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Mel Friedman(I)

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Mel Friedman is known for Bloodsport (1988), Poltergeist (1982) and Death Sentence (2007).
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Jean-Claude Van Damme, Forest Whitaker, and Bolo Yeung in Bloodsport (1988)
    Bloodsport
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1988
    Heather O'Rourke in Poltergeist (1982)
    Poltergeist
    7.3
    • Editorial Department
    • 1982
    Kevin Bacon in Death Sentence (2007)
    Death Sentence
    6.7
    • Editorial Department
    • 2007
    Shutter (2008)
    Shutter
    5.2
    • Editorial Department
    • 2008

    Credits

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    Editorial Department

    • Remember Sunday (2013)
      Remember Sunday
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • assistant editor
      • 2013
    • Julia Stiles and David Walton in The Makeover (2013)
      The Makeover
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • assistant editor
      • 2013
    • Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)
      Breaking Bad
      9.5
      TV Series
      • assistant editor
      • 2009–2012
    • Marry Me (2010)
      Marry Me
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • assistant editor
      • 2010
    • Shutter (2008)
      Shutter
      5.2
      • first assistant editor
      • 2008
    • Kevin Bacon in Death Sentence (2007)
      Death Sentence
      6.7
      • first assistant editor
      • 2007
    • Enn Reitel in Dead Silence (2007)
      Dead Silence
      6.2
      • first assistant editor
      • 2007
    • Briar & Graves
      4.2
      TV Movie
      • assistant editor
      • 2005
    • Kelly Stables in The Ring Two (2005)
      The Ring Two
      5.4
      • first assistant editor
      • 2005
    • The Guardian (2001)
      The Guardian
      7.5
      TV Series
      • assistant editor
      • 2001–2004
    • The Rats (2002)
      The Rats
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • assistant editor
      • 2002
    • Roswell (1999)
      Roswell
      7.5
      TV Series
      • assistant editor
      • 2000–2001
    • Lauren Holly, Hector Elizondo, Carla Gugino, Mark Harmon, Barbara Hershey, Mandy Patinkin, Adam Arkin, and Rocky Carroll in Chicago Hope (1994)
      Chicago Hope
      6.9
      TV Series
      • assistant editor
      • 2000
    • Jamie Lee Curtis and Gene Wexler in Nicholas' Gift (1998)
      Nicholas' Gift
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • lightworks assistant
      • 1998
    • Kevin Sorbo in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)
      Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
      6.5
      TV Series
      • assistant editor
      • 1995–1999

    Editor

    • Lauren Holly, Hector Elizondo, Carla Gugino, Mark Harmon, Barbara Hershey, Mandy Patinkin, Adam Arkin, and Rocky Carroll in Chicago Hope (1994)
      Chicago Hope
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2000
    • Kane & Abel (1985)
      Kane & Abel
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Editor
      • 1985
    • City Killer (1984)
      City Killer
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 1984
    • George Washington (1984)
      George Washington
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Editor
      • 1984

    Writer

    • Nia Peeples and Esai Morales in Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 (1995)
      Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 1995
    • Jean-Claude Van Damme, Forest Whitaker, and Bolo Yeung in Bloodsport (1988)
      Bloodsport
      6.8
      • screenplay by
      • 1988

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