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James Y. Kwei

  • Editor
  • Editorial Department
  • Producer
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James Y. Kwei is known for After Hours (1985), Maximum Overdrive (1986) and Goodfellas (1990).
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    Known for

    Griffin Dunne in After Hours (1985)
    After Hours
    7.6
    • Editorial Department(as James Kwei)
    • 1985
    Stephen King, Emilio Estevez, and Laura Harrington in Maximum Overdrive (1986)
    Maximum Overdrive
    5.4
    • Sound Department(as James Kwei)
    • 1986
    Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, and Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990)
    Goodfellas
    8.7
    • Editor(as James Kwei)
    • 1990
    Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci in Casino (1995)
    Casino
    8.2
    • Editorial Department(as James Kwei)
    • 1995

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    Editor



    • Oliver Platt, Annabella Sciorra, Robert Loggia, and L. Scott Caldwell in Queens Supreme (2003)
      Queens Supreme
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Editor (as James Kwei)
      • 2003
    • The Neighborhood (2001)
      The Neighborhood
      6.5
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2001
    • Ed Harris, Julia Ormond, and Vince Vaughn in The Prime Gig (2000)
      The Prime Gig
      6.0
      • Editor
      • 2000
    • Oz (1997)
      Oz
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Editor (as James Kwei)
      • 1998
    • Matt Dillon, Eric Stoltz, Illeana Douglas, and John Turturro in Grace of My Heart (1996)
      Grace of My Heart
      6.7
      • Editor
      • 1996
    • Boy Crazy, Girl Crazier
      4.5
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1995
    • Closer to Home (1995)
      Closer to Home
      6.0
      • Editor
      • 1995
    • Combination Platter (1993)
      Combination Platter
      6.4
      • Editor
      • 1993
    • Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, and Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990)
      Goodfellas
      8.7
      • film editor (as James Kwei)
      • 1990
    • Vivian Wu in Iron & Silk (1990)
      Iron & Silk
      6.9
      • Editor
      • 1990
    • The Kill-Off (1989)
      The Kill-Off
      6.1
      • Editor
      • 1989
    • Rick Hearst in Brain Damage (1988)
      Brain Damage
      6.5
      • Editor (edited by)
      • 1988

    Editorial Department



    • Nothing Will Ever Be the Same
      • editorial consultant
      • Completed
      • Short



    • Margaret Curry in Starfish (2017)
      Starfish
      6.1
      • editing consultant (as James Kwei)
      • 2017
    • Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, and Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs of New York (2002)
      Gangs of New York
      7.5
      • additional editor (as James Kwei)
      • 2002
    • Nicolas Cage in Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
      Bringing Out the Dead
      6.9
      • consulting editor (as James Kwei)
      • 1999
    • Cradle Will Rock (1999)
      Cradle Will Rock
      6.7
      • additional editor
      • 1999
    • Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci in Casino (1995)
      Casino
      8.2
      • associate editor (as James Kwei)
      • 1995
    • Natasha Richardson in Patty Hearst (1988)
      Patty Hearst
      6.3
      • assistant editor (as James Kwei)
      • 1988
    • The Equalizer (1985)
      The Equalizer
      7.8
      TV Series
      • assistant film editor
      • 1988
    • Michael Jackson in Michael Jackson: Bad (1987)
      Michael Jackson: Bad
      7.8
      Music Video
      • first assistant editor
      • 1987
    • Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in The Color of Money (1986)
      The Color of Money
      7.0
      • first assistant editor
      • 1986
    • Joey (1986)
      Joey
      6.6
      • assistant editor
      • 1986
    • Griffin Dunne in After Hours (1985)
      After Hours
      7.6
      • second assistant editor (as James Kwei)
      • 1985
    • Taimak and Vanity in The Last Dragon (1985)
      The Last Dragon
      6.8
      • apprentice film editor (as Jim Kwei)
      • 1985
    • Strong Medicine (1981)
      Strong Medicine
      6.1
      • assistant editor
      • 1981
    • Don't Go in the House (1979)
      Don't Go in the House
      5.6
      • first assistant editor (as Jimmy Kwei)
      • 1979

    Producer



    • Margaret Curry in Starfish (2017)
      Starfish
      6.1
      • producer (as James Kwei)
      • 2017
    • Autumn Weisz and Amira Daigle in Upside Down (2014)
      Upside Down
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Lew Gardner in Old Junk (2013)
      Old Junk
      Short
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Chris Behan in Last Day (2012)
      Last Day
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Soloist
      Short
      • producer
      • 1994

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      • James Kwei

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