Peter E. Berger


Peter Edward Berger was an American film editor with about fifty feature and television film credits. His film editing credits include: Mommie Dearest, four films in the Star Trek series through ' ), Fatal Attraction, and Coach Carter. His last credit was for the television biopic ' ; the film was his sixth collaboration with director Thomas Carter. With Michael Kahn, Berger won the 1989 BAFTA Award for Best Editing for Fatal Attraction, and they were nominated for the Academy Award and the American Cinema Editors Eddie for the film.
Berger was the son of film editor Fred W. Berger. He attended film school at the University of California, Los Angeles, served in the United States Army, and worked for the Armed Forces Korean Network in Seoul. He began his career in 1968 working on the television program, The Doris Day Show. His first credit was for the feature film Arnold.

Filmography

As Editor
  1. The Savage Is Loose
  2. Hot Potato
  3. It's Showtime
  4. The Skatebirds
  5. The Pack
  6. Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park
  7. The Promise
  8. Oh, God! Book II
  9. The Last Married Couple in America
  10. Mommie Dearest
  11. First Monday in October
  12. Monsignor
  13. Hobson's Choice
  14. Staying Alive
  15. The Face of Rage
  16. Burning Rage
  17. Silence of the Heart
  18. Call to Glory
  19. '
  20. Scandal Sheet
  21. '
  22. Fire with Fire
  23. Less Than Zero
  24. Fatal Attraction
  25. The Good Mother
  26. Memories of Me
  27. Do You Know the Muffin Man?
  28. '
  29. Funny About Love
  30. Dead Again
  31. All I Want for Christmas
  32. The Magical World of Chuck Jones
  33. Stay Tuned
  34. Hocus Pocus
  35. Holy Matrimony
  36. Star Trek Generations
  37. '
  38. '
  39. Red Corner
  40. Metro
  41. '
  42. Lover's Prayer
  43. Save the Last Dance
  44. Like Mike
  45. Clockstoppers
  46. '
  47. Coach Carter
  48. Alvin and the Chipmunks
  49. 88 Minutes
  50. '
As Additional Editor
  1. Vision Quest
  2. Internal Affairs
As Assistant Editor
  1. Arnold
  2. The Devil's Rain