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James Schamus

James Schamus

Known For Production
Birthday Sep 07, 1959 (66)
Birthplace Detroit, Michigan, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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James Allan Schamus is an American screenwriter, co-founder of Good Machine production company, and the CEO of Focus Features, the motion picture production, financing, and worldwide distribution company, until its merging with FilmDistrict. His output includes writing or co-writing The Ice Storm, E ... at, Drink, Man, Woman, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hulk (all directed by Ang Lee), and producing Brokeback Mountain and Alone in Berlin. At Focus he oversaw the production and distribution of Lost in Translation, Milk, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Coraline, The Kids Are All Right. He is Professor of Professional Practice in Columbia University's School of the Arts, where he teaches film history and theory.

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The King's Daughter

The King's Daughter

2022

Screenplay

Indignation

Indignation

2016

Screenplay

That Film About Money

That Film About Money

2014

Writer

Taking Woodstock

Taking Woodstock

2009

Screenplay

Lust, Caution

Lust, Caution

2007

Screenplay

Hulk

Hulk

2003

Story, Screenplay

Ride with the Devil

Ride with the Devil

1999

Screenplay

The Ice Storm

The Ice Storm

1997

Screenplay

A Psychic Mom

A Psychic Mom

1993

Coordinating Producer

The Wedding Banquet

The Wedding Banquet

1993

Screenplay

I Was on Mars

I Was on Mars

1991

Line Producer

We Grown Now

We Grown Now

2024

Executive Producer

The Assistant

The Assistant

2020

Producer

Driveways

Driveways

2020

Producer

The Tomorrow Man

The Tomorrow Man

2019

Producer

Adam

Adam

2019

Producer

Furlough

Furlough

2018

Executive Producer

Casting JonBenet

Casting JonBenet

2017

Producer

Dayveon

Dayveon

2017

Executive Producer

Junction 48

Junction 48

2016

Executive Producer

Indignation

Indignation

2016

Producer

Alone in Berlin

Alone in Berlin

2016

Producer

Suffragette

Suffragette

2015

Executive Producer

That Film About Money

That Film About Money

2014

Producer

Taking Woodstock

Taking Woodstock

2009

Producer

Lust, Caution

Lust, Caution

2007

Executive Producer

Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain

2005

Producer

Hulk

Hulk

2003

Producer

Auto Focus

Auto Focus

2002

Executive Producer

Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers

2002

Executive Producer

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000

Executive Producer

Love God

Love God

1999

Executive Producer

Ride with the Devil

Ride with the Devil

1999

Producer

Happiness

Happiness

1998

Executive Producer

Office Killer

Office Killer

1997

Executive Producer

Arresting Gena

Arresting Gena

1997

Executive Producer

The Ice Storm

The Ice Storm

1997

Producer

The Myth of Fingerprints

The Myth of Fingerprints

1997

Executive Producer

Wonderland

Wonderland

1997

Executive Producer

Walking and Talking

Walking and Talking

1996

Producer

She's the One

She's the One

1996

Producer

The Brothers McMullen

The Brothers McMullen

1995

Executive Producer

Roy Cohn/Jack Smith

Roy Cohn/Jack Smith

1995

Producer

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

1995

Co-Producer

Safe

Safe

1995

Executive Producer

What Happened Was...

What Happened Was...

1994

Executive Producer

The Wedding Banquet

The Wedding Banquet

1993

Producer

Surviving Desire

Surviving Desire

1992

Associate Producer

Ambition

Ambition

1992

Producer

Thank You and Good Night

Thank You and Good Night

1992

Producer

In the Soup

In the Soup

1992

Associate Producer

Poison

Poison

1991

Executive Producer

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

1991

Executive Producer

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