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James Jacks

James Jacks

Known For Production
Birthday Dec 29, 1947
Died Jan 20, 2014 (66)
Birthplace USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Sep 16, 2025
Entry Date Apr 27, 2024
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Biography

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 Coen Brothers), and Kevi ... n Smith. 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. The shrimp parmigiana at the Los Angeles restaurant Dan Tana's is named for him. Jacks died on January 20, 2014, of a heart attack at his Los Angeles home at the age of 66. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Jacks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

The Rock - Just Bring It!

The Rock - Just Bring It!

2002

as James Jacks

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Scorpion King: Book of Souls

Scorpion King: Book of Souls

2018

Executive Producer

The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power

The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power

2015

Executive Producer

The Hunted

The Hunted

2003

Producer

Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty

2003

Executive Producer

The Scorpion King

The Scorpion King

2002

Producer

Dark Blue

Dark Blue

2002

Producer

The Mummy Returns

The Mummy Returns

2001

Producer

Down to Earth

Down to Earth

2001

Producer

Rat Race

Rat Race

2001

Executive Producer

The Gift

The Gift

2000

Producer

The Mummy

The Mummy

1999

Producer

A Simple Plan

A Simple Plan

1998

Producer

The Jackal

The Jackal

1997

Producer

Michael

Michael

1996

Producer

Don't Look Back

Don't Look Back

1996

Executive Producer

Village of the Damned

Village of the Damned

1995

Co-Executive Producer

Mallrats

Mallrats

1995

Producer

Tombstone

Tombstone

1993

Producer

Heart and Souls

Heart and Souls

1993

Executive Producer

Dazed and Confused

Dazed and Confused

1993

Producer

Hard Target

Hard Target

1993

Producer

Raising Arizona

Raising Arizona

1987

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
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