Stephen A. Rotter

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Stephen A. Rotter
Other namesSteven Rotter
Stephen Rotter
Steven A. Rotter
OccupationFilm editor
Years active1969-present

Stephen A. Rotter is a film editor who won at the 56th Academy Awards in the category of Best Film Editing. He was one of the five film editors to win for the film The Right Stuff. He shared it with Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Tom Rolf and Douglas Stewart.[1]

He has worked on over 30 films as an editor.

In addition, Rotter has also won an Emmy for the mini-series Holocaust. Which he shared with Alan Heim, Craig McKay, Robert M. Reitano and Brian Smedley-Aston.

Selected filmography[edit]

Editor
Year Film Director Notes
1973 The Seven-Ups Philip D'Antoni
1975 Night Moves Arthur Penn Fourth collaboration with Arthur Penn
1976 The Missouri Breaks Fifth collaboration with Arthur Penn
1982 The World According to Garp George Roy Hill Second collaboration with George Roy Hill
1983 The Right Stuff Philip Kaufman First collaboration with Philip Kaufman
1985 Heaven Help Us Michael Dinner
Target Arthur Penn Sixth collaboration with Arthur Penn
1987 Ishtar Elaine May
1988 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Frank Oz
1989 An Innocent Man Peter Yates
1990 My Blue Heaven Herbert Ross First collaboration with Herbert Ross
1991 True Colors Second collaboration with Herbert Ross
1992 Prelude to a Kiss Norman René
1993 Rising Sun Philip Kaufman Second collaboration with Philip Kaufman
1994 Cops & Robbersons Michael Ritchie
1995 Father of the Bride Part II Charles Shyer
1996 The Preacher's Wife Penny Marshall
1998 The Parent Trap Nancy Meyers First collaboration with Nancy Meyers
2000 Down to You Kris Isacsson
What Women Want Nancy Meyers Second collaboration with Nancy Meyers
2001 America's Sweethearts Joe Roth
2003 Head of State Chris Rock
2005 Yours, Mine & Ours Raja Gosnell
2007 Enchanted Kevin Lima
2011 A Little Bit of Heaven Nicole Kassell
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role Notes
1969 Alice's Restaurant Arthur Penn Assistant editor First collaboration with Arthur Penn
1970 Little Big Man Second collaboration with Arthur Penn
1972 Slaughterhouse-Five George Roy Hill Assistant film editor First collaboration with George Roy Hill
1994 Baby's Day Out Patrick Read Johnson Additional editor
1997 Flubber Les Mayfield
2003 Something's Gotta Give Nancy Meyers Additional film editor Third collaboration with Nancy Meyers
2006 The Ex Jesse Peretz Additional editor
2008 Nim's Island
Additional film editor
Sound department
Year Film Director Role
1975 Dog Day Afternoon Sidney Lumet Sound editor

Documentaries

Editorial department
Year Film Director Role Notes
1973 Visions of Eight
Assistant editor Third collaboration with Arthur Penn

TV movies

Editor
Year Film Director
1977 Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye Gilbert Cates
The Deadliest Season Robert Markowitz
1978 Holocaust Marvin J. Chomsky
Siege Richard Pearce
1981 Skokie Herbert Wise
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role
1978 Holocaust Marvin J. Chomsky Supervising editor
Producer
Year Film Director Credit
1979 Hollow Image Marvin J. Chomsky Producer
1980 Doctor Franken
Associate producer
Death Penalty Waris Hussein
The Henderson Monster
King Crab Marvin J. Chomsky Producer

TV series

Editor
Year Title Notes
1975 The American Parade 1 episode
1978 Holocaust 3 episodes
Editorial department
Year Title Role
1978 Holocaust Supervising editor

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The 56th Academy Awards (1984) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved April 4, 2014.

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