Fred Raskin

Fred Raskin, born September 26, 1973, in Philadelphia, is the kind of name that pops up everywhere if you’re even remotely into big, blockbuster movies. Seriously, the guy’s fingerprints are all over some of the wildest rides Hollywood’s churned out in the last decade or so. You know that wild, adrenaline-fueled chaos in Fast Five? That was him, slicing and dicing footage so every car chase felt like you were in the passenger seat. Jump ahead a few years, and suddenly he’s zipping around the cosmos with Guardians of the Galaxy, making sure every beat lands, whether it’s a raccoon firing a machine gun or a dance-off with an intergalactic villain. Not exactly your run-of-the-mill editing gig. And then there’s Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood. Raskin’s style is all over that film—he’s got this knack for knowing when to let a scene breathe, when to cut things tight, when to just bask in the weirdness of Tarantino’s vision. He’s not just shuffling scenes around; he’s building tension, dropping in humor, letting the audience linger with characters just long enough to really feel something. Whether he’s working on superhero space operas or sun-soaked trips through ‘60s Los Angeles, Fred Raskin’s editing is what gives these movies their rhythm. Dude’s low-key a legend behind the curtain—barely anyone outside the industry knows his face, but everyone’s felt his impact.