MATTHEW LEONETTI, ASC (Director of Photography) Breaking Away, Poltergeist, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Jagged Edge

MATTHEW LEONETTI, ASC (Director of Photography) has worked consistently behind the camera since the mid-1970s, building a resume that boasts over 75 feature and TV movie titles.

Leonetti's many feature film credits include Breaking Away, Poltergeist, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Jagged Edge, Dead Again, Star Trek: First Contact, and Star Trek: Insurrection.

He has also shot such theatrical releases as Raise the Titanic, Eyewitness, Songwriter, Weird Science, Commando, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Dragnet, Red Heat, Hard to Kill, Another 48 Hrs., Leap of Faith, Angels in the Outfield, A Low Down Dirty Shame, Strange Days, and Species II.

More recently, Leonetti served as cinematographer on features like Along Came a Spider, Rush Hour 2, 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Butterfly Effect, the Dawn of the Dead remake, Fever Pitch, Accepted, Pride, and last year's redo of The Heartbreak Kid.
Early in his career, he shot an impressive roster of TV movies including The Elevator, Hurricane, Terror on the 40th Floor, It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy, Search for the Gods, The Deadly Tower, The Lives of Jenny Dolan, The Call of the Wild, Flight to Holocaust, The Hostage Heart, Superdome, Ruby and Oswald, A Fire in the Sky, The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal, and Willa.

Later telefilms include Crazy Times, Stand By Your Man, Mae West, American Geisha, Under the Influence, and Secret Witness.

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