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      John Scott

      John Scott

      Highest Rated: 93% Travelers and Magicians (2003)

      Lowest Rated: 6% Basic Instinct 2 (2006)

      Birthday: Not Available

      Birthplace: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

      John Scott has been an editor since the early '70s. However, aside from his splendid work on "Roxanne," a hilarious modern send-up of the classic "Cyrano de Bergerac," he didn't hit his stride with critically acclaimed mainstream fare until the very beginning of the 21st century. It was especially his collaboration with director Phillip Noyce that drew him into projects eliciting extraordinary praise from critics and audiences alike. These included two films that both came out in 2002: "The Quiet American," an adaptation of Graham Greene's depiction of the early CIA's forays into French Indochina, and "Rabbit-Proof Fence," the odyssey of two Australian aboriginal girls desperately trying to return home to their families. The other major film to which Scott contributed during that time period was the 2000 British crime film "Sexy Beast," which called for a frenetic editing style, in stark contrast to the more languid, contemplative pace of "The Quiet American." The visuals of "Sexy Beast" were intended to mirror the short fuse of mob enforcer Ben Kingsley's personality. Those of "The Quiet American," on the other hand, evoked just the opposite, as the film tracked the slow burn of Michael Caine's passive, detached reporter gradually finding he could no longer remain uninvolved in the foreign policy mess unfolding around him.

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      67% 69% Tommy's Honour Film Editing $562.0K 2016
      31% 46% Septembers of Shiraz Film Editing - 2015
      8% 19% The Lovers Film Editing - 2014
      63% 19% Crawl Film Editing - 2011
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Being in Heaven Film Editor - 2009
      No Score Yet 31% My Zinc Bed Film Editing - 2008
      6% 26% Basic Instinct 2 Film Editing $5.9M 2006
      90% 57% Little Fish Film Editing - 2005
      No Score Yet 43% Return to Sender Film Editing - 2004
      93% 83% Travelers and Magicians Film Editing $505.3K 2003
      87% 72% The Quiet American Film Editing $13.0M 2002
      88% 86% Rabbit-Proof Fence Film Editing $6.2M 2002
      86% 85% Sexy Beast Film Editing $6.9M 2000
      85% 86% The Cup Film Editing $1.1M 1999
      63% 77% Molokai Film Editing - 1999
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Sound of One Hand Clapping Film Editing - 1998
      No Score Yet 36% Heaven's Burning Film Editing - 1997
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Lust and Revenge Film Editing - 1996
      No Score Yet 30% Fires Within Film Editing $67.3K 1991
      88% 63% Roxanne Film Editing $34.8M 1987
      No Score Yet 11% Windrider Film Editing - 1986
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Dead Easy Film Editor - 1982

      TV

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      69% 78% Revenge Director 2015