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James Quinn is a Actor, Director and First Assistant Director American
James Quinn is an American film and television director.
In the film industry, he has only worked as an assistant director on the films Smokey and the Bandit (1977), The Last Waltz (1978), Rich and Famous (1981), Gremlins (1984) and other films.
In 1984, he became an assistant director on the television series Miami Vice, he made his head directorial debut on that series, directing three episodes in 1987. Some of his other television directing credits include Crime Story, Midnight Caller, The Client, Early Edition, Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. His last directing credited was a 2004 episode of The Division.
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In the film industry, he has only worked as an assistant director on the films Smokey and the Bandit (1977), The Last Waltz (1978), Rich and Famous (1981), Gremlins (1984) and other films.
In 1984, he became an assistant director on the television series Miami Vice, he made his head directorial debut on that series, directing three episodes in 1987. Some of his other television directing credits include Crime Story, Midnight Caller, The Client, Early Edition, Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. His last directing credited was a 2004 episode of The Division.
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Joey (1986)
, 1h37Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Neill Barry, James Quinn, Linda Thorson, Rick Shapiro, Joe Dallesandro
Roles Joey King Sr.
Rating67%
Joey King Sr. (James Quinn) was part of a successful singing group in the 1950s and now works at a gas station and is a borderline alcoholic. His son, Joey Jr. (Neill Barry) has started a rock band with his teenage friends which triggers anger in his father and he takes away his son's guitar.
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The Last Waltz (1978)
, 1h57Directed by Martin Scorsese, James Quinn
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Concert, Musical films
Actors Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson, Neil Diamond, Martin Scorsese, Bob Dylan, Neil Young
Rating80%
Commençant sur un panneau disant « This film should be played loud! » (« Ce film doit être écouté fort ! »), en référence à la pochette intérieure de l'album Let It Bleed des Rolling Stones, le documentaire étudie les influences du Band et sa carrière. Le groupe, composé de Rick Danko (guitare basse, violon, chant), Levon Helm (batterie, mandoline, chant), Garth Hudson (claviers, saxophone), Richard Manuel (claviers, percussions, chant), et le compositeur Robbie Robertson à la guitare, commença sa carrière à la fin des années 1950, sous la forme d'un groupe de rock 'n' roll mené par Ronnie Hawkins, le premier invité du concert. Le Band joua pour Bob Dylan dans les années 1960, et Dylan joue avec eux vers la fin du concert.
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Gremlins (1984)
, 1h45Directed by Joe Dante
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Monde imaginaire, Christmas films, Comedy horror films
Actors Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday, Frances Lee McCain, Corey Feldman
Roles First Assistant Director
Rating72%
Randall “Rand” Peltzer, a struggling inventor, visits a Chinatown antique store in the hope to find a Christmas present for his son Billy. In the store, Randall encounters a small, furry creature called a Mogwai. The owner Mr. Wing refuses to sell the creature to Rand, so his grandson secretly sells the Mogwai to Rand but tells him to remember three important rules that must never be broken – do not expose the Mogwai to bright lights or sunlight which will kill it, do not let it get wet, and never feed it after midnight.
Reds (1981)
, 3h4Directed by Warren Beatty
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about anarchism, Politique, Political films
Actors Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Paul Sorvino, Maureen Stapleton, Gene Hackman
Roles First Assistant Director
Rating72%
The film covers the life of John Reed and Louise Bryant from their first meeting to Reed's final days in 1920 Russia. Interspersed throughout the narrative, several surviving witnesses from the time period give their recollections of Reed, Bryant, their colleagues and friends, and the era itself. A number of them have mixed views of Bryant and her relationship with Reed.
The Last Waltz (1978)
, 1h57Directed by Martin Scorsese, James Quinn
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Concert, Musical films
Actors Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson, Neil Diamond, Martin Scorsese, Bob Dylan, Neil Young
Roles Assistant Director
Rating80%
Commençant sur un panneau disant « This film should be played loud! » (« Ce film doit être écouté fort ! »), en référence à la pochette intérieure de l'album Let It Bleed des Rolling Stones, le documentaire étudie les influences du Band et sa carrière. Le groupe, composé de Rick Danko (guitare basse, violon, chant), Levon Helm (batterie, mandoline, chant), Garth Hudson (claviers, saxophone), Richard Manuel (claviers, percussions, chant), et le compositeur Robbie Robertson à la guitare, commença sa carrière à la fin des années 1950, sous la forme d'un groupe de rock 'n' roll mené par Ronnie Hawkins, le premier invité du concert. Le Band joua pour Bob Dylan dans les années 1960, et Dylan joue avec eux vers la fin du concert.
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
, 1h32Directed by Hal Needham
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Trucker films, Musical films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed (Hubbard), Mike Henry, Mike Henry
Roles Second Assistant Director
Rating69%
Wealthy Texan Big Enos Burdette (Pat McCormick) and his son Little Enos (Paul Williams) seek a truck driver willing to bootleg Coors beer to Georgia for their refreshment. At the time, Coors was regarded as one of the finest beers in the United States, but it could not be sold legally east of the Mississippi River. Truck drivers who had taken the bet previously had been caught and arrested by "Smokey" (CB slang for highway patrol officers, referring to the Smokey Bear–type hats worn in some states).
Empire of the Ants (1977)
, 1h29Directed by Bert I. Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Natural horror films, Films about insects, Giant monster films, Disaster films
Actors Joan Collins, Robert Lansing, John David Carson, Albert Salmi, Jacqueline Scott, Pamela Susan Shoop
Roles Second Assistant Director
Rating43%
A heavenly paradise becomes a hellish nightmare when a toxic spill turns harmless ants into gigantic rampaging monster insects.