Don Brochu

Donald Brochu is an American film editor.[1]

Career

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After assisting in the editing of a Cheech and Chong film in 1981 and 1982, Don Brochu was given an opportunity by Hal Ashby to be in charge of the editing himself. He continued to edit cinematic features throughout the eighties and nineties and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing in 1994. Since the turn of the century he has mainly been editing television films. He has worked with the director Ron Underwood several times and is a frequent collaborator of Kenny Ortega. Don Brochu is a member of the American Cinema Editors.[2]

Selected filmography

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Editor
Year Film Director Notes
1985 The Slugger's Wife Hal Ashby
1987 La Bamba Luis Valdez
Born in East L.A. Cheech Marin
1988 Mystic Pizza Donald Petrie First collaboration with Donald Petrie
1989 Lock Up John Flynn First collaboration with John Flynn
1991 Out for Justice Second collaboration with John Flynn
1992 A Midnight Clear Keith Gordon
Under Siege Andrew Davis First collaboration with Andrew Davis
1993 Beyond the Law Larry Ferguson
The Fugitive Andrew Davis Second collaboration with Andrew Davis
1994 On Deadly Ground Steven Seagal
1995 The Walking Dead Preston A. Whitmore II
Steal Big Steal Little Andrew Davis Third collaboration with Andrew Davis
1996 Chain Reaction Fourth collaboration with Andrew Davis
1997 Volcano Mick Jackson First collaboration with Mick Jackson
1999 Blast from the Past Hugh Wilson First collaboration with Hugh Wilson
Dudley Do-Right Second collaboration with Hugh Wilson
2002 The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest Mick Jackson Third collaboration with Mick Jackson
2003 The Medallion Gordon Chan
2005 In the Mix Ron Underwood First collaboration with Ron Underwood
2008 High School Musical 3: Senior Year Kenny Ortega First collaboration with Kenny Ortega
Christmas Cottage Michael Campus
2015 Yellow Day Carl Lauten
2017 A Change of Heart Kenny Ortega Fifth collaboration with Kenny Ortega
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role Notes
1981 Nice Dreams Tommy Chong Assistant editor
1982 Things Are Tough All Over Thomas K. Avildsen Assistant film editor
Tootsie Sydney Pollack Assistant editor First collaboration with Sydney Pollack
1983 Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone Lamont Johnson
1984 Against All Odds Taylor Hackford
1985 Out of Africa Sydney Pollack Second collaboration with Sydney Pollack
1988 Alien Nation Graham Baker Additional editor
Thanks
Year Film Director Role
1997 Spawn Mark A.Z. Dippé Thanks

Documentaries

Editor
Year Film Director Notes
2009 Michael Jackson's This Is It Kenny Ortega Second collaboration with Kenny Ortega

TV movies

Editor
Year Film Director Notes
1989 Double Exposure: The Story of Margaret Bourke-White Lawrence Schiller
1990 Turner & Hooch Donald Petrie Second collaboration with Donald Petrie
2000 Ready to Run Duwayne Dunham First collaboration with Duwayne Dunham
2001 A Glimpse of Hell Mikael Salomon
2004 10.5 John Lafia
Tiger Cruise Duwayne Dunham Second collaboration with Duwayne Dunham
2006 Holiday in Handcuffs Ron Underwood Second collaboration with Ron Underwood
Santa Baby Third collaboration with Ron Underwood
2007 The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning Robert Berlinger
2008 The American Mall Shawn Ku
2009 My Fake Fiancé Gil Junger First collaboration with Gil Junger
Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe Ron Underwood Fourth collaboration with Ron Underwood
2010 Beauty & the Briefcase Gil Junger Second collaboration with Gil Junger
Christmas Cupid Third collaboration with Gil Junger
2011 Teen Spirit Fourth collaboration with Gil Junger
The Bling Ring Michael Lembeck
Deck the Halls Ron Underwood Fifth collaboration with Ron Underwood
2012 The Mistle-Tones Paul Hoen First collaboration with Paul Hoen
2013 Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2014 How to Build a Better Boy Paul Hoen Third collaboration with Paul Hoen
2015 Descendants Kenny Ortega Third collaboration with Kenny Ortega
2016 The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again Fourth collaboration with Kenny Ortega
2017 Descendants 2 Sixth collaboration with Kenny Ortega
2019 Descendants 3 Seventh collaboration with Kenny Ortega
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role Notes
1999 Tuesdays with Morrie Mick Jackson Additional editor Second collaboration with Mick Jackson
2014 Cloud 9 Paul Hoen Second collaboration with Paul Hoen

TV series

Editor
Year Title Notes
2006 10.5: Apocalypse 2 episodes
2020 Julie and the Phantoms 5 episodes

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Don Brochu". hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  2. ^ List of American Cinema Editors at americancinemaeditors.org Archived 2015-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 2 2016th
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