Jake Kasdan Filmography

Born:: October 28, 1974 in Detroit, MI
Occupation:: Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Biography:: Rather than make his name writing splashy blockbusters akin to his father Lawrence Kasdan's breakthrough script for The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Jake Kasdan earned his prodigy stripes with the sly, low-budget film Zero Effect (1998) and his astute direction on several acclaimed TV series. Born...Read More

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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Raymond J. Barry, Kristen Wiig, Tim Meadows

Synopsis: Judd Apatow and Jake Kasdan team up to take the swagger out of the traditional music biopic with this look at the troubled life of fictional music legend Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly). Apatow and Kasdan both write and produce, while Freaks and Geeks and Orange County director Kasdan steps into the Read More

12/21/07
The TV Set

Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: David Duchovny, Sigourney Weaver, Ioan Gruffudd, Judy Greer, Fran Kranz

Synopsis: Writer/director Jake Kasdan's showbiz comedy The TV Set stars David Duchovny as Mike Klein, a television producer who in the beginning of the film successfully sells a network on a story idea. The film follows Klein as he must actually put the show together, navigate the corporate minefield of the Read More

4/6/07
Orange County

Crew: Director

Actors: Colin Hanks, Jack Black, Catherine O'Hara, Schuyler Fisk, John Lithgow

Synopsis: Some cast and crew from NBC's highly acclaimed, little-seen series Freaks and Geeks reunite for this teen comedy that also marks the first starring role for Tom Hanks' son, Colin. The younger Hanks plays Shaun Brumder, a high schooler eager to propel himself out of the land of surf bums and ranch Read More

1/11/02
Undeclared [TV Series]

Crew: Director

Actors: Jay Baruchel, Charlie Hunnam, Monica Keena, Carla Gallo, Timm Sharp

Synopsis: Described by the Fox Network as "Freaks and Geeks Goes to College" (both series were produced by Judd Apatow), the weekly half-hour sitcom Undeclared offered a glimpse into college dorm-room life, 21st century style. As the title indicated, the series focused on a group of nerdish freshmen who Read More

2001
Freaks and Geeks: The Little Things

Crew: Director

2000
Freaks and Geeks: Noshing and Moshing

Crew: Director

2000
Freaks and Geeks: Pilot

Crew: Director

1999
Freaks and Geeks: Beers and Weirs

Crew: Director

1999
Zero Effect

Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, Ryan O'Neal, Kim Dickens, Angela Featherstone

Synopsis: Jake Kasdan made his feature film directorial debut with this oblique thriller about eccentric private detective Daryl Zero (Bill Pullman) and his sardonic front man partner Steve Arlo (Ben Stiller). After the two are hired by blackmail victim Gregory Stark (Ryan O'Neal), Zero sets up a sting Read More

1998