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Robert C. Jones is a Scriptwriter and Editor American born on 8 march 1937 at Los Angeles (USA)
Robert C. Jones (born March 30, 1936) is a film editor, screenwriter, and educator. He received an Academy Award for the screenplay of the film Coming Home (1978). As an editor, Jones has had notable collaborations with the directors Arthur Hiller (seven films from 1967 to 1992) and Hal Ashby (4 films from 1973 to 1982). Jones has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Film Editing (Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), and Bound for Glory (1976)).
Jones served at the Army Pictorial Center from 1958-1960 as a film editor, editing Army training films, documentaries, and several segments of The Big Picture television program.
Jones is currently a professor at the School of Cinematic Arts of the University of Southern California (USC).
Jones is married to Sylvia Hirsch Jones,Ph.D, a psychotherapist. He is the son of film editor Harmon Jones, and the father of film editor Leslie Jones; all three editors have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. Hayley Sussman, Ph.D., Jones' second daughter, is a psychologist like her mother.
Il contribue au montage de trente-et-un autres films américains (parfois en coproduction), le dernier étant Amours suspectes de P. J. Hogan (avec Kathy Bates et Rupert Everett), sorti en 2002.
Entretemps, citons Devine qui vient dîner ? de Stanley Kramer (1967, avec Spencer Tracy et Katharine Hepburn), Love Story (1970, avec Ali MacGraw et Ryan O'Neal) et L'Homme de la Manche (1972, avec Peter O'Toole et Sophia Loren), tous deux réalisés par Arthur Hiller, En route pour la gloire d'Hal Ashby (1976, avec David Carradine et Ronny Cox), Le ciel peut attendre de Warren Beatty et Buck Henry (1978, avec les réalisateurs et Julie Christie), ou encore City Hall d'Harold Becker (1996, avec Al Pacino et John Cusack). Signalons aussi Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (1966, avec Morey Amsterdam et Rose Marie), réalisé par son père Harmon Jones.
Un monde fou, fou, fou, fou, Devine qui vient dîner ? et En route pour la gloire précités lui valent autant de nominations à l'Oscar du meilleur montage (qu'il ne gagne pas).
En marge de son activité principale de monteur, Robert C. Jones collabore au scénario de deux films, Le Retour (1978, avec Jane Fonda et Jon Voight) et Bienvenue, mister Chance (1979, avec Peter Sellers et Shirley MacLaine) d'Hal Ashby. Le premier lui permet de gagner l'Oscar du meilleur scénario original.
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Birth name Robert Clifford Jones
Nationality USA
Birth 8 march 1937 (87 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Awards American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award
Nationality USA
Birth 8 march 1937 (87 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Awards American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award
Robert C. Jones (born March 30, 1936) is a film editor, screenwriter, and educator. He received an Academy Award for the screenplay of the film Coming Home (1978). As an editor, Jones has had notable collaborations with the directors Arthur Hiller (seven films from 1967 to 1992) and Hal Ashby (4 films from 1973 to 1982). Jones has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Film Editing (Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), and Bound for Glory (1976)).
Jones served at the Army Pictorial Center from 1958-1960 as a film editor, editing Army training films, documentaries, and several segments of The Big Picture television program.
Jones is currently a professor at the School of Cinematic Arts of the University of Southern California (USC).
Jones is married to Sylvia Hirsch Jones,Ph.D, a psychotherapist. He is the son of film editor Harmon Jones, and the father of film editor Leslie Jones; all three editors have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. Hayley Sussman, Ph.D., Jones' second daughter, is a psychologist like her mother.
Biography
Fils du monteur et réalisateur Harmon Jones et père de la monteuse Leslie Jones, lui-même débute comme monteur sur deux films sortis en 1963, Un enfant attend de John Cassavetes (avec Burt Lancaster et Judy Garland) et Un monde fou, fou, fou, fou de Stanley Kramer (avec Spencer Tracy et Milton Berle).Il contribue au montage de trente-et-un autres films américains (parfois en coproduction), le dernier étant Amours suspectes de P. J. Hogan (avec Kathy Bates et Rupert Everett), sorti en 2002.
Entretemps, citons Devine qui vient dîner ? de Stanley Kramer (1967, avec Spencer Tracy et Katharine Hepburn), Love Story (1970, avec Ali MacGraw et Ryan O'Neal) et L'Homme de la Manche (1972, avec Peter O'Toole et Sophia Loren), tous deux réalisés par Arthur Hiller, En route pour la gloire d'Hal Ashby (1976, avec David Carradine et Ronny Cox), Le ciel peut attendre de Warren Beatty et Buck Henry (1978, avec les réalisateurs et Julie Christie), ou encore City Hall d'Harold Becker (1996, avec Al Pacino et John Cusack). Signalons aussi Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (1966, avec Morey Amsterdam et Rose Marie), réalisé par son père Harmon Jones.
