---
name: "Peter E. Berger"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-e-berger"
fi1m_id: "peter-e-berger"
imdb_id: "nm0074318"
tmdb_id: 2033
wikidata_id: "Q2074618"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "30 May 1944"
died: "22 September 2011"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 58
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-05T05:00:41.978144+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."
---

# Peter E. Berger

## Identity

Peter E. Berger

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-e-berger
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-e-berger
- **IMDb ID:** nm0074318
- **TMDB ID:** 2033
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2074618
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_E._Berger, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2074618, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0074318/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2033

Editor. Born 30 May 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 22 September 2011.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 30 May 1944, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 22 September 2011
- **Active:** 1983–2007
- **Also known as:** Peter Edward Berger, Peter Berger, Pete Berger
- **Frequently works with:** [Brent Spiner](https://film.one/person/brent-spiner.md), [DeForest Kelley](https://film.one/person/deforest-kelley.md), [George Takei](https://film.one/person/george-takei.md), [Harve Bennett](https://film.one/person/harve-bennett.md), [James Doohan](https://film.one/person/james-doohan.md), [Jonathan Frakes](https://film.one/person/jonathan-frakes.md), [Leonard Nimoy](https://film.one/person/leonard-nimoy.md), [Michael Dorn](https://film.one/person/michael-dorn.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 58 (4), 1990s 61 (3), 2000s 54 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 58 to 55 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 5 under 60
- **Genres:** Thriller 5, Adventure 4, Romance 4, Science Fiction 4, Action 3, Drama 3
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,404m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_E._Berger, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2074618, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0074318/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2033

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-iv-the-voyage-home.md) (78), [*Fatal Attraction*](https://film.one/film/fatal-attraction.md) (70), [*Star Trek: Insurrection*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-insurrection.md) (58), [*Star Trek: Generations*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-generations.md) (48)
- **Apple TV:** [*Dead Again*](https://film.one/film/dead-again.md) (78), [*Star Trek V: The Final Frontier*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-v-the-final-frontier.md) (45)
- **Disney+:** [*Save the Last Dance*](https://film.one/film/save-the-last-dance.md) (66), [*Alvin and the Chipmunks*](https://film.one/film/alvin-and-the-chipmunks.md) (43)

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## Biography

Peter E. Berger (also credited as Peter Edward Berger or Peter Berger) was an American film editor. Born in Los Angeles on 30 May 1944, he was the son of film editor Fred W. Berger. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles film school, served in the United States Army and worked for the Armed Forces Korean Network in Seoul before beginning his career in 1968 on the television series The Doris Day Show. His first feature credit was Arnold (1973).

Berger edited approximately fifty feature and television films. His credits include Mommie Dearest (1981), four Star Trek films from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) to Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Fatal Attraction (1987), Hocus Pocus (1993), Coach Carter (2005), Garfield (2004) and Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007). With Michael Kahn he won the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for Fatal Attraction and received an Academy Award nomination and an American Cinema Editors Eddie nomination for the same film. He frequently collaborated with director Thomas Carter, including on his final credit, the television film Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009). Berger died on 22 September 2011 in Calabasas, California.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, web.archive.org, memory-alpha.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (9)

- *Alvin and the Chipmunks* (2007), Fi1m 43, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/alvin-and-the-chipmunks.md)
- *Save the Last Dance* (2001), Fi1m 66, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/save-the-last-dance.md)
- *Star Trek: Insurrection* (1998), Fi1m 58, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-insurrection.md)
- *Star Trek: Generations* (1994), Fi1m 48, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-generations.md)
- *Dead Again* (1991), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-again.md)
- *Star Trek V: The Final Frontier* (1989), Fi1m 45, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-v-the-final-frontier.md)
- *Fatal Attraction* (1987), Fi1m 70, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/fatal-attraction.md)
- *Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home* (1986), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-iv-the-voyage-home.md)
- *Staying Alive* (1983), Fi1m 38, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/staying-alive.md)

## Complete filmography (46)

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

- *Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story* (2009), Editor
- *Alvin and the Chipmunks* (2007), Editor — Fi1m 43, [page](https://film.one/film/alvin-and-the-chipmunks.md)
- *88 Minutes* (2007), Editor
- *Coach Carter* (2005), Editor
- *Garfield* (2004), Editor
- *Like Mike* (2002), Editor
- *Clockstoppers* (2002), Editor
- *All Forgotten* (2001), Editor
- *Save the Last Dance* (2001), Editor — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/save-the-last-dance.md)
- *Star Trek: Insurrection* (1998), Editor — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-insurrection.md)
- *Red Corner* (1997), Editor
- *Metro* (1997), Editor
- *Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco* (1996), Editor
- *Star Trek: Generations* (1994), Editor — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-generations.md)
- *Holy Matrimony* (1994), Editor
- *Hocus Pocus* (1993), Editor
- *The Magical World of Chuck Jones* (1992), Editor
- *Stay Tuned* (1992), Editor
- *All I Want For Christmas* (1991), Editor
- *Dead Again* (1991), Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-again.md)
- *Funny About Love* (1990), Editor
- *Do You Know the Muffin Man?* (1989), Editor
- *Star Trek V: The Final Frontier* (1989), Editor — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-v-the-final-frontier.md)
- *The Good Mother* (1988), Editor
- *Less Than Zero* (1987), Editor
- *Fatal Attraction* (1987), Editor — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/fatal-attraction.md)
- *Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home* (1986), Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-iv-the-voyage-home.md)
- *Fire with Fire* (1986), Editor
- *Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story* (1985), Editor
- *Scandal Sheet* (1985), Editor
- *Silence of the Heart* (1984), Editor
- *Burning Rage* (1984), Editor
- *Hobson's Choice* (1983), Editor
- *Staying Alive* (1983), Editor — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/staying-alive.md)
- *Monsignor* (1982), Editor
- *Mommie Dearest* (1981), Editor
- *First Monday in October* (1981), Editor
- *The Last Married Couple in America* (1980), Editor
- *The Promise* (1979), Editor
- *KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park* (1978), Editor
- *The Pack* (1977), Editor
- *Final Chapter: Walking Tall* (1977), Assistant Editor
- *Special Delivery* (1976), Assistant Editor
- *Hot Potato* (1976), Editor
- *The Devil’s Rain* (1975), Assistant Editor
- *Arnold* (1973), Assistant Editor

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1988: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Fatal Attraction*

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

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