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Scott Conrad

Editor

Oscar winner

Scott Conrad, the Academy Award-winning film editor (Rocky), began his career in 1964 at 20th Century Fox. Twenty years old at the time, he worked his way up from the mail room. In his search to discover his niche in the studio, he worked for a short time in the Publicity Department covering such films as The Sound of Music and Goodbye, Charlie. The more he learned about the craft of film making, the more he was drawn to film editing. Many of the producers and directors such as Frank Schaffner, Vincente Minelli and Robert Wise encouraged Conrad, explaining that editing was the key to good film making. Robert Mintz, who was the head of TV Post Production, gave Conrad his opportunity. At that time the Film Editors Union was a closed union membership was coveted and very limited. In the previous five years, only 3 new members had been accepted. It was a Catch 22 situation, said Conrad. In order to be accepted into the Editors Guild, you had to have a job as an editor and in order to have a job as an editor, you had to be in the union. In September of 1964, Robert Mintz told Conrad that he would hire him on a temporary basis and that if he were to remain employed for ninety days, the Editors Guild would accept him. Soon the temporary job became a permanent job and Conrad was accepted into the Editors Guild. However, according to Conrad, You first served as an apprentice and when you were lucky enough to get the opportunity, you moved up to assistant editor. But at that time, you had to be in the Guild for a minimum of eight years before you could become an editor. After working as an apprentice and assistant for two years, Conrad became impatient waiting for the opportunity to actually cut a film of his own. In 1966 he returned to college to complete his education, this time majoring in Cinema at the University of Southern California. While at USC he was mentored by some of the legendary professors of the Cinema School such as Bernie Kantor and Herb Farmer and exchanged ideas with fellow students John Milius and George Lucas. While working on his senior project, Conrad who had been working part time at 20th Century Fox to pay for his tuition, was offered an opportunity which he couldn't turn down. The Film Editor on Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid was fired by director George Roy Hill. The assistant editor, John Howard, was given the job of editor and in turn asked Conrad to move up from apprentice to assistant editor. Needless to say, even though it meant dropping out of USC, he accepted. George Roy Hills assistant on Butch Cassidy was Ron Preisman, a close friend of Conrad. While on location in Colorado, Preisman asked Hill if he could use Hills 16mm Bolex to shoot a few of the background scenes, such as the trains safe being blown up. Conrad and Preisman began collaborating on what other scenes they could film and came up with the idea of doing a behind the scenes documentary. Cinematographer Conrad Hall taught Preisman how to use the camera and the footage improved. Conrad asked the studio for a 16mm Moviola and stayed late at night playing with the footage and shaping it into a film. That project became The Making of Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid and won an Emmy for Best Documentary. With the success of the Butch Cassidy documentary came what could have been an end to Conrads career as a film editor. He had violated the sacrosanct eight year rule and was brought before the Editors Guild Board to explain why he should not be expelled from the union. Fortunately Conrad was able to persuade the Board that he had begun the project merely as an educational experiment and had no idea that it would become a full-fledged film, garnering such an award. The Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid documentary launched Conrads career as an editor and in 1972 he was finally able to attain recognized status as a Film Editor. At first he worked as an Associate Editor under the legendary editors Lou Lombardo (The Wild Bunch) and Danford Greene (M.A.S.H). Subsequently he was the sole editor on some low-budget films such as The Messiah of Evil. In 1974 he teamed up with director-actor-producer L.Q.Jones to edit A Boy & His Dog. That film was not only a success at the time it was released, but has gone on to become a cult favorite and is still played in art house theaters. Finally, in 1976 Conrad was given the opportunity he had been looking for when fellow editor Richard Halsey asked Scott to help him edit Rocky. Their collaboration resulted in an Academy Award for Best Film Editing and his career took off. He currently lives in Nashville with his wife Aissa Wayne Conrad.

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Works as
Editor
Titles
48 on MovieCove · 61 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 37% in 30 days

What are Scott Conrad's films like?

Across their 46 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
25%
Bonds
24%
Self
19%
Survival
16%
Power
8%
Society
7%
Ideas
2%
Survival12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 46 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 21 · Serious 17 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 27 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 14 · Charged 19 · Intense 13

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 21 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 28 · Relentless 4

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 28 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 39 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
24
Thrilling
18
Absurd
14
Melancholic
14
Joyful
9
Other
39

How their films linger

Fun20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet20
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Scott Conrad's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 40 of their 48 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (25).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Scott Conrad's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

61 credits, 48 with a MovieCove page.

  • Altered Reality(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The 2nd(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Rogue Warfare: Death of a Nation(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Through My Father's Eyes(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Rogue Warfare: The Hunt(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Rogue Warfare(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Blood Circus(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Alison's Choice(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Mat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • Bering Sea Beast(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Excuse Me for Living(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Crazy on the Outside(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Anaconda 3: Offspring(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Urban Justice(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Virgin of Juarez(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Vampires: The Turning(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Who's Your Daddy?(2002)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Forbidden Warrior(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Shade(2003)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Recipe for Disaster(2003)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

  • Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Editor

  • The Deadly Look of Love(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Another Woman's Husband(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • My Brother the Pig(1999)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Three Lives of Karen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Editor

  • Solo(1996)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Wagons East(1994)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Savage Land(1994)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Temp(1993)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • O Pioneers! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Editor

  • Aftermath: A Test of Love(1991)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Last to Go(1991)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Stranger Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Editor

  • Class of 1999(1990)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Never Say Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Editor

  • Masquerade(1988)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Bedroom Window(1987)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Wild Pair(1987)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Wraith(1986)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • News at Eleven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Editor

  • Right to Kill? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Editor

  • Cat's Eye(1985)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter(1984)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Heart of Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Editor

  • Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone(1983)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Nice Dreams(1981)

    Supervising Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Cheech and Chong's Next Movie(1980)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Hollywood Knights(1980)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Wanda Nevada(1979)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Up in Smoke(1978)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Mad Bull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Editor

  • Outlaw Blues(1977)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Lucan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Editor

  • Rocky(1976)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Messiah of Evil(1974)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • A Boy and His Dog(1975)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Payday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Assistant Editor

  • The Long Goodbye(1973)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'(1970)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 53 titles from 1970 to 2020.

Biggest box office

Rocky (1976)

$117M worldwide

Highest rated

Rocky (1976)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing51 of 53: 51 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rdOther crew2 of 53: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s11 · crew1980s13 · crew1990s10 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

Won an Oscar in 1977, Best Film Editing.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Scott Conrad's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 48; across their 46 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Midcredits score across 48 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th23

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 48 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed25

Most divisive · editor

Alison's Choice (2015)

99th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Rocky (1976)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 42 reviewed titles; fans 54, detractors 24. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Scott Conrad's work okay for kids?

Across up to 20 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles19–83 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity20 titles24–60 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles32–72 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles26–84 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles4–61 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Scott Conrad work with?

People who share at least 2 of Scott Conrad's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Don E. FauntLeRoy shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles