Dean Cundey

Dean Cundey

Born: March 12, 1946
in Alhambra, California, USA
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.

Movies for Dean Cundey...

Clapboard Jungle
Title: Clapboard Jungle
Released: March 26, 2020
Type: Movie
Following five years in the life and career of independent filmmaker Justin McConnell, this documentary explores the struggles of financing, attracting the right talent, working with practical effects and selling the finished product in the hope of turning a profit. Featuring interviews with a range of industry luminaries, not only are technical aspects and interpersonal skills discussed but also the emotional stamina and little-known tips needed to survive in the low budget film industry.
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Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
Title: Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
Released: November 19, 2019
Type: Movie
Retrospective documentary about Rock 'N' Roll High School.
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1982: Hollywood Summer
Title: 1982: Hollywood Summer
Character: Self
Released: September 6, 2019
Type: Movie
In the 1980s, Hollywood cinema was revolutionized. Especially the summer of 1982 changed the entertainment cinema with nine grand films forever, as the documentary shows.
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Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York'
Title: Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York'
Character: Self
Released: November 26, 2018
Type: Movie
A brand new retrospective documentary produced by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures and featuring interviews with writer Nick Castle, cinematographer Dean Cundey, composer Alan Howarth, production designer Joe Alves, special visual effects artist/model maker Gene Rizzardi, production assistant David De Coteau, photographer Kim Gottleib-Walker, Carpenter biographer John Muir, visual effects historian Justin Humphreys, and music historian Daniel Schweiger.
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Retribution: Uncovering John Carpenter's 'The Fog'
Title: Retribution: Uncovering John Carpenter's 'The Fog'
Character: Self
Released: October 26, 2018
Type: Movie
A brand new retrospective documentary produced by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures and featuring interviews with cinematographer Dean Cundey, production designer/editor Tommy Lee Wallace, photographer Kim Gottleib-Walker, make-up effects artist Steve Johnson, Carpenter biographer John Muir, music historian Daniel Schweiger, visual effects historian Justin Humphreys and assistant Larry Franco
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Title: Eli Roth's History of Horror
Character: Self
Released: October 14, 2018
Type: TV
An in-depth look at the history and pop cultural significance of horror films.
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Title: Eli Roth's History of Horror
Released: October 14, 2018
Type: TV
An in-depth look at the history and pop cultural significance of horror films.
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Dreams and Memories of Where the Red Fern Grows
Title: Dreams and Memories of Where the Red Fern Grows
Character: Self
Released: February 2, 2018
Type: Movie
A retrospective look at the film Where the Red Fern Grows.
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Tides and Nightmares
Title: Tides and Nightmares
Character: Himself
Released: March 8, 2016
Type: Movie
Making of "The Witch Who Came From The Sea"
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Back in Time
Title: Back in Time
Character: Self
Released: October 20, 2015
Type: Movie
Cast, crew and fans explore the 'Back to the Future' time-travel trilogy's resonance throughout our culture—30 years after Marty McFly went back in time.
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Stand Alone: The Making of Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Title: Stand Alone: The Making of Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Released: September 18, 2012
Type: Movie
Retrospective documentary on the making of Halloween III: Season of the Witch.
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The Nightmare Isn't Over! The Making of Halloween II
Title: The Nightmare Isn't Over! The Making of Halloween II
Released: September 18, 2012
Type: Movie
Retrospective documentary about the making of "Halloween II."
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Return to Jurassic Park
Title: Return to Jurassic Park
Character: Self
Released: February 5, 2011
Type: Movie
A multi-part documentary about the making of the Jurassic Park trilogy. Each part walks through the making of part of one of the films, including the hurricane during the shooting of the first film, and how advances in CGI for Jurassic Park helped change the world of special effects forever. All interviews for these retrospective documentaries come with comments from Spielberg, Johnston, Neill, Dern, Goldblum, the effects crews, the child actors, and Peter Stormare. This documentary is broken into six parts: Dawn of a New Era (25 min), Making Prehistory (20 min), The Next Step in Evolution (15 min), Finding the Lost World (28 min), Something Survived (16 min), and The Third Adventure (25 min).
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Tales from the Future
Title: Tales from the Future
Character: Self
Released: October 26, 2010
Type: Movie
