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Jim Kouf

Highest Rated: 89% Stakeout (1987)

Lowest Rated: 9% Taxi (2004)

Birthday: Jul 24, 1951

Birthplace: Hollywood, California, USA

Writer/producer Jim Kouf is best known for his action-packed, star-studded features. He broke into film in 1981 as a co-writer on the forgotten indie comedy "Utilities." The next year, he expanded to producing with the wacky neighbor comedy "Pink Motel." His breakthrough came in 1987 with the buddy cop action-comedy "Stakeout," which teamed the curmudgeonly Richard Dreyfuss with a mustachioed Emilio Estevez. The movie was a hit, leading to "Another Stakeout," a sequel that added upcoming comedienne Rosie O'Donnell to the mix. Balancing his writing wit with his producing prowess, Kouf churned out the screenplay for the Disney comedy-adventure "Operation Dumbo Drop" while executive producing "Con Air," the high-flying Nicolas Cage action flick. It wasn't long before Kouf's action-scripting abilities became his trademark. He penned the culture clash comedy smash "Rush Hour," which co-starred martial arts master Jackie Chan and motor-mouth Chris Tucker, as well as another Cage vehicle, the globetrotting adventure "National Treasure." Since 2000, his producing career has shifted into television, where he served as a consulting producer on the vampire saga "Angel" and the paranormal-themed drama "Ghost Whisperer." Kouf has also contributed several scripts to each series. In 2010, Kouf tried his hand at writing and directing, with the independent crime comedy "A Fork in the Road."

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Highest rated movies

89% 56% Stakeout
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80% 77% Thine Ears Shall Bleed
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76% 73% The Hidden
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67% 63% White Fang
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62% 79% Rush Hour Watchlist 59% 51% Money Monster Watchlist
59% 64% Kalifornia
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58% 65% Indian Summer
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58% 75% Con Air Watchlist
50% 58% Disorganized Crime
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
80% 77% Thine Ears Shall Bleed Producer - 2023
59% 51% Money Monster Screenwriter $41.0M 2016
No Score Yet 35% A Fork in the Road Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 2010
9% 43% Taxi Writer $36.6M 2004
26% 40% Snow Dogs Screenwriter $81.2M 2002
62% 79% Rush Hour Writer $141.2M 1998
58% 75% Con Air Executive Producer $101.1M 1997
50% 65% Gang Related Director,
Writer
$5.9M 1997
26% 29% Operation Dumbo Drop Screenwriter $24.7M 1995
17% 28% Another Stakeout Producer $20.1M 1993
59% 64% Kalifornia Executive Producer $1.8M 1993
58% 65% Indian Summer Producer $14.7M 1993
67% 63% White Fang Executive Producer $34.6M 1991
50% 58% Disorganized Crime Director $7.4M 1989
89% 56% Stakeout Screenwriter $65.4M 1987
76% 73% The Hidden Writer $9.7M 1987
No Score Yet 38% Miracles Director,
Screenwriter
- 1986
No Score Yet 45% Shaker Run Screenwriter - 1985
33% 65% Secret Admirer Screenwriter,
Producer
- 1985
17% 84% American Dreamer Screenwriter - 1984
No Score Yet 59% Up the Creek Screenwriter - 1984
29% 50% Class Screenwriter - 1983
No Score Yet 40% Wacko Screenwriter - 1981

TV

Credit
89% 90% Grimm Executive Producer 2011-2017
No Score Yet 87% Ghost Whisperer Writer 2006-2007
73% No Score Yet The Handler Writer 2003
87% 88% Angel Writer 2000-2001