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{{short description|American film producer and assistant director}}
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'''James W. Skotchdopole''' is an Academy Award winning and Emmy nominated American film producer. Skotchdopole won a 2015 Best Picture Academy Award® for his work producing Alejandro González Iñárritu’s highly acclaimed ''[[Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)]]''. Skotchdopole’s work on the film also resulted in an Independent Spirit Best Picture Award, a DGA Award, a PGA Award and a BAFTA Best Film Award nomination.
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'''James W. Skotchdopole''' is an American film producer. He has produced films such as ''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman]]'' and ''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]''.


== Career ==
He again collaborated with Iñárritu and produced the 2016 multiple Oscar and Bafta-winning feature ''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]'', which earned Iñárritu an Oscar for Best Director and earned Leonardo DiCaprio a long-awaited Oscar's Best Actor Award.
Raised in New York, Skotchdopole career in the film industry began in 1982. In 1984, Skotchdopole became the youngest member to be accepted into the [[Directors Guild of America]]. Skotchdopole served as an Executive producer on four of Director [[Tony Scott]]'s films, and collaborated with [[Nora Ephron]] three times. He also worked as an Executive producer with Quentin Tarantino twice, on ''[[Death Proof]]'' and [[Django Unchained|''Django Unchained'']].<ref>{{Cite web |title=James W. Skotchdopole {{!}} Mrs. America FX on Hulu |url=https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/mrs-america/crew/james-skotchdopole-executive-producer |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=FX |language=en}}</ref> As a producer on [[Alejandro González Iñárritu]]'s [[Birdman (film)|''Birdman'']], Skotchdopole won an [[Academy Award for Best Picture]] at the [[87th Academy Awards]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=2015 {{!}} Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2015 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=www.oscars.org |language=en}}</ref> Iñárritu and Skotchdopole collaborated again in 2015 with [[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]].


==Filmography==
Currently, Skotchdopole is co-executive producing Kilter Films / Amazon's new series called ''[[The Peripheral]]'', from the William Gibson novel of the same name. Prior to that, Skotchdopole co-executive produced as well as received an Emmy Award nomination for the limited series ''[[Mrs. America (miniseries)|Mrs. America]]'' starring Cate Blanchett for FX Networks. As an executive producer, he also prepared the motion picture franchise ''[[Call of Duty]]'' for Activision. Prior to that, he executive produced ''[[War Machine]]'', starring Brad Pitt for Netflix.
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.


===Film===
A native New Yorker, Skotchdopole has been making films for some 39 years. He has worked on over 50 feature films in 17 different countries, earning executive producer credits on Quentin Tarantino’s ''[[Django Unchained]]'' and ''[[Death Proof]]'', and David O. Russell’s ''[[Accidental Love]]''.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit
!Notes
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Naked Tango]]'' || Associate producer
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1993 || ''[[Sleepless in Seattle]]'' || Associate producer
|
|-
| ''[[True Romance]]'' || Co-producer
|
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Mixed Nuts]]'' || Executive producer
|
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]'' || Associate producer
|
|-
| 1996 || ''[[The Fan (1996 film)|The Fan]]'' || Executive producer
|
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'' || Executive producer
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000 || ''[[Company Man (film)|Company Man]]'' ||
|
|-
| ''[[Sand (2000 film)|Sand]]'' ||
|
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Spy Game]]'' || Executive producer
|
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]'' || Executive producer
|
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Bewitched (2005 film)|Bewitched]]'' || Executive producer
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007 || ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]'' || Line producer
|
|-
| ''[[Death Proof]]'' || Line producer
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008 || ''[[The Women (2008 film)|The Women]]'' || Executive producer
|
|-
| ''[[Surfer, Dude]]'' || Executive producer
|
|-
| 2010 || ''[[My Own Love Song]]'' || Executive producer
|
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Violet & Daisy]]'' || Executive producer
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2012 || ''[[Lay the Favorite]]'' || Executive producer
|
|-
| ''[[Upside Down (2012 film)|Upside Down]]'' || Executive producer
|
|-
| ''[[Django Unchained]]'' || Executive producer
|
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman]]'' ||
|Won [[Academy Award for Best Picture]].<ref name=":0" />
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015 || ''[[Accidental Love]]'' || Executive producer
|
|-
| ''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]'' ||
|
|-
| 2017 || ''[[War Machine (film)|War Machine]]'' || Executive producer
|
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Furlough (film)|Furlough]]'' || Executive producer
|
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Crisis (2021 film)|Crisis]]'' || Co-executive producer
|
|-
| {{center|{{TableTBA}}}} || ''The Joy Division'' ||
|
|}


;Second unit director or assistant director
Skotchdopole also executive produced four films for director Tony Scott: ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]'', ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'', ''[[The Fan (1996 film)|The Fan]]'', and ''[[Spy Game]]''. Skotchdopole first worked with Scott in 1988 on ''[[Revenge]]'', and later ''[[Days of Thunder]]'', ''[[The Last Boy Scout]]'', ''[[True Romance]]'', and ''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]''.


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
Skotchdopole enjoyed a long collaboration with journalist, filmmaker and three-time Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Nora Ephron, having worked many times as her executive producer and as an associate producer on the box-office hit ''[[Sleepless in Seattle]]''.
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1985 || ''[[Turk 182]]'' ||rowspan=7| Second assistant director ||
|-
| ''[[A Chorus Line (film)|A Chorus Line]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1986 || ''[[The Money Pit]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Brighton Beach Memoirs (film)|Brighton Beach Memoirs]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1987 || ''[[Mannequin (1987 film)|Mannequin]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Ishtar (film)|Ishtar]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[The Untouchables (film)|The Untouchables]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[The Believers]]'' || Second assistant director: [[New York City|New York]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1988 || ''[[Biloxi Blues (film)|Biloxi Blues]]'' ||rowspan=5| Second assistant director ||
|-
| ''[[Moon over Parador]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Scrooged]]'' ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Dead Bang]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1990 || ''[[Revenge (1990 film)|Revenge]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Days of Thunder]]'' ||rowspan=6| First assistant director ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1991 || ''[[What About Bob?]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[The Last Boy Scout]]'' ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Housesitter]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1993 || ''[[Sleepless in Seattle]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[True Romance]]'' ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Mixed Nuts]]'' || First assistant director<hr>Second unit director || <small>Uncredited</small>
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]'' ||rowspan=2| First assistant director
|-
| 1996 || ''[[The Fan (1996 film)|The Fan]]'' ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'' || Second unit director || <small>Uncredited</small>
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Sand (2000 film)|Sand]]'' || Second assistant director ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Spy Game]]'' ||rowspan=3| Second unit director ||rowspan=3| <small>Uncredited</small>
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Bewitched (2005 film)|Bewitched]]''
|-
| 2008 || ''[[The Women (2008 film)|The Women]]''
|}


;Production manager
He cut his teeth in the industry by working with legendary directors Sir Richard Attenborough, Francis Ford Coppola, Brian De Palma, Richard Donner, John Frankenheimer, Paul Mazursky, Mike Nichols, Frank Oz, and John Schlesinger.


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
In 1984, Skotchdopole was the youngest member to be accepted into the Directors Guild of America. He is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Producer's Guild of America.
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Spy Game]]'' || Unit production manager: [[Morocco]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012 || ''[[Lay the Favorite]]'' ||rowspan=4| Unit production manager
|-
| ''[[Django Unchained]]''
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman]]''
|-
| 2015 || ''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]''
|}


;Miscellaneous crew
Among his many credits, Skotchdopole has produced commercials for directors Sam Mendes, Oliver Stone and Samuel Bayer.


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
The surname "Skotchdopole" has Czech origin, and it means "Jump into field".
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1983 || ''[[Easy Money (1983 film)|Easy Money]]'' ||rowspan=7| Production assistant
|-
| ''[[Eddie and the Cruisers]]''
|-
| ''[[A Night in Heaven]]''
|-
| ''[[Slayground]]''
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1984 || ''[[The Lonely Guy]]''
|-
| ''[[Firstborn (1984 film)|Firstborn]]''
|-
| ''[[The Cotton Club (film)|The Cotton Club]]''
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Just Wright]]'' || Production consultant
|}


;Thanks
A full listing of his body of work:

* '''The Peripheral''' - Co-Executive Producer [[The Peripheral (series)]]
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
* '''Mrs. America''' - Co-Executive Producer [[Mrs. America (miniseries)]]
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
* '''Dreamland''' - Co- Executive Producer [[Dreamland (upcoming film)]]
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
* '''Furlough''' - Executive Producer [[Furlough (film)]]
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
* '''Call of Duty''' - Executive Producer - preparation only [[Call of Duty]]
|-
* '''War Machine''' - Executive Producer [[War Machine (film)]]
| 2013 || ''[[The Spectacular Now]]'' || The producers wish to thank
* '''The Comedian''' - Producers Wish To Thank [[The Comedian (2016 film)]]
|-
* '''The Revenant''' - Producer [[The Revenant (2015 film)]]
| 2016 || ''[[The Comedian (2016 film)|The Comedian]]'' || The producers wish to thank the following for their assistance
* '''Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)''' – Producer (Academy Award Win) [[Birdman (film)]]
|}
* '''The Spectacular Now''' - Producers Wish To Thank [[The Spectacular Now]]

