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James Schamus


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Partner in Good Machine, an indie-film company, with friends Ted Hope and David Linde. Bought by Universal Pictures and merged into a new division of the studio called Focus, June 2002. See more trivia »

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Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 18 nominations See more awards »

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Filmography

Hide HideProducer (41 titles)
2009 Peace, Love and Cinema (documentary short) (co-producer - uncredited)
 
2009 Taking Woodstock (producer)
 
2007 Lust, Caution (executive producer)
 
2005 Brokeback Mountain (producer)
 
2003 Hulk (producer)
 
2002 Auto Focus (executive producer)
 
2001 Buffalo Soldiers (executive producer)
 
2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (executive producer)
 
1999/I Ride with the Devil (producer)
 
1999 The Lifestyle (documentary) (executive producer)
 
1999 Lola and Billy the Kid (executive producer)
 
1998 Arresting Gena (executive producer)
 
1998 Happiness (executive producer)
 
1997 Wonderland (documentary) (executive producer)
 
1997 Love God (executive producer)
 
1997 The Myth of Fingerprints (executive producer)
 
1997 Office Killer (executive producer)
 
1997 The Ice Storm (producer)
 
1996 She's the One (producer)
 
1996 Walking and Talking (producer)
 
1995 Sense and Sensibility (co-producer)
 
1995 Safe (executive producer)
 
1995 The Brothers McMullen (executive producer)
 
1994 Roy Cohn/Jack Smith (producer)
 
1994 Eat Drink Man Woman (associate producer)
 
1994 What Happened Was... (executive producer)
 
1993 Surviving Desire (associate producer)
 
1993 Dottie Gets Spanked (TV short) (coordinating producer)
 
1993 Terminal USA (executive producer)
 
1993 A Psychic Mom (short) (coordinating producer)
 
1993 The Wedding Banquet (producer)
 
1992 Pushing Hands (executive producer)
 
1992 In the Soup (associate producer)
 
1992 I Was on Mars (line producer)
 
1992 Swoon (executive producer)
 
1992 Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier (documentary) (executive producer)
 
1991 Thank You and Good Night (documentary) (producer)
 
1991/II Ambition (short) (producer)
 
1991 Chicken Delight (short) (producer)
 
1991 Poison (executive producer)
 
1990 The Golden Boat (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (10 titles)
2009 Taking Woodstock (screenplay)
 
2007 Lust, Caution (screenplay)
 
2003 Hulk (screenplay / story)
 
2001 Tortilla Soup (earlier screenplay)
 
2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (screenplay)
 
1999/I Ride with the Devil (screenplay)
 
1997 The Ice Storm
 
1993 The Wedding Banquet (writer)
 
1992 Pushing Hands
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
2001 The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "A Love Before Time")
 
2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (lyrics: "A Love Before Time")
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1991 Keep It for Yourself (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (7 titles)
2010 Babies (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2009 Peace, Love and Cinema (documentary short) (thanks)
 
2003 Sylvia (special thanks)
 
2003 21 Grams (special thanks)
 
2003 Hulk (Video Game) (special thanks)
 
2000 The Tao of Steve (a multitude of thanks)
 
1994 Soloist (short) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (15 titles)
2011 Lost Forever (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 These Amazing Shadows (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Peace, Love and Cinema (documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Shootout (TV series)
Himself
Kevin Costner (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Music from the Mountain (video documentary short)
 
2007 A Groundbreaking Success: 'Brokeback Mountain' (video documentary short)
 
2006 2006 Independent Spirit Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Winner: Best Motion Picture - Drama
 
2005 Logo Movie Special: 'Brokeback Mountain' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Making of 'Hulk' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Der Filmemacher Ang Lee (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in Taipei (video short)
Himself
 
1997 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 14 October 1997 (1997) … Himself - Guest
 

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Taking Woodstock -- A man working at his parents' motel in the Catskills inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969.
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Personal Quote:

[on how he writes] - Basically, wherever, whenever and however. I can write by getting up early or staying up late or going to the country and taking a day off. "Lust, Caution" I wrote literally between meetings at Cannes. See more »

Trivia:

Partner in Good Machine, an indie-film company, with friends Ted Hope and David Linde. Bought by Universal Pictures and merged into a new division of the studio called Focus, June 2002. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo