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James "Jim" Jacks (December 29, 1947 – January 20, 2014) was an American film producer of several blockbuster films, and was also known for cultivating visionary independent film auteurs, having produced the first Hollywood films of Richard Linklater, Joel and Ethan Coen (the Coen Brothers), and Kevin Smith.
Jan 21, 2014 · “The Mummy” series producer James Jacks died January 20 of a heart attack. He was 66. He started his producing career with Richard Linklater’s “Dazed and Confused” and three early films by...
James Jacks was born on 29 December 1947 in the USA. He was a producer and executive, known for The Mummy (1999), The Jackal (1997) and The Hunted (2003). He died on 20 January 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jan 21, 2014 · James Jacks, the veteran producer who helped make “The Mummy” franchise a worldwide box office smash, died Monday, his one-time producing partner Sean Daniel said on Facebook....
Movie producer James “Jim” Jacks, who worked with independent-minded filmmakers including the Coen brothers, Richard Linklater, Sam Raimi and Billy Bob Thornton, died Monday of a heart attack...
In the late 1980s, the producers James Jacks and Sean Daniel decided to update the original 1932 Mummy film for the modern era. Universal gave them the go-ahead, but only if they kept the budget around $10 million. Jacks remembers that the studio "essentially wanted a low-budget horror franchise".
James Jacks | Rotten Tomatoes. Highest Rated: 93% Dazed and Confused (1993) Lowest Rated: 13% The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) Birthday: Dec 29, 1947. Birthplace: United States. James...