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Bud S. Smith, Editor of ‘Sorcerer,’ ‘The Exorcist’ and ‘Flashdance,’ Dies at 88
Bud S. Smith, a film editor Oscar-nominated for 'The Exorcist' and 'Flashdance,' has died. He was 88.
Bud S. Smith, an Oscar-nominated film editor who was a regular collaborator with William Friedkin and whose other credits include “Putney Swope,” “ Flashdance ” and “ The Karate Kid,” died Sunday at his home in Studio City, Calif. due to respiratory failure after a prolonged illness. Smith edited his 1985 crime film “To Live and Die in L.A.,” along with its borderline hallucinatory car chase showstopper, as well as the director’s 1977 survival thriller “Sorcerer,” celebrated for its sustained tension in its depiction of four truckers transporting a load of explosives in South America. Other notable editing credits include Friedkin’s “Cruising,” the Sam Raimi breakout “Darkman,” Robert Towne’s production woe-laden “Personal Best” and the horror sequel “Poltergeist II: The Other Side.” In the ’90s, Smith worked as a film doctor and consultant, most often on the slate at Universal Pictures under exec Casey Silver.
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