| Stephen E. Rivkin | |
| Birth Date: | 5 May 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Education: | Minneapolis College of Art and Design |
| Occupation: | Film editor, music video director |
| Notable Works: | Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora |
| Spouse: | Dina Morrone |
Stephen Elliott Rivkin (born May 5, 1955) is an American film editor and music video director. He is best known for his editing work on the Pirates of the Caribbean film series as well as his work with director James Cameron as an editor on Avatar, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. Rivkin has edited three films for director Norman Jewison; Rivkin has worked extensively with director Gore Verbinski. Rivkin is an elected member of the American Cinema Editors and currently serves as the president of the organization.[1] [2] He was also associate producer on two films.
Rivkin's career started in 1976 on the short film, Ain't We Having Fun?. Rivkin graduated in 1975 from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.[3]
Rivkin's brothers are Richard Share and musicians Bobby Z. and David Z.[4]
He is married to Dina Morrone.
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The Personals | Peter Markle | |
| 1984 | Hot Dog…The Movie | ||
| 1986 | Youngblood | ||
| Band of the Hand | Paul Michael Glaser | ||
| 1987 | Stranded | Fleming B. Fuller | |
| 1988 | Bat*21 | Peter Markle | |
| 1989 | Nightbreaker | Television film | |
| 1990 | El Diablo | ||
| 1991 | Run | Geoff Burrowes | Co-edited with Jack Hofstra |
| Wildflower | Diane Keaton | Television film | |
| 1992 | My Cousin Vinny | Jonathan Lynn | |
| The Comrades of Summer | Tommy Lee Wallace | Television film | |
| 1993 | Fire in the Sky | Robert Lieberman | |
| Mel Brooks | |||
| 1994 | Only You | Norman Jewison | |
| 1995 | Outbreak | Wolfgang Petersen | Co-edited with Lynzee Klingman, Neil Travis and William Hoy |
| Nine Months | Chris Columbus | Co-edited with Raja Gosnell | |
| 1996 | Bogus | Norman Jewison | |
| The Last Days of Frankie the Fly | Peter Markle | ||
| 1997 | Excess Baggage | Marco Brambilla | |
| 1999 | Idle Hands | Rodman Flender | |
| The Hurricane | Norman Jewison | ||
| 2001 | Swordfish | Dominic Sena | |
| Wooly Boys | Leszek Burzynski | Co-edited with Andrew S. Eisen | |
| Ali | Michael Mann | Co-edited with Lynzee Klingman, Stuart Waks and William Goldenberg | |
| 2003 | Co-edited with Arthur Schmidt and Craig Wood | ||
| The Statement | Norman Jewison | Co-edited with Andrew S. Eisen | |
| 2005 | Stealth | Rob Cohen | |
| 2006 | Gore Verbinski | Co-edited with Craig Wood | |
| 2007 | |||
| 2009 | Avatar | James Cameron | Co-edited with James Cameron and John Refoua |
| 2014 | Ridley Scott | ||
| 2015 | Blackhat | Michael Mann | Co-edited with Jeremiah O'Driscoll, Joe Walker and Mako Kamitsuna |
| Fantastic Four | Josh Trank | Co-edited with Elliot Greenberg Credited as Stephen Rivkin | |
| 2019 | Robert Rodriguez | Co-edited with Ian Silverstein | |
| 2022 | James Cameron | Co-edited with David Brenner, John Refoua and James Cameron | |
| 2025 | Co-edited with David Brenner, John Refoua, James Cameron and Nicolas de Toth | ||
| 2029 | Avatar 4 | Co-edited with James Cameron and Nicolas de Toth | |
| 2031 | Avatar 5 |
| Year | Song | Artist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | "Curiosity" | The Jets | [5] |
| 1986 | "Crush on You" | The Jets | [6] |
| "Private Number" | The Jets | [7] | |
| "You Got It All" | The Jets | [8] | |
| "Christmas In My Heart" | The Jets | [9] | |
| 1987 | "I Do You" | The Jets | [10] |