Dean Cundey

Cinematographer

Born: March 12, 1946 (age 80)
From: Alhambra, California, USA

Dean Raymond Cundey (born March 12, 1946) is an American cinematographer and film director. He is known for his collaborations with John Carpenter, Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis, as well as his extensive work in the horror genre, in addition to numerous family and comedy films. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Who Framed Roger Rabbit and has been…

Filmography (30)

The Thing Expanded (2026)
Self
Why Dinosaurs? (2025)
Self
Untold Stories of Back to the Future (2025)
Self
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business (2020)
Self
Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School (2019)
1982: Hollywood Summer (2019)
Self
Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York' (2018)
Self
Retribution: Uncovering John Carpenter's 'The Fog' (2018)
Self
Dreams and Memories of Where the Red Fern Grows (2018)
Self
Tides and Nightmares (2016)
Himself
Back in Time (2015)
Self
The Nightmare Isn't Over! The Making of Halloween II (2012)
Self
Stand Alone: The Making of Halloween III: Season of the Witch (2012)
Self
Return to Jurassic Park (2011)
Self
Tales from the Future (2010)
Self
Halloween: The Inside Story (2010)
Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
Self (archive footage)
Looking Back to the Future (2009)
Self
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (2006)
Self
Cinematographer Style (2006)
Self
Return to 'Escape from New York'
Return to 'Escape from New York' (2003)
Himself
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest (2003)
Self
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' (2002)
Self
Halloween: Unmasked (1999)
Self
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape (1998)
Self
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (1997)
Director
The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995)
Self
The Flintstones (1994)
Technician
Jurassic Park (1993)
Mate
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Photographer