Jay Russell

Jay Russell

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jay Russell (born January 10, 1960 in North Little Rock, Arkansas), is a film director and also executive producer and director of the film My Dog Skip.

His other directing credits include Tuck Everlasting, Ladder 49 and The Water Horse. He has also written and directed End of the Line.

Russell graduated from Columbia University in 1984 with a MFA in screenwriting and directing, having studied with producer Michael Hausman and director Milos Forman. His first film, End of the Line (1988), was a Sundance Institute project and was released by Orion Classics. He has since written projects for Imagine Entertainment and TriStar Pictures and has directed numerous documentaries for PBS, Discovery Channel, Learning Channel, CBS, Fox, USA Network and NBC.

He is currently working on film projects such as Duncan, Whole Lotta Sole and Wake the Dead.

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Jay Russell Movies

Discover the best movies directed by Jay Russell. Explore the complete filmography, including critically acclaimed masterpieces, box office hits, and top-rated Jay Russell films ranked by score.

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Ladder 49 (2004)

Action Drama Thriller
Jack Morrison joined Ladder 49 as a raw recruit with everything to prove, shaped over the years by a gruff but loyal captain named Mike Kennedy into the kind of...
Score 6.4

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