Mark Helfrich

Career overview

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Name: Mark Helfrich.
Born: November 13, 1957.
Nationality/Profession: American film editor and director.
Affiliations: Elected American Cinema Editors (ACE) member; serves on the board as an associate director.
Editing volume: Over thirty films.
Specific credits (with collaborators):
Stone Cold (1991) with Mark Goldblatt.
Showgirls (1995) with Mark Goldblatt.
Money Talks (1997) (Director: Brett Ratner).
Rush Hour (1998) (Director: Brett Ratner).
The Family Man (2000) (Director: Brett Ratner).
Rush Hour 2 (2001) (Director: Brett Ratner).
Red Dragon (2002) (Director: Brett Ratner).
After the Sunset (2004) (Director: Brett Ratner).
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) with Mark Goldblatt and Julia Wong (Director: Brett Ratner).
Rush Hour 3 (2007) with Dean Zimmerman and Don Zimmerman (Director: Brett Ratner).
Tower Heist (2011) (Director: Brett Ratner).
Hercules (2014) with Wong (Director: Brett Ratner).
Directing credit: Good Lu (incomplete in text).
Paragraph 1: Identity and Affiliations.
Mark Helfrich is an American film editor and director born on November 13, 1957. He is an elected member of the American Cinema Editors (ACE) and serves as an associate director on the organization's board. Helfrich has edited more than thirty films throughout his career.
Paragraph 2: Collaboration with Brett Ratner and others.
Helfrich is the primary editor for director Brett Ratner. His work with Ratner includes Money Talks (1997), Rush Hour (1998), The Family Man (2000), Rush Hour 2 (2001), Red Dragon (2002), After the Sunset (2004), Tower Heist (2011), and Hercules (2014). For the 2006 film X-Men: The Last Stand, he worked alongside Mark Goldblatt and Julia Wong. He also provided editing for Rush Hour 3 (2007) with Dean Zimmerman and Don Zimmerman. Other notable editing credits include Stone Cold (1991) and Showgirls (1995), both of which he worked on with Mark Goldblatt.
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"Mark Helfrich is an American film editor and director born on November 13, 1957. He is an elected member of the American Cinema Editors (ACE) and serves as an associate director on the organization's board. Helfrich has edited more than thirty films throughout his career.

Helfrich is the primary editor for director Brett Ratner. His work with Ratner includes Money Talks (1997), Rush Hour (1998), The Family Man (2000), Rush Hour 2 (