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Philip Elins

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Department
  • Writer
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Philip Elins is known for Beautiful Girls (1996), Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) and D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996). He has been married to Sara Wood since 2003. They have one child.
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    • Known for

    Mira Sorvino, Uma Thurman, Matt Dillon, Lauren Holly, Timothy Hutton, Michael Rapaport, and Rosie O'Donnell in Beautiful Girls (1996)
    Beautiful Girls
    7.1
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1996
    Rick Moranis, Thomas Wilson Brown, Amy O'Neill, Robert Oliveri, and Jared Rushton in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
    Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
    6.5
    • Production Department
    • 1989
    D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
    D3: The Mighty Ducks
    5.5
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1996
    Shaun Weiss in The Mighty Ducks (1992)
    The Mighty Ducks
    6.6
    • Production Department(as Phil Elins)
    • 1992

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Kirby Jenner
      • associate director
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2020
    • Famous
      • first assistant director
      • Completed
    • Supercell's Squad Busters: Squad Up! (2024)
      Supercell's Squad Busters: Squad Up!
      6.8
      Video
      • first assistant director
      • 2024
    • Smell the Roses - Enchanté (2023)
      Smell the Roses - Enchanté
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2023
    • e.l.f. : Sticky (2023)
      e.l.f. : Sticky
      TV Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2023
    • The Weeknd in The Weeknd: Sacrifice (XO Vision) (2022)
      The Weeknd: Sacrifice (XO Vision)
      7.6
      Music Video
      • first assistant director
      • 2022
    • The LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special (2021)
      The LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special
      6.6
      TV Special
      • first assistant director
      • 2021
    • Jon Gries in Dream Corp LLC (2016)
      Dream Corp LLC
      7.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2020
    • John Bronco (2020)
      John Bronco
      6.8
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2020
    • Kirby Jenner (2020)
      Kirby Jenner
      4.8
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2020
    • Beef House (2020)
      Beef House
      7.2
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2020
    • KRFT PUNK'S Political Party! (2019)
      KRFT PUNK'S Political Party!
      8.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (2019)
      • 2019
    • Dream Vault (2018)
      Dream Vault
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2018
    • Do You Want to See a Dead Body? (2017)
      Do You Want to See a Dead Body?
      7.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2017
    • Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories (2013)
      Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
      7.8
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2017
    • Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! Awesome 10 Year Anniversary Version, Great Job? (2017)
      Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! Awesome 10 Year Anniversary Version, Great Job?
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2017
    • Stylo G x Jacob Plant: Bike Engine (2016)
      Stylo G x Jacob Plant: Bike Engine
      Music Video
      • first assistant director
      • 2016

    Production Department

    • Beat the Heat (2015)
      Beat the Heat
      Short
      • production coordinator
      • 2015
    • Shaun Weiss in The Mighty Ducks (1992)
      The Mighty Ducks
      6.6
      • production assistant (as Phil Elins)
      • 1992
    • Peter Weller and Kathryn Harrold in Rainbow Drive (1990)
      Rainbow Drive
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • production assistant
      • 1990
    • Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
      Great Balls of Fire!
      6.3
      • set production assistant
      • 1989
    • Rick Moranis, Thomas Wilson Brown, Amy O'Neill, Robert Oliveri, and Jared Rushton in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
      Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
      6.5
      • production assistant
      • 1989
    • Uma Thurman, Robert Downey Jr., and Anthony Michael Hall in Johnny Be Good (1988)
      Johnny Be Good
      4.6
      • production assistant (as Phil Elins)
      • 1988

    Writer

    • Get Out... Now
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Izzy Lieberman, Jessica Kim McNeil, Noah Beck, and Talia Parker in Meet Nancy Wu (2017)
      Meet Nancy Wu
      7.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Our Lips Are Sealed (2016)
      Our Lips Are Sealed
      Short
      • writer
      • 2016
    • Beat the Heat (2015)
      Beat the Heat
      Short
      • writer
      • 2015
    • Bad Reputation (2015)
      Bad Reputation
      Short
      • writer
      • 2015

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • Phil Elins
    • Spouse
      • Sara Wood2003 - present (1 child)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Father, with Sara Wood, of Aden Elins.

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