Peter E . Berger Peter E . Berger was an Academy Award - nominated film editor whose credits include , , , and . He most often edited films for Paramount Pictures . Early career . Berger began as an assistant editor on the 1973 film " Arnold " , in which actor Norman Stuart played the title role . The score for this film was composed by George Duning . Berger next edited George C . Scott ' s 1974 adventure film " The Savage Is Loose " , which marked Berger ' s first collaboration with fellow film editor . Berger then worked as one of Kahn ' s assistant editors on the 1975 horror film " The Devil ' s Rain " , which starred William Shatner . Later , Berger edited the 1976 film " Hot Potato " , which starred Irene Tsu . His next two films both featured actress Bibi Besch : 1977 ' s " The Pack " and 1979 ' s " The Promise " . The latter film also starred Stephen Collins , Robin Gammell , and Laurence Luckinbill . In 1978 , Berger edited the television special " KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park " , which starred Anthony Zerbe . Berger then edited the 1980 films " The Last Married Couple in America " ( which featured Stewart Moss ) and " Oh , God ! Book II " . George C . Villaseñor and " Fatal Attraction " . In 1981 , the Paramount Pictures release " First Monday in October " marked Berger ' s first collaboration with assistant editor George C . Villaseñor . Berger later brought in Villaseñor to assist him in editing " Star Trek IV : The Voyage Home " and " Star Trek V : The Final Frontier " . Berger and Villaseñor also worked together on the 1987 drama " Less Than Zero " . Berger co - edited the hit 1987 Paramount film " Fatal Attraction " , working with Michael Kahn for the first time since 1975 . George Villaseñor was once again Berger ' s assistant editor on this film , as was Thomas R . Bryant , another one of Berger ' s assistant editors on " Star Trek IV " . Both Berger and Kahn were nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Film Editing category for " Fatal Attraction " . They also received an " Eddie " nomination from American Cinema Editors ( ACE , of which both were members ) and won a BAFTA ( British Academy Film and Television Arts ) Award for their editing of " Fatal Attraction " . After the success of " Fatal Attraction " , Berger reunited with " Star Trek IV " director Leonard Nimoy as editor on Nimoy ' s 1988 drama , " The Good Mother " . Berger , in turn , brought Villaseñor with him to once again serve as his assistant editor . Berger and Villaseñor ' s final collaboration was the 1991 Paramount thriller " Dead Again " , for which Matthew F . Leonetti served as Director of Photography . Villaseñor subsequently retired from the entertainment industry ; he died in . Collaborations with Leonard Nimoy . " Star Trek IV : The Voyage Home " was the first of four times Berger edited a film directed by Leonard Nimoy . The second was the aforementioned " The Good Mother " , which was followed in 1990 by Nimoy ' s romantic comedy " Funny About Love " , released by Paramount Pictures . The cast of this film included Freda Foh Shen and Celeste Yarnall in small roles . Berger collaborated with Nimoy one more time on the 1994 comedy " Holy Matrimony " , which co - starred Jeffrey Nordling , Richard Riehle , and John Schuck . Other 1980s projects . Berger was the editor on Paramount ' s 1981 biographical feature " Mommie Dearest " starring Charles Napier . He later co - edited the 1983 film " Staying Alive " ( the sequel to the 1977 hit " Saturday Night Fever " ) and edited the 1988 comedy - drama " Memories of Me " . His assistant editor on these latter two films was John Haggar , who also worked with Berger on " Star Trek IV " and " Star Trek V " . In addition , Berger was an additional editor on the 1985 film " Vision Quest " , which featured Ronny Cox and Raphael Sbarge . Berger then edited Paramount ' s 1986 romantic drama " Fire with Fire " , which starred guest actress Virginia Madsen and featured " Voyager " regular Tim Russ . This film was photographed by Hiro Narita , who later directed photography on . Berger edited several made - for - TV movies during the 1980s , including " The Face of Rage " ( 1983 , which featured