Billy Weber is an American film editor with several film credits dating from Days of Heaven (1978).
One of Weber's first editing roles was as associate editor (as William Weber) on Terrence Malick's first feature as a director, Badlands (1973). Badlands was edited by Robert Estrin; Weber edited Malick's next film Days of Heaven (1978). When Malick returned to film directing twenty years later with The Thin Red Line (1998), he once again hired Weber, along with Leslie Jones and Saar Klein, to edit it. While Weber did not edit Malick's next film, The New World, he was an associate producer on the project. Most recently, Weber was one of five collaborating editors on Malick's fifth feature, The Tree of Life (2011).
Beyond this notable collaboration with Malick, Weber has edited Beverly Hills Cop (directed by Martin Brest, 1984), Pee-wee's Big Adventure (Tim Burton, 1985), Top Gun (Tony Scott, 1986) and Midnight Run (Brest, 1988).
Weber was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Top Gun; he was nominated again for an Academy Award, an ACE Eddie Award and the Satellite Award, for The Thin Red Line. Days of Heaven was listed as the 45th best-edited film of all time in a survey of the membership of the Motion Picture Editors Guild.
Weber has directed one film, Josh and S.A.M. (1993), that was produced by Martin Brest.
Filmography + Editor Year Film Director Notes Other notes1973 Badlands Terrence MalickFirst collaboration with Terrence Malick1978 Days of HeavenSecond collaboration with Terrence Malick1979 The WarriorsWalter HillFirst collaboration with Walter Hill1981 The House of God Donald Wrye 1982 Jekyll and Hyde... Together AgainJerry Belson 48 Hrs.Walter HillSecond collaboration with Walter Hill 1984 IcemanFred Schepisi Beverly Hills CopMartin BrestFirst collaboration with Martin Brest1985 Pee-wee's Big AdventureTim BurtonFirst collaboration with Tim Burton1986 Top GunTony ScottFirst collaboration with Tony Scott 1987 Extreme Prejudice Walter HillThird collaboration with Walter Hill Beverly Hills Cop IITony ScottSecond collaboration with Tony Scott1988 Midnight RunMartin BrestSecond collaboration with Martin Brest1989 The PackageAndrew Davis1990 Days of ThunderTony ScottThird collaboration with Tony Scott1991 Pure LuckNadia Tass1995 Grumpier Old MenHoward Deutch1997 Murder at 1600Dwight H. Little 1998 BulworthWarren BeattyFirst collaboration with Warren Beatty The Thin Red LineTerrence MalickThird collaboration with Terrence Malick2000 Miss CongenialityDonald Petrie2002 ShowtimeTom DeySecond collaboration with Tom Dey2003 GigliMartin BrestThird collaboration with Martin Brest 2006 Nacho Libre Jared Hess BarnyardSteve Oedekerk2008 The Love GuruMarco Schnabel2010 Passion PlayMitch Glazer2011 The Tree of LifeTerrence MalickFifth collaboration with Terrence Malick 2016 Jack Reacher: Never Go BackEdward Zwick Rules Don't ApplyWarren BeattySecond collaboration with Warren Beatty2018 The PredatorShane Black2019 American SkinNate Parker2022 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie2024 Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks MovieLiza Johnson
+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role Notes 1973 BadlandsTerrence Malick Associate editor Messiah of EvilFirst collaboration with Willard Huyck1976 Taxi DriverMartin ScorseseAssistant editor1984 Best DefenseWillard Huyck Additional editorSecond collaboration with Willard Huyck2000 Shanghai NoonTom DeyFirst collaboration with Tom Dey
+ Actor Year Film Director Role Notes1973 Messiah of Evil Supermarket ZombieUncredited
+ Director Year Film1993 Josh and S.A.M.
+ Producer Year Film Director Credit2005 The New WorldTerrence MalickAssociate producerFourth collaboration with Terrence Malick
+ Second unit director or assistant director Year Film Director Role Notes1992 Batman ReturnsTim BurtonSecond unit directorSecond collaboration with Tim Burton
+ Soundtrack Year Film Director Role1947 Song of the WastelandThomas CarrWriter: "Somebody's Rose"
+ Thanks Year Film Director Role1995 VirtuosityBrett Leonard Special thanks2000 Gun ShyEric Blakeney2003 Shanghai KnightsDavid Dobkin 2004 The ClearingPieter Jan Brugge The SpongeBob SquarePants MovieStephen Hillenburg2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyGarth JenningsThanks
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