Mark Helfrich

• Name — Mark Helfrich • Birthplace — United States • Occupation — Film editor, film director

A graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he began his career at New World Pictures as an assistant editor. His first film as editor was the Cannon Films production Revenge of the Ninja (1983). Helfrich has edited over thirty films such as Stone Cold (1991), Showgirls (1995) with Mark Goldblatt. Helfrich is also the primary editor for director Brett Ratner's films, such as Money Talks (1997), Rush Hour (1998), The Family Man (2000), Rush Hour 2 (2001), Red Dragon (2002), and After the Sunset (2004), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) with Mark Goldblatt and Julia Wong, Rush Hour 3 (2007) with Dean Zimmerman and Don Zimmerman, Tower Heist (2011), and Hercules (2014) with Wong. Helfrich directed Good Luck Chuck. He has also edited, with Brett Ratner's direction, a version of the Hollywood film production titled Kites:The Remix a.k.a. Kites (2010), as well as the pilot episode for Prison Break, an American-based TV drama series produced by Brett Ratner. Helfrich edited Brett Ratner's music video Beautiful Stranger featuring Madonna. He is an elected member of American Cinema Editors (ACE) and serves on the board as an associate director. He is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

• Year — Title — Director — Notes — Ref. • 1979 — Rock 'n' Roll High School — Allan Arkush — Assistant editor • The Lady in Red — Lewis Teague • 1982 — The Last American Virgin — Boaz Davidson • 1983 — Revenge of the Ninja — Sam Firstenberg • 1984 — Breakin — Joel Silberg — Supervising editor • Baby Love — Dan Wolman • Ninja III: The Domination — Sam Firstenberg — Additional editor • 1985 — Rambo: First Blood Part II — George P. Cosmatos — with Mark Goldblatt • The Return of the Living Dead — Dan O'Bannon — Additional editor • 1986 — Jumpin' Jack Flash — Penny Marshall • 1987 — Predator — John McTiernan — with John F. Link • 1988 — Action Jackson — Craig R. Baxley • License to Drive — Greg Beeman — Additional editor • 1990 — I Come in Peace — Craig R. Baxley • 1991 — Rich Girl — Joel Bender — with Richard Candib • Stone Cold — Craig R. Baxley • The Last Boy Scout — Tony Scott — with Stuart Baird and Mark Goldblatt • 1993 — Nowhere to Run — Robert Harmon — with Zach Staenberg • Midnight Kiss — Joel Bender — with Bender • Striking Distance — Rowdy Herrington — with Pasquale Buba • 1995 — Showgirls — Paul Verhoeven — with Mark Goldblatt • Money Train — Joseph Ruben — Uncredited • 1996 — The Juror — Brian Gibson • 1997 — Money Talks — Brett Ratner • Most Wanted — David Glenn Hogan — with Michael J. Duthie • 1998 — Rush Hour — Brett Ratner • 2000 — Scary Movie — Keenen Ivory Wayans • The Family Man — Brett Ratner • 2001 — Rush Hour 2 • 2002 — Red Dragon • 2003 — Honey — Bille Woodruff — with Emma E. Hickox • Shanghai Knights — David Dobkin — Additional editor • 2004 — After the Sunset — Brett Ratner • 2006 — X-Men: The Last Stand — with Mark Goldblatt and Julia Wong • 2007 — Rush Hour 3 — with Dean Zimmerman and Don Zimmerman • 2008 — Four Christmases — Seth Gordon — with Melissa Kent • New York, I Love You — Brett Ratner — Segment: "5" • 2010 — Kites: The Remix — Anurag Basu — Re-edited version of Kites • 2011 — Season of the Witch — Dominic Sena — with Dan Zimmerman and Bob Ducsay Also second unit director • Tower Heist — Brett Ratner • 2013 — Movie 43 — Segment: "Happy Birthday" • R.I.P.D. — Robert Schwentke • 2014 — Hercules — Brett Ratner — with Julia Wong • 2016 — Nina — Cynthia Mort • 2017 — Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle — Jake Kasdan — with Steve Edwards • 2019 — Jumanji: The Next Level — with Steve Edwards and Tara Timpone • 2024 — Red One • Harold and the Purple Crayon — Carlos Saldanha — with Tia Nolan • 2026 — Jumanji: Open World — Jake Kasdan Director • Year — Title — Notes — Ref. • 2007 — Good Luck Chuck — Directorial Debut 2nd unit director • Year — Title — Notes — Ref. • 1986 — Critters • 2009 — The Final Destination • 2011 — Season of the Witch — Also editor

Editor • Year — Title — Notes — Ref. • 1987 — Max Headroom — 2 episodes • 1990 — Parker Kane — TV movie • 1992 — Tales from the Crypt — Episode: "Split Personality" • 1994 — Rebel Highway — 3 episodes • Shake, Rattle and Rock! — TV movie • 1995 — The Avenging Angel • 2005 — Prison Break — Episode: "Pilot" • 2011 — CHAOS — Episode: "Pilot" Director • Year — Title — Notes • 2008 — Prison Break — Episode: "Just Business" • 2010 — Bones — Episode: "The Shallow in the Deep"