James Jacks
James "Jim" Jacks (December 29, 1947 – January 20, 2014[1]) was an American film producer of several blockbuster films.
James Jacks | |
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Born | |
Died | January 20, 2014 66) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged
Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) |
Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon University (BS) Cornell University (MBA) |
Occupation | Film producer |
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]
Jacks died on January 20, 2014 of a heart attack at his Los Angeles home at the age of 66.[3]
Selected filmography
Film
Year | Title | Notes |
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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 |
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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.
- 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 on IMDb
- Jim Jacks at the TCM Movie Database
- Rest in Peace, Mr. Mallrats... by Kevin Smith
- James Jacks at Find a Grave