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James A. Westman

  • Production Manager
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
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James A. Westman is known for Smokey and the Bandit (1977), The Fan (1996) and Slap Shot (1977).
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    • Known for

    Sally Field, Burt Reynolds, and Jackie Gleason in Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
    Smokey and the Bandit
    7.0
    • Production Management(as James Westman)
    • 1977
    Robert De Niro and Wesley Snipes in The Fan (1996)
    The Fan
    5.9
    • Production Management
    • 1996
    Paul Newman, Yvon Barrette, Jeff Carlson, Steve Carlson, David Hanson, Jerry Houser, Allan F. Nicholls, and Michael Ontkean in Slap Shot (1977)
    Slap Shot
    7.2
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as James Westman)
    • 1977
    Tony Becker, Eric Bruskotter, Stephen Caffrey, Stan Foster, Ramón Franco, Terence Knox, and Miguel A. Núñez Jr. in Tour of Duty (1987)
    Tour of Duty
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Production Management

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    Production Management

    • Burt Reynolds, Mary Tyler Moore, Holliston Coleman, and Charles Robinson in Miss Lettie and Me (2002)
      Miss Lettie and Me
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • production manager
      • 2002
    • Madhuri Dixit, Anil Kapoor, Om Puri, and Namrata Shirodkar in Pukar (2000)
      Pukar
      6.7
      • unit production manager: second unit (uncredited)
      • 2000
    • At Face Value
      Short
      • unit production manager
      • 1999
    • Before Women Had Wings (1997)
      Before Women Had Wings
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1997
    • Pierce Brosnan in Robinson Crusoe (1997)
      Robinson Crusoe
      6.0
      • production manager
      • 1997
    • Courtney Peldon in Little Girls in Pretty Boxes (1997)
      Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • production manager (as Jim Westman)
      • 1997
    • Robert De Niro and Wesley Snipes in The Fan (1996)
      The Fan
      5.9
      • unit production manager
      • 1996
    • Inheritance Up Christmas (1995)
      Inheritance Up Christmas
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager (as Jim Westman)
      • 1995
    • The Monroes (1995)
      The Monroes
      6.2
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 1995
    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt in The Great Elephant Escape (1995)
      The Great Elephant Escape
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager (as Jim Westman)
      • 1995
    • Heart of Darkness (1994)
      Heart of Darkness
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1994
    • Tony Becker, Eric Bruskotter, Stephen Caffrey, Stan Foster, Ramón Franco, Terence Knox, and Miguel A. Núñez Jr. in Tour of Duty (1987)
      Tour of Duty
      8.3
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 1987–1990
    • Julia Roberts, Trini Alvarado, Justine Bateman, Scott Coffey, and Britta Phillips in Satisfaction (1988)
      Satisfaction
      5.0
      • unit production manager (as James Westman)
      • 1988
    • Harry's Hong Kong (1987)
      Harry's Hong Kong
      4.3
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager (as James Westman)
      • 1987
    • Murder Ordained (1987)
      Murder Ordained
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1987

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Raise the Titanic (1980)
      Raise the Titanic
      5.2
      • first assistant director (as Jim Westman)
      • 1980
    • Pat Klous, Connie Sellecca, and Kathryn Witt in Flying High (1978)
      Flying High
      6.6
      TV Series
      • assistant director (as Jim Westman)
      • 1979
    • Melissa Sue Anderson in Survival of Dana (1979)
      Survival of Dana
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director (as James Westman)
      • 1979
    • A Fire in the Sky (1978)
      A Fire in the Sky
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • assistant director
      • 1978
    • Priscilla Barnes, Debra Clinger, and David Spielberg in The American Girls (1978)
      The American Girls
      5.5
      TV Series
      • assistant director (as Jim Westman)
      • 1978
    • Deathmoon (1978)
      Deathmoon
      4.2
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director (as Jim Westman)
      • 1978
    • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
      Hawaii Five-O
      7.4
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • assistant director (as Jim Westman)
      • 1977–1978
    • Paul Newman, Yvon Barrette, Jeff Carlson, Steve Carlson, David Hanson, Jerry Houser, Allan F. Nicholls, and Michael Ontkean in Slap Shot (1977)
      Slap Shot
      7.2
      • first assistant director (as James Westman)
      • 1977
    • City of Angels (1976)
      City of Angels
      7.7
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 1976
    • James Brolin and Jill Clayburgh in Gable and Lombard (1976)
      Gable and Lombard
      5.2
      • first assistant director
      • 1976
    • The November Plan (1976)
      The November Plan
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • assistant director
      • 1976
    • Rod Taylor, Andrew Stevens, Tony Becker, and Gina Smika Hunter in The Oregon Trail (1976)
      The Oregon Trail
      6.7
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 1976
    • Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)
      McCloud
      7.0
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 1974–1975
    • The Specialists (1975)
      The Specialists
      4.5
      TV Movie
      • assistant director
      • 1975
    • Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
      The Six Million Dollar Man
      7.1
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 1974

    Producer

    • Burt Reynolds, Mary Tyler Moore, Holliston Coleman, and Charles Robinson in Miss Lettie and Me (2002)
      Miss Lettie and Me
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Inheritance Up Christmas (1995)
      Inheritance Up Christmas
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • line producer (as Jim Westman)
      • 1995
    • Heart of Darkness (1994)
      Heart of Darkness
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • co-producer
      • 1994
    • Tony Becker, Eric Bruskotter, Stephen Caffrey, Stan Foster, Ramón Franco, Terence Knox, and Miguel A. Núñez Jr. in Tour of Duty (1987)
      Tour of Duty
      8.3
      TV Series
      • producer (as Jim Westman)
      • 1989–1990
    • Blade in Hong Kong (1985)
      Blade in Hong Kong
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 1985
    • Stormin' Home (1985)
      Stormin' Home
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • supervising producer
      • 1985

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