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Mike Hoover(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Mike Hoover was born in 1944. He is known for Up (1985), The River Wild (1994) and Afghanistan: The Secret War (1988). He was previously married to Beverly Johnson.
Bornc. 1944
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins total

    Known for

    Up (1985)
    Up
    6.0
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
    Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, Meryl Streep, and Joseph Mazzello in The River Wild (1994)
    The River Wild
    6.5
    • Visual Effects(as Michael D. Hoover)
    • 1994
    Afghanistan: The Secret War
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1988
    Battle for Afghanistan
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Great White Shark: Beyond the Cage of Fear (2013)
      Great White Shark: Beyond the Cage of Fear
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Amazon (1997)
      Amazon
      6.8
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1997
    • The Endless Summer 2 (1994)
      The Endless Summer 2
      7.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 1994
    • Battle for Afghanistan
      • Cinematographer
      • 1987
    • Up (1985)
      Up
      6.0
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1985
    • National Geographic Specials (1965)
      National Geographic Specials
      8.5
      TV Series
      • photographed by
      • 1982
    • The Secret Life of Plants (1978)
      The Secret Life of Plants
      7.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 1978
    • Journey to the Outer Limits (1973)
      Journey to the Outer Limits
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 1973
    • Solo (1972)
      Solo
      7.3
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1972
    • Equinox (1970)
      Equinox
      5.2
      • director of photography
      • 1970

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Zion Canyon: Treasure of the Gods (1996)
      Zion Canyon: Treasure of the Gods
      6.3
      Short
      • special cinematographer (as Michael Hoover)
      • 1996
    • The Endless Summer 2 (1994)
      The Endless Summer 2
      7.6
      • camera operator: Africa, Australia, Costa Rica, France, Hawaii, Indonesia
      • 1994
    • To the Limit (1989)
      To the Limit
      7.0
      Short
      • camera operator: climbing sequence
      • 1989
    • To the Ends of the Earth (1983)
      To the Ends of the Earth
      8.0
      • camera operator
      • 1983
    • ABC News Close-Up (1960)
      ABC News Close-Up
      5.7
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 1978
    • Perry Como's Christmas in Austria (1976)
      Perry Como's Christmas in Austria
      5.6
      TV Special
      • camera
      • 1976
    • The Eiger Sanction (1975)
      The Eiger Sanction
      6.4
      • photographer: mountain sequences
      • 1975

    Director

    • Fabien Cousteau in Shark: Mind of a Demon with Fabien Cousteau (2006)
      Shark: Mind of a Demon with Fabien Cousteau
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2006
    • To the Limit (1989)
      To the Limit
      7.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 1989
    • Afghanistan: The Secret War
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1988
    • Battle for Afghanistan
      • Director
      • 1987
    • Up (1985)
      Up
      6.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 1985
    • Solo (1972)
      Solo
      7.3
      Short
      • Director (as Michael D. Hoover)
      • 1972

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Michael D. Hoover
    • Born
      • c. 1944
    • Spouse
      • Beverly Johnson? - April 3, 1994 (her death)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The sole survivor of the heli-skiing crash that killed his wife, Beverly Johnson, Disney president Frank G. Wells, and 3 others. Hoover and Johnson's estate sued Bell, maker of the 206B3 Jet Ranger the party was riding in, claiming the crash was caused by a design defect in the helicopter. The case was settled for an undisclosed sum.

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