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James Nelson(1932-2014)

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  • Visual Effects
  • Producer
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James Nelson
James Nelson was born on 25 September 1932 in California, USA. He was a producer, known for The China Syndrome (1979), Ghostbusters (1984) and Big Trouble in Little China (1986). He was married to Barbara. He died on 18 June 2014 in California, USA.
BornSeptember 25, 1932
DiedJune 18, 2014(81)
BornSeptember 25, 1932
DiedJune 18, 2014(81)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

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Known for

The China Syndrome (1979)
The China Syndrome
7.4
  • Producer
  • 1979
Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, and Harold Ramis in Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters
7.8
  • Visual Effects(as Jim Nelson)
  • 1984
Kim Cattrall, Kurt Russell, and James Hong in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Big Trouble in Little China
7.2
  • Visual Effects
  • 1986
Dolph Lundgren, Robert Duncan McNeill, and Courteney Cox in Masters of the Universe (1987)
Masters of the Universe
5.4
  • Visual Effects
  • 1987

Credits

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Sound Department

  • The Judas Project (1990)
    The Judas Project
    3.7
    • sound designer
    • sound effects (as James M. Falkinburg)
    • 1990
  • Hey Good Lookin' (1982)
    Hey Good Lookin'
    6.1
    • supervising sound editor (uncredited)
    • 1982
  • Broken English (1981)
    Broken English
    7.0
    • sound designer (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • To Catch a Pebble (1975)
    To Catch a Pebble
    • supervising sound editor (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Mandingo (1975)
    Mandingo
    6.5
    • sound effects editor
    • 1975
  • Chac (1975)
    Chac
    7.3
    • supervising sound editor
    • 1975
  • Charles Chaplin in The Gentleman Tramp (1975)
    The Gentleman Tramp
    7.4
    • supervising sound editor (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Alan Arkin and James Caan in Freebie and the Bean (1974)
    Freebie and the Bean
    6.6
    • sound effects
    • 1974
  • Scatman Crothers, Charles Gordone, Philip Michael Thomas, Jesse Welles, and Barry White in Coonskin (1974)
    Coonskin
    6.4
    • supervising sound editor (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • The Bank Shot (1974)
    The Bank Shot
    5.4
    • supervising sound editor
    • 1974
  • Hearts and Minds (1974)
    Hearts and Minds
    8.2
    • sound editor
    • 1974
  • Max von Sydow in The Exorcist (1973)
    The Exorcist
    8.1
    • supervising sound editor (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Last Foxtrot in Burbank (1973)
    Last Foxtrot in Burbank
    3.6
    • supervising sound editor (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Badlands (1973)
    Badlands
    7.7
    • supervising sound editor (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Paul Le Mat, Mackenzie Phillips, and Cindy Williams in American Graffiti (1973)
    American Graffiti
    7.4
    • sound editing
    • 1973

Visual Effects

  • Tom Noonan, Brent Chalem, Michael Faustino, Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Ryan Lambert, Michael Reid MacKay, Duncan Regehr, Carl Thibault, and Tom Woodruff Jr. in The Monster Squad (1987)
    The Monster Squad
    6.9
    • production advisor: Boss Film Corporation
    • 1987
  • Dolph Lundgren, Robert Duncan McNeill, and Courteney Cox in Masters of the Universe (1987)
    Masters of the Universe
    5.4
    • visual effects production advisor
    • 1987
  • Solarbabies (1986)
    Solarbabies
    4.8
    • visual effects production advisor
    • 1986
  • Lucy Deakins in The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
    The Boy Who Could Fly
    6.6
    • production advisor: Boss Film Corporation
    • 1986
  • Kim Cattrall, Kurt Russell, and James Hong in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
    Big Trouble in Little China
    7.2
    • production advisor: visual effects crew
    • 1986
  • Heather O'Rourke in Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
    Poltergeist II: The Other Side
    5.7
    • production advisor: Boss Film Corporation
    • 1986
  • Dorothy Fielding in Fright Night (1985)
    Fright Night
    7.1
    • production advisor: Entertainment Effects Group, Los Angeles
    • 1985
  • 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
    2010: The Year We Make Contact
    6.7
    • production advisor: Entertainment Effects Group (as Jim Nelson)
    • 1984
  • Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, and Harold Ramis in Ghostbusters (1984)
    Ghostbusters
    7.8
    • godfather: EEG (as Jim Nelson)
    • 1984

Producer

  • The Seventh Coin (1993)
    The Seventh Coin
    4.6
    • executive producer
    • 1993
  • The Judas Project (1990)
    The Judas Project
    3.7
    • producer
    • 1990
  • Solar Crisis (1990)
    Solar Crisis
    4.1
    • producer
    • 1990
  • Charles Bronson in Borderline (1980)
    Borderline
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1980
  • The China Syndrome (1979)
    The China Syndrome
    7.4
    • associate producer
    • 1979
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
    Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
    8.6
    • associate producer (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • No Drums, No Bugles (1972)
    No Drums, No Bugles
    6.0
    • executive producer
    • 1972
  • ABC Stage 67 (1966)
    ABC Stage 67
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1967
  • Wisdom
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1960

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • James M. Falkinburg
  • Born
    • September 25, 1932
    • California, USA
  • Died
    • June 18, 2014
    • California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Barbara1988 - June 18, 2014 (his death, 2 children)

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