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Frank Morriss is a Actor and Editor American born on 15 september 1927

Frank Morriss

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Birth name Frank E. Morriss
Nationality USA
Birth 15 september 1927
Death 3 july 2013 (at 85 years)

Frank E. Morriss (souvent crédité Frank Morriss) est un monteur américain, né le 15 septembre 1927 au Texas , mort le 3 juillet 2013 à Los Angeles (quartier de Northridge, Californie).

Biography

Au cinéma, il est monteur de vingt-sept films américains, depuis Tuez Charley Varrick ! de Don Siegel (1973, avec Walter Matthau et Joe Don Baker) jusqu'à un court métrage sorti en 2007.

Entretemps, il collabore fréquemment avec le réalisateur John Badham, notamment sur Tonnerre de feu (1983, avec Roy Scheider et Warren Oates), Comme un oiseau sur la branche (1990, avec Mel Gibson et Goldie Hawn) et Nom de code : Nina (1993, avec Bridget Fonda et Gabriel Byrne).

Durant sa carrière, entre autres distinctions, il obtient deux nominations à l'Oscar du meilleur montage (mais n'en gagne pas), la première pour Tonnerre de feu, la seconde pour À la poursuite du diamant vert de Robert Zemeckis (1984, avec Michael Douglas et Kathleen Turner).

Travaillant aussi à la télévision, Frank Morriss contribue à vingt-six téléfilms entre 1970 et 2004, dont plusieurs de John Badham, comme Le Sang du frère (2002, avec Jeanne Tripplehorn et Corin Nemec). Citons également Duel de Steven Spielberg (1971, avec Dennis Weaver).

S'ajoutent neuf séries disséminées de 1964 à 1976, dont Opération vol (quinze épisodes, 1968-1969) et Switch (épisode pilote, 1975).

Best films

Bird on a Wire (1990)
(Editor)
Romancing the Stone (1984)
(Editor)
Blue Thunder (1983)
(Editor)
Inside Moves (1980)
(Editor)

Usually with

Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Frank Morriss (34 films)

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Actor

Blue Thunder, 1h49
Directed by John Badham
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Roy Scheider, Malcolm McDowell, Warren Oates, Candy Clark, Daniel Stern, Joe Santos
Roles un pilote de F-16
Rating63% 3.198023.198023.198023.198023.19802
Francis McNeil "Frank" Murphy (Roy Scheider) is a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) helicopter-pilot-officer and troubled Vietnam War veteran with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). His newly assigned field partner is Richard Lymangood (Daniel Stern). The two patrol Los Angeles at night and give assistance to police forces on the ground.

