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Donald E. Thorin is a Second Unit Director, Director of Photography and Cinematography American born on 12 october 1934

Donald E. Thorin

Donald E. Thorin
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Birth name Donald Eugene Thorin
Nationality USA
Birth 12 october 1934
Death 9 february 2016 (at 81 years)

Donald Eugene Thorin — né le 12 octobre 1934 à Omaha (Nebraska) et mort le 9 février 2016 à Tucson (Arizona) — est un directeur de la photographie américain, membre de l'ASC.

Il est généralement crédité Donald E. Thorin (parfois Donald Thorin ou Don Thorin).

Biography

Venu à Hollywood en 1957, son premier film est Le Bal des maudits d'Edward Dmytryk (1958, avec Marlon Brando et Montgomery Clift), en qualité de deuxième assistant opérateur.

Puis il est cadreur sur seize films américains sortis entre 1971 et 1981, dont Alice n'est plus ici de Martin Scorsese (1974, avec Ellen Burstyn et Kris Kristofferson) et Annie Hall de Woody Allen (1977, avec le réalisateur et Diane Keaton).

Pour la télévision, s'ajoutent trois téléfilms diffusés respectivement en 1973, 1979 et 1980, toujours comme cadreur.

Son premier film comme chef opérateur est Le Solitaire de Michael Mann (1981, avec James Caan et Tuesday Weld). Suivent vingt-huit autres films américains à ce poste, le dernier étant Président par accident de Chris Rock (2003, avec le réalisateur et Bernie Mac).

Dans l'intervalle, citons Officier et Gentleman de Taylor Hackford (1982, avec Richard Gere et Debra Winger), Midnight Run (1988, avec Robert De Niro et Charles Grodin) et Le Temps d'un week-end (1992, avec Al Pacino et Chris O'Donnell) de Martin Brest, Le Club des ex de Hugh Wilson (1996, avec Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn et Bette Midler), ou encore Shaft de John Singleton (son avant-dernier film, 2000, avec Samuel L. Jackson dans le rôle-titre).

Best films

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
(Second Unit Director)
Scent of a Woman (1992)
(Director of Photography)
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
(Director of Photography)
The First Wives Club (1996)
(Director of Photography)
Shaft (2000)
(Director of Photography)
The Golden Child (1986)
(Director of Photography)

Usually with

Martin Brest
Martin Brest
(2 films)
Jeff Wexler
Jeff Wexler
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Donald E. Thorin (37 films)

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Director

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, 1h30
Directed by Steve Oedekerk
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Monde imaginaire
Actors Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice, Simon Callow, Maynard Eziashi, Bob Gunton, Sophie Okonedo
Roles Second Unit Director
Rating63% 3.1991553.1991553.1991553.1991553.199155
In the Himalayas, a failed rescue mission results in a raccoon falling to its death (a parody of Cliffhanger). Ace Ventura then undergoes an emotional breakdown and joins a Tibetan monastery. After he has recovered, he is approached by Fulton Greenwall, a British correspondent working for a provincial consulate in the fictional African country of Nibia. Because Ace's influence is disruptive to the monastery, the Grand Abbot gives Ace excuses to justify his departure, and sends him with Greenwall.

