Jim Cash
Jim Cash (born January 17, 1947 in Boyne City , Charlevoix County , Michigan , † March 25, 2000 in East Lansing , Michigan) was an American screenwriter and university lecturer .
Life
Cash grew up in Grand Rapids and received his Bachelor of Arts in English in 1970 and his Master of Arts in radio and television from Michigan State University in 1972 . Since then he has been teaching film history there as an adjunct assistant professor . In 1985 he founded the Jim Cash Creative Writing Award Scholarship.
During his time as a lecturer, he met the student Jack Epps Jr. in 1975 . In the MSU Union Grill they wrote 10 film ideas on paper napkins and then tried to work out their ideas and sell them. But it wasn't until 1986 that they made the breakthrough with Prosecutors Don't Kiss and Top Gun . Top Gun was the seventh unproduced screenplay by Jim Cash and Jack Epps. They had introduced it to Bruckheimer, and because several films about flying had just been released, it was rejected. Only after a few producer changes was the book accepted and filmed.
At the beginning of 2000 he was admitted to the hospital with intestinal problems and died a few days later.
Filmography (selection)
- 1986: You don't kiss public prosecutors (Legal Eagles)
- 1986: Top Gun - You fear neither death nor the devil (Top Gun)
- 1987: The Secret of My Success (The Secret of My Succe $ s)
- 1989: Scott & Huutsch (Turner & Hooch)
- 1990: Dick Tracy
- 1997: Anaconda
- 2000: The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (The Flintstones in Viva rock Vegas)
Awards
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Golden Raspberry
- 1998 Worst Screenplay - Anaconda (nominated)
Web links
- Jim Cash in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Myrna Oliver: Jim Cash; Professor, half of 'Top Gun' Screenwriting Duo on latimes.com of 29 March 2000 ( English ), accessed 30 March 2011
- ↑ Jim Cash Creative Writing Award on msu.edu ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 30, 2011
- ^ Alan McCloskey Jack Epps revives the Top Gun world on ocmodshop.com on August 16, 2010 ( English ), accessed on March 30, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cash, Jim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boyne City , Charlevoix County , Michigan |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 2000 |
| Place of death | East Lansing , Michigan |