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Hubert Charles de la Bouillerie Dies: Editor of "The Witches of Eastwick"
Hollywood film editor Hubert de la Bouillerie died on August 8 in Los Angeles. At Warner Bros., he cut "Tango & Cash" and two "Police Academy" films.
By Marcel
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Film editor Hubert Charles de la Bouillerie has died. He died on August 8 in Los Angeles at the age of 75, according to his friend Robert Folk. His death became public on Monday, October 26, through an obituary in the trade publication The Hollywood Reporter. The cause of death was not disclosed.
De la Bouillerie worked as an editor at Warner Bros. According to Folk, longtime studio heads Bob Daly and Terry Semel relied on him more than anyone else when it came to reviewing the final cut. In the 1980s and 1990s, that applied to "the vast majority" of feature films coming out of Burbank.
From the Woodstock film to Warner Bros.
On Michael Wadleigh's documentary "Woodstock" (1970), de la Bouillerie was credited as an additional editor. The film's credited editors also included Martin Scorsese and Thelma Schoonmaker. On Norman Jewison's "Rollerball" (1975), de la Bouillerie was an assistant editor.
At Warner Bros., he edited George Miller's "The Witches of Eastwick" (1987), as well as "Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach" (1988) and "Police Academy 6: City Under Siege" (1989). He also cut the action film "Tango & Cash" (1989), starring Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell, and Jewison's "Other People's Money" (1991).
In more than three decades in Hollywood, he also worked on "Krush Groove" (1985), "Highlander II: The Quickening," "Mo' Money" (1992), "The Harvest" (1993), "Blank Check" (1994) and "Celtic Pride" (1996).
A director with French roots
Besides editing, he also directed. He directed the TV movie "The Right to Remain Silent" (1996) for Showtime, starring Lea Thompson and Amanda Plummer, as well as the science fiction film "The Apocalypse" (1997). In 2005, he directed an episode of the ABC series "Boston Legal."
De la Bouillerie was born on January 28, 1951, the eldest child of Baron Henri de la Bouillerie and Elinor Marcus. His father's family had long been associated with the Loire Valley and the Château de Villandry. He attended the prestigious French school École des Roches.
According to the obituary, de la Bouillerie is survived by, among others, two children.
