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Bill Varney is a Sound Mixer American born on 22 january 1934
Harold William "Bill" Varney est un chef-opérateur du son américain né le 22 janvier 1934 à Beverly (Massachusetts) et mort le 2 avril 2011 à Fairhope (Alabama).
Il commence à travailler à la fin des années 1950 sur le son de films pédagogiques au Massachusetts Institute of Technology, puis rapidement il part en Californie sonoriser des films pour l'Encyclopedia Britannica.
Il entre ensuite au Samuel Goldwyn studio, où il va rester 14 ans, avant de rejoindre Universal Pictures. Il y est vice-président lorsque le studio entreprend la restauration de La Soif du mal, ce qui sera d'ailleurs le dernier film pour lequel il sera crédité.
Il a été président de la Cinema Audio Society, qui lui a attribué un prix pour l'ensemble de son œuvre en 1990, et membre du comité exécutif de l'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
(1978)
(Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
(1981)
(Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
(1984)
(Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
(1979)
(Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
(1980)
(Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
(1981)
(Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
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Birth name Harold William Varney
Nationality USA
Birth 22 january 1934
Death 2 april 2011 (at 77 years)
Nationality USA
Birth 22 january 1934
Death 2 april 2011 (at 77 years)
Harold William "Bill" Varney est un chef-opérateur du son américain né le 22 janvier 1934 à Beverly (Massachusetts) et mort le 2 avril 2011 à Fairhope (Alabama).
Biography
Bill Varney fait ses études au lycée de Swampscott et fait de temps en temps le disc-jockey pour une station locale du New Hampshire.Il commence à travailler à la fin des années 1950 sur le son de films pédagogiques au Massachusetts Institute of Technology, puis rapidement il part en Californie sonoriser des films pour l'Encyclopedia Britannica.
Il entre ensuite au Samuel Goldwyn studio, où il va rester 14 ans, avant de rejoindre Universal Pictures. Il y est vice-président lorsque le studio entreprend la restauration de La Soif du mal, ce qui sera d'ailleurs le dernier film pour lequel il sera crédité.
Il a été président de la Cinema Audio Society, qui lui a attribué un prix pour l'ensemble de son œuvre en 1990, et membre du comité exécutif de l'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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(1978)(Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
(1981)(Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
(1984)(Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
(1979)(Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
(1980)(Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
(1981)(Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
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Filmography of Bill Varney (37 films)
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The Exorcist III (1990)
, 1h50Directed by William Peter Blatty
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about religion, Demons in film, Serial killer films
Actors George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Jason Miller, Scott Wilson, Brad Dourif, Nicol Williamson
Roles Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rating64%
The film begins with the point of view of someone wandering through the streets of Georgetown, a voice informing us "I have dreams... of a rose... and of falling down a long flight of stairs." The point of view shows a warning of evil about to arrive later that night at a church. Demonic growls are heard. Leaves and other street trash suddenly come flying into the church as a crucifix comes to life. It then cuts to Lieutenant William F. Kinderman (George C. Scott) at a crime scene, where a 12-year-old boy named Thomas Kintry has been murdered.
'night, Mother (1986)
, 1h36Directed by Tom Moore, Tom Moore
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about suicide, Films based on plays
Actors Sissy Spacek, Anne Bancroft, Michael Kenworthy, Claire Malis
Roles Supervising Sound Editor
Rating75%
Jessie is a middle-aged woman living with her widowed mother, Thelma. One night, she calmly tells Thelma that she plans to commit suicide that very evening. She makes this revelation all while nonchalantly organizing household items and preparing to do her mother's nails.
Tough Guys (1986)
, 1h44Directed by Jeff Kanew
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Charles Durning, Eli Wallach, Darlanne Fluegel, Dana Carvey
Roles Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rating61%
Harry Doyle (Lancaster) and Archie Long (Douglas) are gangsters who've served a 30-year prison sentence for hijacking a Southern Pacific train called The Gold Coast Flyer, ready to collect Social Security.
