Christopher Greenbury (September 24, 1951 – January 4, 2007) was an English film editor with more than thirty film credits dating from 1979's The Muppet Movie."Passages" , Editors' Guild Magazine Vol. 28, No. 2, March–April 2007. Online version retrieved July 12, 2008. With Tariq Anwar, he won the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for American Beauty (1999), which he was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing. American Beauty is a serious drama, but in general Greenbury edited comedy films, including six directed by the Farrelly brothers commencing with 1994's Dumb and Dumber.
Greenbury was a member of the American Cinema Editors (ACE)., webpage archived by WebCite from this original URL on March 4, 2008.
Filmography
Based on Greenbury's filmography at the Internet Database. The director and release date of each film are indicated in parentheses.
Editor Year Film Director Notes 1979 Survival RunLarry Spiegel The Muppet MovieJames Frawley1980 Where the Buffalo RoamArt Linson1981 Liar's MoonDavid Fisher1982 Some Kind of Hero Michael PressmanFirst collaboration with Michael Pressman 1983 Doctor DetroitSecond collaboration with Michael Pressman Smokey and the Bandit Part 3Dick Lowry1984 The Woman in RedGene WilderThird collaboration with Gene Wilder1985 The Heavenly KidCary Medoway1986 Haunted HoneymoonGene WilderFourth collaboration with Gene Wilder1987 Three for the RoadBill L. Norton1989 OptionsCamilo Vila1991 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of FearDavid Zucker1992 Live WireChristian Duguay1993 Loaded Weapon 1Gene Quintano 1994 Frank and JesseRobert Boris Dumb and DumberPeter FarrellyFirst collaboration with the Farrelly brothers1995 The Baby-Sitters ClubMelanie Mayron 1996 Bio-DomeJason Bloom KingpinFarrelly brothersSecond collaboration with the Farrelly brothers1997 Booty CallJeff PollackFirst collaboration with Jeff Pollack1998 There's Something About MaryFarrelly brothersThird collaboration with the Farrelly brothers 1999 Lost & FoundJeff PollackSecond collaboration with Jeff Pollack American BeautySam Mendes2000 Me, Myself & IreneFarrelly brothersFourth collaboration with the Farrelly brothers 2001 SerendipityPeter Chelsom Shallow HalFarrelly brothersFifth collaboration with the Farrelly brothers 2003 View from the TopBruno Barreto Daddy Day CareSteve Carr Stuck on YouFarrelly brothersSixth collaboration with the Farrelly brothers 2005 The Pacifier Adam ShankmanFirst collaboration with Adam Shankman Cheaper by the Dozen 22006 Gettin' ItNick Gaitatjis2007 Wild HogsWalt BeckerPosthumous release
Editorial department Year Film Director Role Notes1973 The Sex ThiefMartin Campbell Assistant editor 1975 The Day of the LocustJohn Schlesinger The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother Gene WilderFirst collaboration with Gene Wilder1977 The World's Greatest Lover Supervising editorSecond collaboration with Gene Wilder1979 On the Air Live with Captain Midnight1981 Chu Chu and the Philly FlashDavid Lowell RichAdditional editor2001 Say It Isn't SoJ. B. RogersEditorial consultant
Actor Year Film Director Role1985 The Heavenly KidCary MedowayMan with Hot Dog1987 Three for the RoadBill L. NortonWalter
Producer Year Film Director Credit1977 The World's Greatest LoverGene WilderCo-producer1987 Three for the RoadBill L. NortonAssociate producer
Thanks Year Film Director Role Notes2007 The Heartbreak KidFarrelly brothersDedicated toSeventh collaboration with the Farrelly brothers
Editing award nominations for American Beauty In addition to winning the BAFTA, the editors of American Beauty were also nominated for the Academy Award for Film Editing, an ACE Eddie Award, the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award, the Online Film Critics Society Award and the Satellite Award.
References
Further reading Greenbury and Anwar reflect on the editing of American Beauty, for which they had been nominated for the Academy Award. Greenbury was the original editor of the film, but left it for another commitment; Anwar then finished the editing.