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Jack Epps Jr.

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  • Producer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Jack Epps Jr. was born on 3 November 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Anaconda (1997), Top Gun: Maverick (2022) and Top Gun (1986).
BornNovember 3, 1949
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      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Anaconda (1997)
    Anaconda
    4.9
    • Writer
    • 1997
    Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
    Top Gun: Maverick
    8.2
    • Writer
    • 2022
    Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis in Top Gun (1986)
    Top Gun
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1986
    Warren Beatty in Dick Tracy (1990)
    Dick Tracy
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1990

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    Writer

    • Top Gun: Graduation (2023)
      Top Gun: Graduation
      7.8
      Video
      • based on characters created by
      • 2023
    • Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
      Top Gun: Maverick
      8.2
      • based on characters created by
      • 2022
    • USC Comedy LIVE! (2014)
      USC Comedy LIVE!
      TV Series
      • created by (creator, 2014)
      • 2014
    • Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)
      Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
      4.7
      • story (1997 screenplay)
      • 2004
    • Stephen Baldwin, Mel Blanc, Alan Cumming, Mark Addy, Kristen Johnston, and Jane Krakowski in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
      The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
      3.7
      • written by
      • 2000
    • Anaconda (1997)
      Anaconda
      4.9
      • written by
      • 1997
    • Warren Beatty in Dick Tracy (1990)
      Dick Tracy
      6.2
      • written by
      • 1990
    • Tom Hanks and Beasley the Dog in Turner & Hooch (1989)
      Turner & Hooch
      6.2
      • screenplay
      • 1989
    • Michael J. Fox and Helen Slater in The Secret of My Success (1987)
      The Secret of My Success
      6.5
      • screenplay
      • 1987
    • Daryl Hannah, Robert Redford, and Debra Winger in Legal Eagles (1986)
      Legal Eagles
      6.0
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 1986
    • Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis in Top Gun (1986)
      Top Gun
      7.0
      • written by
      • 1986
    • Pigs vs. Freaks (1982)
      Pigs vs. Freaks
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • story
      • 1982
    • Telly Savalas in Kojak (1973)
      Kojak
      7.1
      TV Series
      • story
      • 1976
    • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
      Hawaii Five-O
      7.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1976

    Producer

    • USC Comedy LIVE! (2014)
      USC Comedy LIVE!
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 2022
    • Action (2020)
      Action
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Pigs vs. Freaks (1982)
      Pigs vs. Freaks
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1982

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Peter Bogdanovich, John Huston, and Susan Strasberg in The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
      The Other Side of the Wind
      6.7
      • assistant camera
      • 2018
    • Tony Scott in Danger Zone: The Making of 'Top Gun' (2004)
      Danger Zone: The Making of 'Top Gun'
      7.2
      Video
      • still photographer
      • 2004

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • November 3, 1949
      • Detroit, Michigan, USA

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