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.
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.
Select filmography Title Year Credited as Notes Director Special effects OtherReturn of the Jedi1983 Credited as Creature tech.Gremlins1984 Credited as part of the Creature crewHouse II: The Second Story1987 Special effects coordinator 1988 Make-up crewDeepstar Six1989 Credited as Visual effects supervisorHouse III: The Horror Show Arachnophobia1990 Look Who's Talking Too Credited as the Project SupervisoreXistenZ1999 Visual and special effects supervisorJason X2001 Executive producerSkinwalkers2006 Pig Hunt 2008 Co-producer; final film His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th 2009 Documentary film, himself Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th 2013 Documentary film, himself, posthumous role
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