Un monde fou, fou, fou, fou, Devine qui vient dîner ? et En route pour la gloire précités lui valent autant de nominations à l'Oscar du meilleur montage (qu'il ne gagne pas).
En marge de son activité principale de monteur, Robert C. Jones collabore au scénario de deux films, Le Retour (1978, avec Jane Fonda et Jon Voight) et Bienvenue, mister Chance (1979, avec Peter Sellers et Shirley MacLaine) d'Hal Ashby. Le premier lui permet de gagner l'Oscar du meilleur scénario original.
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, 1hDirected by Dave Hand, Peter Medak
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians
Actors Rex Smith, Vincent Price, Shelley Duvall, Elizabeth McGovern, Vanessa Redgrave, Michael Preston
Roles Writer
Rating77%
Being There (1979)
, 2h10Directed by Hal Ashby
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about television, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Political films, Films about autism
Actors Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard A. Dysart, Richard Basehart
Rating78%
Chance (Peter Sellers) is a middle-aged man who lives in the townhouse of an old, wealthy man in Washington, D.C. He is simple-minded and has lived there his whole life, tending the garden. Other than gardening, his knowledge is derived entirely from what he sees on television. When his benefactor dies, Chance naively says he has no claim against the estate, and is ordered to move out. Thus he discovers the outside world for the first time.
Coming Home (1978)
, 2h7Directed by Hal Ashby
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Politique, Films about sexuality, Films about disabilities, Political films
Actors Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, Bruce Dern, Penelope Milford, Robert Carradine, Robert Ginty
Rating72%
In the spring of 1968 in California, Sally (Jane Fonda), a loyal and conservative military wife, is married to Bob Hyde (Bruce Dern), a captain in the United States Marine Corps who is about to be deployed to Vietnam. As a dedicated military officer, Bob sees it primarily as an opportunity for progress. At first, Sally dreads being left alone, but after a while she feels liberated. Forced to find housing off the base she moves into a new apartment by the beach and buys a sports car. With nothing else to do, she decides to volunteer at a local veterans' hospital. This, in part, is motivated by her bohemian friend Vi Munson (Penelope Milford), whose brother Billy has come home after just two weeks in Vietnam with grave emotional problems and now resides in the VA hospital.
Editor
Unconditional Love (2002)
, 2h1Directed by Paul John Hogan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Serial killer films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Kathy Bates, Rupert Everett, Meredith Eaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Lynn Redgrave, Stephanie Beacham
Roles Editor
Rating66%
Grace Beasley has been content with life as a housewife. One morning, Grace wins tickets to a concert by her favorite singer. Grace is ecstatic, but soon learns her husband is leaving her, and also that her son is leaving his wife. Grace arrives at the concert, only to learn it has been cancelled due to the murder of the singer. Grace decides to travel to England for the singer's funeral. She soon meets the closeted singer's former lover and they plot to secretly change his burial clothing to his beloved pink bathrobe. Grace and Dirk then leave for Chicago and track down and kill the Cross Bow Killer, who has been murdering singers. The adventure changes Grace, and she faces the problems of her marriage with a new outlook on the meaning of love.
Crazy in Alabama (1999)
, 1h51Directed by Antonio Banderas
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about racism
Actors Melanie Griffith, David Morse, Lucas Black, Cathy Moriarty, Meat Loaf, Rod Steiger
Roles Editor
Rating61%
In 1965, Peter Joseph "Peejoe" Bullis lives in a small town in Alabama during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. He becomes involved with a group of black students protesting the town's racially segregated municipal swimming pool, leading to a protest that explodes into deadly violence. A young black boy, Taylor Jackson, is killed by the town sheriff. Peejoe, the only witness, is pressured by the sheriff to keep it quiet. However, Peejoe has learned from the example of his free-spirited Aunt Lucille Vinson, who has killed her abusive husband and is headed for Hollywood, where she is convinced that television stardom awaits her.
Bulworth (1998)
, 1h48Directed by Warren Beatty
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about suicide, Political films, Children's films
Actors Halle Berry, Warren Beatty, Oliver Platt, Don Cheadle, Sean Astin, Paul Sorvino
Roles Editor
Rating67%
A down-on-his-luck Democratic Senator, Jay Bulworth is losing his bid for re-election to a fiery young populist. Bulworth's socialist views, formed in the 1960s and 1970s, have lost favor with voters, so he has conceded to more conservative politics and to accepting donations from big corporations. In addition, though he and his wife have been having affairs with each other's knowledge for years, they must still present a happy façade in the interest of maintaining a good public image.
