Jack Hill

Jack Hill

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Born
January 28, 1933
Awards
0 wins, 1 nominations

Jack Hill, sometimes referred to as a legendary cult film director, grew up around films - his father was a set designer for Warner Bros. since 1925 and later for Walt Disney Studios, where he eventually designed Disneyland's Cinderella's Castle. Jack went to the University of California to study…

Biography

Jack Hill, sometimes referred to as a legendary cult film director, grew up around films - his father was a set designer for Warner Bros. since 1925 and later for Walt Disney Studios, where he eventually designed Disneyland's Cinderella's Castle. Jack went to the University of California to study film, where he was a classmate of Francis Ford Coppola - they worked together on student productions and later both apprenticed with Roger Corman, working on The Terror (1963), among other films. While Coppola went on to Oscardom, Jack continued with low budget exploitation films, several of which were highly profitable, especially The Big Doll House (1971), which started the short-lived women-in-prison film genre. His so-called "blaxploitaton" films, Coffy (1973) and Foxy Brown (1974), were both major hit films. Nowadays his films are hailed as cult classics, thanks primarily to Quentin Tarantino who saw Jack's work as it made its way to video, with almost all of his films now available for viewing on various streaming channels, as well as on DVD releases.

Writer

The TerrorThe Terror(2024)
SorceressSorceress(1982)
Death ShipDeath Ship(1980)
City on FireCity on Fire(1979)
The BeesThe Bees(1978)

Actor

Sugar BoxxSugar Boxx(2009)as Judge #2
The KissThe Kiss(2008)as Mr. Shaw
I Pass for HumanI Pass for Human(2004)as Azami's Father
The Big Doll HouseThe Big Doll House(1971)as Bearded man in Jeep
Horror Icons: Lon Chaney Jr

Cinematographer

Mondo KeyholeMondo Keyhole(1966)
The Raw OnesThe Raw Ones(1965)
Tonight for SureTonight for Sure(1962)
The HostThe Host(1960)

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Dementia 13Dementia 13(1963)
The Wasp WomanThe Wasp Woman(1959)

Camera and Electrical Department

Pit StopPit Stop(1969)

Production Department

Battle Beyond the SunBattle Beyond the Sun(1959)

Archive Footage

Kain's Quest(2012)as Self
Missing ReelMissing Reel(2014)as Self
The Laurel and Hardy ShowThe Laurel and Hardy Show(1986)as Phone booth gawker, Railway passenger, Convict, Audience member, Recruit, Shop worker, Passerby, Policeman, Solider, Extra, Finn's employee, Man beneath auto (1986)

Known for

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Directors Jack Hill, Jackie Julio and Doug Olear, award winners at The 2008 Lake Arrowhead Film Festival.Jack Hill

Credit Score: Jack Hill

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197119721973
Bearded man in Jeep
Sat Feb 26 1972
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1The Big Doll House2.3819725.8003502