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Jim McBride(I)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Sound Department
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Jim McBride was born on 16 September 1941 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and writer, known for The Big Easy (1986), David Holzman's Diary (1967) and Breathless (1983). He has been married to Tracy Tynan since 1982. They have two children. He was previously married to Fern Dulman.
BornSeptember 16, 1941
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 10 nominations total

    Known for

    Ellen Barkin and Dennis Quaid in The Big Easy (1986)
    The Big Easy
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1986
    David Holzman's Diary (1967)
    David Holzman's Diary
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1967
    Breathless (1983)
    Breathless
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1983
    Rosanna Arquette, Kevin Anderson, and John Lithgow in The Wrong Man (1993)
    The Wrong Man
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1993

    Credits

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    Director

    • My Son's Wedding to My Sister-in-Law (2009)
      My Son's Wedding to My Sister-in-Law
      6.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Bem-Vindo a São Paulo (2004)
      Bem-Vindo a São Paulo
      6.3
      • Director (segment "Novo Mundo")
      • 2004
    • Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodríguez, Frances Conroy, Rachel Griffiths, Michael C. Hall, and Peter Krause in Six Feet Under (2001)
      Six Feet Under
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back (2000)
      Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Timothy Hutton, Suzy Amis, and John Glover in Dead by Midnight (1997)
      Dead by Midnight
      4.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Cary Elwes and Timothy Dalton in The Informant (1997)
      The Informant
      6.3
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Pronto (1997)
      Pronto
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Fallen Angels (1993)
      Fallen Angels
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1995
    • Kate Beckinsale in Uncovered (1994)
      Uncovered
      5.7
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Rosanna Arquette, Kevin Anderson, and John Lithgow in The Wrong Man (1993)
      The Wrong Man
      5.9
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Fred Savage, Olivia d'Abo, Danica McKellar, Jason Hervey, Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, and Josh Saviano in The Wonder Years (1988)
      The Wonder Years
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1990–1991
    • Blood Ties (1991)
      Blood Ties
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1991
    • Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
      Great Balls of Fire!
      6.3
      • Director
      • 1989
    • Ellen Barkin and Dennis Quaid in The Big Easy (1986)
      The Big Easy
      6.5
      • Director
      • 1986
    • The Twilight Zone (1985)
      The Twilight Zone
      7.7
      TV Series
      • directed by (segment "The Once and Future King")
      • 1986

    Writer

    • My Son's Wedding to My Sister-in-Law (2009)
      My Son's Wedding to My Sister-in-Law
      6.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2009
    • Kate Beckinsale in Uncovered (1994)
      Uncovered
      5.7
      • screenplay
      • 1994
    • Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
      Great Balls of Fire!
      6.3
      • screenplay
      • 1989
    • Ellen Barkin and Dennis Quaid in The Big Easy (1986)
      The Big Easy
      6.5
      • screenplay (uncredited)
      • 1986
    • Breathless (1983)
      Breathless
      6.0
      • screenplay
      • 1983
    • Henry Cory in A Hard Day for Archie (1974)
      A Hard Day for Archie
      4.7
      • written by
      • 1974
    • Steve Curry and Shelley Plimpton in Glen and Randa (1971)
      Glen and Randa
      5.3
      • screenplay
      • 1971
    • My Girlfriend's Wedding (1969)
      My Girlfriend's Wedding
      6.2
      • writer
      • 1969
    • David Holzman's Diary (1967)
      David Holzman's Diary
      6.5
      • Writer (uncredited)
      • 1967

    Sound Department

    • Justin Bradley, Daniel Brochu, Eleanor Noble, Mark Rendall, Mitchell David Rothpan, Evan Smirnow, Michael Yarmush, Wyatt White, Samantha Reynolds, Cameron Ansell, Dallas Jokic, Roman Lutterotti, William Healy, Drew Adkins, and Jacob Ursomarzo in Arthur (1996)
      Arthur
      7.4
      TV Series
      • recording engineer (as James McBride)
      • 2010
    • Gerald McBoing Boing (2005)
      Gerald McBoing Boing
      5.5
      TV Series
      • dialogue recordist
      • 2005–2007
    • Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968 (1968)
      Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
      7.4
      • sound
      • 1968

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Jim Mac Bride
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • September 16, 1941
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Spouses
        Tracy Tynan1982 - present (2 children)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Was Fine Arts major at Hunter College (CUNY).
    • Quotes
      I don't think you can avoid expressing yourself through what you do. Take the example of even a rotten, hack director. His films are dishonest and pretentious. Yet they're a perfect expression of what he is. Because he made them. And you see him through them. He's a false person. If he were a more open and real person, more honest with himself, he would make good films instead of bad films.

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