Peter Menzies Jr.
Peter Menzies Jr. | |
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Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[1] |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Organization | Australian Cinematographers Society |
Known for | Die Hard with a Vengeance Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Shooter The Incredible Hulk Clash of the Titans |
Website | www |
Peter Gary Menzies Jr., ACS is an Australian cinematographer best known for his work on blockbuster action films such as Die Hard with a Vengeance, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Incredible Hulk, and Clash of the Titans.[2][3]
Life and career
Menzies was born in Sydney, Australia. He was introduced to the film industry by his father, director and cinematographer Peter Menzies Sr. He started as a camera loader and worked his way through the ranks in commercials and features as a camera assistant and later as an operator,[4] working regularly under DPs David Gribble and Russell Boyd. He made his debut as cinematographer on White Sands, a crime film directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Willem Dafoe.
Since then, Menzies has worked mostly on action films like Die Hard with a Vengeance, Hard Rain and Shooter. He has collaborated with directors like John Singleton, Bruce Beresford, David Nutter, Simon West, John McTiernan, and Joel Schumacher.
Menzies is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and is the Chairman of the Board for the Grand Jury of the Cordillera International Film Festival in Reno/Tahoe Nevada. [5]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Director |
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1992 | White Sands | Roger Donaldson |
1993 | Posse | Mario Van Peebles |
1994 | The Getaway | Roger Donaldson |
1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | John McTiernan |
1996 | A Time to Kill | Joel Schumacher |
1998 | Hard Rain | Mikael Salomon |
1999 | The General's Daughter | Simon West |
The 13th Warrior | John McTiernan | |
2000 | The Kid | Jon Turteltaub |
Bless the Child | Chuck Russell | |
2001 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | Simon West |
2003 | Kangaroo Jack | David McNally |
2005 | Man of the House | Stephen Herek |
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | John Pasquin | |
Four Brothers | John Singleton | |
The Great Raid | John Dahl | |
2006 | When a Stranger Calls | Simon West |
2007 | Shooter | Antoine Fuqua |
2008 | The Incredible Hulk | Louis Leterrier |
2010 | Clash of the Titans | |
2011 | Abduction | John Singleton |
2012 | Playing for Keeps | Gabriele Muccino |
2013 | Killing Season | Mark Steven Johnson |
2014 | The Expendables 3 | Patrick Hughes |
2016 | Gods of Egypt | Alex Proyas |
2017 | All Eyez on Me | Benny Boom |
2018 | Peter Rabbit | Will Gluck |
2019 | A Dog's Way Home | Charles Martin Smith |
2021 | Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway | Will Gluck |
2024 | The Yellow Tie | Serge Ioan Celebidachi |
Short film
Year | Title | Director |
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1995 | Hayride to Hell | Kimble Rendall |
2018 | Rising | David Nutter |
Television
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2007 | Traveler | David Nutter | Episode: "Pilot" |
2009 | Hawthorne | Mikael Salomon | Episode: "Pilot |
2016 | Roots | Mario Van Peebles Thomas Carter Bruce Beresford | 3 episodes |
2016 | Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le | Janice Cooke | TV movies |
2018 | The Bad Seed | Rob Lowe | |
2019 | Love You to Death | Alex Kalymnios | |
2020 | The Right Stuff | Chris Long | 2 episodes |
2022 | The Time Traveler's Wife | David Nutter | All 6 episodes |
2024 | Washington Black | Wanuri Kahiu Maurice Marable | 1 episode |
Other credits
Focus puller
Year | Title | Director | DoP. |
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1982 | Monkey Grip | Ken Cameron | David Gribble |
The Year of Living Dangerously | Peter Weir | Russell Boyd | |
1983 | Phar Lap | Simon Wincer | |
1985 | Burke & Wills | Graeme Clifford |
Camera operator
Year | Title | Director | DoP. |
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1986 | Crocodile Dundee | Peter Faiman | Russell Boyd |
1987 | The Umbrella Woman | Ken Cameron | James Bartle |
1988 | Crocodile Dundee II | John Cornell | Russell Boyd |
The Rescue | Ferdinand Fairfax | ||
1990 | Almost an Angel | John Cornell | |
1992 | White Sands | Roger Donaldson | Himself |
Other roles
Year | Title | Director | DoP. | Role |
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1979 | The Little Convict | Yoram Gross | Brian Probyn | Camera assistant |
1982 | Starstruck | Gillian Armstrong | Russell Boyd | Assistant camera |
1987 | High Tide | 2nd unit photography | ||
2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Sam Raimi | Bill Pope | Director of Photography: New York |
2013 | Red 2 | Dean Parisot | Enrique Chediak | Additional photography |
2 Guns | Baltasar Kormákur | Oliver Wood | Director of Photography: Los Angeles |
References
- ^ "Peter Menzies Jr". cinematographers.nl. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ^ "peter menzies, jr. | Iconic Talent Agency | United States | Below The Line". Iconic Talent Agency. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ acmag (1 September 2017). "Peter Menzies Jr. ACS about filming the much-anticipated 'All Eyez on Me'". Australian Cinematographer Magazine. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ Peter Menzies Jr. - Culture.com
- ^ "2022 CIFF Grand Jury". Cordillera International Film Festival.
- ^ "petermenziesjr". petermenziesjr. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "PETER MENZIES Jr". www.cinematographers.nl. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Peter Menzies Jr. at IMDb
- cinematographers.nl profile
- Peter Menzies Jr. Biography - film reference
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