James L. Schoppe
James L. Schoppe is an American production designer and art director .
Life
Schoppe began his career in 1972 in the film crew as a Design Consultant at the blaxploitation film Black Girl by Ossie Davis . He subsequently worked as art director on a number of films, including Welcome Mr. Chance , The Rose, and Return of the Jedi . 1984 he worked for Richard Marquand fiction film science along with Norman Reynolds , Fred Hole and Michael D. Ford for the Oscar in the category Best Art Direction nominated, but the award went this year to the film drama Fanny and Alexander . Between 1976 and 1982 Schoppe worked on four Hal Ashby films , including This Land is My Land and Coming Home .
In the 1990s Schoppe worked on a number of television productions, including the television film Mrs. Lambert's Last Journey with Walter Matthau and Ellen Burstyn in the lead roles.
Filmography (selection)
- 1976: This Land is My Land (Bound for Glory)
- 1978: California Highway (Corvette Summer)
- 1978: Coming Home - You are returning home (Coming Home)
- 1979: Welcome Mr. Chance (Being There)
- 1979: The Rose
- 1980: The Long Death of Stuntman Cameron (The Stunt Man)
- 1980: Octagon (The Octagon)
- 1983: Return of the Jedi (Return of the Jedi)
- 1984: Revenge of the Nerds (Revenge of the Nerds)
- 1985: Everything listens to my command (Volunteers)
- 1986: Gung Ho
- 1987: Over the Top
- 1988: I am you (Vice Versa)
- 1990: Julia and her lovers (Tune in Tomorrow ...)
- 1993: Made of Steel - Beyond the Law
- 1994: Color of Night
- 2006: The Celestine Prophecy (The Celestine Prophecy)
Awards (selection)
- 1984 : Oscar nomination for Best Production Design for Return of the Jedi
Web links
- James L. Schoppe in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- James L. Schoppe in the All Movie Guide (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Schoppe, James L. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schoppe, Jim |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Production designer and art director |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |