Kouf, Jim 1951–

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KOUF, Jim 1951

(Bob Hunt; M. James Kouf, Jr.)

PERSONAL

Born July 24, 1951, in Hollywood, CA; married Lynn Bigelow (a producer); children: four. Education: California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, B.A., English.

Addresses: Agent William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Writer, producer, and director.

Awards, Honors: Fennecus Award nomination, story and screenplay, 1984, for American Dreamer; Apex Award, original screenplayfantasy/science fiction/horror, 1987, for The Hidden; Edgar Allan Poe Award, best motion picture, 1988, for Stakeout.

CREDITS

Film Producer:

Pink Motel, New Image, 1983.

Stakeout, Buena Vista, 1987.

Another Stakeout (also known as The Lookout and Stakeout 2 ), Buena Vista, 1993.

Indian Summer (also known as L'ete indien ), Buena Vista, 1993.

Film Executive Producer:

White Fang, Buena Vista, 1991.

Kalifornia, Gramercy, 1993.

Con Air, Buena Vista, 1997.

(Uncredited) Gang Related, Orion, 1997.

Film Director:

Miracles, Orion, 1986.

Disorganized Crime (also known as Disorganised Crime ), Buena Vista, 1989.

Gang Related, Orion, 1997.

Film Work:

Associate producer, Class, Orion, 1983.

Coproducer, Secret Admirer (also known as The Letter ), Orion, 1985.

Coproducer, Silent Fall, Warner Bros., 1994.

Film Appearances:

Prisoner, Wacko, Image, 1981.

Television Work; Movies:

Coproducer, White Water Rebels, CBS, 1983.

Producer, Save the Dog!, The Disney Channel, 1988.

Television Work; Episodic:

Consulting producer, Angel (also known as Angel: The Series ), The WB, 20002001.

Supervising producer, The Handler, CBS, 2003.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Wacko, Image, 1981.

(As M. James Kouf, Jr.) Utilities, Vestron Video, 1981.

(As Bob Hunt) The Boogens, Republic, 1982.

Class, Orion, 1983.

(As M. James Kouf, Jr.) Pink Motel, New Image, 1983.

Up the Crek, Orion, 1984.

American Dreamer, Warner Bros., 1984.

Secret Admirer (also known as The Letter ), Orion, 1985.

Shaker Run, 1985.

Miracles, Orion, 1986.

Stakeout, Buena Vista, 1987.

(As Bob Hunt) The Hidden, New Line Cinema, 1987.

Disorganized Crime (also known as Disorganised Crime ), Buena Vista, 1989.

Another Stakeout (also known as The Lookout and Stakeout 2 ), Buena Vista, 1993.

(As Bob Hunt) The Hidden II (also known as The Hidden 2 and The Hidden II: The Spawning ), New Line Cinema, 1994.

Operation Dumbo Drop (also known as Dumbo Drop ), Buena Vista, 1995.

Gang Related, Orion, 1997.

Rush Hour, New Line Cinema, 1998.

Snow Dogs (also known as Chiens des neiges ), Buena Vista, 2002.

Taxi, Twentieth CenturyFox, 2004.

National Treasure, Buena Vista, 2004.

Television Movies:

White Water Rebels, CBS, 1983.

Television Episodes:

"Five by Five," Angel (also known as Angel: The Series ), The WB, 2000.

"The Shroud of Rahmon," Angel (also known as Angel: The Series ), The WB, 2000.

"The Thin Dead Line," Angel (also known as Angel: The Series ), The WB, 2001.

"Jar of Spiders," The Handler, CBS, 2003.

"Off the Edge," The Handler, CBS, 2003.