Billy Weber is one of the greatest American editors. His collaboration with Terrence Malick stands out in his filmography. One of Weber’s first editing roles was as associate editor Malick’s first feature as a director, Badlands (1973). Subsequently Weber edited Malick's next film Days of Heaven (1978), considered by many to be Malick’s masterpiece. With Malick, Weber will collaborate on other films including The Thin Red Line (1998). In addition to the fundamental collaboration with Malick, Weber has collaborated as an assistant to Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976) thus signing films such as The Warriors (directed by Walter Hill, 1979), 48 Hrs. (Walter Hill, 1982), Beverly Hills Cop (Martin Brest, 1984), Top Gun (Tony Scott, 1986), Midnight Run (Martin Brest, 1988), Bulworth (Warren Beatty, 1998). Weber was nominated for the Academy Award for two times: for Top Gun and for The Thin Red Line. He has directed one film, Josh and S.A.M. (1993), that was produced by Martin Brest.