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Stuart Baird (born 30 November 1947; age 76) is an English film editor and director of Hollywood films. In 2002, he directed Star Trek Nemesis. He also voiced the Scimitar computer in the film.

Directing career

Prior to Nemesis, Baird directed the action films Executive Decision (1996) and U.S. Marshals (1998). The former featured Star Trek alumni Andreas Katsulas, Brad Blaisdell, Len Cariou, Tim Kelleher, Warren Munson, Richard Riehle, Eugene Roche, and Dey Young in the cast, while the latter had Daniel Roebuck. Jerry Goldsmith was the composer for both of these films, and went on to compose the music for Nemesis. Whether by coincidence or design, both of these movies as well as Nemesis had air decompression sequences in which people are blown out of an airplane (or, in the case of Nemesis, a starship) due to sudden air decompression.

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Stuart Baird and Patrick Stewart on the set of Nemesis

In order to get the job directing Nemesis, Baird re-edited some scenes for the Paramount Pictures films Mission: Impossible II (2000) and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001, working with Dallas Puett yet again). He also served as an executive producer on the latter.

After the release and subsequent failure of Star Trek Nemesis at the box office, actors LeVar Burton and Marina Sirtis criticized Baird for not being knowledgeable about the Star Trek universe and for not even watching a single episode of Next Generation. Sirtis said that TNG was about the relationships of the crew, and Baird did not take that into account. Burton remarked on how, during the first six weeks of shooting Nemesis, Baird kept calling him "Laverne" and kept referring to his character as an alien. [1] [2] Baird later defended himself, saying that he wanted to make a film "that stands alone and doesn't rest on all the past history." Baird told BBC, "I know the fans take it hugely seriously. I took it very seriously to give you two hours of entertainment, with as much bang for your buck, and thrills, spills, emotion, and humour. That was my task, and not to get too precious about it." [3]

Editing career

Baird's primary occupation is that of film editor. It was in this capacity that Baird earned two Academy Award nominations: one for his work on the classic 1978 Superman film and another for 1988's Gorillas in the Mist. Baird also edited the classic 1976 horror film The Omen, which Jerry Goldsmith composed. Baird even co-edited Executive Decision (his directorial debut), working with Nemesis editor Dallas Puett.

Baird's first editing collaboration with Puett was 1985's Ladyhawke. The two later co-edited the 1992 film Radio Flyer and Baird's directorial debut, the aforementioned Executive Decision. Baird also worked with Puett on the films Demolition Man (1993) and Maverick (1994), with Puett serving as assistant editor.

Other films Baird has edited include the first two Lethal Weapon films (1987, 1989), Die Hard 2 (1990, which featured Colm Meaney and William Sadler), and The Last Boy Scout (1991, which featured Bruce McGill and Noble Willingham). More recently, Baird has been editing films for director Martin Campbell, including 2005's The Legend of Zorro (co-written by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci) and the 21st installment in the James Bond franchise, Casino Royale (2006).

Baird most recently edited the 2008 Columbia Pictures thriller Vantage Point, which featured Bruce McGill and Zoë Saldana in the cast. Currently, Baird is again working with Martin Campbell as editor of the upcoming film Edge of Darkness, slated for release in 2010.

External links

Stuart Baird at Wikipedia
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Previous Director:
Jonathan Frakes

