| Peter Menzies Jr. | |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[1] |
| Occupation: | Cinematographer |
| Organization: | Australian Cinematographers Society |
| Known For: | Die Hard with a Vengeance Shooter The Incredible Hulk Clash of the Titans |
Peter Gary Menzies Jr., is an Australian cinematographer best known for his work on blockbuster action films such as Die Hard with a Vengeance, , The Incredible Hulk, and Clash of the Titans.[2] [3]
Menzies was born in Sydney, Australia. He was introduced to the film industry by his father, director and cinematographer Peter Menzies Sr. He started as a camera loader and worked his way through the ranks in commercials and features as a camera assistant and later as an operator,[4] working regularly under DPs David Gribble and Russell Boyd. He made his debut as cinematographer on White Sands, a crime film directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Willem Dafoe.
Since then, Menzies has worked mostly on action films like Die Hard with a Vengeance, Hard Rain and Shooter. He has collaborated with directors like John Singleton, Bruce Beresford, David Nutter, Simon West, John McTiernan, and Joel Schumacher.
Menzies is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and is the Chairman of the Board for the Grand Jury of the Cordillera International Film Festival in Reno/Tahoe Nevada. [5]
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | White Sands | Roger Donaldson | ||
| 1993 | Posse | Mario Van Peebles | ||
| 1994 | The Getaway | Roger Donaldson | ||
| 1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | John McTiernan | ||
| 1996 | A Time to Kill | Joel Schumacher | ||
| 1998 | Hard Rain | Mikael Salomon | ||
| 1999 | The General's Daughter | Simon West | ||
| The 13th Warrior | John McTiernan | |||
| 2000 | The Kid | Jon Turteltaub | ||
| Bless the Child | Chuck Russell | |||
| 2001 | Simon West | |||
| 2003 | Kangaroo Jack | David McNally | ||
| 2005 | Man of the House | Stephen Herek | ||
| John Pasquin | ||||
| Four Brothers | John Singleton | |||
| The Great Raid | John Dahl | |||
| 2006 | When a Stranger Calls | Simon West | ||
| 2007 | Shooter | Antoine Fuqua | ||
| 2008 | The Incredible Hulk | Louis Leterrier | ||
| 2010 | Clash of the Titans | |||
| 2011 | Abduction | John Singleton | ||
| 2012 | Playing for Keeps | Gabriele Muccino | ||
| 2013 | Killing Season | Mark Steven Johnson | ||
| 2014 | The Expendables 3 | Patrick Hughes | ||
| 2016 | Gods of Egypt | Alex Proyas | ||
| 2017 | All Eyez on Me | Benny Boom | ||
| 2018 | Peter Rabbit | Will Gluck | ||
| 2019 | A Dog's Way Home | Charles Martin Smith | ||
| 2021 | Will Gluck | |||
| 2024 | The Yellow Tie | Serge Ioan Celebidachi |
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Hayride to Hell | Kimble Rendall | |
| 2018 | Rising | David Nutter |
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Traveler | David Nutter | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2009 | Hawthorne | Mikael Salomon | Episode: "Pilot | |
| 2016 | Roots | Mario Van Peebles Thomas Carter Bruce Beresford | 3 episodes | |
| 2016 | Janice Cooke | TV movies | ||
| 2018 | The Bad Seed | Rob Lowe | ||
| 2019 | Love You to Death | Alex Kalymnios | ||
| 2020 | The Right Stuff | Chris Long | 2 episodes | |
| 2022 | The Time Traveler's Wife | David Nutter | All 6 episodes | |
| 2024 | Washington Black | Wanuri Kahiu Maurice Marable | 1 episode |
Focus puller
| Year | Title | Director | DoP. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Monkey Grip | Ken Cameron | David Gribble |
| The Year of Living Dangerously | Peter Weir | Russell Boyd | |
| 1983 | Phar Lap | Simon Wincer | |
| 1985 | Burke & Wills | Graeme Clifford | |
Camera operator
| Year | Title | Director | DoP. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Crocodile Dundee | Peter Faiman | Russell Boyd |
| 1987 | The Umbrella Woman | Ken Cameron | James Bartle |
| 1988 | Crocodile Dundee II | John Cornell | Russell Boyd |
| The Rescue | Ferdinand Fairfax | ||
| 1990 | Almost an Angel | John Cornell | |
| 1992 | White Sands | Roger Donaldson | Himself |
Other roles
| Year | Title | Director | DoP. | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Little Convict | Yoram Gross | Brian Probyn | Camera assistant |
| 1982 | Starstruck | Gillian Armstrong | Russell Boyd | Assistant camera |
| 1987 | High Tide | 2nd unit photography | ||
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Sam Raimi | Bill Pope | Director of Photography: New York |
| 2013 | Red 2 | Dean Parisot | Enrique Chediak | Additional photography |
| 2 Guns | Baltasar Kormákur | Oliver Wood | Director of Photography: Los Angeles |