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Dean Cundey

Cinematographer | * 03/12/1946 (78) | Alhambra, California (United States of America (USA))
Dean Raymond Cundey, A.S.C. (born March 12, 1946) is an American cinematographer and film director. He is known for his collaborations with John Carpenter, Steven Spielberg, and Robert Zemeckis, as well as his extensive work in the horror genre, in addition to numerous family and comedy films. His filmography as a cinematographer includes Halloween (1978), The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981), The Thing (1982), the Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Jurassic Park (1993), Apollo 13 (1995), and Garfield: The Movie (2004). Cundey... ()
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Dean Raymond Cundey (born March 12, 1946) is an American cinematographer and film director. He is known for his collaborations with John Carpenter, Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis, as well as his extensive work in the horror genre, in addition to numerous family and comedy films. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Who Framed Roger Rabbit and has been nominated for numerous BAFTAs and BSC Awards.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of ...

Apollo 13

PG

1995 | 3.7/5 | 2h 20min
History, Drama, Adventure
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'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acm ...

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

PG

1988 | 3.8/5 | 1h 44min
Fantasy, Animation, Comedy, Crime
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In the future, crime is out of control and New York City's Manhattan is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the President's plane in bad old ...

Escape from New York

R

1981 | 3.5/5 | 1h 39min
Science Fiction, Action
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A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experien ...

Jurassic Park

PG-13

1993 | 4.0/5 | 2h 7min
Adventure, Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for Dean Cundey

Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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Movies with Dean Cundey as Actor(22)

2020 Clapboard Jungle
as himself2019 1982 - Hollywood Summer
2019 Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
as himself2018 Dreams and Memories of Where the Red Fern Grows
as himself2018 Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York'
as himself2016 Tides and Nightmares
as himself2015 Back in Time
2012 The Nightmare Isn't Over! The Making of Halloween II
2012 Stand Alone: The Making of "Halloween III: Season of the Witch"
as himself2011 Return to Jurassic Park
as himself2010 Halloween: The Inside Story
as himself2010 Tales from the Future
as himself2009 Looking Back to the Future
as Self (archive footage)2009 Waking Sleeping Beauty
as himself2006 Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
as himself2006 Cinematographer Style
as himself2002 Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
as himself1998 The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
as himself1995 The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
as Technician1994 The Flintstones
as Mate1993 Jurassic Park
as Photographer1990 Back to the Future Part III

TV Shows/Series with Dean Cundey as Actor(2)

as himself2018 Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018 Eli Roth's History of Horror

Movies with Dean Cundey as Crew(75)

Crew/Cinematography2020 At Last
Camera/Director of Photography2020 Anastasia: Once Upon a Time
Camera/Director of Photography2017 Home Again
Camera/Director of Photography2017 Slamma Jamma
Camera/Director of Photography2016 Stripped
Camera/Director of Photography2016 Diablo
Camera/Director of Photography2015 Doc Brown Saves the World
Camera/Director of Photography2015 The Girl in the Photographs
Camera/Director of Photography2014 Walking with the Enemy
Camera/Director of Photography2014 Sophia Grace & Rosie's Royal Adventure
Camera/Director of Photography2014 Freedom
Camera/Director of Photography2013 Crazy Kind of Love
Camera/Director of Photography2011 Jack and Jill
Camera/Director of Photography2010 The Spy Next Door
Camera/Director of Photography2010 Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
Camera/Director of Photography2009 Shannon's Rainbow
Camera/Director of Photography2008 Camp Rock
Camera/Director of Photography2007 Whisper
Camera/Director of Photography2006 The Holiday
Camera/Director of Photography2004 Garfield
Camera/Director of Photography2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Camera/Director of Photography2000 What Women Want
Camera/Director of Photography1998 Krippendorf's Tribe
Camera/Director of Photography1998 The Parent Trap
Directing/Second Unit Director1998 Deep Rising
Camera/Director of Photography1997 Flubber
Directing/Director1997 Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
Camera/Director of Photography1995 Casper
Camera/Director of Photography1995 Apollo 13
Camera/Director of Photography1994 The Flintstones
Camera/Director of Photography1993 Jurassic Park
Camera/Director of Photography1992 Death Becomes Her
Camera/Director of Photography1991 Hook
Camera/Director of Photography1991 Nothing but Trouble
Camera/Director of Photography1990 Back to the Future Part III
Camera/Director of Photography1989 Back to the Future Part II
Camera/Director of Photography1989 Road House
Camera/Director of Photography1988 Big Business
Camera/Director of Photography1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Camera/Director of Photography1987 Project X
Camera/Director of Photography1986 Big Trouble in Little China
Camera/Director of Photography1985 Warning Sign
Camera/Director of Photography1985 Back to the Future
Camera/Director of Photography1984 Amazons
Camera/Director of Photography1984 Invitation to Hell
Camera/Director of Photography1984 Romancing the Stone
Camera/Director of Photography1983 Psycho II
Camera/Director of Photography1983 The Invisible Woman
Camera/Director of Photography1983 D.C. Cab
Camera/Director of Photography1983 M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
Camera/Director of Photography1982 The Thing
Camera/Director of Photography1982 Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Camera/Director of Photography1981 Halloween II
Camera/Director of Photography1981 Jaws of Satan
Camera/Director of Photography1981 Separate Ways
Camera/Director of Photography1981 Escape from New York
Camera/Director of Photography1980 The Fog
Camera/Director of Photography1980 Without Warning
Camera/Director of Photography1980 Galaxina
Camera/Director of Photography1979 Rock 'n' Roll High School
Camera/Director of Photography1979 Angels' Brigade
Camera/Director of Photography1979 Roller Boogie
Camera/Director of Photography1978 Halloween
Camera/Director of Photography1978 Hi-Riders
Camera/Director of Photography1978 Hanging On A Star
Camera/Director of Photography1977 Bare Knuckles
Camera/Director of Photography1977 Satan's Cheerleaders
Camera/Camera Operator1976 Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks
Camera/Director of Photography1976 Creature from Black Lake
Camera/Director of Photography1976 Black Shampoo
Camera/Director of Photography1976 The Witch Who Came from the Sea
Crew/Cinematography1975 That Girl from Boston
Camera/Director of Photography1974 Where the Red Fern Grows
Camera/Director of Photography1974 Psycho Sisters
Camera/Director of Photography1973 The No Mercy Man

TV Shows/Series with Dean Cundey as Crew(5)

Camera/Additional Director of Photography2021 The Book of Boba Fett
Camera/Director of Photography2021 The Book of Boba Fett
Camera/Director of Photography2019 The Mandalorian
Camera/Director of Photography1989 Tales from the Crypt
Camera/Director of Photography1979 Tales of the Unexpected

Full Name: Dean Cundey
Born: Tuesday, 03/12 1946 (March) in Alhambra, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 78 years + 38 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Alhambra High School
Dean Cundey frequently works together with these people:
John Carpenter (28x, Crew)
Steven Spielberg (19x, Crew)
Robert Zemeckis (19x, Crew)
Raymond Stella (18x, Crew)
Debra Hill (17x, Crew)
Bob Gale (15x, Crew)
Alan Silvestri (14x, Crew)
Tommy Lee Wallace (14x, Crew)
Clyde E. Bryan (13x, Crew)
Mark Walthour (12x, Crew)
Greydon Clark (11x, Crew)
Jon Favreau (9x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:78376, Added: 05/24/2018, Last updated: 03/25/2024