Legal Eagles (1986)
, 1h56Directed by Ivan Reitman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Peinture
Actors Robert Redford, Debra Winger, Daryl Hannah, Brian Dennehy, Terence Stamp, Steven Hill
Roles Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rating60%
Tom Logan (Robert Redford) is an Assistant District Attorney in the New York City District Attorney's Office, who is on his way to becoming the new District Attorney. Into his life enters Laura Kelly (Debra Winger), an attorney who is representing Chelsea Deardon (Daryl Hannah). Chelsea is accused of stealing a painting from an art dealer, Victor Taft (Terence Stamp). However, Chelsea claims that the painting is actually hers, as her father made it for her and signed it to her on her 8th birthday 18 years ago - the same day that her father and most of his paintings went up in smoke in a mysterious fire.
Dune (1984)
, 2h17Directed by David Lynch
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Monde imaginaire, Sur une planète fictive, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Dystopian films, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Kyle MacLachlan, Francesca Annis, Everett McGill, Sting, Max von Sydow, José Ferrer
Roles Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rating62%
Ten thousand years in the futurethe known universe is ruled by Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV. The most important substance in the empire is the drug known as melange or "the spice". It has many special properties, such as extending life and expanding consciousness. The most profitable and important of its properties is its ability to assist the Spacing Guild with folding space, which allows safe, instantaneous interstellar travel.
Gremlins (1984)
, 1h45Directed by Joe Dante
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Monde imaginaire, Christmas films, Comedy horror films
Actors Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday, Frances Lee McCain, Corey Feldman
Roles Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rating72%
Randall “Rand” Peltzer, a struggling inventor, visits a Chinatown antique store in the hope to find a Christmas present for his son Billy. In the store, Randall encounters a small, furry creature called a Mogwai. The owner Mr. Wing refuses to sell the creature to Rand, so his grandson secretly sells the Mogwai to Rand but tells him to remember three important rules that must never be broken – do not expose the Mogwai to bright lights or sunlight which will kill it, do not let it get wet, and never feed it after midnight.
Mass Appeal (1984)
, 1h39Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Jack Lemmon, Željko Ivanek, Charles Durning, Louise Latham, Alice Hirson, Talia Balsam
Roles Sound Mixer
Rating66%
For years, as pastor of an affluent, suburban Catholic parish, Father Tim Farley has maintained a close relationship with his congregation by delivering folksy homilies filled with practical advice and adhering to clerical policies without waver. One Sunday, his sermon is interrupted by seminarian Mark Dolson, who questions Farley's position on the ordination of women. The older priest charmingly sidesteps the young man but is annoyed that he was placed in an uncomfortable position. This is a man who relies on charm, harmless white lies, and inane jokes when interacting with his parishioners, and he always has been careful not to get involved in controversial issues.
, 1h31Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Comic science fiction
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Sports films, Erotic films, Surfing films, Comedy science fiction films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Comedy horror films, Disaster films
Actors Eddie Deezen, Eric Stoltz, Linda Kerridge, Morgan Paull, Jeffrey Rogers, Ruth Buzzi
Roles Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rating54%
Long ago in "The Good Old Days", surfers ruled. It was bitchin'! That was before the threat of chemical pollution, nuclear waste and the horror of Buzzz Cola.
Cannonball Run II (1984)
, 1h48Directed by Hal Needham
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Martial arts films, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Jamie Farr, Telly Savalas
Roles Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rating51%
Having lost the first Cannonball Run race, Sheik Abdul ben Falafel (Jamie Farr) is ordered by his father (Ricardo Montalban) to go back to America and win another Cannonball Run in order to "emblazon the Falafel name as the fastest in the world." When Sheik Abdul points out that there is no Cannonball Run that year, his father simply tells him to "buy one."