Eighy-part retrospective documentary on the making of "Back to the Future" (and its two sequels) for the film's 25th anniversary.
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Halloween: The Inside Story
Title: Halloween: The Inside Story
Character: Self
Released: October 25, 2010
Type: Movie
This feature-length documentary takes a look at one of the most successful film franchises of all time as it goes behind the scenes of John Carpenter’s Halloween, the frightfest that redefined the horror genre in the late 1970s.
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Waking Sleeping Beauty
Title: Waking Sleeping Beauty
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 5, 2009
Type: Movie
By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. These conditions produced a series of box-office flops and pessimistic forecasts: maybe the best days of animation were over. Maybe the public didn't care. Only a miracle or a magic spell could produce a happy ending. Waking Sleeping Beauty is no fairy tale. It's the true story of how Disney regained its magic with a staggering output of hits - "Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast ," "Aladdin," "The Lion King," and more - over a 10-year period.
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Looking Back to the Future
Title: Looking Back to the Future
Character: Self
Released: February 10, 2009
Type: Movie
A 9-part retrospective documentary from 2009 on the trilogy’s legacy.
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Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Title: Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Character: Self
Released: July 26, 2006
Type: Movie
Follow the evolution of the 'Halloween' movies over the past twenty-five years. It examines why the films are so popular and revisits many of the original locations used in the films - seeing the effects on the local community. For the first time, cast, crew, critics and fans join together in the ultimate 'Halloween' retrospective.
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Cinematographer Style
Title: Cinematographer Style
Character: Self
Released: June 25, 2006
Type: Movie
110 of the world's top cinematographers discuss the art of how and why films look the way they do.
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Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Title: Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Character: Self
Released: August 5, 2003
Type: Movie
Using original interviews with director John Carpenter, stars Jamie Lee Curtis and P.J. Soles, and crew members, 'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest unveils the production of the horror classic and how the ingenuity of Carpenter and his team, coupled with the shoestring budget of $325,000, drove the filmmakers to create one of the most influential horror films of all time.
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Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
Title: Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
Character: Self
Released: August 27, 2002
Type: Movie
Retrospective documentary on the making of the 1980 horror film "The Fog."
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Halloween: Unmasked
Title: Halloween: Unmasked
Character: Self
Released: September 13, 1999
Type: Movie
A retrospective documentary on the making of the movie "Halloween," featuring exclusive interviews with director John Carpenter, producer Debra Hill, and stars Jamie Lee Curtis, PJ Soles, and Nick Castle.
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The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Title: The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 1998
Type: Movie
An in-depth look at the making of John Carpenter's cult classic sci-fi horror The Thing, telling the story of a group of researchers in Antarctica who encounter a parasitic extra-terrestrial life-form that assimilates, then imitates other organisms.
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The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Title: The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Character: Self
Released: April 23, 1995
Type: Movie
This documentary treats film fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Jurassic Park," one of the 90's biggest hits and a milestone in special effects development. Narrated by James Earl Jones, it includes footage of the filming process, as well as interviews with director Steven Spielberg, and other members of the cast and crew, who give their insights into what it was like working together on this project and the efforts it took to bring the film to completion.
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The Flintstones
Title: The Flintstones
Character: Technician
Released: May 26, 1994
Type: Movie
Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred helps Barney adopt a child. Barney sees an opportunity to repay him when Slate Mining tests its employees to find a new executive. But no good deed goes unpunished.
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Jurassic Park
Title: Jurassic Park
Character: Mate
Released: June 11, 1993
Type: Movie
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 experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.
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Back to the Future Part III
Title: Back to the Future Part III
Character: Photographer
Released: May 25, 1990
Type: Movie
The final installment of the Back to the Future trilogy finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen.