James Isaac

James Isaac

Born 5 June 1960 in San Francisco, California, USA

Died 6 May 2012 (aged 51)

James Isaac (June 6th 1960-May 5th 2012) began work in film in the early 1980s creating the creatures in films such as Return of the Jedi and Gremlins.He continued his work into the 1980s with Enemy Mine, House II: The Second Story and DeepStar Six.He made his directorial debut on The Horror Show after the original director left the project a week into shooting.

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

Director

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2001
Jason X Director
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2006
Skinwalkers Director
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1998
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror Second Unit Director
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1989
The Horror Show Director

Visual Effects

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1983
Return of the Jedi Visual Effects
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1984
Gremlins Visual Effects
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1986
The Fly Visual Effects
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1995
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls Visual Effects

Actor

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2013
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th Self
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2010
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th Self
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1992
Naked Making Lunch Self
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2002
The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees Self

Producer

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2001
Jason X Executive Producer
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2008
Pig Hunt Producer

Costume & Make-Up

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1988
The Kiss Costume Assistant