James M. Freitag

Career Overview

James M. Freitag has 35 screen credits in a career dating back to 1981. Their work spans 10 cinematic universes — most prominently Rush Hour with 2 titles. Signature works include Rush Hour, Rush Hour 2, I Am Number Four. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Production

Gender

male

Known Credits

35

Known For

• 

  Rush Hour
• 

  Rush Hour 2
• 

  I Am Number Four
• 

  The Family Man
• 

  After the Sunset
• 

  Two for the Money

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 10 universes

• Rush Hour (2 titles)
• Rebel Highway Series (2 titles)
• X-MEN (1 titles)
• Wolverine (1 titles)
• Hannibal Lecter (1 titles)
• The Hannibal Lecter Collection (1 titles)
• The Lawnmower Man Collection (1 titles)
• Two Moon Junction Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Lucy Lin (3 collaborations)
• Jeremy Piven (3 collaborations)
• Joel McKinnon Miller (3 collaborations)
• Gianni Russo (3 collaborations)
• Don Cheadle (3 collaborations)
• Jackie Chan (2 collaborations)
• Chris Tucker (2 collaborations)
• Chris Penn (2 collaborations)
• Rex Linn (2 collaborations)
• Ken Leung (2 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (24 credits)

  • Tower Heist

    first assistant director

    directing
    2011
  • Inside

    first assistant director

    directing
    2011
  • I Am Number Four

    first assistant director

    directing
    2011
  • Disturbia

    first assistant director

    directing
    2007
  • X-Men: The Last Stand

    first assistant director

    directing
    2006
  • After the Sunset

    first assistant director

    directing
    2004
  • Red Dragon

    first assistant director

    directing
    2002
  • Rush Hour 2

    first assistant director

    directing
    2001
  • 15 Minutes

    first assistant director

    directing
    2001
  • The Family Man

    first assistant director

    directing
    2000
  • Rush Hour

    first assistant director

    directing
    1998
  • The Wedding Singer

    first assistant director

    directing
    1998
  • Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace

    first assistant director

    directing
    1996
  • She Fought Alone

    first assistant director

    directing
    1995
  • Confessions of Sorority Girls

    first assistant director

    directing
    1995
  • Girls in Prison

    first assistant director

    directing
    1994
  • Return to Two Moon Junction

    first assistant director

    directing
    1994
  • Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story

    first assistant director

    directing
    1993
  • Ladybugs

    first assistant director

    directing
    1992
  • Nick Knight

    first assistant director

    directing
    1989
  • Revenge of the Nerds

    second assistant director

    directing
    1984
  • Where the Boys Are

    second assistant director

    directing
    1984
  • Deal of the Century

    second assistant director

    directing
    1983
  • Stripes

    second assistant director

    directing
    1981

• production (10 credits)

  • I Am Number Four

    producer

    production
    2011
  • X-Men: The Last Stand

    co-producer

    production
    2006
  • Two for the Money

    producer

    production
    2005
  • After the Sunset

    producer

    production
    2004
  • Red Dragon

    associate producer

    production
    2002
  • Rush Hour 2

    associate producer

    production
    2001
  • 15 Minutes

    associate producer

    production
    2001
  • The Family Man

    associate producer

    production
    2000
  • Rush Hour

    associate producer

    production
    1998
  • Return to Two Moon Junction

    unit production manager

    production
    1994

• actors (1 credits)

  • Brett Ratner's X-Diaries

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006