Dean Cundey

Born:12. mars 1946

Place of Birth:Alhambra, California, USA

Known For:Camera

Biography

Dean Cundey, born on March 12, 1946, is a highly respected American cinematographer and film director. His career has been defined by his exceptional collaborations with legendary directors such as John Carpenter, Steven Spielberg, and Robert Zemeckis. Cundey's work spans across various genres, showcasing his versatility and mastery behind the camera.

Throughout his illustrious career, Cundey has left an indelible mark on the film industry, particularly in the horror genre. His keen eye for capturing suspense and tension has made him a sought-after cinematographer for iconic horror films. Beyond horror, he has also lent his talent to a diverse range of projects, including family-friendly movies and comedies, demonstrating his adaptability and skill across different genres.

One of the highlights of Cundey's career was his Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography for his exceptional work on the groundbreaking film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit." This nomination solidified his reputation as a cinematographer of unparalleled talent and vision. In addition to his Oscar nomination, Cundey has received numerous accolades, including nominations for BAFTAs and BSC Awards, further underscoring his contributions to the art of cinematography.

Cundey's collaboration with some of the most renowned directors in the industry speaks to his exceptional abilities behind the camera. His work with John Carpenter on iconic films like "Halloween" and "The Thing" helped define the visual language of horror cinema. Similarly, his partnership with Steven Spielberg on projects like "Jurassic Park" showcased his ability to bring fantastical worlds to life with breathtaking visuals.

As a cinematographer, Cundey has a unique talent for using light, shadow, and framing to evoke emotion and enhance storytelling. His visual style is distinctive yet versatile, allowing him to seamlessly transition between different genres and tones. Whether capturing the eerie atmosphere of a horror film or the whimsical charm of a family movie, Cundey's cinematography always serves the narrative with precision and artistry.

In addition to his work behind the camera, Cundey has also ventured into directing, showcasing his multifaceted talents in the film industry. His directorial efforts have further highlighted his creative vision and storytelling prowess, establishing him as a multifaceted artist with a deep understanding of the cinematic craft.

Dean Cundey's impact on the world of cinema is immeasurable, with his contributions spanning decades and influencing generations of filmmakers. His legacy as a cinematographer and director is marked by a commitment to excellence, a passion for storytelling, and a relentless pursuit of artistic innovation. Through his work, Cundey has not only shaped the visual language of film but has also inspired countless aspiring filmmakers to push the boundaries of creativity and imagination.

Today, Dean Cundey stands as a towering figure in the realm of cinematography, revered for his unparalleled talent, groundbreaking contributions, and enduring influence on the art of filmmaking. His body of work serves as a testament to his remarkable skill, creativity, and dedication to his craft, solidifying his status as a true master of light and shadow in the world of cinema.

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Jurassic Park

Mate

1993

A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.

The Flintstones

Technician

1994

Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred helps Barney adopt a child. Barney sees an opportunity to repay him when Slate Mining tests its employees to find a new executive. But no good deed goes unpunished.

Back to the Future Part III

Photographer

1990

The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen.

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Self (archive footage)

2009

By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. These conditions produced a series of box-office flops and pessimistic forecasts: maybe the best days of animation were over. Maybe the public didn't care. Only a miracle or a magic spell could produce a happy ending. Waking Sleeping Beauty is no fairy tale. It's the true story of how Disney regained its magic with a staggering output of hits - "Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast ," "Aladdin," "The Lion King," and more - over a 10-year period.

Produksjon

The Thing

Director of Photography

1982

In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing creature wreaks havoc, creates terror... and becomes one of them.

Back to the Future

Director of Photography

1985

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.

The Parent Trap

Director of Photography

1998

Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins who were separated at a young age due to their parents' divorce. Unbeknownst to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summer camp, where they meet, discover the truth about their relationship, and come up with a plan to switch places in an effort to reunite their mother and father.

Jurassic Park

Director of Photography

1993

Halloween

Director of Photography

1978

Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.

Hook

Director of Photography

1991

The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. During his trip to see Granny Wendy in London, the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland.

Garfield

Director of Photography

2004

Garfield, the fat, lazy, lasagna lover, has everything a cat could want. But when Jon, in an effort to impress the Liz - the vet and an old high-school crush - adopts a dog named Odie and brings him home, Garfield gets the one thing he doesn't want. Competition.

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

Director of Photography

1982

A terrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked, and at the hospital, babbles and clutches the year's most popular Halloween costume, an eerie pumpkin mask. Suddenly, Doctor Daniel Challis finds himself thrust into a terrifying nightmare.

Back to the Future Part II

Director of Photography

1989

Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.

What Women Want

Director of Photography

2000

Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking? Nick gets passed over for a promotion, but after an accident enables him to hear women's thoughts, he puts his newfound talent to work against Darcy, his new boss, who seems to be infatuated with him.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Director of Photography

1988

'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.

