Adam Greenberg | |
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| Born | 1939 (age 85–86) Kraków, Poland |
| Nationality |
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| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Known for | The Big Red One Ghost Terminator 2: Judgment Day Rush Hour |
| Awards | Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography ASC Award |
Adam Greenberg, A.S.C. (born 1939, Kraków, Poland) is an Israeli-American cinematographer noted for his work in his native Israel and the United States, including several films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.[1] Greenberg has collaborated with numerous well-known and acclaimed filmmakers, including James Cameron, Andrew Davis, Kathryn Bigelow, David Perlov, and Ivan Reitman.
Greenberg was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 1991, for his work on Terminator 2: Judgment Day.[2] In 1999 he was a member of the jury at the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.[3]
Life and career[]
Born Adam Grinberg in Kraków, Poland in 1933, Greenberg was raised in Tel Aviv and began work as a film lab technician in 1958. While working as a newsreel and cameraman in the early 1960s, he worked with filmmaker David Perlov on his seminal 33-minute documentary In Jerusalem (בירושלים, Be-Yerushalayim), one of the most important films in Israeli history.
His first job as director of photography came in the form of The Flying Matchmaker, an Israeli musical film based on an operetta by Abraham Goldfaden. The film was selected as the Israeli entry into the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but was ultimately not nominated. Greenberg shot several well-received and popular films in Israel, soon becoming one of the most noteworthy individuals in the country's film industry, beginning a long-term collaboration with prolific filmmaking duo Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus. Their coming-of-age comedy drama Lemon Popsicle was a massive success, quickly becoming the highest-grossing film in Israeli history and spawning numerous sequels and spin-offs. Greenberg's first American film was the 1980 World War II epic, shot on location in Israel and Ireland. Afterwards, Greenberg emigrated to the United States, gaining citizenship three years later. Though he worked almost exclusively in Hollywood thereafter, he continued to work with Golan-Globus for years.
In 1982, Greenberg shot The Last American Virgin, an English-language remake of Lemon Popsicle with much of the same creative team. The film failed to match the same level of success as its predecessor however, and the planned sequels failed to materialize. Two years later, he shot the James Cameron-directed science fiction action film The Terminator, which became an unexpected success with both critics and audiences, spawning a highly-profitable franchise and propelling its star Arnold Schwarzenegger to stardom. Greenberg went on to become a highly prolific director of photography, working primarily in the comedy and thriller genres. Some of these films include the military action film Iron Eagle, the cult vampire Western Near Dark, the neo-noir science fiction thriller Alien Nation, the Best Picture-nominated romantic fantasy film Ghost, Three Men and a Baby and Sister Act.
In 1991, Greenberg re-teamed with James Cameron to shoot Terminator 2: Judgment Day, the sequel to The Terminator. It was a massive success critically and financially, winning four Academy Awards (Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing, Best Visual Effects) and two BAFTAs. The film earned over $519 million worldwide and remains one of the highest grossing films of all time. Greenberg received an Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography for his work on the film. This was his second time working with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the two went on to collaborate several more times with Junior, Eraser, and Collateral Damage.
Greenberg's latest film had him returning to his native Israel with Footsteps in Jerusalem, an homage to David Perlov that combined In Jerusalem with nine other short documentaries as a means to explore the massive changes Jerusalem has undergone through the decades.
Greenberg recently re-teamed with director James Cameron to oversee the 3-D conversion of Terminator 2, set for theatrical release in 2017.[4]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Dir. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | The Flying Matchmaker | Israel Becker | |
| 1972 | Metzitzim | Uri Zohar | |
| 1975 | Diamonds | Menahem Golan | |
| 1976 | The Passover Plot | Michael Campus | |
| 1977 | Warhead | John O'Connor | |
| Operation Thunderbolt | Menahem Golan | ||
| 1978 | The Uranium Conspiracy | Gianfranco Baldanello
Menahem Golan |
with Antonio Modica |
| Lemon Popsicle | Boaz Davidson | ||
| 1979 | Going Steady | Boaz Davidson | |
| 1980 | The Big Red One | Samuel Fuller | |
| 1982 | A Woman Called Golda | Alan Gibson | Television film |
| Paradise | Stuart Gillard | ||
| Safari 3000 | Harry Hurwitz | ||
| The Last American Virgin | Boaz Davidson | ||
| 1983 | 10 to Midnight | J. Lee Thompson | |
| 1984 | Over the Brooklyn Bridge | Menahem Golan | |
| The Ambassador | J. Lee Thompson | ||
| The Terminator | James Cameron | ||
| 1985 | Private Resort | George Bowers | |
| Once Bitten | Howard Storm | ||
| 1986 | Iron Eagle | Sidney J. Furie | |
| The Ladies Club | Janet Greek | ||
| Wisdom | Emilio Estevez | ||
| Jocks | Steve Carver | ||
| 1987 | La Bamba | Luis Valdez | |
| Near Dark | Kathryn Bigelow | ||
| Three Men and a Baby | Leonard Nimoy | ||
| 1988 | Spellbinder | Janet Greek | |
| Alien Nation | Graham Baker | ||
| 1989 | Turner & Hooch | Roger Spottiswoode | |
| Worth Winning | Will Mackenzie | ||
| 1990 | Love Hurts | Bud Yorkin | |
| Ghost | Jerry Zucker | Nominated for:
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| Three Men and a Little Lady | Emile Ardolino | ||
| 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | James Cameron | Nominated for:
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| 1992 | Sister Act | Emile Ardolino | |
| 1992 | Toys | Barry Levinson | |
| 1993 | Dave | Ivan Reitman | |
| 1994 | Renaissance Man | Penny Marshall | |
| 1994 | North | Rob Reiner | |
| 1994 | Junior | Ivan Reitman | |
| 1995 | First Knight | Jerry Zucker | |
| 1995 | The Surrogate | Jan Egleson
Raymond Hartung |
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| 1996 | Eraser | Chuck Russell | |
| 1998 | Sphere | Barry Levinson | |
| 1998 | Rush Hour | Brett Ratner | |
| 1999 | Inspector Gadget | David Kellogg | |
| 2002 | Collateral Damage | Andrew Davis | |
| The Santa Clause 2 | Michael Lembeck | ||
| 2006 | Snakes on a Plane | David R. Ellis |
Awards and nominations[]
- Nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)
- Nominated for ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)
- Nominated for ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases (Ghost)
- Nominated for BSC Award for Best Cinematography (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)
- Nominated for Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)
References[]
- ↑ "Adam Greenberg". NYTimes.com Movies & TV. The New York Times (All Movie Guide and Baseline).
{{cite web}}: ; publisher - ↑ "The 64th Academy Awards (1992) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "21st Moscow International Film Festival (1999)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
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