* '''Django Unchained''' - Executive Producer [[Django Unchained]]
===Television===
* '''Lay the Favorite''' - Executive Producer [[Lay the Favorite]]
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
* '''Just Wright''' - Production Consultant [[Just Wright]]
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
* '''Violet & Daisy''' - Executive Producer [[Violet & Daisy]]
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title
* '''Upside Down''' - Executive Producer [[Upside Down (2012 film)]]
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit
* '''My Own Love Song''' - Executive Producer [[My Own Love Song]]
|-
* '''Surfer, Dude''' - Executive Producer [[Surfer, Dude]]
| 2020 || ''[[Mrs. America (miniseries)|Mrs. America]]'' || Co-executive producer
* '''Nailed''' aka '''Accidental Love''' - Executive Producer [[Accidental Love]]
|-
* '''The Women''' - Executive Producer [[The Women (2008 film)]]
| 2022 || ''[[The Peripheral (TV series)|The Peripheral]]'' || Co-executive producer
* '''Grind House: Death Proof''' - Line Producer [[Death Proof]]
|-
* '''Bewitched''' - Executive Producer [[Bewitched (2005 film)]]
| 2024 || ''[[Fallout (American TV series)|Fallout]]'' || Unit production manager
* '''Man On Fire''' - Executive Producer [[Man on Fire (2004 film)]]
|}
* '''Company Man''' - Producer [[Company Man (film)]]

* '''Sand''' - Producer [[Sand (2000 film)|Sand]]
;Production manager
* '''Spy Game''' - Executive Producer [[Spy Game]]

* '''Enemy of the State''' - Executive Producer [[Enemy of the State (film)]]
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
* '''The Fan''' - Executive Producer [[The Fan (1996 film)]]
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
* '''Mixed Nuts''' - Executive Producer [[Mixed Nuts]]
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title
* '''Crimson Tide''' - Associate Producer [[Crimson Tide (film)]]
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
* '''Sleepless in Seattle''' - Associate Producer [[Sleepless in Seattle]]
|-
* '''True Romance''' - Co Producer [[True Romance]]
| 2020 || ''[[Mrs. America (miniseries)|Mrs. America]]'' || Unit production manager
* '''Naked Tango''' - Associate Producer [[Naked Tango]]
|}
* '''What About Bob?''' – 1st Assistant Director [[What About Bob?]]

* '''The Last Boy Scout''' – 1st Assistant Director [[The Last Boy Scout]]
;Miscellaneous crew
* '''Days of Thunder''' – 1st Assistant Director [[Days of Thunder]]

* '''Housesitter''' – 1st Assistant Director [[Housesitter (film)]]
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
* '''Bad Boys''' (Partial) – 1st Assistant Director [[Bad Boys for Life]]
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
* '''Revenge''' – 2nd Assistant Director [[Revenge (1990 film)|Revenge]]
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title
* '''Scrooged''' – 2nd Assistant Director [[Scrooged]]
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
* '''Moon Over Parador''' – 2nd Assistant Director [[Moon over Parador]]
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
* '''The Untouchables''' – 2nd Assistant Director [[The Untouchables (film)]]
|-
* '''Biloxi Blues''' – 2nd Assistant Director [[Biloxi Blues (film)]]
| 1984 || ''A Doctor's Story'' || Production assistant || Television film
* '''The Money Pit''' – 2nd Assistant Director [[The Money Pit]]
|}
* '''Mannequin''' – 2nd Assistant Director [[Mannequin (1987 film)]]
* '''Brighton Beach Memoirs''' – 2nd Assistant Director [[Brighton Beach Memoirs (film)]]
* '''The Believers''' – 2nd Assistant Director [[The Believers]]
* '''Dead Bang''' – 2nd Assistant Director [[Dead Bang]]
* '''Ishtar''' – 2nd 2nd Assistant Director [[Ishtar (film)]]
* '''A Chorus Line''' – 2nd 2nd Assistant Director [[A Chorus Line (film)]]
* '''Turk 182''' – 2nd 2nd Assistant Director [[Turk 182]]
* '''The Cotton Club''' - Production Assistant [[The Cotton Club (film)]]
* '''Firstborn''' – Production Assistant [[Firstborn (1984 film)]]
* '''The Lonely Guy''' – Production Assistant [[The Lonely Guy]]
* '''Easy Money''' – Production Assistant [[Easy Money (1983 film)]]
* '''A Night in Heaven''' – Production Assistant [[A Night in Heaven]]
* '''Slayground''' – Production Assistant [[Slayground]]
* '''Eddie and the Cruisers''' – Production Assistant [[Eddie and the Cruisers]]