Casper

Director of Photography

1995

Casper is a kind young ghost who peacefully haunts a mansion in Maine. When specialist James Harvey arrives to communicate with Casper and his fellow spirits, he brings along his teenage daughter, Kat. Casper quickly falls in love with Kat, but their budding relationship is complicated not only by his transparent state, but also by his troublemaking apparition uncles and their mischievous antics.

Halloween II

Director of Photography

1981

After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. The institution proves to be particularly suited to serial killers, however, as Myers cuts, stabs and slashes his way through hospital staff to reach his favorite victim.

The Flintstones

Director of Photography

1994

Back to the Future Part III

Director of Photography

1990

Jack and Jill

Director of Photography

2011

Jack Sadelstein, a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife and kids, dreads one event each year: the Thanksgiving visit of his twin sister Jill. Jill's neediness and passive-aggressiveness is maddening to Jack, turning his normally tranquil life upside down.

Big Trouble in Little China

Director of Photography

1986

Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of the sorcerer Lo Pan, who must marry a girl with green eyes in order to return to the human realm.

Psycho II

Director of Photography

1983

Norman Bates is declared sane and released from the facility in which he was being held, despite the complaints of Lila Loomis, sister of his most famous victim. Is he really cured, or will he kill again?

The Holiday

Director of Photography

2006

Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.

The Fog

Director of Photography

1980

Strange things begin to occurs as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.

Romancing the Stone

Director of Photography

1984

Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan flies to South America to hand it over. But she gets on the wrong bus and winds up hopelessly stranded in the jungle.

Deep Rising

Second Unit Director

1998

A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken over the ship first.

Escape from New York

Director of Photography

1981

In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.

Flubber

Director of Photography

1997

Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying to create a substance that's a new source of energy and that will save Medfield College where his sweetheart Sara is the president. He has missed his wedding twice, and on the afternoon of his third wedding, Professor Brainard creates flubber, which allows objects to fly through the air.

Home Again

Director of Photography

2017

Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.

The Spy Next Door

Director of Photography

2010

Former CIA spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids, who haven't exactly warmed to their mom's beau. And when one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a top-secret formula, Bob's longtime nemesis, a Russian terrorist, pays a visit to the family.

Rock 'n' Roll High School

Director of Photography

1979

A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.

Road House

Director of Photography

1989

The Double Deuce is the meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and Dalton has been hired to clean it up. He might not look like much, but the Ph.D.-educated bouncer proves he's more than capable – busting the heads of troublemakers and turning the roadhouse into a jumping hot spot. But Dalton's romance with the gorgeous Dr. Clay puts him on the bad side of cutthroat local big shot Brad Wesley.

Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster

Director of Photography

2010

Scooby-Doo and the gang are on the case when a mysterious lake monster starts scaring the guests at a summer resort in Erie Point, where Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy have taken on seasonal jobs to pay for a barn they accidentally burned down. But in addition to sneaking suspicions, there's some romance in the air.

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Director of Photography

2003

Fed up with all the attention going to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck quits Hollywood, teams up with recently-fired stuntman Damien Drake Jr. and embarks on a round-the-world adventure, along with Bugs and The VP of Warner Bros. Their mission? Find Damien's father, and the missing blue diamond... and stay one step ahead of The Acme Corp., who wants the diamond for their own purposes.

Camp Rock

Director of Photography

2008

When Mitchie gets a chance to attend Camp Rock, her life takes an unpredictable twist, and she learns just how important it is to be true to yourself.

Nothing but Trouble

Director of Photography

1991

While attempting to seduce gorgeous lawyer Diane Lightson, wealthy gadabout Chris Thorne agrees to drive her to Atlantic City, N.J. But, when some reckless driving draws the attention of a deeply critical cop, they and the flamboyant "Brazillionaires" who tagged along end up in the court of a grotesque and vengeful judge, who has a special vendetta against the wealthy and erudite.

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves

Director

1997

The joke's on absent-minded scientist Wayne Szalinski when his troublesome invention shrinks him, his brother and their wives so effectively that their children think they've completely disappeared. Of course, this gives the kids free rein to do anything they want, unaware that their parents are watching every move.

Walking with the Enemy

Director of Photography

2014

Regent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler changes as the war comes to an end. Forced to cede Hungary’s power or else witness the execution of his son, Regent Horthy gives up control of his country to the Nazis, who quickly move Hungarians to ghettos and death camps, with no hope in sight. But the despair changes when a young man named Elek emerges. Separated from his family during the relocations and aided by the woman he loves , Elek defies the enemy by becoming one of them. In a race against time, disguised as a Nazi Officer he embarks on a mission to save his family and thousands of his countrymen.