Mark Helfrich is an American film editor and director. He is known for his work on action films, and with director Brett Ratner.
A graduate of the University of WisconsinâÂÂMadison, he began his career at New World Pictures as an assistant editor. His first film as editor was the Cannon Films production Revenge of the Ninja (1983).
Helfrich has edited over thirty films such as Stone Cold (1991), Showgirls (1995) with Mark Goldblatt. Helfrich is also the primary editor for director Brett Ratner's films, such as Money Talks (1997), Rush Hour (1998), The Family Man (2000), Rush Hour 2 (2001), Red Dragon (2002), and After the Sunset (2004), ' (2006) with Mark Goldblatt and Julia Wong, Rush Hour 3 (2007) with Dean Zimmerman and Don Zimmerman, Tower Heist (2011), and Hercules (2014) with Wong. Helfrich directed Good Luck Chuck.
He has also edited, with Brett Ratner's direction, a version of the Hollywood film production titled Kites:The Remix a.k.a. Kites (2010), as well as the pilot episode for Prison Break, an American-based TV drama series produced by Brett Ratner. Helfrich edited Brett Ratner's music video Beautiful Stranger featuring Madonna.
He is an elected member of American Cinema Editors (ACE) and serves on the board as an associate director. He is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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