James Isaac
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 5, 1960
- Died
- May 6, 2012
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
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. 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.
Filmography
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th 2013
as Self
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th 2010
as Self
Pig Hunt 2008
Director, Producer
Skinwalkers 2006
Director
The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees 2002
as Self
Jason X 2001
Director, Executive Producer
eXistenZ 1999
Visual Effects Supervisor
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror 1998
Second Unit Director
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls 1995
Visual Effects
Virtuosity 1995
Visual Effects Supervisor
Naked Making Lunch 1992
as Self
Naked Lunch 1991
Visual Effects
Look Who's Talking Too 1990
Visual Effects Supervisor
Arachnophobia 1990
Visual Effects
The Horror Show 1989
Director
DeepStar Six 1989
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Kiss 1988
Costume Assistant
House II: The Second Story 1987
Visual Effects
The Fly 1986
Visual Effects
Enemy Mine 1985
Visual Effects
Gremlins 1984
Visual Effects
Return of the Jedi 1983
Visual Effects
Credits from TMDB.