Apart (1986)
Editor
Death of an Angel (1986)
Editor
Weird Science (1985)
Editor
The Outsiders (1983)
Assistant Editor
One From the Heart (1982)
Assistant Editor
Wolfen (1981)
Editor
The Secret Life of Plants (1977)
Editor
The Private Files Of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
Editor
God Told Me To (1976)
Editor

Film Production - Unit (Feature Film)

The Private Files Of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
Unit Manager

Life Events

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