---
name: "Lisa Fruchtman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lisa-fruchtman"
fi1m_id: "lisa-fruchtman"
imdb_id: "nm0296636"
tmdb_id: 3274
wikidata_id: "Q1827728"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "1 August 1948"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-05T00:34:25.228046+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Lisa Fruchtman

## Identity

Lisa Fruchtman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lisa-fruchtman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lisa-fruchtman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0296636
- **TMDB ID:** 3274
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1827728
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Fruchtman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1827728, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0296636/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3274

Editor. Born 1 August 1948 in New York City.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 1 August 1948, New York City
- **Active:** 1974–1997
- **Frequently works with:** [Francis Ford Coppola](https://film.one/person/francis-ford-coppola.md), [Gerald B. Greenberg](https://film.one/person/gerald-b-greenberg.md), [Philip Bosco](https://film.one/person/philip-bosco.md), [Tom Rolf](https://film.one/person/tom-rolf.md), [Walter Murch](https://film.one/person/walter-murch.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 92 (2), 1980s 77 (3), 1990s 63 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 78 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 2, History 2, Romance 1, Thriller 1, War 1
- **Screen time:** 17 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $446m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Fruchtman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1827728, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0296636/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3274

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Apocalypse Now*](https://film.one/film/apocalypse-now.md) (92), [*Heaven's Gate*](https://film.one/film/heavens-gate.md) (79)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Children of a Lesser God*](https://film.one/film/children-of-a-lesser-god.md) (66)
- **Paramount+:** [*The Godfather Part III*](https://film.one/film/the-godfather-part-iii.md) (63)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Lisa Fruchtman is an American film and television editor. She graduated from the University of Chicago with an A.B. degree in 1970 and began her career as a film editor in 1973 with the short documentary *Ten: The Magic Number*. She worked as an assistant editor on *The Godfather Part II* (1974).

Fruchtman served as one of the editors on *Apocalypse Now* (1979). She received an Academy Award for Best Film Editing, shared with co-editors, for *The Right Stuff* (1983). Other credits include *Heaven's Gate* (1980), *Children of a Lesser God* (1986), *The Godfather Part III* (1990), *My Best Friend's Wedding* (1997) and *The Woodsman* (2004). With her brother Rob Fruchtman she produced, directed and edited the 2012 documentary *Sweet Dreams*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com, mag.uchicago.edu.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *The Godfather Part III* (1990), Fi1m 63, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather-part-iii.md)
- *Children of a Lesser God* (1986), Fi1m 66, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/children-of-a-lesser-god.md)
- *The Right Stuff* (1983), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-right-stuff.md)
- *Heaven's Gate* (1980), Fi1m 79, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/heavens-gate.md)
- *Apocalypse Now* (1979), Fi1m 92, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/apocalypse-now.md)
- *The Godfather Part II* (1974), Fi1m 92, Assistant Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather-part-ii.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Crossing Bhutan* (2016), Story Editor, Supervising Editor
- *Sweet Dreams* (2012), Director
- *Bonneville* (2006), Editor
- *The Woodsman* (2004), Editor
- *A Love Song for Bobby Long* (2004), Editor
- *Normal* (2003), Editor
- *Teknolust* (2002), Editor
- *Witness Protection* (1999), Editor
- *Dance with Me* (1998), Editor
- *My Best Friend's Wedding* (1997), Editor
- *The Doctor* (1991), Editor
- *The Godfather Part III* (1990), Editor — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather-part-iii.md)
- *Children of a Lesser God* (1986), Editor — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/children-of-a-lesser-god.md)
- *Captain EO* (1986), Editor
- *The Right Stuff* (1983), Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-right-stuff.md)
- *Street Music* (1981), Supervising Editor
- *Heaven's Gate* (1980), Editor — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/heavens-gate.md)
- *Apocalypse Now* (1979), Editor — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/apocalypse-now.md)
- *The Grateful Dead Movie* (1977), Editor
- *The Godfather Part II* (1974), Assistant Editor — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather-part-ii.md)
- *Ten: The Magic Number* (1973), Editor

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 1991: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *The Godfather Part III*
- 1984: Best Film Editing (won), for *The Right Stuff*
- 1980: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Apocalypse Now*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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