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David Mendoza(III)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
  • Additional Crew
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David Mendoza is known for Total Recall (2012), Land of the Lost (2009) and R.I.P.D. (2013).
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    Known for

    Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, and Colin Farrell in Total Recall (2012)
    Total Recall
    6.2
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(reshoot)
    • 2012
    Will Ferrell in Land of the Lost (2009)
    Land of the Lost
    5.3
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2009
    Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds in R.I.P.D. (2013)
    R.I.P.D.
    5.6
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(helo unit, Boston)
    • 2013
    Jake Gyllenhaal in Bubble Boy (2001)
    Bubble Boy
    5.7
    • Additional Crew(re-shoot)
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • The Spook Who Sat by the Door
      • first assistant director
      • Completed
      • TV Series
    • Mike (2022)
      Mike
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director : NY Unit
      • 2022
    • Alice Braga in Queen of the South (2016)
      Queen of the South
      8.0
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2021
    • Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant, and Emilia Jones in CODA (2021)
      CODA
      8.0
      • first assistant director
      • 2021
    • Bill Fagerbakke and Tom Kenny in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
      The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
      5.9
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 2020
    • Angela Bassett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kenneth Choi, Peter Krause, Aisha Hinds, Oliver Stark, and Ryan Guzman in 9-1-1 (2018)
      9-1-1
      7.9
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2020
    • Leslie Odom Jr., Janelle Monáe, and Cynthia Erivo in Harriet (2019)
      Harriet
      6.7
      • first assistant director: 2nd Unit
      • 2019
    • Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
      Godzilla: King of the Monsters
      6.0
      • first assistant director: Boston unit
      • 2019
    • Frankie Shaw in SMILF (2017)
      SMILF
      6.8
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2019
    • Preacher (2016)
      Preacher
      7.9
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2018
    • Shemar Moore in S.W.A.T. (2017)
      S.W.A.T.
      7.2
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2018
    • Susan Sarandon, Christine Baranski, Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Cheryl Hines, Kathryn Hahn, and Phil Pierce in A Bad Moms Christmas (2017)
      A Bad Moms Christmas
      5.6
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 2017
    • Jere Burns, Rashida Jones, Deon Cole, Hayes MacArthur, Andree Vermeulen, and Jagger in Angie Tribeca (2016)
      Angie Tribeca
      7.0
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2017
    • Josh Holloway and Sarah Wayne Callies in Colony (2016)
      Colony
      7.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2017
    • Notorious (2016)
      Notorious
      6.6
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2016
    • Michael Madsen, Olesya Rulin, Sharlto Copley, Logan Browning, Susan Heyward, and Raul Casso in Powers (2015)
      Powers
      6.6
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2016

    Production Manager

    • C. Thomas Howell, Kimi Rutledge, Nick Zano, Eugene Kim, Shelley Hennig, Terrence Terrell, Paola Lázaro, and Alyson Gorske in Obliterated (2023)
      Obliterated
      6.8
      TV Series
      • production manager
      • unit production manager
      • 2023
    • Lynn Whitfield in The Chi (2018)
      The Chi
      7.5
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 2022–2023
    • Gil Birmingham in Crooked Arrows (2012)
      Crooked Arrows
      5.9
      • unit production manager
      • 2012

    Additional Crew

    • Steve Carell in The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
      The 40-Year-Old Virgin
      7.1
      • key set production assistant
      • 2005
    • Jim Carrey, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning, Shelby Hoffman, and Kara Hoffman in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
      A Series of Unfortunate Events
      6.8
      • production assistant
      • 2004
    • Bill Murray in Garfield: The Movie (2004)
      Garfield: The Movie
      5.1
      • production assistant
      • 2004
    • Viggo Mortensen in Hidalgo (2004)
      Hidalgo
      6.7
      • production assistant: re-shoots
      • 2004
    • Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck in Gigli (2003)
      Gigli
      2.6
      • production assistant: re-shoots
      • 2003
    • Seabiscuit (2003)
      Seabiscuit
      7.3
      • set production assistant: second unit (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Charlize Theron, Mark Wahlberg, Seth Green, Edward Norton, Jason Statham, Yasiin Bey, and Franky G in The Italian Job (2003)
      The Italian Job
      7.0
      • production assistant
      • 2003
    • Bruce Willis and Monica Bellucci in Tears of the Sun (2003)
      Tears of the Sun
      6.6
      • production assistant: re-shoot
      • 2003
    • CinéMagique (2002)
      CinéMagique
      8.5
      Short
      • key set production assistant
      • 2002
    • The Ring (2002)
      The Ring
      7.1
      • production assistant
      • 2002
    • Lyle Lovett, Zooey Deschanel, Eliza Dushku, Eddie Griffin, Jerod Mixon, DJ Qualls, Parry Shen, Sunny Mabrey, and Matt Gogin in The New Guy (2002)
      The New Guy
      5.8
      • production assistant (uncredited)
      • 2002
    • Cameron Diaz in The Sweetest Thing (2002)
      The Sweetest Thing
      5.2
      • production assistant
      • 2002
    • I Am Sam (2001)
      I Am Sam
      7.6
      • production assistant (as David Julian Mendoza)
      • 2001
    • Sam Elliott and Carlton Elizabeth in Pretty When You Cry (2001)
      Pretty When You Cry
      4.1
      • production assistant
      • 2001
    • Steve Martin in Novocaine (2001)
      Novocaine
      5.8
      • set production assistant
      • 2001

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Dave Mendoza
    • Height
      • 6′ 6″ (1.98 m)

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Is an avid animal lover. Hence his commitment to Garfield and Alvin and the Chipmunks.
    • Nickname
      • Dozer

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