Peter Edward Berger (May 30, 1944 – September 22, 2011) was an American

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with about fifty feature and television film credits. He is known for editing films such as ''

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'' (1981), four films in the ''Star Trek'' series (from '' Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'' (1986) through '' Star Trek: Insurrection'' (1998)), '' Fatal Attraction'' (1987), and ''

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'' (2005). His last credit was for the television biopic '' Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story'' (2009). It was his sixth collaboration with director Thomas Carter. With Michael Kahn, Berger won the 1989

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for '' Fatal Attraction'', and they were nominated for the

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and the American Cinema Editors Eddie for the film. Berger was the son of film editor Fred W. Berger. He attended film school at the

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(UCLA), served in the United States Army, and worked for the Armed Forces Korean Network in Seoul. He began his career in 1968 working on the television program, ''

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''. His first credit was for the feature film '' Arnold'' (1973).

Filmography

As editor * '' The Savage Is Loose'' (1974) * '' Hot Potato'' (1976) * ''It's Showtime'' (1976) * ''

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'' (1977, TV series) * '' The Pack'' (1977) * '' Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park'' (1978, TV) * '' The Promise'' (1979) * ''

Oh, God! Book II ''Oh, God! Book II'' is a 1980 American comedy film and a sequel to the film '' Oh, God!'' (1977). It was directed by Gilbert Cates, and stars George Burns, Suzanne Pleshette, David Birney and Louanne Sirota. Joyce Brothers and Hugh Downs als ...

'' (1980) * ''

The Last Married Couple in America ''The Last Married Couple in America'' is a 1980 comedy film released in the US. It was directed by Gilbert Cates, whose most successful film ''Oh, God! Book II'', was released in the same year. The film starred George Segal and Natalie Wood as ...

'' (1980) * ''

'' (1981) * ''

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'' (1981) * ''

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'' (1982) * ''Hobson's Choice'' (1983) (TV) * '' Staying Alive'' (1983) * ''The Face of Rage'' (1983, TV) * ''Burning Rage'' (1984, TV) * '' Silence of the Heart'' (1984, TV) * ''

Call to Glory ''Call to Glory'' is an American drama which was aired for 22 episodes during the 1984–1985 TV season (specifically from August 1984 to February 1985) on the The show focuses on USAF pilot Colonel Raynor Sarnac ( Craig T. Nelson) and his ...

'' (1984, TV series) * '' Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story'' (1985, TV) * ''

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'' (1985, TV) * '' Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'' (1986) * '' Fire with Fire'' (1986) * '' Less than Zero'' (1987) * '' Fatal Attraction'' (1987) * '' The Good Mother'' (1988) * ''

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'' (1988) * '' Do You Know the Muffin Man?'' (1989, TV) * '' Star Trek V: The Final Frontier'' (1989) * '' Funny About Love'' (1990) * ''

Dead Again ''Dead Again'' is a 1991 neo-noir romantic thriller film directed by Kenneth Branagh and written by Scott Frank. It stars Branagh and Emma Thompson, with Andy García, Derek Jacobi, Hanna Schygulla, Wayne Knight, and Robin Williams appearing i ...

'' (1991) * '' All I Want for Christmas'' (1991) * ''The Magical World of Chuck Jones'' (1992) * '' Stay Tuned'' (1992) * '' Hocus Pocus'' (1993) * '' Holy Matrimony'' (1994) * ''

Star Trek Generations ''Star Trek Generations'' is a 1994 American science fiction film and the seventh film in the Star Trek (film series), ''Star Trek'' film series. Malcolm McDowell joins cast members from the 1960s television show ''Star Trek: The Original Ser ...

'' (1994) * '' Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco'' (1996) * '' Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace'' (1996, uncredited) * ''

Red Corner ''Red Corner'' is a 1997 American mystery thriller film directed by Jon Avnet, and starring Richard Gere, Bai Ling and Bradley Whitford. Written by Robert King, the film is about an American businessman in China who ends up wrongfully on tria ...

'' (1997) * ''

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'' (1997) * '' Star Trek: Insurrection'' (1998) * '' Lover's Prayer'' (2001) * ''

Save the Last Dance ''Save the Last Dance'' is a 2001 American teen dance film produced by MTV Films, directed by Thomas Carter and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film stars Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas as a teenage interracial couple in Chic ...

'' (2001) * ''

Like Mike ''Like Mike'' is a 2002 American sports comedy film directed by John Schultz and written by Michael Elliot and Jordan Moffet. Starring Lil' Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, Robert Forster, Crispin Glover and Eugene Levy, the film fol ...

'' (2002) * ''

Clockstoppers ''Clockstoppers'' is a 2002 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Jonathan Frakes and produced by Gale Anne Hurd and Julia Pistor. The film stars Jesse Bradford, Paula Garcés, French Stewart, Michael Biehn, Robin Thomas, a ...

'' (2002) * '' Garfield: The Movie'' (2004) * ''

'' (2005) * '' Alvin and the Chipmunks'' (2007) * ''

88 Minutes ''88 Minutes'' is a 2007 thriller film directed by Jon Avnet and starring Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, William Forsythe, Deborah Kara Unger, Amy Brenneman, Neal McDonough and Benjamin McKenzie. In the film, famed forensic psychiatr ...

'' (2008) * '' Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story'' (2009, TV) As additional editor * ''

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'' (1985) * '' Internal Affairs'' (1990) As assistant editor * '' Arnold'' (1973) * '' The Devil's Rain'' (1975)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berger, Peter E. 1944 births 2011 deaths American Cinema Editors American film editors Best Editing BAFTA Award winners Film people from Los Angeles