James Jacks

James Jacks
Born (1947-12-29)December 29, 1947
United States
Died January 20, 2014(2014-01-20) (aged 66)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater Carnegie Mellon University (BS)
Cornell University (MBA)
Occupation Film producer

James "Jim" Jacks (December 29, 1947 – January 20, 2014[1]) was an American film producer of several blockbuster films.

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.[2]

Jacks died on January 20, 2014 of a heart attack at his Los Angeles home at the age of 66.[3]

Selected filmography

Film

Year Title Notes
1987Raising Arizonaexecutive producer
1993Dazed and Confusedproducer
Heart and Soulsexecutive producer
Hard Targetproducer
Tombstoneproducer
1995Village of the Damnedco-executive producer
Mallratsproducer
1996Don't Look Backexecutive producer
Michaelproducer
1997The Jackalproducer
1998A Simple Planproducer
1999The Mummyproducer
2000The Giftproducer
2001Down to Earthproducer
The Mummy Returnsproducer
Rat Raceexecutive producer
2002The Scorpion Kingproducer
Dark Blueproducer
2003The Huntedproducer
Intolerable Crueltyexecutive producer
2008The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperorproducer
The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warriorproducer
2012The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemptionexecutive producer

Television

Year Title Notes
2001Attilaexecutive producer

References

  1. ↑ "James R. Jacks Obituary". Los Angeles Times. January 30, 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2018 – via Legacy.com.
  2. ↑ Thompson, Anne (January 21, 2014). "RIP 'Mummy' and 'Raising Arizona' Producer James Jacks, Who Died of a Heart Attack Monday". Indiewire.com. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  3. ↑ McNary, Dave (January 20, 2014). "'The Mummy,' 'Dazed and Confused' Producer James Jacks Dies in Los Angeles". Variety.com. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 September 2018.


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