James Jacks
American film producer (1947–2014)
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James "Jim" Jacks (December 29, 1947 – January 20, 2014[1]) was an American film producer, having produced the first Hollywood films of Richard Linklater, Joel and Ethan Coen (the Coen Brothers), and Kevin Smith.
Cornell University (MBA)
James Jacks | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film
| Year | Film | Credit | Notes | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Raising Arizona | Executive producer | ||
| 1993 | Dazed and Confused | |||
| Heart and Souls | Executive producer | |||
| Hard Target | ||||
| Tombstone | ||||
| 1995 | Village of the Damned | Co-executive producer | ||
| Mallrats | ||||
| 1996 | Michael | |||
| 1997 | The Jackal | |||
| 1998 | A Simple Plan | |||
| 1999 | The Mummy | |||
| 2000 | The Gift | |||
| 2001 | Down to Earth | |||
| The Mummy Returns | ||||
| Rat Race | Executive producer | |||
| 2002 | The Scorpion King | |||
| Dark Blue | ||||
| 2003 | The Hunted | |||
| Intolerable Cruelty | Executive producer | |||
| 2008 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | |||
| The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior | Direct-to-video | |||
| 2012 | The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption | Executive producer | Direct-to-video | |
| 2015 | The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power | Executive producer | Direct-to-video | Posthumous release |
| 2018 | The Scorpion King: Book of Souls | Executive producer | Direct-to-video | Posthumous release Final film |
- Thanks
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Mallrats | The director would like to thank: For treating us like the Coens as opposed to the twenty-something know-nothings we really are |
| 2000 | Attention Shoppers | Special thanks |
| 2016 | Everybody Wants Some!! | In remembrance: A guy who loved movies |
Television
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Don't Look Back | Executive producer | Television film |
| 2001 | Attila | Executive producer |
