James D. Bissell
Art
Biography
Jim Bissell is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BFA in Theater. After working in New York and L.A. on commercials and low budget features, he won an Emmy Award in 1980 for his work on Palmerstown, U.S.A. followed by a BAFTA nomination for production design on Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. He was the original chair for the Art Directors Guild Awards as well as a former Vice President of the Guild. He has taught at AFI, USC, UCLA extension and the NC School of the Arts and is a member of the DGA, ADG, and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring James D. Bissell
Jumanji
1995
Skyscraper
2018
Filmography
Acting (5)
2017
6.8
2000
The Man on Lincoln's Noseas Self
7.7
2000
1996
My Fellow Americansas Secret Service Agent
6.1
1996
7.4
Production & Directing (44)
2022
The Lost CityProduction Design
6.4
2022
The Bad GuysThanks
7.5
2020
The Midnight SkyProduction Design
5.7
2019
Velvet BuzzsawProduction Design
5.4
2018
SkyscraperProduction Design
6.3
2017
SuburbiconProduction Design
5.9
2015
HiddenProduction Design
7.0
2015
Mission: Impossible - Rogue NationProduction Design
7.2
2014
The Monuments MenProduction Design
6.1
2012
Jack ReacherProduction Design
6.7
2011
Mission: Impossible - Ghost ProtocolProduction Design
7.1
2008
LeatherheadsProduction Design
5.9
2008
The Spiderwick ChroniclesProduction Design
6.7
2007
300Production Design
7.2
2005
Good Night, and Good Luck.Production Design
7.1
2005
The Ring TwoProduction Design
5.8
2004
50 First DatesSecond Unit
6.9
2003
Hollywood HomicideProduction Design
5.2
2002
Confessions of a Dangerous MindProduction Design
6.7
2001
Cats & DogsProduction Design
5.4
2000
The 6th DayProduction Design
6.0
1996
My Fellow AmericansProduction Design
6.1
1996
Tin CupProduction Design
6.1
1995
JumanjiProduction Design
7.2
1994
Blue ChipsProduction Design
6.1
1993
Dennis the MenaceProduction Design
5.9
1993
The PickleProduction Design
5.0
1991
The RocketeerProduction Design
6.5
1990
ArachnophobiaProduction Design
6.5
1989
AlwaysProduction Design
6.2
1988
TwinsProduction Design
6.1
1987
Someone to Watch Over MeProduction Design
5.9
1987
Harry and the HendersonsProduction Design
6.1
1986
The Boy Who Could FlyProduction Design
6.3
1985
The Falcon and the SnowmanProduction Design
6.4
1984
The Last StarfighterArt Direction
6.6
1983
Twilight Zone: The MovieProduction Design
6.5
1982
E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialProduction Design
7.5
1982
Leon's CaseArt Direction
8.0
1981
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" PaigeArt Direction
6.6
1979
ValentineArt Direction
1979
Anatomy of a SeductionArt Direction
5.2
1979
Good Luck, Miss WyckoffArt Direction
5.3
1979
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady TruckersArt Direction
5.2