Bud S. Smith
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Born | Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
December 6, 1935
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Film editor, film director |
Years active | 1963–2013 |
Spouse(s) | Lucy Coldsnow |
Awards | BAFTA Award for Best Editing (1984) Flashdance (1984) American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award (2008) |
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]
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]
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Filmography
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 |
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Sticks and Bones | Yes | Television film | ||||
1974 | Rhinoceros | Yes | ||||
1977 | Sorcerer | Yes | Yes | Also associate producer & second unit director with Robert K. Lambert |
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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 |
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Personal Best | Yes | with Jacqueline Cambas, Doug Jackson, Jere Huggins, Ned Humphreys & Walt Mulconery |
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1983 | Flashdance | Yes | with Walt Mulconery BAFTA Award for Best Editing Nominated - Academy Award for Best Film Editing |
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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 |
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1985 | To Live and Die in L.A. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also co-producer & second unit director with M. Scott Smith |
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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 |
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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 |
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2006 | Driftwood | Yes | Yes | Also second unit director | ||
2008 | Lonely Street | Co-producer | ||||
2009 | G-Force | Yes | ||||
The Mighty Macs | Exexutive | |||||
2013 | Alone yet Not Alone | Executive |
Awards and nominations
Academy Awards
- 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
- 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
- 1984 BAFTA Award for Best Editing: Flashdance - with Walt Mulconery (won)
References
- ↑ BAFTA page for Best Editing in 1984
- ↑ IMDB page for the American Cinema Editors Award
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 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
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- 1935 births
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- American Cinema Editors
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- Best Editing BAFTA Award winners
- American film editors
- Deaths from respiratory failure