James Isaac

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James Isaac
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James Isaac worked on David Cronenberg's films The Fly, Naked Lunch and eXistenz
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  • Film director
  • producer
  • special effects supervisor
Years active1983–2012
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James Isaac (June 5, 1960 – May 6, 2012) was an American film director and visual effects supervisor.

Career

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Isaac began work in film in the early 1980s creating the creatures in films such as Return of the Jedi and Gremlins.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. He continued his work into the 1980s with Enemy Mine, House II: The Second Story and DeepStar Six.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. He made his directorial debut on The Horror Show after the original director left the project a week into shooting.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.

He also worked with director David Cronenberg on his films The Fly, Naked Lunch and eXistenz.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. His other 1990s work included being a special effects supervisor for Chris Wales Inc. on Look Who's Talking Too and Virtuosity.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. He returned to directing in the 2000s, working on Jason X, Skinwalkers and Pig Hunt.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.

Isaac died of blood cancer on May 6, 2012.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.

Select filmography

Title Year Credited as Notes Ref(s)
Director Special effects Other
Return of the Jedi 1983 Yes Credited as Creature tech. [1]
Gremlins 1984 Yes Credited as part of the Creature crew [2]
House II: The Second Story 1987 Yes Special effects coordinator [3]
Script error: No such module "sort". 1988 Yes Make-up crew [4]
Deepstar Six 1989 Yes Credited as Visual effects supervisor [5]
House III: The Horror Show Yes [6]Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
Arachnophobia 1990 Yes [7]
Look Who's Talking Too Yes Credited as the Project Supervisor [8]
eXistenZ 1999 Yes Visual and special effects supervisor [9][10]
Jason X 2002 Yes Yes Executive producer [11][12][13]
Skinwalkers 2006 Yes [14]
Pig Hunt 2008 Yes Yes Co-producer; final film
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th 2009 Yes Documentary film, himself [15]
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th 2013 Yes Documentary film, himself, posthumous role [16]

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Return of the Jedi (1983)". American Film Institute. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gremlins (1984)". American Film Institute. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."House II: The Second Story (1987)". American Film Institute. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Kiss (1988)". American Film Institute. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Deepstar Six (1989)". American Film Institute. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Binion, Cavett. "The Horror Show (1989) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Arachnophobia (1990)". American Film Institute. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Look Who's Talking Too (1990)". American Film Institute. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stratton, David (February 17, 1999). "eXistenZ". Variety. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."eXistenZ". Collections Canada. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jason X (2002)". American Film Institute. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Grove, David (February 2005). Making Friday the 13th: The Legend of Camp Blood. United Kingdom: FAB Press. p. 212. ISBN 1903254310.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jason X". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Skinwalkers (2007)". American Film Institute. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2009). Retrieved 2024-07-03 – via www.blu-ray.com.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013). Retrieved 2025-03-10 – via www.blu-ray.com.

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