Robert Leighton is a British film and television editor with more than 30 feature film credits since 1980. He has edited nearly all of the films by film director Rob Reiner, commencing with This Is Spinal Tap in 1984. He has also edited three films with Christopher Guest. His work includes hit comedies and mockumentaries such as This Is Spinal Tap, Best in Show and When Harry Met Sally... as well as classic dramas such as Stand by Me and the Stephen King thriller, Misery, which garnered actress Kathy Bates a "Best Actress" Oscar. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the feature film, A Few Good Men (1992).
Robert Leighton
Active - 1978 - 2017 |
Genres - Comedy, Drama, Romance, Comedy Drama, Family
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Subgenres - Romantic Comedy, Comedy Drama, LGBT-Related Film, Christmas Film, Coming-Of-Age Fiction
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Romantic Comedy, Comedy Drama, LGBT-Related Film, Christmas Film, Coming-Of-Age Fiction, Courtroom, Legal Drama, Mockumentary, Trial Film, African- Biographical Dramas, Baseball, Biographical Film, Buddy Film, Dance Film, Fairy Tale, Heist Film, Melodrama, Parody Film, Pirate Film, Psychological Thriller Film, Serial Killer, Spaghetti Western, Sport Film, Sports Comedy, Swashbuckler Film, Teen Drama, Teen Film, Tragicomedy