James Isaac (June 5, 1960 – May 6, 2012) was an American

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

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 ''DeepStar Six '' (released in the Philippines as ''Alien from the Deep'') is a 1989 American science-fiction horror film about the struggles of the crew of an underwater military outpost to defend their base against the attacks of a sea monster ...

''. 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 David Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation ...

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 ''Look Who's Talking Too'' is a 1990 American romantic comedy film and a sequel to director Amy Heckerling's 1989 comedy ''Look Who's Talking''. The film stars the original cast members John Travolta and Kirstie Alley as James and Mollie Ubriacco, ...

'' and '' Virtuosity''. He returned to directing in the 2000s, working on ''

Jason X ''Jason X'' is a 2001 American science fiction slasher film directed by Jim Isaac, written by Todd Farmer and starring Lexa Doig, Lisa Ryder, Chuck Campbell, and Kane Hodder in his fourth and final cinematic appearance as Jason Voorhees. It is ...

'', '' Skinwalkers'' and ''

Pig Hunt The pig (''Sus domesticus''), often called swine, hog, or domestic pig when distinguishing from other members of the genus '' Sus'', is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is variously considered a subspecies of ''Sus s ...

''. Isaac died of blood cancer on May 6, 2012.

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