James Isaac
Introduction '''James Isaac''' (June 5, 1960 – May 6, 2012) was an American film director and visual effects supervisor.
Career James Isaac 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.
Select filmography  Title  Year Credited as  Notes Director Special effects Other''Return of the Jedi''1983    Credited as Creature tech. ''Gremlins''1984    Credited as part of the Creature crew''House II: The Second Story''1987   Special effects coordinator 1988   Make-up crew''Deepstar Six''1989    Credited as Visual effects supervisor    ''Arachnophobia''1990    ''Look Who's Talking Too''    Credited as the Project Supervisor''eXistenZ''1999    Visual and special effects supervisor''Jason X''2002    Executive producer''Skinwalkers''2006     ''Pig Hunt'' 2008    Co-producer; final film
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