Arthur Schmidt

Editor. Born 17 June 1937 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.. Died 5 August 2023.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscars2 won · 1 nominated

Born

17 June 1937, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Died

5 August 2023

Active

1980–2003

Frequently works with

Robert Zemeckis, Christopher Lloyd, Steve Starkey, Bob Gale, Harry Keramidas, Lea Thompson, Michael J. Fox, Neil Canton

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

78Fi1m

69Critics

We rate Arthur’s work 9 points above the press, across 13 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above7

60 to 797

Under 600

Of 14 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 14 films
Screen time: 28 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $3.9bn across 14 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscars2 won · 1 nominated
Active: 1980–2003

Genres

Comedy8
Drama6
Adventure4
Fantasy4
Science Fiction3
History2

Best and worst on Fi1m

92BestBack to the Future1985

63WorstWhat Lies Beneath2000

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21940s

41970s

131980s

101990s

42000s

Awards

Academy Awards2 won · 1 nominated

Won1995Best Film Editing
Won1989Best Film Editing · Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Nominated1981Best Film Editing · Coal Miner's Daughter

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.