James Jacks
James Jacks | |
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| Born | December 29, 1947 |
| Died | January 20, 2014 (aged 66) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) |
| Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon University (BS) Cornell University (MBA) |
| Occupation | Film producer |
James "Jim" Jacks (December 29, 1947 – January 20, 2014[1]) was an American film producer of several blockbuster films.
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.[2]
The shrimp parmigiana at the Los Angeles restaurant Dan Tana's is named for him.[3]
Jacks died on January 20, 2014 of a heart attack at his Los Angeles home at the age of 66.[4]
Selected filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Raising Arizona | executive producer |
| 1993 | Dazed and Confused | producer |
| Heart and Souls | executive producer | |
| Hard Target | producer | |
| Tombstone | producer | |
| 1995 | Village of the Damned | co-executive producer |
| Mallrats | producer | |
| 1996 | Don't Look Back | executive producer |
| Michael | producer | |
| 1997 | The Jackal | producer |
| 1998 | A Simple Plan | producer |
| 1999 | The Mummy | producer |
| 2000 | The Gift | producer |
| 2001 | Down to Earth | producer |
| The Mummy Returns | producer | |
| Rat Race | executive producer | |
| 2002 | The Scorpion King | producer |
| Dark Blue | producer | |
| 2003 | The Hunted | producer |
| Intolerable Cruelty | executive producer | |
| 2008 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | producer |
| The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior | producer | |
| 2012 | The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption | executive producer |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Attila | executive producer |
References
- ^ "James R. Jacks Obituary". Los Angeles Times. January 30, 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2018 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ Thompson, Anne (January 21, 2014). "RIP 'Mummy' and 'Raising Arizona' Producer James Jacks, Who Died of a Heart Attack Monday". Indiewire.com. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ https://www.dantanasrestaurant.com/
- ^ McNary, Dave (January 20, 2014). "'The Mummy,' 'Dazed and Confused' Producer James Jacks Dies in Los Angeles". Variety.com. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
External links
- James Jacks at IMDb
- Jim Jacks at the TCM Movie Database
- Rest in Peace, Mr. Mallrats... by Kevin Smith
- James Jacks at Find a Grave
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