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Richard Chew

Personal Information

Known ForEditing
GenderMale
Birth DateJun 28, 1940 (86 years old)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthLos Angeles, California, USA
Career Span1970 – 2019
Known Credits35 Titles
Official Links
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EditingPopularity Score 1

Richard Chew

Also known as:Richard Franklin Chew
Total Works

35

35 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Richard Franklin Chew is an American film editor, best known for his Academy Award-winning work on Star Wars, alongside Paul Hirsch and Marcia Lucas. Other notable films include One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Risky Business, Waiting to Exhale, That Thing You Do!, and I Am Sam.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Star Wars
8.2
Star Wars
1977•movie
Role: Editor
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
8.4
Role: Supervising Film Editor
Shanghai Noon
6.4
Shanghai Noon
2000•movie
Role: Editor
I Am Sam
7.6
I Am Sam
2001•movie
Role: Editor

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 35 titles featuring Richard Chew

Star Wars
8.2
Star Wars
1977•movie

Role: Editor

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
8.4

Role: Supervising Film Editor

Shanghai Noon
6.4
Shanghai Noon
2000•movie

Role: Editor

I Am Sam
7.6
I Am Sam
2001•movie

Role: Editor

The Conversation
7.5
The Conversation
1974•movie

Role: Editor

Risky Business
6.6
Risky Business
1983•movie

Role: Editor

The New World
6.5
The New World
2005•movie

Role: Editor

First Daughter
6.2
First Daughter
2004•movie

Role: Editor

That Thing You Do!
6.9
That Thing You Do!
1996•movie

Role: Editor

The Runaways
6.5
The Runaways
2010•movie

Role: Editor

The Way
7.1
The Way
2010•movie

Role: Editor

Real Genius
6.7
Real Genius
1985•movie

Role: Editor

Hope Floats
6.5
Hope Floats
1998•movie

Role: Editor

Singles
6.4
Singles
1992•movie

Role: Editor

Bobby
6.4
Bobby
2006•movie

Role: Editor

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
5.6

Role: Editor

My Life
6.7
My Life
1993•movie

Role: Editor

Waiting to Exhale
6.2
Waiting to Exhale
1995•movie

Role: Editor

Goin' South
5.8
Goin' South
1978•movie

Role: Editor

My Favorite Year
6.6
My Favorite Year
1982•movie

Role: Editor

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
7.0

as Self

Clean and Sober
6.4
Clean and Sober
1988•movie

Role: Editor

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
6.2

Role: Editor

The Public
6.5
The Public
2019•movie

Role: Editor

Creator
6.2
Creator
1985•movie

Role: Editor

Mi Vida Loca
6.6
Mi Vida Loca
1994•movie

Role: Editor

Men Don't Leave
6.3
Men Don't Leave
1990•movie

Role: Editor

I'll Find You
5.5
I'll Find You
2019•movie

Role: Editor

Late for Dinner
5.7
Late for Dinner
1991•movie

Role: Editor

Streets of Gold
5.4
Streets of Gold
1986•movie

Role: Editor

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
5.8

Role: Editor

Where the River Runs Black
6.5

Role: Editor

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
8.0

as Self

The Music School
7.0
The Music School
1974•movie

Role: Editor

Imogen Cunningham, photographer
7.0

Role: Editor