Editor

Obsessed
Obsessed (2002)
, 1h30
Directed by John Badham
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Jenna Elfman, Kate Burton, Lisa Edelstein, Mark Camacho, Charles Edwin Powell, Sam Robards
Roles Editor
Rating56% 2.801952.801952.801952.801952.80195
Ellena, une sublime jeune femme, accusée de harcèlement, prétend qu'elle aurait entretenu une relation passionnelle avec David Stillman, un chirurgien de renom. Étrangement, l'intéressé soutient tout le contraire : il n'aurait jamais eu de liaison avec la sulfureuse Ellena. L'éminent médecin nie catégoriquement avoir, comme l'affirme sa prétendue maîtresse, envisagé de quitter son épouse. L'avocate Sara Miller a tranché : elle s'apprête à défendre Ellena devant la justice. Elle est persuadée de son innocence...
The Last Debate
Directed by John Badham
Genres Drama
Actors James Garner, Peter Gallagher, Audra McDonald, Marco Sanchez, Donna Murphy, Dorian Harewood
Roles Editor
Rating59% 2.9533652.9533652.9533652.9533652.953365
A televised presidential debate has a conspiracy behind it.
The Jack Bull, 1h56
Directed by John Badham
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors John Cusack, John Goodman, L. Q. Jones, Miranda Otto, John Savage, John C. McGinley
Roles Editor
Rating67% 3.395273.395273.395273.395273.39527
The Jack Bull is about a normal horse trader, Myrl Redding (John Cusack), who cherishes the law and his rights. He lives a normal life with his son, Cage (Drake Bell), his wife Cora (Miranda Otto) and his good friends. However he clashed one day with land baron Henry Ballard (L. Q. Jones) over Wyoming's bid for statehood. If Wyoming remains a territory, Henry Ballard can continue to buy more land and eventually evict its residents; however if Wyoming becomes a state then his rights to the land will be restricted. After further conflict with Ballard, Redding attempts to take his horses to a horse market in Casper. However he encounters Ballard, who has built a tollgate that blocks the road to Casper, charging a fee for passage. Redding realizes going around would take too long to get the horses to market on time, with the market closed before he could arrive. Ballard tells Redding that he will allow Redding to cross with a fee of ten dollars. Redding gives him five and leaves two black stallions as collateral for the other five. He also leaves his Indian friend and worker Billy to make sure the horses are not mistreated. Redding arrives at Casper on time and sells his horses, with the exception of the two he left behind and makes his way back to his home. He stops for his horses and finds Billy is missing and his horses are starved, diseased, beaten, and near death. He beats one of Ballard's henchmen and demands that his horses be returned healthy and fed. Ballard says he'll never do it and Redding leaves, saying he has two weeks to comply with his demands. Ballard ignores him and returns to his normal life.
Floating Away
Directed by John Badham
Genres Drama
Actors Rosanna Arquette, Paul Hogan, Judge Reinhold, Brendan Fletcher
Roles Editor
Rating58% 2.9053452.9053452.9053452.9053452.905345
Maurey a grandi heureuse dans le ranch de son père. Mais sa vie tourne au cauchemar, Le décès de son père, et un mariage raté dont il ne reste qu'un fils Brad, Elle sombre dans l'alcool et tentative de suicide. Mais sa rencontre avec Shane et Lloyd va bouleverser sa vie et l'entrainer dans un voyage parsemé d'aventures, d'embûches et de rebondissements...
Incognito
Incognito (1997)
, 1h48
Directed by John Badham
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime, Romance
Actors Jason Patric, Irène Jacob, Ian William Richardson, Rod Steiger, Ian Holm, Togo Igawa
Roles Editor
Rating63% 3.196083.196083.196083.196083.19608
Talented New York painter Harry Donovan is an expert of copying famous artists' paintings, but is struggling to become a legitimate artist in his own right. Until now, he has avoided detection by forging third and fourth tier masters, but that is about to change. Frustrated by the cancellation of an exhibition of his paintings, Harry accepts a job forging a long lost Rembrandt for $500 million from three art dealer clients—Alistair Davies (Thomas Lockyer), Ian Hill, and Agachi—against the wishes of his artist father who wants his son to give up forgery and concentrate on his own work.
Nick of Time, 1h30
Directed by John Badham
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Assassinat, Political films
Actors Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken, Yul Vazquez, Charles Dutton, Edith Diaz, Roma Maffia
Roles Editor
Rating62% 3.1492153.1492153.1492153.1492153.149215
The film opens with Gene Watson (Johnny Depp), a mild-mannered, widowed accountant arriving with his daughter Lynn at the Union Station in Los Angeles. As Watson makes a pay phone call informing an unidentified person that his train was late, two mysterious strangers in suits, known only as Mr. Smith (Christopher Walken) and Ms. Jones (Roma Maffia), survey the station from a catwalk, discussing a yet-to-be-elaborated scheme. Noticing Watson retaliate against a skater who was harassing his daughter, Smith and Jones set their sights on him and swiftly approach the pair. Showing a badge, the two strangers convince Watson that they are police officers and whisk both father and daughter into a van without justification. Once in the vehicle, Watson begins to notice things are not right and gets nervous, but Smith subsequently pistol whips him in the leg to get his attention. Smith then informs Watson that they will kill his daughter by 1:30 p.m. unless he murders a woman depicted in a photograph. He soon learns that the woman is State Governor Eleanor Grant and realizes that killing her would be a suicide mission.
Drop Zone
Drop Zone (1994)
, 1h41
Directed by John Badham
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey, Yancy Butler, Michael Jeter, Kyle Secor, Corin Nemec
Roles Editor
Rating56% 2.8007652.8007652.8007652.8007652.800765
Aboard a commercial airliner, U.S. Marshals Terry (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) and Pete Nessip (Wesley Snipes), are escorting computer expert Earl Leedy (Michael Jeter) to a high security prison. When an apparent terrorist hijack attempt blows a hole in the airplane (Boeing 747), Terry is sucked out to his death, and the terrorists parachute out of the same hole, taking Leedy with them.
Point of No Return, 1h41
Directed by John Badham
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Bridget Fonda, Gabriel Byrne, Miguel Ferrer, Dermot Mulroney, Anne Bancroft, Harvey Keitel
Roles Editor
Rating61% 3.051053.051053.051053.051053.05105
Maggie Hayward (Bridget Fonda) is a drug addict found guilty of murdering a police officer, and is sentenced to death by lethal injection. Her death is faked, and a secret government agent named Bob (Gabriel Byrne) informs her that she has to become an operative. Maggie, having little choice, agrees to cooperate and she begins a regimen of intensive training that includes etiquette and computer use.
Another Stakeout, 1h45
Directed by John Badham
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Buddy films
Actors Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Rosie O'Donnell, Dennis Farina, Marcia Strassman, Cathy Moriarty
Roles Editor
Rating55% 2.7996752.7996752.7996752.7996752.799675
A witness against the Mafia is being secretly held until the trial when a violent attempt against her that kills several of her guards, as well as her husband, is made. She disappears and Chris Lecce (Dreyfuss) and Bill Reimers (Estevez) are called upon due to their excellent surveillance record, to stake out a lakeside home where she is believed to be. Unlike their earlier stakeout, this time they are accompanied by Gina Garrett (O'Donnell) from the DA's office and her pet rottweiler 'Archie', covered as husband, wife and son.
Secrets
Secrets (1992)
, 1h33
Directed by Peter H. Hunt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about television
Actors Christopher Plummer, Stephanie Beacham, Linda Purl, Gary Collins, Ben Browder, Josie Bissett
Roles Editor
Rating55% 2.756362.756362.756362.756362.75636
The film focuses on the cast and crew of a new TV series called Manhattan, which is shot on location in New York City. Mel Wexler is a successful producer who has become a workaholic since the death of his family in a plane crash. Trying to forget his loss, he throws himself on producing Manhattan. For the lead role, he tries to cast the feared film star Sabina Quarles, who has a reputation of being hard to work with. She initially declines, explaining she is too good for television. However, because of her past with Mel, she finally accepts the role. They soon start a relationship, but he remains suspicious of her constant visits to San Francisco. She is reluctant to explain why she is going there every month, which makes him think she has an affair.
The Hard Way, 1h51
Directed by John Badham
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about television, Buddy films
Actors Michael J. Fox, James Woods, Stephen Lang, Mos Def, Annabella Sciorra, John Capodice
Roles Editor
Rating62% 3.148733.148733.148733.148733.14873
A serial killer/vigilante known as the "Party Crasher" (Stephen Lang) telephones the police, notifying them that he is about to murder another individual at a night club, daring them to stop him. Police converge on the night club, but the officers, including tough but cynical NYPD cop Lieutenant John Moss (James Woods), are unable to stop the gunshot killing of a local drug dealer. The Party Crasher flees in the ensuing chaos, and Moss is thrown off a car while trying to stop the killer. While Moss has his injuries tended to, he barks some obscene comments at media members and cameras.
Bird on a Wire, 1h50
Directed by John Badham
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes La corruption policière, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine, Bill Duke, Stephen Tobolowsky, Joan Severance
Roles Editor
Rating60% 3.0018053.0018053.0018053.0018053.001805
Rick Jarmin (Mel Gibson) helped convict a drug-dealing FBI agent named Eugene Sorenson (David Carradine) and was placed in the witness protection program. Fifteen years later his former fiancée Marianne Graves (Goldie Hawn) crosses paths with him at a gas station in Detroit, Michigan. Rick refuses to recognize Marianne as the witness protection program does not allow contact with people from the witness' previous life. If she recognizes him it may lead to Sorenson finding and killing him.
Short Time
Short Time (1990)
, 1h37
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Dabney Coleman, Matt Frewer, Teri Garr, Barry Corbin, Joe Pantoliano, Xander Berkeley
Roles Editor
Rating62% 3.1499753.1499753.1499753.1499753.149975
Seattle detective Burt Simpson (Coleman) is a man who is perennially so concerned about planning for the future that he can't really bring himself to enjoy the present. This strains his relationship with his wife Carolyn (Teri Garr) and his young son Dougie. However, this suddenly changes when a mix-up at the hospital (caused by a bus driver who is trying to hide his recent use of marijuana) makes him believe that he has two weeks to live. He subsequently finds out that his family will only receive a small amount of money if he dies of natural causes, but will receive hundreds of thousands if he is killed in the line of duty. He determines that he will find a way to make that happen.