Cameraman

Head of State, 1h35
Directed by Chris Rock
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Politique, Political films, White House in fiction
Actors Chris Rock, Lynn Whitfield, Tracy Morgan, Bernie Mac, Dylan Baker, Wes Johnson
Roles Director of Photography
Rating55% 2.7508652.7508652.7508652.7508652.750865
Mays Gilliam is an alderman of the 9th Ward in Washington D.C.. After being fired from his post and dumped by his girlfriend, Kim, Mays is surprisingly chosen as the party candidate for the presidency (after his party's original presidential and vice-presidential nominees die when their two separate planes crash into each other) to run against sitting vice-president Brian Lewis. Assuming the election was already lost, the party decided to pick a likable but unwinnable minority candidate to improve their chances in the next presidential election. At first, Mays feels he will not be able to succeed as President because he would be representing the entire African-American populace, and does not want to do anything to mess it up. However, Mays begins to rise in the polls after his brother persuades him to speak out for what he believes. He begins to talk about issues such as welfare, money, society, etc. After Lewis runs a series of attack ads including one saying Mays supports cancer, Mays begins to fight back using what he claimed was "kissing" his opponent (taken from Bugs Bunny-Elmer Fudd cartoons). A part of this strategy includes dubbing a videotape of Osama bin Laden saying he hates America but loves Brian Lewis. This strategy gains Mays even more points in the polls. As voting day draws closer, Mays eventually learns the reason why he was chosen as the party candidate, and fires some disloyal campaign operatives (although they reconciled with him afterwards), as well as choosing his brother as his running mate. He later has a debate with his opponent in which he manages to win the crowd over by speaking truth about the American life. Finally, Mays ends up winning the election and the presidency. The film ends with a shot of Mount Rushmore with Mays Gilliam's head added; complete with bling.
Shaft
Shaft (2000)
, 1h40
Directed by John Singleton
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about racism
Actors Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Richard Roundtree, Pat Hingle
Roles Director of Photography
Rating60% 3.000013.000013.000013.000013.00001
NYPD Detective John Shaft (Samuel L. Jackson) is called in to investigate the racially motivated murder of Trey Howard (Mekhi Phifer), committed by Walter Wade, Jr. (Christian Bale), the son of a wealthy real estate tycoon. Shaft briefly meets a potential eyewitness to the murder, Diane Palmieri (Toni Collette), but she disappears soon after and cannot be found for the trial. Wade is released on bail and flees to Switzerland.
Mickey Blue Eyes, 1h42
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Hugh Grant, James Caan, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Burt Young, Joe Viterelli, James Fox
Roles Director of Photography
Rating58% 2.948532.948532.948532.948532.94853
Michael Felgate is an English auctioneer living in New York where he manages the Cromwell auction house. He proposes marriage to his girlfriend Gina Vitale, but is shocked to be turned down. Gina tearfully explains that her father Frank and most of her cousins and uncles are gangsters deeply involved in a Mafia crime family, and she is worried that Michael may be sucked into their world. Michael retorts that he will not let this happen, but barely is their engagement party over before he is unwittingly involved in a money laundering scam, and soon the FBI takes an interest in him.
Dudley Do-Right, 1h22
Directed by Hugh Wilson
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Alfred Molina, Dyllan Christopher, Eric Idle, Corey Burton
Roles Director of Photography
Rating39% 1.9527251.9527251.9527251.9527251.952725
The story begins with three children and a horse. These are young versions of Dudley Do-Right (Dyllan Christopher), Nell Fenwick (Ashley Yarman), Snidely Whiplash (Jeremy Bergman), and Horse. The three talk of their aspirations; Dudley believes he is destined to be a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer (Mountie) while Nell wishes to see the world. Snidely, however, wishes to be the "bad guy" and travel around the world.
Nothing to Lose, 1h38
Directed by Steve Oedekerk
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Buddy films
Actors Martin Lawrence, Tim Robbins, John C. McGinley, Giancarlo Esposito, Kelly Preston, Irma P. Hall
Roles Director of Photography
Rating66% 3.348883.348883.348883.348883.34888
Advertising executive Nick Beam (Tim Robbins) thinks his life is going very well—until he returns home from work and discovers that his wife Ann (Kelly Preston) is apparently having an affair with his boss, Philip Barlow (Michael McKean). On the edge of a nervous breakdown, Nick drives around the city until small-time carjacker T-Paul (Martin Lawrence) jumps into Nick's SUV and attempts to rob him. Turning the tables on his mugger, Nick accidentally kidnaps T-Paul on the spot and drives him to the desert. After T-Paul robs a gas station in the Arizona desert, the mismatched pair devises a scheme to rob Nick's boss in revenge for the affair. Nick knows the combination to a safe in his boss's office containing a large amount of cash, as well as the best time to enter, and where not to venture in the building. T-Paul knows the weaknesses of the security system, how to avoid the cameras, and how to get through any electronic locks that they might encounter.
The First Wives Club, 1h43
Directed by Hugh Wilson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Feminist films, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, Bette Midler, Stephen Collins, Dan Hedaya, Victor Garber
Roles Director of Photography
Rating64% 3.2020753.2020753.2020753.2020753.202075
At Middlebury College in 1969, four young friends, Elise Elliot (Goldie Hawn), Brenda Morelli (Bette Midler), Annie MacDuggan (Diane Keaton), and Cynthia Swann (Stockard Channing), are graduating. As graduation gifts, valedictorian Cynthia presents the girls with matching Bulgari pearl necklaces. As the graduates take a commemorative picture of the four of them (presumably for the last time), Cynthia makes Annie, Brenda and Elise promise that they will always be there for each other throughout the remainder of their lives.