Iceman (1984)
, 1h40Directed by Fred Schepisi
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes La préhistoire
Actors Timothy Hutton, Lindsay Crouse, John Lone, Josef Sommer, David Strathairn, Philip Akin
Roles Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rating61%
Anthropologist Stanley Shephard (Timothy Hutton) is brought to an arctic base when explorers discover the body of a prehistoric man (John Lone) who has been frozen in a block of ice for 40,000 years. After thawing the body to perform an autopsy, scientists discover to their amazement a real possibility to revive him and their attempt to resuscitate the "iceman" proves successful.
Starman (1984)
, 1h55Directed by John Carpenter
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, Richard Jaeckel, Ted White, Dirk Blocker
Roles Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rating69%
Launched in 1977, the Voyager 2 space probe carried a gold phonographic disk with a message of peace, inviting alien civilizations to visit Earth. The probe is intercepted by an alien ship which then sends a small scout vessel to establish first contact with Earth. However, instead of greeting the alien craft, the US government shoots it down. Crashing in Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin, the lone alien occupant, looking like a floating ball of glowing energy, finds the home of recently widowed Jenny Hayden (Karen Allen). While there, the alien uses a lock of hair from her deceased husband, Scott, to clone a new body for himself as a terrified Jenny watches. The alien "Starman" (Jeff Bridges) has seven small silver spheres with him which provide energy to perform miraculous feats. He uses the first to send a message to his people stating that Earth is hostile and his spacecraft has been destroyed. He arranges to rendezvous with them in three days time. He then uses the second sphere to create a holographic map of the United States, coercing Jenny into taking him to the rendezvous point in Arizona.
The Dead Zone (1983)
, 1h43Directed by David Cronenberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Psychologie, Political films
Actors Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Anthony Zerbe, Colleen Dewhurst
Roles Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rating71%
In the town of Castle Rock, New Hampshire, Johnny Smith (Christopher Walken), a young schoolteacher, is in love with his colleague Sarah Bracknell (Brooke Adams). After having a headache following a ride on a roller-coaster, Johnny politely declines when Sarah asks if he wants to spend the night with her.
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
, 1h41Directed by Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, George Miller, John Landis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Horror
Themes Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion
Actors Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, Burgess Meredith, Scatman Crothers, John Larroquette, John Lithgow
Roles Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rating64%
Une route déserte, au beau milieu de la nuit. Dans une voiture, deux hommes jouent à se faire peur.
The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
, 1h43Directed by Robert Dalva
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about horses, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Kelly Reno, Vincent Spano, Teri Garr, Allen Garfield, Woody Strode, Ferdy Mayne
Roles Sound Mixer
Rating59%
The story begins with several odd occurrences at the farm where the Black, Alec (Kelly Reno), and his mother (Teri Garr) live. A suspicious barn fire is followed by the theft of the horse. From the point of view of Ishak (Ferdy Mayne), the sheik who took him, this is property retrieval; the horse was originally his, and the Black's name is Shetan. Although he learns that the horse is being returned to the sheik's kingdom in the Moroccan desert, Alec goes after the sheik, stowing away in a plane to Casablanca.
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
, 1h28Directed by Carl Reiner
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Carl Reiner, Alan Ladd, Reni Santoni, Barbara Stanwyck
Roles Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rating67%
In the opening scene, John Hay Forrest (George Gaynes), noted scientist and cheesemaker, dies in a single-vehicle car accident (represented by the car wreck scene from Keeper of the Flame). In the next scene, private investigator Rigby Reardon (Steve Martin) is reading a newspaper when Forrest's daughter, Juliet (Rachel Ward), enters his office and faints when the paper's headline reminds her of her father's death. Upon coming to, she hires Rigby to investigate the death, which she thinks was murder. In Dr. Forrest's lab, Rigby finds two lists, one titled "Friends of Carlotta" and the other "Enemies of Carlotta", as well as an affectionately autographed photo of singer Kitty Collins, whose name appears on one of the lists. His search is interrupted by a man posing as an exterminator (Alan Ladd, in This Gun for Hire), who shoots Rigby in the arm and frisks the lists from the seemingly dead investigator.