Peter Menzies Jr.

Peter Gary Menzies Jr., ACS is an Australian cinematographer best known for his work on blockbuster action films such as Die Hard with a Vengeance, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Incredible Hulk, and Clash of the Titans.[2][3]

Peter Menzies Jr.
Born
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[1]
OccupationCinematographer
OrganizationAustralian Cinematographers Society
Known forDie Hard with a Vengeance
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Shooter
The Incredible Hulk
Clash of the Titans
Websitewww.petermenziesjr.com

Life and career

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]

Filmography

Short film
Year Title Director
1995 Hayride to Hell Kimble Rendall
2018 Rising David Nutter

Feature film
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Director
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 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Simon West
2003 Kangaroo Jack David McNally
2005 Man of the House Stephen Herek
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 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 Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway Will Gluck
TBA The Yellow Tie † Serge Ioan Celebidachi

Television
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 Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le 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

Other credits

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 Gillian Armstrong 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

Refs:[6][7]

References
  1. "Peter Menzies Jr". cinematographers.nl. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  2. "peter menzies, jr. | Iconic Talent Agency | United States | Below The Line". Iconic Talent Agency. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  3. acmag (1 September 2017). "Peter Menzies Jr. ACS about filming the much-anticipated 'All Eyez on Me'". Australian Cinematographer Magazine. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  4. Peter Menzies Jr. - Culture.com
  5. "2022 CIFF Grand Jury". Cordillera International Film Festival.
  6. "petermenziesjr". petermenziesjr. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  7. "PETER MENZIES Jr". www.cinematographers.nl. Retrieved 23 July 2019.


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