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Jim Kaufman(I)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
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Jim Kaufman is known for Scanners (1981), Dracula 2000 (2000) and Gothika (2003).
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    Known for

    Michael Ironside in Scanners (1981)
    Scanners
    6.7
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1981
    Gerard Butler in Dracula 2000 (2000)
    Dracula 2000
    4.9
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2000
    Halle Berry in Gothika (2003)
    Gothika
    5.8
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as James Kaufman)
    • 2003
    Richard Dean Anderson, Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks, and Amanda Tapping in Stargate SG-1 (1997)
    Stargate SG-1
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Director(as Jimmy Kaufman)

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    Director

    • Seconds from Disaster (2004)
      Seconds from Disaster
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director (as Jimmy Kaufman)
      • 2005
    • Charlie Jade (2005)
      Charlie Jade
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director (as Jimmy Kaufmann)
      • 2005
    • Nightwaves (2003)
      Nightwaves
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • Director (as Jimmy Kaufman, directed by)
      • 2003
    • Karen Cliche, Ilona Elkin, Paul Hopkins, Joris Jarsky, and Jeff Roop in Vampire High (2001)
      Vampire High
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001–2002
    • The Outer Limits (1995)
      The Outer Limits
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director (as Jimmy Kaufman)
      • 1998–2001
    • Caitlin's Way (2000)
      Caitlin's Way
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2000–2001
    • Aimée Castle, Rachelle Lefevre, Brandon Quinn, and Danny Smith in Big Wolf on Campus (1999)
      Big Wolf on Campus
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director (as Jimmy Kaufman)
      • 1999–2000
    • Emily of New Moon (1998)
      Emily of New Moon
      7.4
      TV Series
      • director: excerpts (as Jimmy Kaufman)
      • 1998–2000
    • Nightmare Man (1999)
      Nightmare Man
      5.1
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Michael Roberds, John DeSantis, Steven Fox, Nicole Fugere, Ellie Harvie, Betty Phillips, Brody Smith, and Glenn Taranto in The New Addams Family (1998)
      The New Addams Family
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Jayne Heitmeyer, Anita La Selva, Robert Leeshock, and Leni Parker in Earth: Final Conflict (1997)
      Earth: Final Conflict
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996)
      Poltergeist: The Legacy
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1998–1999
    • Time at the Top (1999)
      Time at the Top
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Director (as Jimmy Kaufman)
      • 1999
    • The Hunger (1997)
      The Hunger
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director (as Jimmy Kaufman)
      • 1998
    • Richard Dean Anderson, Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks, and Amanda Tapping in Stargate SG-1 (1997)
      Stargate SG-1
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Director (as Jimmy Kaufman)
      • 1998

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Halle Berry in Gothika (2003)
      Gothika
      5.8
      • first assistant director (as James Kaufman)
      • 2003
    • Gerard Butler in Dracula 2000 (2000)
      Dracula 2000
      4.9
      • second unit director
      • 2000
    • Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs (1988)
      Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs
      4.5
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1988
    • Burt Reynolds, Kathleen Turner, and Christopher Reeve in Switching Channels (1988)
      Switching Channels
      5.9
      • first assistant director
      • 1988
    • The Great Land of Small (1987)
      The Great Land of Small
      5.2
      • first assistant director
      • 1987
    • Race for the Bomb (1987)
      Race for the Bomb
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1987
    • William Hurt and Marlee Matlin in Children of a Lesser God (1986)
      Children of a Lesser God
      7.2
      • first assistant director
      • 1986
    • The Peanut Butter Solution (1985)
      The Peanut Butter Solution
      5.9
      • first assistant director
      • 1985
    • Night Magic (1985)
      Night Magic
      6.2
      • second unit director
      • 1985
    • Carole Laure in The Surrogate (1984)
      The Surrogate
      4.7
      • first assistant director
      • 1984
    • Phoebe Cates and Willie Aames in Paradise (1982)
      Paradise
      4.9
      • assistant director
      • 1982
    • Marie-France Pisier and Wayne Rogers in The Hot Touch (1981)
      The Hot Touch
      4.9
      • first assistant director
      • 1981
    • Heartbreak High (1981)
      Heartbreak High
      3.2
      • first assistant director
      • 1981
    • Michael Ironside in Scanners (1981)
      Scanners
      6.7
      • first assistant director
      • 1981
    • Dirty Tricks (1980)
      Dirty Tricks
      4.7
      • first assistant director
      • 1980

    Producer

    • Race for the Bomb (1987)
      Race for the Bomb
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • associate producer
      • 1987
    • The Peanut Butter Solution (1985)
      The Peanut Butter Solution
      5.9
      • line producer
      • 1985
    • Night Magic (1985)
      Night Magic
      6.2
      • producer
      • 1985
    • Tell Me That You Love Me (1983)
      Tell Me That You Love Me
      4.5
      • producer
      • 1983

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      • James Kaufman

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