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词条 James Isaac
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  1. Career

  2. Select filmography

  3. References

     Footnotes  Sources 

  4. External links

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James Isaac (June 5, 1960 – May 6, 2012) was an American film director and visual effects supervisor.

Career

James Isaac was born June 5, 1960.{{sfn|Lentz III|2013|p=138}}

Isaac began work in film in the early 1980s creating the creatures in films such as Return of the Jedi and Gremlins.{{sfn|Lentz III|2013|p=139}} He continued his work into the 1980s with Enemy Mine, The Second Story and DeepStar Six.{{sfn|Lentz III|2013|p=139}} He made his directorial debut on The Horror Show after the original director left the project a week into shooting.{{sfn|Lentz III|2013|p=139}}{{sfn|Stine|2003|p=152}}

He also worked with director David Cronenberg on his films The Fly, Naked Lunch and eXistenz.{{sfn|Lentz III|2013|p=139}} His other 1990s work included being a special effects supervisor for Chris Wales Inc. on Look Who's Talking Too and Virtuosity.{{sfn|Lentz III|2013|p=139}} He returned to directing in the 2000s, working on Jason X, Skinwalkers and Pig Hunt.{{sfn|Lentz III|2013|p=139}}

Isaac died of blood cancer on May 6, 2012.{{sfn|Lentz III|2013|p=138}}

Select filmography

TitleYearCredited asNotes{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)
DirectorSpecial effectsOther
Return of the Jedi1983 {{yes}} Credited as Creature tech.[1]
Gremlins1984 {{yes}} Credited as part of the Creature crew[2]
The Second Story1987 {{yes}}Special effects coordinator[3]
{{sort|Kiss, The|The Kiss1988 {{yes}}Make-up crew[4]
Deepstar Six1989 {{yes}} Credited as Visual effects supervisor[5]
{{sort|Horror Show, The|The Horror Show {{yes}}[6]{{sfn|Stine|2003|p=152}}
Arachnophobia1990 {{yes}}[7]
Look Who's Talking Too {{yes}} Credited as the Project Supervisor[8]
eXistenZ1999 {{yes}} Visual and special effects supervisor[9][10]
Jason X2001 {{yes}} {{yes}} Executive producer[11][12][13]
Skinwalkers2007 {{yes}}[14]

References

Footnotes

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/58057?cxt=filmography|publisher=American Film Institute|title=Return of the Jedi (1983)|accessdate=18 December 2017}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/68263?cxt=filmography|publisher=American Film Institute|title=Gremlins (1984)|accessdate=18 December 2017}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/57656?cxt=filmography|publisher=American Film Institute|title=House II: The Second Story (1987)|accessdate=18 December 2017}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/58817?cxt=filmography|publisher=American Film Institute|title=The Kiss (1988)|accessdate=18 December 2017}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/57971?cxt=filmography|publisher=American Film Institute|title=Deepstar Six (1989)|accessdate=18 December 2017}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/v23154 |title=The Horror Show (1989) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie |last=Binion |first=Cavett |publisher=AllMovie |accessdate=December 18, 2017}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/58398?cxt=filmography|publisher=American Film Institute|title=Arachnophobia (1990)|accessdate=18 December 2017}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/58599?cxt=filmography|publisher=American Film Institute|title=Look Who's Talking Too (1990)|accessdate=18 December 2017}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/existenz-1200456592/|publisher=Variety|title=eXistenZ|accessdate=December 18, 2017|last=Stratton|first=David|date=February 17, 1999}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/canadian-feature-film-database/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=3051&DotsIdNumber=|publisher=Collections Canada|title=eXistenZ|accessdate=December 18, 2017}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/62437?sid=22b2a3fa-3cd0-4731-99b7-fbc7a835c5ce&sr=4.457115&cp=1&pos=0y|publisher=American Film Institute|title=Jason X (2002)|accessdate=18 December 2017}}
12. ^{{cite book|last=Grove|first=David|title=Making Friday the 13th: The Legend of Camp Blood|publisher=FAB Press|date=February 2005|location=United Kingdom|page=212|isbn=1903254310}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b84355cc0|publisher=British Film Institute|title=Jason X|accessdate=December 20, 2017}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/64480?cxt=filmography|publisher=American Film Institute|title=Skinwalkers (2007)|accessdate=18 December 2017}}

Sources

{{Refbegin}}
  • {{cite book

|last=Lentz III
|first=Harris M.
|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2012
|publisher=McFarland
|isbn=1476603855
|year=2013
|ref=harv
}}
  • {{cite book

|last=Stine
|first=Scott Aaron
|title=The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s
|publisher=McFarland
|isbn=0786415320
|year=2003
|ref=harv
}}{{Refend}}

External links

  • {{IMDb name|410494}}
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