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David McGiffert

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
  • Editor
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David McGiffert is known for Rain Man (1988), Vanilla Sky (2001) and Back to the Future (1985).
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    • Awards
      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man (1988)
    Rain Man
    8.0
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1988
    Tom Cruise in Vanilla Sky (2001)
    Vanilla Sky
    6.9
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2001
    Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)
    Back to the Future
    8.5
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1985
    Harrison Ford and Lukas Haas in Witness (1985)
    Witness
    7.3
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1985

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Sean Penn in All the King's Men (2006)
      All the King's Men
      6.1
      • first assistant director
      • 2006
    • Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn in The Interpreter (2005)
      The Interpreter
      6.4
      • first assistant director
      • 2005
    • Aidan Quinn and Kyra Sedgwick in Cavedweller (2004)
      Cavedweller
      5.7
      • first assistant director: Los Angeles
      • 2004
    • Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale, Frances McDormand, Natascha McElhone, and Alessandro Nivola in Laurel Canyon (2002)
      Laurel Canyon
      6.4
      • first assistant director
      • 2002
    • Tom Cruise in Vanilla Sky (2001)
      Vanilla Sky
      6.9
      • first assistant director
      • 2001
    • Sigourney Weaver, Gene Hackman, and Jennifer Love Hewitt in Heartbreakers (2001)
      Heartbreakers
      6.3
      • first assistant director
      • 2001
    • Jim Carrey in Man on the Moon (1999)
      Man on the Moon
      7.4
      • first assistant director
      • 1999
    • Brendan Fraser in Dudley Do-Right (1999)
      Dudley Do-Right
      4.0
      • first assistant director: additional photography
      • 1999
    • John Travolta in A Civil Action (1998)
      A Civil Action
      6.6
      • first assistant director
      • 1998
    • Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, and Gene Hackman in Twilight (1998)
      Twilight
      6.2
      • first assistant director
      • 1998
    • Richard Gere and Mark Knapton in Red Corner (1997)
      Red Corner
      6.3
      • first assistant director
      • 1997
    • Woody Harrelson in The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
      The People vs. Larry Flynt
      7.3
      • first assistant director
      • 1996
    • Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert Redford in Up Close & Personal (1996)
      Up Close & Personal
      6.1
      • first assistant director
      • 1996
    • Rick Moranis, Sam Horrigan, and Ed O'Neill in Little Giants (1994)
      Little Giants
      6.5
      • first assistant director
      • 1994
    • Tom Cruise in The Firm (1993)
      The Firm
      6.9
      • first assistant director
      • 1993

    Producer

    • Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale, Frances McDormand, Natascha McElhone, and Alessandro Nivola in Laurel Canyon (2002)
      Laurel Canyon
      6.4
      • co-producer
      • 2002
    • John Travolta in A Civil Action (1998)
      A Civil Action
      6.6
      • associate producer
      • 1998
    • Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, and Gene Hackman in Twilight (1998)
      Twilight
      6.2
      • associate producer
      • 1998
    • Rick Moranis, Sam Horrigan, and Ed O'Neill in Little Giants (1994)
      Little Giants
      6.5
      • associate producer
      • 1994
    • Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man (1988)
      Rain Man
      8.0
      • associate producer
      • 1988
    • Clara's Heart (1988)
      Clara's Heart
      6.1
      • associate producer
      • 1988

    Editor

    • Ry Cooder: Paradise and Lunch Session 1974 (1974)
      Ry Cooder: Paradise and Lunch Session 1974
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1974

    Personal details

    • Other works
      Book: "Best Seat in the House - An Assistant Director Behind the Scenes of Feature Films." BearManor Media. ISBN 979-8-88771-022-8

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