Star Trek films director
Star Trek Nemesis

Next Director:
J.J. Abrams

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-'''Stuart Baird''' {{born|30|November|1947}} is an English editor and director of Hollywood films. In [[2002 productions|2002]], he directed {{film|10}}. He also voiced the ''[[Scimitar]]'' [[computer]] in the film.
+'''Stuart Baird''' {{born|30|November|1947}} is an English film editor and director of Hollywood films. In [[2002 productions|2002]], he directed {{film|10}}. He also voiced the ''[[Scimitar]]'' [[computer]] in the film.
+== Directing career ==
-Prior to ''Nemesis'', Baird had directed the action films ''Executive Decision'' (1996) and ''U.S. Marshals'' (1998). The former featured ''[[Star Trek]]'' alumni [[Andreas Katsulas]], [[Brad Blaisdell]], [[Len Cariou]], [[Tim Kelleher]], [[Warren Munson]], [[Richard Riehle]], [[Eugene Roche]], and [[Dey Young]] in the cast, while the latter had [[Daniel Roebuck]]. [[Jerry Goldsmith]] was the composer for both of these films, and would go on to compose the music for ''Nemesis''. Whether by coincidence or design, both of these movies as well as ''Nemesis'' had air decompression sequences in which people are blown out of an [[airplane]] (or, in the case of ''Nemesis'', a [[starship]]) due to sudden air decompression.
+Prior to ''Nemesis'', Baird directed the action films ''Executive Decision'' (1996) and ''U.S. Marshals'' (1998). The former featured ''[[Star Trek]]'' alumni [[Andreas Katsulas]], [[Brad Blaisdell]], [[Len Cariou]], [[Tim Kelleher]], [[Warren Munson]], [[Richard Riehle]], [[Eugene Roche]], and [[Dey Young]] in the cast, while the latter had [[Daniel Roebuck]]. [[Jerry Goldsmith]] was the composer for both of these films, and went on to compose the music for ''Nemesis''. Whether by coincidence or design, both of these movies as well as ''Nemesis'' had air decompression sequences in which people are blown out of an [[airplane]] (or, in the case of ''Nemesis'', a [[starship]]) due to sudden air decompression.
-Baird's primary occupation, however, is that of film editor. It was in this capacity that Baird earned two [[Wikipedia:Academy Award|Academy Award]] nominations: one for his work on the classic 1978 ''Superman'' movie and another for 1988's ''Gorillas in the Mist''. He even co-edited ''Executive Decision'' (his directorial debut), working with ''Nemesis'' editor [[Dallas Puett]]. Other films he has edited include the classic 1976 horror movie ''The Omen'' (for which Jerry Goldsmith also composed), 1985's ''Ladyhawke'' (his first editing collaboration with Dallas Puett), and the first two ''Lethal Weapon'' films (1987 and 1989). He more recently edited such films as ''Radio Flyer'' (1992, again working with Dallas Puett), ''Demolition Man'' (1993, with assistant editing by Puett), ''Maverick'' (1994, also with assistant editing by Puett), ''The Legend of Zorro'' (2005), and the 21st installment in the [[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]] franchise, ''Casino Royale'' (2006).
 [[Image:Stuart_baird_and_patrick_stewart.jpg|thumb|left|Stuart Baird and Patrick Stewart on the set of ''Nemesis'']]
 In order to get the job directing ''Nemesis'', Baird re-edited some scenes for the [[Paramount Pictures]] films ''Mission: Impossible II'' (2000) and ''Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'' (2001, working with Dallas Puett yet again). He also served as an executive producer on the latter.
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 After the release and subsequent failure of ''Star Trek Nemesis'' at the box office, actors [[LeVar Burton]] and [[Marina Sirtis]] criticized Baird for not being knowledgeable about the ''[[Star Trek]]'' universe and for not even watching a single episode of ''Next Generation''. Sirtis said that TNG was about the relationships of the crew, and Baird did not take that into account. Burton remarked on how, during the first six weeks of shooting ''Nemesis'', Baird kept calling him "Laverne" and kept referring to his character as an alien. [http://www.trektoday.com/news/270905_01.shtml] [http://trekweb.com/stories.php?aid=4341ab2e33f28&cid=435112e17865a&tid=43483c8ea44ad&threadView=2&clickReply=1] Baird later defended himself, saying that he wanted to make a film "that stands alone and doesn't rest on all the past history." Baird told BBC, "''I know the fans take it hugely seriously. I took it very seriously to give you two hours of entertainment, with as much bang for your buck, and thrills, spills, emotion, and humour. That was my task, and not to get too precious about it.''" [http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/12/23/stuart_baird_star_trek_nemesis_interview.shtml]
+== Editing career ==
-Baird most recently edited the 2008 Columbia Pictures thriller ''Vantage Point'', featuring [[Zoë Saldana]].
+Baird's primary occupation is that of film editor. It was in this capacity that Baird earned two [[Wikipedia:Academy Award|Academy Award]] nominations: one for his work on the classic 1978 ''Superman'' film and another for 1988's ''Gorillas in the Mist''. Baird also edited the classic 1976 horror film ''The Omen'', which Jerry Goldsmith composed. Baird even co-edited ''Executive Decision'' (his directorial debut), working with ''Nemesis'' editor [[Dallas Puett]].
+Baird's first editing collaboration with Puett was 1985's ''Ladyhawke''. The two later co-edited the 1992 film ''Radio Flyer'' and Baird's directorial debut, the aforementioned ''Executive Decision''. Baird also worked with Puett on the films ''Demolition Man'' (1993) and ''Maverick'' (1994), with Puett serving as assistant editor.
+Other films Baird has edited include the first two ''Lethal Weapon'' films (1987, 1989), ''Die Hard 2'' (1990, which featured [[Colm Meaney]] and [[William Sadler]]), and ''The Last Boy Scout'' (1991, which featured [[Bruce McGill]] and [[Noble Willingham]]). More recently, Baird has been editing films for director {{w|Martin Campbell}}, including 2005's ''The Legend of Zorro'' (co-written by [[Alex Kurtzman]] and [[Roberto Orci]]) and the 21st installment in the [[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]] franchise, ''Casino Royale'' (2006).
+Baird most recently edited the 2008 Columbia Pictures thriller ''Vantage Point'', which featured Bruce McGill and [[Zoë Saldana]] in the cast. Currently, Baird is again working with Martin Campbell as editor of the upcoming film ''Edge of Darkness'', slated for release in 2010.
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