# James W. Skotchdopole

James W. Skotchdopole is an American film producer. He has produced films such as Birdman and The Revenant.

## Career

Raised in New York, Skotchdopole career in the film industry began in 1982. In 1984, Skotchdopole became the youngest member to be accepted into the Directors Guild of America. Skotchdopole served as an Executive producer on four of Director Tony Scott's films, and collaborated with Nora Ephron three times. He also worked as an Executive producer with Quentin Tarantino twice, on Death Proof and Django Unchained. As a producer on Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman, Skotchdopole won an Academy Award for Best Picture at the 87th Academy Awards. Iñárritu and Skotchdopole collaborated again in 2015 with The Revenant.

## Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

### Film

| Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
| 1990 | Naked Tango | Associate producer | |
| 1993 | Sleepless in Seattle | Associate producer | |
| 1993 | True Romance | Co-producer | |
| 1994 | Mixed Nuts | Executive producer | |
| 1995 | Crimson Tide | Associate producer | |
| 1996 | The Fan | Executive producer | |
| 1998 | Enemy of the State | Executive producer | |
| 2000 | Company Man | | |
| 2000 | Sand | | |
| 2001 | Spy Game | Executive producer | |
| 2004 | Man on Fire | Executive producer | |
| 2005 | Bewitched | Executive producer | |
| 2007 | Grindhouse | Line producer | |
| 2007 | Death Proof | Line producer | |
| 2008 | The Women | Executive producer | |
| 2008 | Surfer, Dude | Executive producer | |
| 2010 | My Own Love Song | Executive producer | |
| 2011 | Violet & Daisy | Executive producer | |
| 2012 | Lay the Favorite | Executive producer | |
| 2012 | Upside Down | Executive producer | |
| 2012 | Django Unchained | Executive producer | |
| 2014 | Birdman | | Won Academy Award for Best Picture. |
| 2015 | Accidental Love | Executive producer | |
| 2015 | The Revenant | | |
| 2017 | War Machine | Executive producer | |
| 2018 | Furlough | Executive producer | |
| 2021 | Crisis | Co-executive producer | |
| TBA | The Joy Division | | |

#### Second unit director or assistant director

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | Turk 182 | Second assistant director | |
| 1985 | A Chorus Line | Second assistant director | |
| 1986 | The Money Pit | Second assistant director | |
| 1986 | Brighton Beach Memoirs | Second assistant director | |
| 1987 | Mannequin | Second assistant director | |
| 1987 | Ishtar | Second assistant director | |
| 1987 | The Untouchables | Second assistant director | |
| 1987 | The Believers | Second assistant director: New York | |
| 1988 | Biloxi Blues | Second assistant director | |
| 1988 | Moon over Parador | Second assistant director | |
| 1988 | Scrooged | Second assistant director | |
| 1989 | Dead Bang | Second assistant director | |
| 1990 | Revenge | Second assistant director | |
| 1990 | Days of Thunder | First assistant director | |
| 1991 | What About Bob? | First assistant director | |
| 1991 | The Last Boy Scout | First assistant director | |
| 1992 | Housesitter | First assistant director | |
| 1993 | Sleepless in Seattle | First assistant director | |
| 1993 | True Romance | First assistant director | |
| 1994 | Mixed Nuts | First assistant directorSecond unit director | Uncredited |
| 1995 | Crimson Tide | First assistant director |
| 1996 | The Fan | First assistant director | |
| 1998 | Enemy of the State | Second unit director | Uncredited |
| 2000 | Sand | Second assistant director | |
| 2001 | Spy Game | Second unit director | Uncredited |
| 2005 | Bewitched | Second unit director | Uncredited |
| 2008 | The Women | Second unit director | Uncredited |

#### Production manager

| Year | Film | Role |
| 2001 | Spy Game | Unit production manager: Morocco |
| 2012 | Lay the Favorite | Unit production manager |
| 2012 | Django Unchained | Unit production manager |
| 2014 | Birdman | Unit production manager |
| 2015 | The Revenant | Unit production manager |

#### Miscellaneous crew

| Year | Film | Role |
| 1983 | Easy Money | Production assistant |
| 1983 | Eddie and the Cruisers | Production assistant |
| 1983 | A Night in Heaven | Production assistant |
| 1983 | Slayground | Production assistant |
| 1984 | The Lonely Guy | Production assistant |
| 1984 | Firstborn | Production assistant |
| 1984 | The Cotton Club | Production assistant |
| 2010 | Just Wright | Production consultant |

#### Thanks

| Year | Film | Role |
| 2013 | The Spectacular Now | The producers wish to thank |
| 2016 | The Comedian | The producers wish to thank the following for their assistance |

### Television

| Year | Title | Credit |
| 2020 | Mrs. America | Co-executive producer |
| 2022 | The Peripheral | Co-executive producer |
| 2024 | Fallout | Unit production manager |

#### Production manager

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2020 | Mrs. America | Unit production manager |

#### Miscellaneous crew

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1984 | A Doctor's Story | Production assistant | Television film |