Jack Cummins
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Biography
Jack Cummins, born and raised in Cedar Rapids, IA and a graduate of the University of Iowa, began his film career in New York, serving as a unit manager on "The Groove Tube" and second assistant director for "Mean Streets" and "The Lords of Flatbush." After moving to Los Angeles in 1975, Cummins found a great deal of steady work as an assistant director and second unit director. His credits include "Airplane"(1980), "The Howling"(1980), "Runaway Train"(1985), "Breaking In"(1989) and "The Scout"(1994). He produced the cult hit "Reform School Girls" and co-produced "Highlander II"(1990), "The Addams Family"(1991) and "Amos and Andrew"(1993). Cummins worked on the film "Needful Things," both as producer and second assistant director. An occasional writer of screenplays and articles, he also directed short films for NBC's "Saturday Night Live" in the early 1980's and the anthology of Cummins' short films, entitled "Bloody Bottlecaps" premiered at FILMEX and is part of the permanent collection of the Long Beach Museum of Art.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Assistant Direction (Feature Film)
Cast (Feature Film)
Writer (Feature Film)
Producer (Feature Film)
Film Production - Main (Feature Film)
Film Production - Unit (Feature Film)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Assistant Direction (Special)
Life Events
1973
Worked as a second assistant director on "Mean Streets"
1974
Worked as a unit manager on "The Groove Tube" and second asssistant director on "The Lords of Flatbush"
1975
Moved to Los Angeles and continued to work as an assistant director and second unit director on films such as "Airplane"(1980),"The Howling"(1980), "Runaway Train"(1985), "Breaking In"(1989) and "The Scout"(1994)
1986
Produced the cult hit "Reform School Girls"
1994
Produced and worked as second assistant director on "Needful Things"
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