Bud S. Smith (December 6, 1935 – June 23, 2024) was an American film editor, producer, and director. He shared the 1984 BAFTA Award for Best Editing for Flashdance[1] and also shared the 2008 American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award.[2] He was a regular collaborator of director William Friedkin, serving as editor on six of his films. He was nominated for Academy Awards for Flashdance (1983) and The Exorcist (1973).[3]
Bud S. Smith | |
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 Photo of Bud S. Smith | |
| Born | December 6, 1935 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | June 23, 2024 (aged 88) Studio City, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1963–2013 |
| Spouse | Lucy Coldsnow |
| Awards | BAFTA − Best Editing (1984) American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award (2008) |
Smith was married to dialogue editor Lucy Coldsnow-Smith.[3] The couple were longtime residents of the Hollywood Hills before selling their house there in 2013.[4] Diagnosed with throat cancer in 2012, Smith died from respiratory failure at his home in Studio City, Los Angeles, on June 23, 2024, at the age of 88.[3]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Film Editor | Producer | director | Other | Notes |
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| 1969 | Putney Swope | Yes | ||||
| 1970 | Pound | Yes | ||||
| 1972 | Greaser's Palace | Yes | ||||
| 1973 | Deadhead Miles | Yes | with Danford B. Greene | |||
| The Exorcist | Yes | with Evan A. Lottman & Norman Gay Nominated − Academy Award for Best Film Editing | ||||
| Sticks and Bones | Yes | Television film | ||||
| 1974 | Rhinoceros | Yes | ||||
| 1977 | Sorcerer | Yes | Yes | Also associate producer & second unit director with Robert K. Lambert | ||
| 1978 | The Brink's Job | Yes | ||||
| A Death in Canaan | Yes | |||||
| 1980 | Cruising | Yes | ||||
| Falling in Love Again | Yes | with Jacqueline Cambas & Doug Jackson | ||||
| 1981 | Zoot Suit | Yes | with Jacqueline Cambas | |||
| 1982 | Cat People | Yes | Yes | Also second unit director with Jacqueline Cambas | ||
| Personal Best | Yes | with Jacqueline Cambas, Doug Jackson, Jere Huggins, Ned Humphreys & Walt Mulconery | ||||
| 1983 | Flashdance | Yes | with Walt Mulconery BAFTA Award for Best Editing Nominated − Academy Award for Best Film Editing | |||
| Deal of the Century | Yes | with Jere Huggins & Ned Humphreys | ||||
| 1984 | The Karate Kid | Yes | Yes | Also associate producer with Walt Mulconery & John G. Avildsen | ||
| 1985 | To Live and Die in L.A. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also co-producer & second unit director with M. Scott Smith | |
| 1986 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | Yes | with Thom Noble & M. Scott Smith | |||
| C.A.T. Squad | Yes | Yes | Television film Also co-producer & second unit director | |||
| 1987 | Some Kind of Wonderful | Yes | with M. Scott Smith | |||
| 1988 | Johnny Be Good | Yes | ||||
| 1989 | Sing | Yes | with Jere Huggins & M. Scott Smith | |||
| Listen to Me | Yes | with Anne V. Coates | ||||
| Gross Anatomy | Yes | with M. Scott Smith | ||||
| 1990 | Darkman | Yes | with David Stiven | |||
| 1992 | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | 2nd unit | ||||
| 1999 | Virus | Co-producer | 2nd Unit | |||
| 2000 | The Replacements | Yes | with Seth Flaum | |||
| Christina's House | Yes | As post-production advisor | ||||
| 2003 | The Young Black Stallion | Yes | with Terry Blythe | |||
| 2004 | Ladder 49 | Yes | with M. Scott Smith | |||
| 2005 | The Game of Their Lives | Yes | with Ian Crafford, Lee Grubin, Jeff Williams & M. Scott Smith | |||
| 2006 | Driftwood | Yes | Yes | Also second unit director | ||
| 2008 | Lonely Street | Co-producer | ||||
| 2009 | G-Force | Yes | ||||
| The Mighty Macs | Executive | |||||
| 2013 | Alone yet Not Alone | Executive |
Awards and nominations
editAcademy Awards
edit- 1974 Academy Award for Best Film Editing: The Exorcist − with Evan A. Lottman & Norman Gay (nominated)
- 1984 Academy Award for Best Film Editing: Flashdance − with Walt Mulconery (nominated)
American Cinema Editors Awards
edit- 1984: American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic: Flashdance − with Walt Mulconery (nominated)
- 2008: American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award (won)
British Academy of Film and Television Awards
edit- 1984 BAFTA Award for Best Editing: Flashdance − with Walt Mulconery (won)
References
edit- ^ BAFTA page for Best Editing in 1984
- ^ IMDB page for the American Cinema Editors Award
- ^ a b c Murphy, J. Kim (June 28, 2024). "Bud S. Smith, Editor of 'Sorcerer,' 'The Exorcist' and 'Flashdance,' Dies at 88". Variety. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Film editor Bud S. Smith sells Hollywood Hills home for $880,000 by Lauren Beale in the January 9, 2013 issue of the Los Angeles Times
External links
edit- Bud S. Smith at IMDb