John Glover and Keith Szarabajka ) , " Call to Glory " ( 1984 , featuring Gabriel Damon and Rosemary Forsyth ) and " Heart of a Champion : The Ray Mancini Story " ( 1985 , featuring Ray Buktenica ) . " Call to Glory " featured camera work by Jonathan West and was produced by Paramount Television . Berger also edited two CBS movies which featured Bert Remsen : " Hobson ' s Choice " ( 1983 ) and " Burning Rage " ( 1984 ) . In 1989 , Berger edited the CBS movie " Do You Know the Muffin Man ? " , which starred Brian Bonsall . This movie also featured Georgann Johnson and Graham Jarvis . Other 1990s films . Berger provided additional editing on the 1990 Paramount film " Internal Affairs " starring Victoria Dillard , Scott Lincoln , Marco Rodriguez and Valerie Wildman , which was photographed by John A . Alonzo , who later directed the photography on " Star Trek Generations " . Berger then co - edited the Paramount comedy " All I Want for Christmas " , which featured a performance by Andrea Martin , production design by Herman Zimmerman , art direction by Randy McIlvain , and set decoration by John M . Dwyer . Craig Galloway was an assistant editor on both " Internal Affairs " and " All I Want for Christmas " . With George Villaseñor retiring , Berger was in need of a new assistant editor and brought in John Coniglio to serve as an apprentice editor for " Internal Affairs " , " All I Want for Christmas " , and " Dead Again " . Coniglio subsequently became Berger ' s assistant editor on " Star Trek Generations " and " Star Trek : Insurrection " and most of Berger ' s other films during the 1990s , including the aforementioned " Holy Matrimony " . Jonathan Cates was also an assistant editor on " Holy Matrimony " , and soon thereafter worked with Berger and Coniglio on " Star Trek Generations " . Berger later edited the fantasy films " Stay Tuned " ( 1992 ) and " Hocus Pocus " ( 1993 ) . " Hocus Pocus " featured Charles Rocket in the cast and marked the second film Berger edited on which Hiro Narita was director of photography after 1986 ' s " Fire with Fire " . Later , Berger made an uncredited contribution to the 1996 science fiction film " Lawnmower Man 2 : Beyond Cyberspace " , which starred Matt Frewer , Kevin Conway , and Richard Fancy . Berger also edited the 1996 Walt Disney Pictures release " Homeward Bound II : Lost in San Francisco " for director David R . Ellis . John Coniglio assisted Berger on all of these films ; Jonathan Cates assisted on " Lawnmower Man 2 " . With continued assistance from Coniglio and Cates , Berger edited the 1997 films " Metro " and " Red Corner " . The former starred Eddie Murphy , while the latter featured Tzi Ma in the cast . This was followed by " Star Trek : Insurrection " , which was Berger and Coniglio ' s final collaboration . Recent projects . In 2000 , Berger edited the film " All Forgotten " ( aka " Lover ' s Prayer " ) , which starred Kirsten Dunst . Berger was then the main editor of the hit 2001 film " Save the Last Dance " , released by Paramount Pictures . His assistant editor on both of these films was Jeff Canavan , who previously worked for Berger on " Star Trek : Insurrection " and " Lawnmower Man 2 " . Berger ' s association with both Canavan and Paramount continued when he edited the 2002 film " Clockstoppers " . This film was directed by Jonathan Frakes , the director of " Star Trek : Insurrection " . Also in 2002 , Berger co - edited the film " Like Mike " along with John Pace , the editor of " William Shatner ' s Star Trek Memories " . Berger then edited the 2004 family film " Garfield " and the 2006 Paramount drama " Coach Carter " . Berger ' s first assistant editor on " Coach Carter " was Ken Terry , who previously served that function on " Star Trek : Insurrection " . Berger has since edited the thriller " 88 Minutes " , which featured actor Neal McDonough in a supporting role , and the hit family film " Alvin and the Chipmunks " , both released in 2007 . Most recently , Berger edited his first television production in nearly 14 years , the TNT network movie " Gifted Hands : The Ben Carson Story " , which featured a cast that included Danny Goldring . Death . Berger died on 22 September 2011 . He was 67 .