John Tucker Must Die

My First Studio Feature

This film will always hold a special place in my heart because it was the very first studio feature I cut as sole editor. I am in deep gratitude to Betty Thomas, who pushed the studio to allow me to take the editorial helm, and to Ted Gagliano at Fox for being so so supportive of a fledgling editor.

A few years ago I began to notice that in every class I taught at AFI, many of the students had seen the film on video when they were high schoolers. Come to find out, John Tucker Must Die has achieved a degree of “cult classic.” It’s nice to know that it stands the test of time with young viewers!