City Hall (1996)
, 1h47Directed by Harold Becker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Political films
Actors Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda, Danny Aiello, Richard Schiff, David Paymer
Roles Editor
Rating61%
John Pappas is the mayor of New York City and has far more grand ambitions, including the governor's office and the White House. His loyal deputy mayor is Kevin Calhoun, a young man from Louisiana who grew up loving politics.
Love Affair (1994)
, 1h48Directed by Glenn Gordon Caron
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romantic drama, Romance
Actors Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Katharine Hepburn, Pierce Brosnan, Garry Shandling, Chloe Webb
Roles Editor
Rating59%
Ex-football star Mike Gambril and singer Terry McKay, each of whom is engaged to marry someone else, meet on a flight to Sydney. The plane makes an emergency landing and passengers must wait until a piece of equipment is delivered.
Beyond the Law (1993)
, 1h48Directed by Larry Ferguson, Larry Ferguson
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Charlie Sheen, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Madsen, Courtney B. Vance, Leon Rippy, Dennis Burkley
Roles Editor
Rating63%
Based on a true story, the film centers on Dan Saxon, a cop with a troubled childhood. He is enlisted by Conroy Price, an agent in Arizona's State Attorney General's office, to go undercover to bust the illegal drugs and arms trafficking. Saxon is unsuccessful until he meets and befriends Virgil, a mechanic who introduces him to the seedy world of criminal bikers.
Hoffa (1992)
, 2h20Directed by Danny DeVito
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Action, Historical, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Trucker films, L'Outfit de Chicago, Political films, Road movies, Children's films, Gangster films
Actors Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Armand Assante, J. T. Walsh, John C. Reilly, Frank Whaley
Rating65%
Jimmy Hoffa and Bobby Ciaro are impatiently waiting in the parking lot of a roadhouse diner on July 30,1975. Others are late for a meeting. Asked if he wants to leave, Hoffa gives Ciaro a scornful glance. The first flashback to 1935 then occurs:
The Babe (1992)
, 1h55Directed by Arthur Hiller
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Baseball films
Actors John Goodman, Kelly McGillis, Stephen Caffrey, Trini Alvarado, Bruce Boxleitner, James Cromwell
Roles Editor
Rating58%
The story begins in 1902 in Baltimore, Maryland, where a seven-year-old Babe Ruth, troubled and not-so disciplined, is sent to the St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, a reformatory and orphanage. Ruth is sent by his father, George Herman Ruth Sr. (Bob Swan), who cannot handle raising the boy. At the school, Ruth is schooled by Catholic missionaries and is made fun of by other children, because of his large size. Brother Matthias Boutlier (James Cromwell), the Head of Discipline at St. Mary's, first introduces Ruth to the game of baseball. During a session of batting practice, Ruth hits several towering home runs off of Matthias, who is pitching. Brother Matthias and others are stunned by Ruth's amazing power to drive the ball.
Married to It (1991)
, 1h52Directed by Arthur Hiller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Beau Bridges, Stockard Channing, Robert Sean Leonard, Mary Stuart Masterson, Cybill Shepherd, Ron Silver
Roles Editor
Rating59%
Days of Thunder (1990)
, 1h48Directed by Tony Scott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies, La NASCAR
Actors Robert Duvall, Nicole Kidman, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes, Michael Rooker, John C. Reilly
Roles Editor
Rating61%
Cole Trickle is a young racer from Glendale, California, with years of experience in open-wheel racing winning championships in the Indycar Series. His goal was to win the Indianapolis 500 but realises that "You can't win at Indy without a great car and my name isn't Andretti or Unser". He is recruited by Chevrolet dealership tycoon Tim Daland to race for his team in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Daland also convinces former crew chief and car builder Harry Hogge to come out of retirement and lead Cole's pit crew. After Trickle sets a fast time in a private test at Charlotte, Hogge builds him a new Chevrolet Lumina to drive in the Winston Cup, though the season has already started.
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
, 1h43Directed by Arthur Hiller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, La cécité, Buddy films
Actors Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Joan Severance, Kevin Spacey, Lauren Tom, Alan North
Roles Editor
Rating67%
A blind man named Wally Karew (Richard Pryor) and a deaf man named Dave Lyons (Gene Wilder) meet when Wally applies for a job in Dave's New York City concession shop.
Twice in a Lifetime (1985)
, 1h51Directed by Bud Yorkin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Gene Hackman, Ann-Margret, Ellen Burstyn, Amy Madigan, Ally Sheedy, Stephen Lang
Roles Editor
Rating63%
Harry Mackenzie works in a factory by day and comes home to comfortable marriage at night, but it lacks excitement and passion. For his 50th birthday, his wife Kate blithely tells him to just go to his favorite corner tavern and have a good time.