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American film editor and producer (born 1946)
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Jeff Gourson
Born (1946-01-30) January 30, 1946 (age 79)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)TV/film director and producer
Years active1969–present
Spouses
  • Joy Harmon ​(m. 1968⁠–⁠2001)​
  • Stacey Gourson ​(m. 2005)​
Children3

Jeff Gourson (born January 30, 1946) is an American film editor and producer. He has been jointly nominated three times for an Emmy Award for his production work on the television series Quantum Leap.

Film editing work

Jeff Gourson began his career as an editor. Based on Gourson's filmography at the Internet Database, the director and release date of each film are indicated in parentheses.

With more than 30 film credits dating from 1977, his film editing work includes:

Editor
Year Film Director Notes
1977 September 30, 1955 James Bridges First collaboration with James Bridges
1978 FM John A. Alonzo
1980 Somewhere in Time Jeannot Szwarc
1981 The Incredible Shrinking Woman Joel Schumacher
1982 Tron Steven Lisberger
1984 Mike's Murder James Bridges Second collaboration with James Bridges
1985 Perfect Third collaboration with James Bridges
1986 Flight of the Navigator Randal Kleiser First collaboration with Randal Kleiser
1987 Can't Buy Me Love Steve Rash
1988 Big Top Pee-wee Randal Kleiser Second collaboration with Randal Kleiser
1996 Happy Gilmore Dennis Dugan First collaboration with Dennis Dugan
1997 Beverly Hills Ninja Second collaboration with Dennis Dugan
1998 Shadow of Doubt Randal Kleiser Fourth collaboration with Randal Kleiser
1999 Big Daddy Dennis Dugan Third collaboration with Dennis Dugan
2000 Little Nicky Steven Brill First collaboration with Steven Brill
2001 The Animal Luke Greenfield
2002 Mr. Deeds Steven Brill Second collaboration with Steven Brill
2003 Anger Management Peter Segal First collaboration with Peter Segal
2004 50 First Dates Second collaboration with Peter Segal
White Chicks Keenen Ivory Wayans
2005 The Longest Yard Peter Segal Third collaboration with Peter Segal
2006 Click Frank Coraci
2007 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Dennis Dugan Fourth collaboration with Dennis Dugan
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role Notes
1969 Topaz Alfred Hitchcock Assistant film editor Uncredited
1973 High Plains Drifter Clint Eastwood
1974 The Sugarland Express Steven Spielberg
1975 Jaws
Producer
Year Film Director Credit Notes
1989 Getting It Right Randal Kleiser Associate producer Third collaboration with Randal Kleiser
Production manager
Year Film Director Role
1995 Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead Gary Fleder Post-production supervisor
Second unit director or assistant director
Year Film Director Role
2001 The Animal Luke Greenfield Second unit director
Thanks
Year Film Director Role
2009 Wild Cherry Dana Lustig Special thanks

TV movies

Editor
Year Film Director
1994 The Shaggy Dog Dennis Dugan
1995 The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes Peyton Reed
1998 Mr. Headmistress James Frawley
2000 Mail to the Chief Eric Champnella
2012 Prodigy Bully Peter Segal

TV series

Editor
Year Title Notes
1979 Studs Lonigan 3 episodes
1982−83 Magnum, P.I.
1984 Airwolf 2 episodes
1994 Burke's Law 1 episode
1998 Love Boat: The Next Wave
Additional crew
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Real Rob Creative consultant 8 episodes
Director
Year Title Notes
1992 Tequila and Bonetti 1 episode
Producer
Year Title Credit Notes
1989−92 Quantum Leap Associate producer
Co-producer
Producer 		70 episodes
1992 Tequila and Bonetti Producer 11 episodes

References

  1. ^ Tonguette, P. (2014). The Films of James Bridges. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-7864-8599-4. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  2. Telotte, J.P. (2001). Science Fiction Film. Genres in American Cinema. Cambridge University Press. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-521-59647-3. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  3. New York Times Theater Reviews (2001). The New York Times Film Reviews 1999-2000. The New York Times Film Reviews Series. Routledge. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-415-93696-5. Retrieved 2024-07-27.

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