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James Jacks
Producer 1947 - 2014

James Jacks

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... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person produced

16 titles
The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior

The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior

Russell Mulcahy 2008 1h 49m

The heroic tale of young Mathayus and his relentless quest for justice against an evil and powerful villain, King Sargon. Mathayus faces heart-stopping tribulations during his adventurous, odds-defying trajectory toward his ultimate destiny: becoming the formidable warrior king of an ancient desert empire.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Rob Cohen 2008 1h 52m 5.6

Two retired explorers travel to 1946 Shanghai to return a mystical relic. They find their son has unearthed a cursed terracotta emperor; sparking a race to a Himalayan paradise before an invincible army rises to enslave humanity.

The Hunted

The Hunted

William Friedkin 2003 1h 34m 6.9

In the wilderness of British Columbia, two hunters are tracked and viciously murdered by Aaron Hallam. A former Special Operations instructor is approached and asked to apprehend Hallam—his former student—who has 'gone rogue' after suffering severe battle stress from his time in Kosovo.

The Scorpion King

The Scorpion King

Chuck Russell 2002 1h 32m 5.8

A desert warrior rises up against the evil army that is destroying his homeland. He captures the enemy's key sorcerer, takes her deep into the desert and prepares for a final showdown.

Dark Blue

Dark Blue

Ron Shelton 2002 1h 58m 7.0

A robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.

The Mummy Returns

The Mummy Returns

Stephen Sommers 2001 2h 10m 6.3

The mummified body of Imhotep is shipped to a museum in London, where he once again wakes and begins his campaign of rage and terror.

Down to Earth

Down to Earth

Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz 2001 1h 27m 4.4

After dying before his time, an aspiring comic gets a second shot at life... by being reincarnated as a wealthy but un-likable businessman.

The Gift

The Gift

Sam Raimi 2000 1h 52m 6.6

When a local woman disappears and the police can't seem to find any leads, her father turns to a poor young woman with psychic powers. Slowly she starts having visions of the woman chained and in a pond. Her visions lead to the body and the arrest of an abusive husband, but did he really do it?

The Mummy

The Mummy

Stephen Sommers 1999 2h 4m 7.0

Dashing legionnaire Rick O'Connell and Beni, his weasel of a companion, stumble upon the hidden ruins of Hamunaptra while in the midst of a battle in 1923, 3,000 years after Imhotep has suffered a fate worse than death; his body will remain undead for all eternity as a punishment for a forbidden love.

A Simple Plan

A Simple Plan

Sam Raimi 1998 2h 1m 7.5

Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small airplane.

The Jackal

The Jackal

Michael Caton-Jones 1997 2h 4m 6.6

Russian mobster Terek Murad has declared open season on the Russian militia and the FBI over the shooting of his brother in a Moscow nightclub. He hires the Jackal, a nasty assassin whom nobody has even seen, to kill the Director of the FBI.

Michael

Michael

Nora Ephron 1996 1h 45m 5.7

Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her.

Mallrats

Mallrats

Kevin Smith 1995 1h 35m 7.5

Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall.

Tombstone

Tombstone

George P. Cosmatos 1993 2h 10m 7.2

A successful lawman's plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Arizona, are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating

Hard Target

Hard Target

John Woo 1993 1h 39m 5.6

A woman hires a drifter as her guide through New Orleans in search of her missing father. In the process, they discover a deadly game of cat and mouse behind his disappearance.

Dazed and Confused

Dazed and Confused

Richard Linklater 1993 1h 42m 7.5

It's the last day of school at a high school in a small town in Texas in 1976. The upperclassmen are hazing the incoming freshmen, and everyone is trying to get stoned, drunk, or laid, even the football players that signed a pledge not to.

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