Mark Helfrich

Mark Helfrich is an American film editor and director. He is known for his work on action films, and with director Brett Ratner.

Life and career

A graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, 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), X-Men: The Last Stand (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.

Filmography

Film

Editor Year Title Director NotesRef. 1979 Rock 'n' Roll High School Allan ArkushAssistant editor The Lady in Red Lewis Teague Ninja III: The Domination Sam Firstenberg Additional editor License to Drive Greg Beeman Additional editor 1990 I Come in Peace Craig R. Baxley Stone Cold Craig R. Baxley The Last Boy Scout Tony Scott with Stuart Baird and Mark Goldblatt 1993 Nowhere to Run Robert Harmon with Zach Staenberg Midnight Kiss Joel Bender with Bender Striking Distance Rowdy Herrington with Pasquale Buba 1995 Showgirls Paul Verhoeven with Mark Goldblatt Money Train Joseph RubenUncredited Most Wanted David Glenn Hogan with Michael J. Duthie 1998 Rush Hour Brett Ratner 2000 Scary Movie Keenen Ivory Wayans The Family ManBrett Ratner 2001 Rush Hour 2 2002 Red Dragon 2003 Honey Bille Woodruff with Emma E. Hickox Shanghai Knights David Dobkin Additional editor 2004 After the SunsetBrett Ratner 2006 X-Men: The Last Stand with Mark Goldblatt and Julia Wong 2007 Rush Hour 3 with Dean Zimmerman and Don Zimmerman 2008 Four Christmases Seth Gordon with Melissa Kent New York, I Love You Brett Ratner Segment: "5" 2010 Kites: The Remix Anurag Basu Re-edited version of Kites Tower HeistBrett Ratner 2013 Movie 43 Segment: "Happy Birthday" R.I.P.D. Robert Schwentke 2014 Hercules Brett Ratner with Julia Wong 2016 Nina Cynthia Mort 2017 Jumanji: Welcome to the JungleJake Kasdan with Steve Edwards 2019 Jumanji: The Next Levelwith Steve Edwards and Tara Timpone 2024 Red One Harold and the Purple Crayon Carlos Saldanha with Tia Nolan 2026 Jumanji: Open World Jake Kasdan Director Year Title NotesRef.2007Good Luck ChuckDirectorial Debut 2nd unit director

Television Editor Director

Awards and nominations