Brian Berdan is a

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. He was born in Michigan and earned his glider pilot's licence on December 12, 1992. Graduating from

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in 1984, Berdan started his career with a job sweeping floors at Studio C, in San Francisco, then moved on to

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in the post production division. From there, he began his freelance editing career as an apprentice editor on

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's '' Blue Velvet''. He also trained on

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's ''

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'' and

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's '' Heaven & Earth''. It was Stone who gave Berdan his first credit as Editor on the manic and controversial ''

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''. He continued working with Stone on ''

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'' and ''

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''. He lives in the Pacific Northwest.

Filmography

* ''Blue Velvet'' (1986) *''

Three for the Road ''Three for the Road'' is a 1987 road comedy film directed by Bill L. Norton and starring Charlie Sheen, Alan Ruck, Kerri Green, Sally Kellerman and Blair Tefkin. Plot The film centers around Paul Tracy (Charlie Sheen), a college student and ...

'' (1987) *''

Cherry 2000 ''Cherry 2000'' is a 1988 American science-fiction film directed by Steve De Jarnatt and starring Melanie Griffith and David Andrews (actor), David Andrews. It was produced by Edward R. Pressman and Caldecot Chubb. The screenplay was by Michael ...

'' (1987) *''

Rented Lips ''Rented Lips'' is a 1988 satire comedy film directed by Robert Downey Sr., and starring his son Robert Downey Jr., as well as Martin Mull, Dick Shawn, and Jennifer Tilly. It was the final film appearance of Shawn, who died in 1987. Plot Archi ...

'' (1988) * ''Madhouse'' (1990) * ''Wild at Heart'' (1990) * ''Noises Off'' (1992) * ''Night and the City'' (1992) * ''Heaven & Earth'' (1993) *''

'' (1994) *''

Amanda and the Alien ''Amanda and the Alien'' (or ''Alien Love'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1995 made-for-cable science fiction comedy film directed by Jon Kroll and starring Nicole Eggert as Amanda Patterson. It premiered on Showtime (TV network), Showtime on Augus ...

'' (1995) *''

'' (1995) * ''The Basketball Diaries'' (1995) * ''The Net'' (1995) *''

Grosse Pointe Blank ''Grosse Pointe Blank'' is a 1997 American black comedy action film directed by George Armitage from a screenplay by Tom Jankiewicz, D. V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink and John Cusack. It stars Cusack, Minnie Driver, Alan Arkin and Dan Aykroyd and follo ...

'' (1997) * ''U Turn'' (1997) *''The Sadness of Sex'' (1998) *''

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'' (1998) *'' The Book of Stars'' (1999) *''

The Thirteenth Year ''The Thirteenth Year'' is a 1999 comedy-drama Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) directed by Duwayne Dunham and starring Chez Starbuck and Courtnee Draper. It premiered on Disney Channel on May 15, 1999. Plot Cody Griffin is an adopted te ...

'' (1999) (TV) *''

Auggie Rose ''Auggie Rose'', also known as ''Beyond Suspicion'', is a 2000 American drama film directed by Matthew Tabak and starring Jeff Goldblum and Anne Heche. It was originally shown on Cinemax and then released on video with the title ''Beyond Suspici ...

'' (2000) *''

Finder's Fee ''Finder's Fee'' is a 2001 American film directed by Jeff Probst from his original screenplay. Plot The film takes place over the course of a single evening. Tepper, played by Erik Palladino, finds a wallet on his way home from work. He contac ...

'' (2001) *''

The Mothman Prophecies ''The Mothman Prophecies'' is a 1975 book by John Keel. Synopsis The book relates Keel's accounts of his investigation into confirmed sightings of a large, winged creature called Mothman in the vicinity of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, during ...

'' (2002) *''

Farewell to Harry ''Farewell to Harry'' is a 2002 American Drama (film and television), drama film about a writer (Joe Flanigan) who forms an unexpected friendship with a local legend (William Hall, Jr.). Plot Nick Sennet (Joe Flanigan) is a writer who returns to ...

'' (2002) *'' The Big Bounce'' (2004) *'' The Cave'' (2005) * ''Domino'' (2005) *'' Crank'' (2006) *'' Outsourced'' (2006) *''

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'' (2007) *'' 12 Rounds'' (2009) *''

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'' (2011) *'' 5 Days of War'' (2011) *'' Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'' (2011) *'' The Signal'' (2014) *'' Rosemary's Baby'' (2014) (TV) *'' The Royals'' (2015) (TV) *'' The Boy'' (2016) *''

Song to Song ''Song to Song'' is a 2017 American experimental romantic drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick and starring an ensemble cast including Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara, Michael Fassbender, Natalie Portman, and Cate Blanchett. After a leng ...

'' (2017) *''

Twin Peaks ''Twin Peaks'' is an American Mystery fiction, mystery serial drama television series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch. It premiered on American Broadcasting Company, ABC on April 8, 1990, and originally ran for two seasons until its cance ...

'' (2017) (TV) *''

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'' (2019) *'' Underwater'' (2020) *'' Brahms: The Boy II'' (2020) *'' Separation'' (2021)

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