Biography
Joe Hutshing is one of Hollywood's most respected film editors. He has spent much of his career working closely with director
Oliver Stone, beginning with
Wall Street (1987), for which Hutshing served as an associate editor. In those early years, he frequently co-edited with David Brenner on projects such as
Eric Bogosian's
Talk Radio (1988) and
The Doors (1991). In 1991, Hutshing and Brenner shared an Oscar for editing Stone's
Born on the Fourth of July. He and
Pietro Scalia subsequently shared an Oscar for Stone's
JFK (1991).
Hutshing holds a degree in fine arts from the University of Oregon. He was still in school when he began editing student films that had been sponsored by the American Film Institute. His first professional job was working as an assistant editor on
John Cassavetes' award-winning short
The Haircut.
Following the acclaim he received from
JFK, which also included a British Academy Award and an Eddy from the American Cinema Editors, Hutshing has continued to work on large-budget main features such as
The River Wild (1994),
Jerry Maguire (1996), and
Broken Arrow (1996). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide