Dean Cundey
Biography
Dean Raymond Cundey (born March 12, 1946) is an American cinematographer and film director. He is known for his collaborations with John Carpenter, Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis, as well as his extensive work in the horror genre, in addition to numerous family and comedy films. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Who Framed Roger Rabbit and has been nominated for numerous BAFTAs and BSC Awards.
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Acting History
2025
Why Dinosaurs? as Self
2025Untold Stories of Back to the Future as Self
2020Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business as Self
2019Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
20191982: Hollywood Summer as Self
2018Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York' as Self
2018Retribution: Uncovering John Carpenter's 'The Fog' as Self
2018Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self
2018Dreams and Memories of Where the Red Fern Grows as Self
2016Tides and Nightmares as Himself
2015Back in Time as Self
2012The Nightmare Isn't Over! The Making of Halloween II as Self
2012Stand Alone: The Making of Halloween III: Season of the Witch as Self
2011Return to Jurassic Park as Self
2010Tales from the Future as Self
2010Halloween: The Inside Story as Self
2009Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)
2009Looking Back to the Future as Self
2006Halloween: 25 Years of Terror as Self
2006Cinematographer Style as Self
2003Return to 'Escape from New York' as Himself
2003Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest as Self
2002Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' as Self
1999Halloween: Unmasked as Self
1998The Thing: Terror Takes Shape as Self
1995The Making of 'Jurassic Park' as Self
1994The Flintstones as Technician
1993Jurassic Park as Mate
1990Back to the Future Part III as Photographer
—The Thing Expanded as Self