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Steve Starkey is an American film producer and second unit director who is widely associated with Robert Zemeckis. He served as an assistant film editor for both The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983) and as second unit director on all of Robert Zemeckis' films from Forrest Gump (1994) to The Walk (2015) in addition to serving as a producer.
Filmography
Film
Producer
| Year | Title | Credit | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Associate producer | Robert Zemeckis |
| 1989 | Back to the Future Part II | ||
| 1990 | Back to the Future Part III | ||
| 1992 | Noises Off | Co-producer | Peter Bogdanovich |
| Death Becomes Her | Producer | Robert Zemeckis | |
| 1994 | Forrest Gump | ||
| 1997 | Contact | ||
| 2000 | What Lies Beneath | ||
| Cast Away | |||
| 2003 | Matchstick Men | Ridley Scott | |
| 2004 | The Polar Express | Robert Zemeckis | |
| 2005 | The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio | Jane Anderson | |
| 2006 | Last Holiday | Executive producer | Wayne Wang |
| Monster House | Producer | Gil Kenan | |
| 2007 | Beowulf | Robert Zemeckis | |
| 2009 | A Christmas Carol | ||
| 2011 | Mars Needs Moms | Simon Wells | |
| Real Steel | Executive producer | Shawn Levy | |
| 2012 | Flight | Producer | Robert Zemeckis |
| 2015 | The Walk | ||
| 2016 | Allied | ||
| 2018 | Welcome to Marwen |
Second unit director or assistant director
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Forrest Gump | Second unit director | Robert Zemeckis |
| 1997 | Contact | ||
| 2000 | What Lies Beneath | ||
| Cast Away | |||
| 2004 | The Polar Express | ||
| 2007 | Beowulf | ||
| 2009 | A Christmas Carol | ||
| 2012 | Flight | ||
| 2015 | The Walk |
Editorial department
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Assistant film editor | Irvin Kershner |
| 1983 | Return of the Jedi | Richard Marquand |
Thanks
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Congo | Special thanks | Frank Marshall |
| 1996 | The Frighteners | Peter Jackson |
Television
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985−1987 | Amazing Stories | Associate producer | |
| 1993 | Johnny Bago | Executive producer | |
| 1999 | Robert Zemeckis on Smoking, Drinking and Drugging in the 20th Century: In Pursuit of Happiness | Producer | Documentary |
References
- "Steve Starkey". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 11, 2018.