David Finfer

David Finfer
Born	(1942-06-07)June 7, 1942 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	April 3, 2023(2023-04-03) (aged 80)
Occupation	Film editor
Years active	1971–2016

David Finfer (June 7, 1942 – April 3, 2023) was an American film editor who was nominated at the 1993 Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the film The Fugitive. He shared the nomination with Dean Goodhill, Don Brochu, Richard Nord, Dov Hoenig and Dennis Virkler.^[1] The Fugitive (1993) was listed as the 39th best-edited film of all time in a 2012 survey of members of the Motion Picture Editors Guild.^[2]

Finfer had over 40 credits since his start in 1971. He died on April 3, 2023, at the age of 80.^[3]

Selected filmography

Editor

Year	Film	Director	Notes
1971	You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat	Peter Locke
1979	Real Life	Albert Brooks	First collaboration with Albert Brooks
1980	Defiance	John Flynn
1981	Modern Romance	Albert Brooks	Second collaboration with Albert Brooks
1985	Lost in America		Third collaboration with Albert Brooks
1986	Soul Man	Steve Miner	First collaboration with Steve Miner
	Inside Out	Robert Taicher
1987	Back to the Beach	Lyndall Hobbs
1989	Warlock	Steve Miner	Second collaboration with Steve Miner
1990	Heart Condition	James D. Parriott
1991	Defending Your Life	Albert Brooks	Fourth collaboration with Albert Brooks
	Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey	Peter Hewitt
1993	Boxing Helena	Jennifer Lynch
	The Fugitive	Andrew Davis
1994	Exit to Eden	Garry Marshall
1995	Fair Game	Andrew Sipes
1997	Romy and Michele's High School Reunion	David Mirkin
1998	Kissing a Fool	Doug Ellin
	Simon Birch	Mark Steven Johnson
1999	The Runner	Ron Moler
2000	Snow Day	Chris Koch
2001	Joe Somebody	John Pasquin
2002	The Santa Clause 2	Michael Lembeck	First collaboration with Michael Lembeck
2004	Connie and Carla		Second collaboration with Michael Lembeck
2005	Waiting...	Rob McKittrick
2006	The Last Time	Michael Caleo
	The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause	Michael Lembeck	Third collaboration with Michael Lembeck
2009	Infestation	Kyle Rankin
2010	Tooth Fairy	Michael Lembeck	Fifth collaboration with Michael Lembeck

Editorial department

Year	Film	Director	Role
1993	Boxing Helena	Jennifer Lynch	Post-production coordinator

Second unit director or assistant director

Year	Film	Director	Role
1986	Inside Out	Robert Taicher	Second unit director

Direct-to-video films

Editor

Year	Film	Director	Notes
2006	Bachelor Party Vegas	Eric Bernt
2008	The Clique	Michael Lembeck	Fourth collaboration with Michael Lembeck
2009	Still Waiting...	Jeff Balis
2011	Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure	Michael Lembeck	Sixth collaboration with Michael Lembeck
2016	A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits	Michelle Johnston

TV movies

Editor

Year	Film	Director
1980	The Legend of Walks Far Woman	Mel Damski
1981	For Ladies Only
1983	An Invasion of Privacy
	The Fighter	David Lowell Rich
	I Want to Live
1984	The Sky's No Limit
2001	The Flamingo Rising	Martha Coolidge
	The Ponder Heart
2011	Geek Charming	Jeffrey Hornaday
2013	Teen Beach Movie
2015	Teen Beach 2

TV series

Editor

Year	Title	Notes
2006	Emily's Reasons Why Not	Episode: "Pilot"

References

1. "The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
2. "The 75 Best Edited Films". Editors Guild Magazine. 1 (3). May 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-03-17.
3. Franklin, McKinley (April 7, 2023). "David Finfer, Oscar-Nominated Editor of 'The Fugitive,' Dies at 80". Variety. Retrieved April 7, 2023.

External links

• David Finfer at IMDb