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James Schamus

James Schamus was born on September 7, 1959 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Lust, Caution (2007) and The Ice Storm (1997). He is married to Nancy Jean Kricorian. They have two children. See full bio »
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Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 28 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Producer
(2000)
Lust, Caution
Lust, Caution Producer
(2007)
The Ice Storm
The Ice Storm Producer
(1997)
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain Producer
(2005)
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  Thrilla in Manila (executive producer) / (producer) (announced)
 2019 Adam (producer) (post-production)
 2019 Driveways (producer) (post-production)
 2019 The Tomorrow Man (producer) (completed)
 2018/I Benji (executive producer)
 2018 Furlough (executive producer)
 2017 A Prayer Before Dawn (Executive Producer) / (executive producer)
 2017 Casting JonBenet (Documentary) (producer)
 2017 Dayveon (executive producer)
 2016 Alone in Berlin (producer)
 2016 Junction 48 (executive producer)
 2016 Indignation (producer)
 2015 Suffragette (executive producer)
 2014 That Film About Money (Short) (producer)
 2014 We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss (Documentary) (producer - segment "That Film About Money")
 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 Happiness (executive producer)
 1997 Wonderland (Documentary) (executive producer)
 1997 Love God (executive producer)
 1997 The Sticky Fingers of Time (executive producer)
 1997 Office Killer (executive producer)
 1997 The Ice Storm (producer)
 1997 The Myth of Fingerprints (executive producer)
 1997 Arresting Gena (executive 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 Dottie Gets Spanked (TV Short) (coordinating producer)
 1993 Terminal USA (executive producer)
 1993 A Psychic Mom (coordinating producer)
 1993 The Wedding Banquet (producer)
 1992 In the Soup (associate producer)
 1992 Swoon (executive producer)
 1992 Surviving Desire (associate producer)
 1991/II Ambition (Short) (producer)
 1991 Chicken Delight (Short) (producer)
 1991 Tui shou (executive producer)
 1991 Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier (Documentary) (executive producer)
 1991 I Was on Mars (line producer)
 1991 Thank You and Good Night (Documentary) (producer)
 1991 Poison (executive producer)
 1990 The Golden Boat (producer)
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... where I sit, and where Focus sits, is in a very different place, taking artists like Gus Van Sant, who will never lose their independent streak, but when they're making a movie here are speaking a cinematic language that can be understood by an audience that will be interested. It doesn't have to be a mass audience. The line I use is, "The only way you know it's a Focus movie is if the vast ... See more »

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Co-President of Focus Features, the arthouse offshoot of Universal Pictures. See more »

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