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James Hunter
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James Hunter
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1977-06-12,Decatur, Alabama, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
James Hunter began making movies at an extremely young age. At age 13 in 1990 he made a "Star Wars" movie using action figures with blue screen and special effects after renting out a local TV station. At age 14 he wrote "Robin Hood: Prince of Sherwood" and with the help of his father and friends, pulled together his first feature film, shot on 16mm. The film took three years to make and premiered in January 1994 at the local town theater. Tickets were sold at $5 and around 3,000 people saw the movie over 2 days. James self taught himself how to load and shoot with a 16mm film camera and also taught himself to edit on film. That same year, Hunter began his second feature film attempt at age 17, this time playing the lead role as well as directing. Also shot and edited on 16mm, "The River Bridge" was completed in 1996. This film starred Charles Napier, a veteran character actor of the 80s and 90s. In 1997, Hunter married and moved to Los Angeles where he studied film, theater, and philosophy at Los Angeles City College. He worked at the Virgin Mega Store in Hollywood, as a waiter at Hamburger Hamlet, and as an extra to make ends. Due to the Digital Revolution and Hollywood's reluctance to take such a young director seriously, Hunter put directing aside and got involved in acting at age 20 and in 2004 he became a member of the Screen Actors Guild. His teenage films remained on a shelf until 2008 when Hunter distributed the movies with the help of Ryan Sims, and the films were finally released through Indieflix and Amazon.com. In April of 2013, Hunter uploaded to films to YouTube. In 1999, Hunter went into production on his 3rd film, "Vagabond Lover 1999". Production shut down after one investor pulled the plug. Twenty years later, Hunter began pre-production again and reentered the project, writing new scenes and new characters. In 2020, the Covid pandemic shut down the production a second time. Production is scheduled to begin again in 2023. As of 2023, James has written several new projects including two horror films, a sequel to his original Robin Hood film, and a movie based on the true story of his late aunt, Mary Faye Hunter, who was murdered in 1967.

Filmography

The Dragon Gate

4.5

The Dragon Gate
1994-12-14

3.1

The Contract
1999-10-31

Almost Anything

0

Almost Anything
2001-12-12

Something's Gotta Give

6.646

Something's Gotta Give
2003-12-12

American Beauty

8.005

American Beauty
1999-09-15

Man on the Moon

7.247

Man on the Moon
1999-12-22

6.053

Amsterdam
2022-09-27

3.1

The Contract
1999-10-31

6

White Frog
2013-05-10

6.338

MaXXXine
2024-07-04

5.289

Unfrosted
2024-04-30

6.208

Old Dads
2023-10-20

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

6.726

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2022-09-08

7.2

Father Stu
2022-04-13

7.035

To Leslie
2022-10-07

6.301

Am I OK?
2024-06-11

6.229

Deep Impact
1998-05-08

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

6

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998-08-05

Enemy of the State

7.054

Enemy of the State
1998-11-20

Never Been Kissed

6.163

Never Been Kissed
1999-04-09

The Out-of-Towners

5.753

The Out-of-Towners
1999-04-02

What Planet Are You From?

5.468

What Planet Are You From?
2000-03-03

Planet of the Apes

5.761

Planet of the Apes
2001-07-25

Ocean's Thirteen

6.722

Ocean's Thirteen
2007-06-05

6.817

Transformers
2007-06-27

General Hospital

5.7

General Hospital
1963-04-01

7.595

Monsters
2024-09-19

7.595

Monsters
2024-09-19

Curb Your Enthusiasm

8.013

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000-10-15

Curb Your Enthusiasm

8.013

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000-10-15

Curb Your Enthusiasm

8.013

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000-10-15

Curb Your Enthusiasm

8.013

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000-10-15

7.203

Hunters
2020-02-20

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

6.771

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020-04-26