Jacqueline C. Cambas (born in New York City) is an American film editor.
Life Jacqueline Cambas was born in New York City.Luis Reyes, Peter Rubie: Hispanics in Hollywood: A Celebration of 100 Years in Film and Television. Lone Eagle Publishing, 2000, , p. 433. From 1972 until 1976 she studied education and psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Cambas was working as a teacher before she started to work in the film industry.
Since the mid-1970s Cambas was active as a film editor. In the beginning she was assistant editor for Tom Rolf, with whom she worked on films such as Hardcore, The Great Outdoors or Black Rain. Soon she started to work on her own. Since Racing with the Moon (1984) she often worked with director Richard Benjamin on films such as City Heat, The Money Pit, Little Nikita, My Stepmother Is an Alien, Downtown, Mermaids, Made in America, Milk Money, Mrs. Winterbourne, The Shrink Is In or Marci X.
Cambas is a member of American Cinema Editors (ACE), where she is a life member in the Board of Directors since 2017.Board of Directors. In: americancinemaeditors.org, access date 25 September 2020.ACE board installation luau. In: americancinemaeditors.org, 25 November 2017.
Selected filmography + Editor Year Film Director Notes 1980 The Gong Show MovieChuck Barris Falling in Love AgainSteven Paul1981 Zoot SuitLuis Valdez 1982 Personal BestRobert Towne Cat PeoplePaul SchraderSecond collaboration with Paul Schrader1983 Surf IIRandall M. Badat 1984 Racing with the Moon Richard BenjaminFirst collaboration with Richard Benjamin City HeatSecond collaboration with Richard Benjamin1986 The Money PitThird collaboration with Richard Benjamin1987 Light of DayPaul SchraderThird collaboration with Paul Schrader 1988 Little Nikita Richard BenjaminFourth collaboration with Richard Benjamin My Stepmother Is an AlienFifth collaboration with Richard Benjamin 1990 DowntownSixth collaboration with Richard Benjamin MermaidsSeventh collaboration with Richard Benjamin1991 Frankie & JohnnyGarry Marshall1992 School TiesRobert Mandel1993 Made in America Richard BenjaminEighth collaboration with Richard Benjamin1994 Milk MoneyNinth collaboration with Richard Benjamin1995 Now and ThenLesli Linka GlatterFirst collaboration with Lesli Linka Glatter1996 Mrs. WinterbourneRichard BenjaminTenth collaboration with Richard Benjamin1998 The PropositionLesli Linka GlatterSecond collaboration with Lesli Linka Glatter1999 The Love LetterPeter Chan 2001 The Shrink Is InRichard BenjaminEleventh collaboration with Richard Benjamin Freddy Got FingeredTom Green2003 Marci XRichard BenjaminTwelfth collaboration with Richard Benjamin 2006 Relative StrangersGreg Glienna The Butterfly Effect 2John R. LeonettiDirect-to-video2007 The Trouble with RomanceGene Rhee2010 RollersRomeo Antonio2022 Ten TricksRichard Pagano
+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role Notes1974 The Trial of Billy JackTom LaughlinPost-production coordinator1979 HardcorePaul SchraderAssistant film editorFirst collaboration with Paul Schrader1988 The Great OutdoorsHoward Deutch Additional editor1989 Black RainRidley Scott
+ Additional crew Year Film Director Role Notes1974 I Love You, I Love You NotJames BryanProduction assistant2006 The Butterfly Effect 2John R. LeonettiTitle sequence designerDirect-to-video
+ Actress Year Film Director Role Notes1977 BoogievisionJames BryanFeminist Car Pooler
+ Production manager Year Film Director Role1977 Billy Jack Goes to WashingtonTom LaughlinPost-production supervisor
TV movies
+ Editor Year Film Director1978 A Christmas to RememberGeorge Englund 1998 The Pentagon Wars Richard Benjamin Tourist Trap 2001 The Sports Pages Laughter on the 23rd Floor2004 The Goodbye Girl 2006 For the Love of a ChildDouglas Barr A Little Thing Called MurderRichard Benjamin2013 Killer BeautyJason Sklaver
TV series
+ Editor Year Title Notes2006 Masters of Horror1 episode2006−08 Men in Trees16 episodes2008 Life3 episodes2009 WWII in HD10 episodes2010 Pretty Little Liars1 episode2011 Vietnam in HD4 episodes
TV shorts
+ Editor Year Film Director2010 Kick It Up L.A.!
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