“Behind the Editing of Mission: Impossible II — How nepotism….not a near-fatal motorcycle accident….totaled a dream career,” By Tony Ciccone

My contract as second editor on Mission: Impossible II Start date 6/4/99


A superbly written, heart wrenching story, of betrayal, nepotism, and a complete lack of empathy at the very top of the Hollywood food chain. A near-fatal motorcycle accident and the theft of a brilliantly edited 53 minutes of film by the recuperating second editor by the lead editor on the number one box office movie of 2000, “Mission Impossible II.” The theft compounded by the fact that Mr. Ciccone’s main credit was reduced to “Additional Film Editor,” and a promising career and legacy sabotaged without an ounce of guilt from the perpetrators. This is a story that should be made into a movie. It has all the ingredients.

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