James Isaac
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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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James Isaac was born June 5, 1960.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Isaac began work in film in the early 1980s creating the creatures in films such as Return of the Jedi and Gremlins.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". He continued his work into the 1980s with Enemy Mine, House II: The Second Story and DeepStar Six.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". He made his directorial debut on The Horror Show after the original director left the project a week into shooting.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
He also worked with director David Cronenberg on his films The Fly, Naked Lunch and eXistenz.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". His other 1990s work included being a special effects supervisor for Chris Wales Inc. on Look Who's Talking Too and Virtuosity.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". He returned to directing in the 2000s, working on Jason X, Skinwalkers and Pig Hunt.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Isaac died of blood cancer on May 6, 2012.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Select filmography
| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | Ref(s) | ||
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| 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]Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||
| 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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Bibliography
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External links
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