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Dean Cundey

Cinematographer | Camera and Electrical Department | Actor

Dean Cundey reigns supreme as one of the best, most prolific, and talented cinematographers to ever grace celluloid with his often striking and accomplished photography. Cundey was born on March 12th, 1946, in Alhambra, California. One of his hobbies during his elementary school days was building miniature sets... See full bio »

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Dean Raymond Cundey
in Alhambra, California, USA
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2013 Adira (post-production)
 
2013 Walking with the Enemy (post-production)
 
2013 Crazy Kind of Love
 
2013 Amazing Racer
 
2012 Ten Men on the Field (short) (interiors)
 
2011/I Jack and Jill
 
2011 To Beauty (short)
 
2011 Back for the Future (short) (director of photography)
 
2010 Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (TV movie) (director of photography)
 
2010 The Spy Next Door (director of photography)
 
2009 Shannon's Rainbow
 
2008 Camp Rock (TV movie)
 
2007/I Whisper (director of photography)
 
2006 The Holiday (director of photography)
 
2004 Garfield (director of photography)
 
2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action (director of photography)
 
2001 The Face: Jesus in Art (video documentary)
 
2001 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly (TV series)
– The Face: Jesus in Art (2001)
 
2000 What Women Want (director of photography)
 
1999 The West Wing (TV series)
 
1999 Partners (TV movie)
 
1999 Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming (short)
 
1998 The Parent Trap
 
1998 Krippendorf's Tribe (director of photography)
 
1997 Flubber (director of photography)
 
1996 Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair (Video Game)
 
1995 Apollo 13 (director of photography)
 
1995 Casper (director of photography)
 
1994 The Flintstones
 
1993 Jurassic Park
 
1992 Death Becomes Her (director of photography)
 
1991 Hook
 
1991 Michael & Mickey
 
1991 Nothing But Trouble
 
1990 Back to the Future Part III (director of photography)
 
1990 Citizen Soldier (video) (as Dean Cundy)
 
1989 Back to the Future Part II (director of photography)
 
1989 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
– And All Through the House (1989)
 
1989 Road House
 
1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (director of photography)
 
1988 Big Business (director of photography)
 
1987 Project X
 
1986 Big Trouble in Little China
 
1985 Warning Sign (director of photography)
 
1985 Back to the Future (director of photography)
 
1984 It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (TV movie)
 
1984 Invitation to Hell
 
1984 Romancing the Stone
 
1984 Amazons (TV movie)
 
1983 D.C. Cab
 
1983 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
– The Turn of the Tide (1983)
 
1983 Psycho II
 
1983 M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (TV movie)
 
1983 The Invisible Woman (TV movie)
 
1982 Halloween III: Season of the Witch (director of photography)
 
1982 The Thing (director of photography)
 
1981 Halloween II (director of photography)
 
1981 Jaws of Satan
 
1981 Separate Ways
 
1981 Escape from New York
 
1980 Without Warning (director of photography)
 
1980 Galaxina
 
1980 The Fog (director of photography)
 
1979 Roller Boogie
 
1979 Rock 'n' Roll High School (director of photography)
 
1979 Angels' Brigade (director of photography)
 
1978 Halloween (director of photography)
 
1978 Hanging on a Star
 
1978 Goodbye, Franklin High
 
1978 Hi-Riders (director of photography)
 
1977 Charge of the Model T's
 
1977 Bare Knuckles (director of photography)
 
1977 Satan's Cheerleaders (director of photography)
 
1976 Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks
 
1976 Creature from Black Lake
 
1976 Black Shampoo (director of photography)
 
1976 The Witch Who Came from the Sea (uncredited)
 
1975 That Girl from Boston
 
1974 Where the Red Fern Grows (director of photography)
 
1974 So Evil, My Sister
 
1973 Brother on the Run
 
1973 The No Mercy Man (director of photography)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (5 titles)
2012 Playing for Keeps (director of photography: second unit)
 
2006 Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (director of photography: second unit)
 
1997 Leave It to Beaver (additional photographer)
 
1976 The Witch Who Came from the Sea (associate director of photography)
 
1972 Beware! The Blob (camera operator: animal sequences)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
1994 The Flintstones
Technician
 
1993 Jurassic Park
Mate
 
1990 Back to the Future Part III
Photographer
 
2006 Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (second unit director)
 
1998 Deep Rising (second unit director)
 
Show ShowMake-Up Department (2 titles)
1970 Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. (makeup artist - as Dean Cundy)
 
1969 Naked Angels (makeup artist)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1997 Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (video)
 
Show ShowSpecial Effects (1 title)
1980 The Fog (effects: Blake)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1976 The Witch Who Came from the Sea (technical supervisor - as Dean Cundy)
 
Show ShowThanks (6 titles)
2012 Stand Alone: The Making of Halloween III (video) (very special thanks)
 
2012 The Nightmare Isn't Over: The Making of Halloween II (very special thanks)
 
2009 Looking Back to the Future (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2007 The Making of 'Whisper' (video short) (special thanks)
 
2003 Return to 'Escape from New York' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1992 Visions of Light (documentary) (special thanks: AFI - as Dean R. Cundey)
 
Show ShowSelf (20 titles)
2012 Stand Alone: The Making of Halloween III (video)
Himself
 
2012 The Nightmare Isn't Over: The Making of Halloween II
Himself
 
2011 Return to Jurassic Park: Dawn of a New Era (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 Halloween: The Inside Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Storm Stories (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Iniki Jurassic (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Looking Back to the Future (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 The Making of 'Whisper' (video short)
Himself
 
2006 Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Cinematographer Style (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Looking Back at the Future (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Ashlee Simpson Show (TV series)
Himself
– Ashlee Rocks Ryan's World (2004) … Himself (uncredited)
 
2003 Return to 'Escape from New York' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 'Halloween' Unmasked 2000 (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The World's Greatest Hoaxes: Secrets Finally Revealed (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Thing: Terror Takes Shape (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair (Video Game)
Himself
 
1995 The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (video documentary)
Himself
 

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Dean R. Cundey | Dean Cundy
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For me, the special satisfaction in being a director of photography -- you might even call it my private ego trip -- is knowing that the work I do will live on after I'm gone. Most people have jobs in which the work disappears after they have performed it. I'm very fortunate to work in a profession which has lasting value... See more »

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