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Bob Ducsay
Born1962 (age 60–61)
Occupation(s)Film editor, screenwriter, film producer

Bob Ducsay (born c. 1962) is an American film editor, screenwriter and producer.[1]

He is known for his work with Stephen Sommers, Rian Johnson and Brad Peyton. He has edited many of Sommers' films and has served as a producer on some. He aspired to be in the filmmaking industry during high school. He graduated from Saint Brendan High School in Miami, Florida, in 1980 and went on to film school.

He won the Saturn Award for Best Editing twice for Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Knives Out.

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Stephen Sommers

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Rian Johnson

Rian Johnson

Rian Craig Johnson is an American filmmaker. He made his directorial debut with the neo-noir mystery film Brick (2005), which received positive reviews and grossed nearly $4 million on a $450,000 budget. Transitioning to higher-profile films, Johnson achieved mainstream recognition for writing and directing the science-fiction thriller Looper (2012) to critical and commercial success. Johnson landed his largest project when he wrote and directed the space opera Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), which grossed over $1 billion. He returned to the mystery genre with Knives Out (2019) and its sequel Glass Onion (2022), both of which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay, respectively.

Brad Peyton

Brad Peyton

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Saturn Award for Best Editing

Saturn Award for Best Editing

The Saturn Award for Best Editing is one of the annual awards given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The Saturn Awards, which are the oldest film-specialized awards to honor science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, included the category for the first time at the 5th Saturn Awards.

Filmography

His credits include:

Film

Year Title Credited as
Producer Editor
1989 Catch Me If You Can No Yes
1992 The Finest Hour No Yes
1993 The Adventures of Huck Finn No Yes
1994 Love and a .45 No Yes
The Jungle Book No Yes
1996 Tremors 2: Aftershocks No Yes
1997 Vegas Vacation No Yes
Star Kid No Yes
1998 L.A. Doctors No Yes
Deep Rising No Yes
1999 Bats No Yes
The Mummy No Yes
2001 The Mummy Returns No Yes
Impostor No Yes
2004 Van Helsing Yes Yes
Revenge of the Mummy No Yes
2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Yes No
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Yes Yes
2011 Season of the Witch No Yes
2012 Looper No Yes
2013 Jack the Giant Slayer No Yes
2014 Godzilla No Yes
2015 San Andreas No Yes
2016 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows No Yes
2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi No Yes
2018 Rampage[2] No Yes
2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters No Yes
Knives Out No Yes
2021 Space Jam: A New Legacy No Yes
2022 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery No Yes

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Catch Me If You Can (1989 film)

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Catch Me If You Can is a 1989 American action comedy film starring Matt Lattanzi, Loryn Locklin, Grant Heslov, Geoffrey Lewis and M. Emmet Walsh. The film was the feature film directorial debut of writer and director Stephen Sommers, with a soundtrack by Tangerine Dream.

The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film)

The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film)

The Adventures of Huck Finn is a 1993 American comedy drama adventure film written and directed by Stephen Sommers, and starring Elijah Wood, Courtney B. Vance, Jason Robards and Robbie Coltrane. Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Buena Vista Pictures, it is based on Mark Twain's 1884 novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and focuses on at least three-fourths of the book.

Love and a .45

Love and a .45

Love and a .45 is a 1994 indie crime drama road movie written and directed by C.M. Talkington, starring Gil Bellows and Renée Zellweger. It received positive reviews.

The Jungle Book (1994 film)

The Jungle Book (1994 film)

Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, also known as The Jungle Book, is a 1994 American adventure film co-written and directed by Stephen Sommers, produced by Edward S. Feldman and Raju Patel, from a story by Ronald Yanover and Mark Geldman. It is a live-action adaptation of the Mowgli stories from The Jungle Book (1894) and The Second Jungle Book (1895) by Rudyard Kipling, alongside Walt Disney's animated film of the same name from 1967.

Star Kid

Star Kid

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L.A. Doctors

L.A. Doctors

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Deep Rising

Deep Rising

Deep Rising is a 1998 American action horror film written and directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Treat Williams, Famke Janssen and Anthony Heald. It was distributed by Hollywood Pictures and Cinergi Pictures and released on February 2, 1998. While the film was a critical and box office failure, it has been regarded as a cult classic.

Bats (film)

Bats (film)

Bats is a 1999 American horror film directed by Louis Morneau, written by John Logan and produced by Bradley Jenkel and Louise Rosner. The film stars Lou Diamond Phillips, Dina Meyer, Bob Gunton and Leon. It was the first film released by Destination Films. A hostile swarm of genetically mutated bats terrorize a local Texas town, and it is up to zoologist Sheila Casper, who teams up with town Sheriff Emmett Kimsey, to exterminate the creatures before they take more lives. The film grossed $10 million against a $5 million budget. The Rotten Tomatoes critical consensus calls it "neither scary nor creepy".

Revenge of the Mummy

Revenge of the Mummy

Revenge of the Mummy, officially named Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride, is an indoor roller coaster/dark ride/haunted attraction located at Universal Studios Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood, and Universal Studios Singapore. Its theme is based on The Mummy film franchise, and the ride features linear induction motors (LIMs) that launch riders from standstill to a maximum speed of 40 mph (64 km/h) in a matter of seconds. The Florida and Singapore locations have the same track layout, and each location offers a slightly different virtual experience. The three attractions were manufactured by Premier Rides and feature track switches installed by Dynamic Structures. Universal Creative and ITEC Entertainment Corporation created the theme at each location, with Adirondack Studios responsible for several of unique elements implemented at the Singapore location.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is a 2008 American action adventure fantasy film directed by Rob Cohen, written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and produced by Stephen Sommers, Bob Ducsay, Sean Daniel, and James Jacks. The film is set in China rather than Egypt and focuses on the Terracotta Army's origins. It is the third and final installment in The Mummy trilogy. It stars Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Luke Ford, Anthony Wong, and Michelle Yeoh.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is a 2009 American military science fiction action film based on the G.I. Joe toy line. It is the first installment in the G.I. Joe film series. Directed by Stephen Sommers from a screenplay by Stuart Beattie, David Elliot, and Paul Lovett, the film features an ensemble cast based on the various characters of the toy line. The story follows two American soldiers, Duke and Ripcord, who join the G.I. Joe Team after being attacked by Military Armaments Research Syndicate (M.A.R.S.) troops.

Source: "Bob Ducsay", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, June 14th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Ducsay.

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References
  1. ^ Los Angeles Times
  2. ^ "Rampage Production Notes and High-Res Photos". SciFi Japan. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
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