== References ==
== References ==
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* {{cite news|last1=Strauss|first1=Jordan|title=James W. Skotchdopole, Sean Penn, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, John Lesher|url=http://www.havasunews.com/james-w-skotchdopole-sean-penn-alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-john-lesher/image_e4723a24-bb35-11e4-a391-3ffc3d698281.html|accessdate=February 23, 2015|publisher=havasunews.com|date=February 23, 2015}}</ref>
* {{cite news|last1=Strauss|first1=Jordan|title=James W. Skotchdopole, Sean Penn, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, John Lesher|url=http://www.havasunews.com/james-w-skotchdopole-sean-penn-alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-john-lesher/image_e4723a24-bb35-11e4-a391-3ffc3d698281.html|accessdate=February 23, 2015|publisher=havasunews.com|date=February 23, 2015}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 04:01, 10 September 2024

James W. Skotchdopole is an American film producer. He has produced films such as Birdman and The Revenant.

Career

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Raised in New York, Skotchdopole career in the film industry began in 1982. In 1984, Skotchdopole became the youngest member to be accepted into the Directors Guild of America. Skotchdopole served as an Executive producer on four of Director Tony Scott's films, and collaborated with Nora Ephron three times. He also worked as an Executive producer with Quentin Tarantino twice, on Death Proof and Django Unchained.[1] As a producer on Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman, Skotchdopole won an Academy Award for Best Picture at the 87th Academy Awards.[2] Iñárritu and Skotchdopole collaborated again in 2015 with The Revenant.

Filmography

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He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

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Year Film Credit Notes
1990 Naked Tango Associate producer
1993 Sleepless in Seattle Associate producer
True Romance Co-producer
1994 Mixed Nuts Executive producer
1995 Crimson Tide Associate producer
1996 The Fan Executive producer
1998 Enemy of the State Executive producer
2000 Company Man
Sand
2001 Spy Game Executive producer
2004 Man on Fire Executive producer
2005 Bewitched Executive producer
2007 Grindhouse Line producer
Death Proof Line producer
2008 The Women Executive producer
Surfer, Dude Executive producer
2010 My Own Love Song Executive producer
2011 Violet & Daisy Executive producer
2012 Lay the Favorite Executive producer
Upside Down Executive producer
Django Unchained Executive producer
2014 Birdman Won Academy Award for Best Picture.[2]
2015 Accidental Love Executive producer
The Revenant
2017 War Machine Executive producer
2018 Furlough Executive producer
2021 Crisis Co-executive producer
TBA
 The Joy Division
Second unit director or assistant director
Year Film Role Notes
1985 Turk 182 Second assistant director
A Chorus Line
1986 The Money Pit
Brighton Beach Memoirs
1987 Mannequin
Ishtar
The Untouchables
The Believers Second assistant director: New York
1988 Biloxi Blues Second assistant director
Moon over Parador
Scrooged
1989 Dead Bang
1990 Revenge
Days of Thunder First assistant director
1991 What About Bob?
The Last Boy Scout
1992 Housesitter
1993 Sleepless in Seattle
True Romance
1994 Mixed Nuts First assistant director
Second unit director		 Uncredited
1995 Crimson Tide First assistant director
1996 The Fan
1998 Enemy of the State Second unit director Uncredited
2000 Sand Second assistant director
2001 Spy Game Second unit director Uncredited
2005 Bewitched
2008 The Women
Production manager
Year Film Role
2001 Spy Game Unit production manager: Morocco
2012 Lay the Favorite Unit production manager
Django Unchained
2014 Birdman
2015 The Revenant
Miscellaneous crew
Year Film Role
1983 Easy Money Production assistant
Eddie and the Cruisers
A Night in Heaven
Slayground
1984 The Lonely Guy
Firstborn
The Cotton Club
2010 Just Wright Production consultant
Thanks
Year Film Role
2013 The Spectacular Now The producers wish to thank
2016 The Comedian The producers wish to thank the following for their assistance

Television

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Year Title Credit
2020 Mrs. America Co-executive producer
2022 The Peripheral Co-executive producer
2024 Fallout Unit production manager
Production manager
Year Title Role
2020 Mrs. America Unit production manager
Miscellaneous crew
Year Title Role Notes
1984 A Doctor's Story Production assistant Television film

References

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  1. ^ "James W. Skotchdopole | Mrs. America FX on Hulu". FX. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  2. ^ a b "2015 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
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