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, 1h30
Directed by Steve Oedekerk
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Monde imaginaire
Actors Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice, Simon Callow, Maynard Eziashi, Bob Gunton, Sophie Okonedo
Roles Director of Photography
Rating63% 3.1991553.1991553.1991553.1991553.199155
In the Himalayas, a failed rescue mission results in a raccoon falling to its death (a parody of Cliffhanger). Ace Ventura then undergoes an emotional breakdown and joins a Tibetan monastery. After he has recovered, he is approached by Fulton Greenwall, a British correspondent working for a provincial consulate in the fictional African country of Nibia. Because Ace's influence is disruptive to the monastery, the Grand Abbot gives Ace excuses to justify his departure, and sends him with Greenwall.
Boys on the Side, 1h55
Directed by Herbert Ross
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Feminist films, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Political films, Road movies, Buddy films, LGBT-related films, HIV/AIDS in film, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker, Drew Barrymore, Matthew McConaughey, James Remar, Billy Wirth
Roles Director of Photography
Rating64% 3.2483853.2483853.2483853.2483853.248385
Three unique women embark on a cross-country road trip: Jane (Whoopi Goldberg), a lesbian lounge singer in search of a new life after breaking up with her girlfriend and getting fired; Holly (Drew Barrymore), a pregnant girl who just wants to escape her brutal boyfriend; and Robin (Mary-Louise Parker), an uptight real estate agent who has her own secrets (namely being infected with HIV).
Little Big League, 1h59
Directed by Andrew Scheinman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, Baseball films
Actors Luke Edwards, Timothy Busfield, John Ashton, Ashley Crow, Kevin Dunn, Billy L. Sullivan
Roles Director of Photography
Rating61% 3.09823.09823.09823.09823.0982
Billy Heywood (Luke Edwards) is a preteen son to a widowed single mom, Jenny (Ashley Crow), and a Little League Baseball player. Billy's grandfather is Thomas Heywood (Jason Robards), owner of the Minnesota Twins.
Undercover Blues, 1h30
Directed by Herbert Ross
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Kathleen Turner, Dennis Quaid, Fiona Shaw, Stanley Tucci, Obba Babatundé, Dennis Lipscomb
Roles Director of Photography
Rating60% 3.000083.000083.000083.000083.00008
Turner and Quaid play Jane and Jefferson Blue, a wise-cracking couple of spies for an unnamed U.S. covert organization on maternity leave in New Orleans with their baby daughter whom they dote on, though they are unable to agree on whether her name should be Louise Jane or Jane Louise. With the baby's arrival, they have decided to move on to "Chapter Two" of their marriage, retiring from field assignment in an attempt to give their daughter a normal life. However, events continually conspire to draw them back into their old lives, including fruitless attacks by a frustrated mugger (played by Stanley Tucci) while being called back into service to combat a psychotic Czech arms dealer (played by Fiona Shaw).
Out on a Limb, 1h22
Directed by Francis Veber
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Matthew Broderick, Jeffrey Jones, John C. Reilly, Heidi Kling, Marian Mercer, Larry Hankin
Roles Director of Photography
Rating53% 2.6555252.6555252.6555252.6555252.655525
Hotshot businessman Bill Campbell (Broderick) has returned to his hometown of Buzzsaw at the request of his younger sister Marci (Peldon), who is convinced that their stepfather Mayor Van Der Haven (Jones) has been murdered and replaced by his twin brother Matt Skearns.
Scent of a Woman, 2h37
Directed by Martin Brest
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about disabilities, La cécité
Actors Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bradley Whitford
Roles Director of Photography
Rating79% 3.998883.998883.998883.998883.99888
Charlie Simms is a student at an exclusive New England prep school. Unlike most of his peers, Charlie was not born to a wealthy family. To pay for a flight home to Oregon for Christmas, Charlie accepts a temporary job over Thanksgiving weekend looking after retired Army Ranger Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, whom Charlie discovers to be a cantankerous, blind alcoholic.
The Marrying Man, 1h55
Directed by Jerry Rees
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Romance
Actors Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Robert Loggia, Elisabeth Shue, Paul Reiser, Fisher Stevens
Roles Director of Photography
Rating56% 2.849692.849692.849692.849692.84969
Charley Pearl is the heir to a toothpaste empire's fortune. He is a playboy who doesn't work for a living, spending his time indulging in hobbies like speedboats and fast cars. Charley is engaged to be married to the daughter of Lew Horner, a foul-mouthed, hot-tempered Hollywood studio mogul. Horner is concerned that Charley has no ambition of any kind and no apparent guilt about it. The studio chief warns Charley that if he should make Adele unhappy in any way, there will be hell to pay.
Collision Course, 1h40
Directed by Lewis Teague
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Buddy films
Actors Pat Morita, Chris Sarandon, Jay Leno, Tom Noonan, John Hancock, Dennis Holahan
Roles Director of Photography
Rating46% 2.304732.304732.304732.304732.30473
Tony Costas, un flic impétueux, odieux, sexiste et raciste de Détroit qui a depuis longtemps cessé de suivre les règles, se fait dire qu'il devra travailler avec l'inspecteur Fuji, un policier japonais direct. Fuji est à Detroit à la recherche d'un ingénieur japonais qui s'est rendu en Amérique avec des plans pour une pièce de voiture top secrète. Le couple ne parvient naturellement pas à s'entendre au début, mais au fur et à mesure que l'enquête se poursuit, ils commencent presque à tolérer la présence de l'autre.