James Isaac

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American film director

Gender:

Male

Places:

United States of America

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Film director

Work field:

Film, TV, Stage & Radio

Birth:

5 June 1960(San Francisco, USA)

Death:

6 May 2012(Sausalito, USA)

Star sign:

Gemini

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

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James Isaac has worked on David Cronenberg's films The Fly, Naked Lunch and eXistenz

James Isaac was born June 5, 1960.

Isaac 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.

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.

Isaac died of blood cancer on May 6, 2012.

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Title	Year	Credited as			Notes	Ref(s)
Title	Year	Director	Special effects	Other	Notes	Ref(s)
Return of the Jedi	1983		Yes		Credited as Creature tech.
Gremlins	1984		Yes		Credited as part of the Creature crew
House II: The Second Story	1987		Yes		Special effects coordinator
The Kiss	1988			Yes	Make-up crew
Deepstar Six	1989		Yes		Credited as Visual effects supervisor
The Horror Show	1989	Yes
Arachnophobia	1990		Yes
Look Who's Talking Too	1990		Yes		Credited as the Project Supervisor
eXistenZ	1999		Yes		Visual and special effects supervisor
Jason X	2001	Yes		Yes	Executive producer
Skinwalkers	2007	Yes

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