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David Richard Ellis (September 8, 1952 – January 7, 2013) was an American film director and stuntman born in Santa Monica, California in 1952. ==Career== Following a successful career as a junior pro surfer, David Richard Ellis began his career in the film industry as a supporting actor in juvenile roles making his big screen debut in 1975 in the Kurt Russell film ''The Strongest Man in the World''. In 1978, he received a promotion to stunt coordinator on ''The Invasion of the Body Snatchers''. After several successful years in this position, he worked from 1986 onwards as a second unit director before making his debut as a director in the Disney live-action film ''Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco''. He is best known for directing two of the ''Final Destination'' films and the 2006 film ''Snakes on a Plane'', which became an Internet phenomenon. As a stunt man he was best known for his work in the movie ''Scarface''. Other notable works as a stunt man include ''Fatal Attraction'', ''Lethal Weapon'', the television series ''Baywatch'', and ''Patriot Games''. As a second unit director he worked on a number of well-known movies that most recently include ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', ''The Matrix Reloaded'', ''Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'', and ''Cop Out''. At the time of his death, two works involving Ellis were still in post-production: ''47 Ronin'' and ''R.I.P.D.''; another, ''Winter's Tale'', was still being filmed. ''R.I.P.D.'' was released in July 2013; ''47 Ronin'' was released in December 2013, while ''Winter's Tale'' was released in February 2014. He was perhaps best known as a director with seven titles under his belt. ''Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco'', ''Final Destination 2'', ''Cellular'', ''Snakes on a Plane'', ''Asylum'', ''The Final Destination'', and ''Shark Night''. At the time of his death, he was in pre-production for a live-action version of the violent anime ''Kite''. Ralph Ziman became the film's director. Ellis was nominated for the Taurus Award along with Glenn Boswell and R. A. Rondell in 2003 for his stunt coordination work on ''The Matrix Reloaded''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Best Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit Director )〕 Ellis was a member and served as vice president for an elite stunt performance organization known as Stunts Unlimited located in Sherman Oaks, California. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David R. Ellis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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