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James Jacks

Film Producer | * 12/29/1947 († 66, 01/20/2014) | United States of America (United States of America (USA))
James "Jim" Jacks (December 29, 1947 – January 20, 2014) was an American film producer of several blockbuster films, and was also known for cultivating visionary independent film auteurs, having produced the first Hollywood films of Richard Linklater, Joel and Ethan Coen (the Coen Brothers), and Kevin Smith. Born December 29, 1947, Jacks grew up in a military family. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and from Cornell University with an MBA. He was working as a Wall Street financial analyst when he decided to be a screenwriter. Unsuccessful, he became head of production at Circle Films in the early- to mid-1980s and then senior vice-president of production at Universal Studios from the late-1980s into the early-1990s. In 1992, he became an independent producer with Alphaville Films, which he co-founded with Sean Daniel. He left Alphaville Films in 2004. The shrimp parmigiana at the Los Angeles restaurant Dan Tana's is named for him. Jacks died on January 20, 2014, of a heart attack at his Los Angeles home at the age of 66. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Action | Fantasy | Adventure

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Movies with James Jacks as Actor(4)

Movies with James Jacks as Crew(26)

Production/Executive Producer2018 The Scorpion King: Book of Souls
Production/Executive Producer2015 The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
Production/Executive Producer2012 The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
Production/Producer2003 The Hunted
Production/Executive Producer2003 Intolerable Cruelty
Production/Producer2002 Dark Blue
Production/Producer2002 The Scorpion King
Production/Executive Producer2001 Attila
Production/Executive Producer2001 Rat Race
Production/Producer2001 Down to Earth
Production/Producer2001 The Mummy Returns
Production/Producer2000 The Gift
Production/Producer1999 The Mummy
Production/Producer1998 A Simple Plan
Production/Producer1997 The Jackal
Production/Producer1996 Michael
Production/Executive Producer1996 Don't Look Back
Production/Co-Executive Producer1995 Village of the Damned
Production/Producer1995 Mallrats
Production/Producer1993 Tombstone
Production/Executive Producer1993 Heart and Souls
Production/Producer1993 Dazed and Confused
Production/Producer1993 Hard Target
Production/Executive Producer1987 Raising Arizona

Full Name: James Jacks
Born: Monday, 12/29 1947 (December) in United States of America (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 01/20 2014 (January) in Los Angeles (aged: 66)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Educated at: Cornell University, Carnegie Mellon University, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
James Jacks frequently works together with these people:
Sean Daniel (25x, Crew)
Stephen Sommers (14x, Crew)
Billy Bob Thornton (7x, Actor)
Ethan Coen (7x, Crew)
Joel Coen (5x, Crew)
Kevin Smith (5x, Actor)
Kevin Misher (5x, Crew)
Kevin Jarre (4x, Crew)
Steven B. Melton (4x, Crew)
Tom Epperson (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:977685, Added: 11/25/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024