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High School High (1996) -- From the creators of the Naked Gun series comes High School High. Richard C. Clark is an idealistic young teacher who leaves a position at a prestigious school headed by his own father to teach at Marion Barry High--a notorious inner city school so tough that it has its own cemetery.
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) -- The television commercial for the pate that tastes great and bounces high!
Wise Guys (1986) -- Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City and comedy follows.
Weird Science (1985) -- Two nerdish boys attempt to create the perfect woman, but she turns out to be more than that.
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Date of Birth:
26 December 1949, New York, USA more
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Awards:
2 wins more
Alternate Names:
James Ira Newborn
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Filmography

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Composer:
  1. Naked Gun: What 4? The Rhythm of Evil (2010) (pre-production)

  2. Angels in the Infield (2000) (TV)

  3. View Askew's Look Back at 'Mallrats' (1999) (V) (musical score)
  4. Autopsy: Through the Eyes of Death's Detectives (1999) (V)
  5. BASEketball (1998) (as James Ira Newborn)
  6. Bad Manners (1997)
  7. High School High (1996)
  8. The Late Shift (1996) (TV)
  9. Mallrats (1995)
  10. The Jerky Boys (1995)
  11. Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) (music by)
  12. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
  13. The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them (1992)
  14. Innocent Blood (1992)
    ... aka A French Vampire in America
  15. "Tales from the Crypt" (1 episode, 1992)
    ... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
        - This'll Kill Ya (1992) TV episode
  16. Brain Donors (1992)
    ... aka Lame Ducks
  17. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
    ... aka The Naked Gun 2 1/2 (Canada: English title)
  18. My Blue Heaven (1990/I)
  19. Short Time (1990)

  20. Cast the First Stone (1989) (TV)
    ... aka Cast the First Stone: The Diane Martin Story
  21. Uncle Buck (1989)
  22. Collision Course (1989)
  23. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) (music by)
    ... aka The Naked Gun
  24. Caddyshack II (1988)
  25. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) (music score)
    ... aka Planes, Trains and Automobiles (USA: video box title)
  26. Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
  27. Dragnet (1987)
  28. Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story (1987) (TV)
  29. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
  30. Wise Guys (1986)
  31. Weird Science (1985)
  32. Into the Night (1985/I)
  33. Sixteen Candles (1984)
  34. "Police Squad!" (6 episodes, 1982)
        - Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh) (1982) TV episode (music by)
        - Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) (1982) TV episode (music by)
        - Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi) (1982) TV episode (music by)
        - The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand) (1982) TV episode (music by)
        - Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment) (1982) TV episode (music by)
          (1 more)
  35. "SCTV Network 90" (1981) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka SCTV Comedy Network (USA: new title)
    ... aka SCTV Network (USA: new title)
  36. All Night Long (1981) (music composed by)
Music Department:
  1. The Pest (1997) (music consultant)
  2. Mallrats (1995) (orchestration)
  3. Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) (music conducted by) (orchestration)
  4. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) (orchestrator)
    ... aka The Naked Gun 2 1/2 (Canada: English title)

  5. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) (orchestrator)
    ... aka The Naked Gun
  6. Doctor Detroit (1983) (musical numbers supervisor)
  7. The Blues Brothers (1980) (conductor) (music supervisor)
  8. "The Toni Tennille Show" (1980) TV series (musical director)

  9. American Hot Wax (1978) (arranger and conductor)
Soundtrack:
  1. Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) (writer: "The Food Song") (producer: "This Could Be the Start of Something" (1956), "The Food Song")
  2. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) (writer: "DANCE FOR NORMAN") (performer: "DANCE FOR NORMAN")
  3. Problem Child 2 (1991) (writer: "Turtle Death") (performer: "Turtle Death")
  4. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) (music: "I GUESS I'M JUST SCREWED")
    ... aka The Naked Gun 2 1/2 (Canada: English title)
  5. Another 48 Hrs. (1990) ("(THE BOYS ARE) BACK IN TOWN")
    ... aka Another 48 Hours (Philippines: English title)

  6. The Secret of My Succe$s (1987) (writer: "GEEK BOOGIE") (performer: "GEEK BOOGIE")
  7. Into the Night (1985/I) (writer: "INTO THE NIGHT", "MY LUCILLE")
  8. Sixteen Candles (1984) (music: "Geek Boogie" (Instrumental))
  9. 48 Hrs. (1982) ("LOVE SONGS ARE FOR CRAZIES", "TORCHY'S BOOGIE")
Actor:
  1. Ivansxtc (2000) .... Rabbi No. 2
    ... aka Ivans xtc. (To Live and Die in Hollywood) (USA: complete title)

  2. Junior (1994) .... Lyndon Executive
  3. The Cowboy Way (1994) .... Taxi Driver

  4. Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) .... Fred (segment "Silly Pate")
  5. Xanadu (1980) .... 40's Band Leader

  6. American Hot Wax (1978) (uncredited) .... Band Leader
  7. "Manhattan Transfer" (1975) TV series

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