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James Quinn(I)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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James Quinn is known for Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Gremlins (1984) and Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996).
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    Known for

    Sally Field, Burt Reynolds, and Jackie Gleason in Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
    Smokey and the Bandit
    7.0
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1977
    Zach Galligan and Howie Mandel in Gremlins (1984)
    Gremlins
    7.3
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1984
    Scott Bakula and Maria Bello in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996)
    Mr. & Mrs. Smith
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in Miami Vice (1984)
    Miami Vice
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director

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    Director

    • Bonnie Bedelia, Nancy McKeon, Lela Rochon, Lisa Vidal, and Tracey Needham in The Division (2001)
      The Division
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
      Law & Order
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1990–2003
    • Melina Kanakaredes, Concetta Tomei, Paula Cale, Mike Farrell, and Seth Peterson in Providence (1999)
      Providence
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Lili Taylor, Bebe Neuwirth, Oliver Platt, and Tom Conti in Deadline (2000)
      Deadline
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2000–2001
    • Dina Meyer and Costas Mandylor in Secret Agent Man (1998)
      Secret Agent Man
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Kyle Chandler and Shanesia Davis in Early Edition (1996)
      Early Edition
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1997–2000
    • Robert Davi and Ally Walker in Profiler (1996)
      Profiler
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1998–2000
    • Dellaventura (1997)
      Dellaventura
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Players (1997)
      Players
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Blair Brown, Dylan Baker, Adrian Pasdar, Grace Phillips, John Slattery, and Regina Taylor in Feds (1997)
      Feds
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1997
    • EZ Streets (1996)
      EZ Streets
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Scott Bakula and Maria Bello in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996)
      Mr. & Mrs. Smith
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1996
    • John Grisham and JoBeth Williams in The Client (1995)
      The Client
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1995
    • Madeline Kahn, Mary Tyler Moore, Gregory Harrison, Melina Kanakaredes, Kelli Williams, and Joe Morton in New York News (1995)
      New York News
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1995

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in Miami Vice (1984)
      Miami Vice
      7.6
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1984–1987
    • Robin Williams, Peter O'Toole, Joanna Cassidy, Rick Moranis, Twiggy, and Eugene Levy in Club Paradise (1986)
      Club Paradise
      5.1
      • first assistant director: USA
      • 1986
    • Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story (1986)
      Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1986
    • Zach Galligan and Howie Mandel in Gremlins (1984)
      Gremlins
      7.3
      • first assistant director
      • 1984
    • Sean Penn, Donald Sutherland, and Tasia Valenza in Crackers (1984)
      Crackers
      5.2
      • first assistant director
      • 1984
    • Jeff Bridges, Sally Field, and James Caan in Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
      Kiss Me Goodbye
      5.9
      • first assistant director
      • 1982
    • Diane Keaton and Warren Beatty in Reds (1981)
      Reds
      7.3
      • first assistant director: California (as James J. Quinn)
      • 1981
    • Candice Bergen and Jacqueline Bisset in Rich and Famous (1981)
      Rich and Famous
      5.8
      • first assistant director
      • 1981
    • Up the Academy (1980)
      Up the Academy
      4.7
      • first assistant director (as James J. Quinn)
      • 1980
    • Last Embrace (1979)
      Last Embrace
      6.0
      • assistant director: California
      • 1979
    • The Last Waltz (1978)
      The Last Waltz
      8.1
      • first assistant director
      • 1978
    • Joan Collins, John David Carson, Robert Lansing, Robert Pine, Albert Salmi, Jacqueline Scott, and Pamela Susan Shoop in Empire of the Ants (1977)
      Empire of the Ants
      4.3
      • second assistant director
      • 1977
    • Sally Field, Burt Reynolds, and Jackie Gleason in Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
      Smokey and the Bandit
      7.0
      • second assistant director
      • 1977

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