James Isaac | |
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Born | June 5, 1960 |
Died | May 6, 2012 | (aged 51)
Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, special effects |
Years active | 1983–2012 |
James Isaac (June 5, 1960 – May 6, 2012) was an American film director and visual effects supervisor.
James Isaac was born June 5, 1960. [1]
Isaac began work in film in the early 1980s creating the creatures in films such as Return of the Jedi and Gremlins. [2] He continued his work into the 1980s with Enemy Mine, House II: The Second Story and DeepStar Six. [2] He made his directorial debut on The Horror Show after the original director left the project a week into shooting. [2] [3]
He also worked with director David Cronenberg on his films The Fly, Naked Lunch and eXistenz. [2] His other 1990s work included being a special effects supervisor for Chris Wales Inc. on Look Who's Talking Too and Virtuosity. [2] He returned to directing in the 2000s, working on Jason X, Skinwalkers and Pig Hunt. [2]
Isaac died of blood cancer on May 6, 2012. [1]
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. | [4] | ||
Gremlins | 1984 | Yes | Credited as part of the Creature crew | [5] | ||
House II: The Second Story | 1987 | Yes | Special effects coordinator | [6] | ||
The Kiss | 1988 | Yes | Make-up crew | [7] | ||
Deepstar Six | 1989 | Yes | Credited as Visual effects supervisor | [8] | ||
The Horror Show | Yes | [9] [3] | ||||
Arachnophobia | 1990 | Yes | [10] | |||
Look Who's Talking Too | Yes | Credited as the Project Supervisor | [11] | |||
eXistenZ | 1999 | Yes | Visual and special effects supervisor | [12] [13] | ||
Jason X | 2002 | Yes | Yes | Executive producer | [14] [15] [16] | |
Skinwalkers | 2006 | Yes | [17] | |||
Pig Hunt | 2008 | Yes | Yes | Co-producer; final film | ||
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th | 2009 | Yes | Documentary, himself | [18] |
James Isaac | |
---|---|
Born | June 5, 1960 |
Died | May 6, 2012 | (aged 51)
Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, special effects |
Years active | 1983–2012 |
James Isaac (June 5, 1960 – May 6, 2012) was an American film director and visual effects supervisor.
James Isaac was born June 5, 1960. [1]
Isaac began work in film in the early 1980s creating the creatures in films such as Return of the Jedi and Gremlins. [2] He continued his work into the 1980s with Enemy Mine, House II: The Second Story and DeepStar Six. [2] He made his directorial debut on The Horror Show after the original director left the project a week into shooting. [2] [3]
He also worked with director David Cronenberg on his films The Fly, Naked Lunch and eXistenz. [2] His other 1990s work included being a special effects supervisor for Chris Wales Inc. on Look Who's Talking Too and Virtuosity. [2] He returned to directing in the 2000s, working on Jason X, Skinwalkers and Pig Hunt. [2]
Isaac died of blood cancer on May 6, 2012. [1]
Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | Ref(s) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Director | Special effects | Other | ||||
Return of the Jedi | 1983 | Yes | Credited as Creature tech. | [4] | ||
Gremlins | 1984 | Yes | Credited as part of the Creature crew | [5] | ||
House II: The Second Story | 1987 | Yes | Special effects coordinator | [6] | ||
The Kiss | 1988 | Yes | Make-up crew | [7] | ||
Deepstar Six | 1989 | Yes | Credited as Visual effects supervisor | [8] | ||
The Horror Show | Yes | [9] [3] | ||||
Arachnophobia | 1990 | Yes | [10] | |||
Look Who's Talking Too | Yes | Credited as the Project Supervisor | [11] | |||
eXistenZ | 1999 | Yes | Visual and special effects supervisor | [12] [13] | ||
Jason X | 2002 | Yes | Yes | Executive producer | [14] [15] [16] | |
Skinwalkers | 2006 | Yes | [17] | |||
Pig Hunt | 2008 | Yes | Yes | Co-producer; final film | ||
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th | 2009 | Yes | Documentary, himself | [18] |