James Orr (filmmaker)

James Joseph Orr
James Joseph Orr
Born	March 23, 1953 (age 71); Noranda, Quebec
Nationality	Canadian
Education	AFI Conservatory
Occupation(s)	director; writer; editor; producer

James Joseph Orr (born March 23, 1953) is a Canadian writer, director and producer of motion pictures. Orr's screenplay credits include Three Men and a Baby, Tough Guys and Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, whilst his director credits include Mr. Destiny and Man of the House.

Biography edit

Born in Noranda, Quebec in 1953, he grew up in Toronto, Ontario.^[1] He attended the Carleton School of Journalism at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, where he became the editor of The Charlatan student newspaper during the 1973–1974 term.^[2] Orr then went to the undergraduate film school at York University in Toronto, and in 1977 he became the first Canadian to be accepted as a Director Fellow in the AFI Conservatory of the American Film Institute in Los Angeles.^[3]

In the mid-1980s, Orr had a relationship with actress Jamie Rose.^[1] They married in 1986, but later divorced in 1988.^[4]

From 1997 to 1998, Orr had a relationship with actress Farrah Fawcett, who had co-starred with Chevy Chase and Jonathan Taylor Thomas in Man of the House, a film that he directed and wrote the screenplay for. The relationship ended when Orr was arrested, charged, and later convicted of beating Fawcett during a 1998 fight.^[5]

Since the 1980s, Orr has been an avid wine collector and has participated in several wine auctions.^[6] This interest proved useful when, in September 2010, wine critic James Suckling announced the launch of his new video-based website featuring content taped in locations across the world,^[7] created in collaboration with Orr.^[8]

Orr has also indulged his passion for cigars by writing and directing the low-budget feature Blowing Smoke,^[9] as well as making a documentary on the Fuente Family called The Fuente Family: An American Dream, and a documentary on Cuban cigars called Cigars: The Heart and Soul of Cuba.^[10]

Filmography edit

James Orr filmography
Year	Film	Director	Writer	Screenplay	Producer	Executive Producer	Editor	Cinematographer	Story consultant
1985	Breaking All the Rules	Y							Y
1986	Tough Guys		Y
1986	Witchfire		Y^{[a 1]}		Y^{[a 1]}
1987	They Still Call Me Bruce	Y	Y		Y^{[a 1]}
1987	Young Harry Houdini^{[a 2]}	Y	Y		Y
1987	Three Men and a Baby			Y
1988	14 Going on 30		Y			Y
1990	Mr. Destiny	Y	Y		Y
1991	Father of the Bride					Y
1993	Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit		Y
1994	Love on the Run		Y
1995	It Takes Two				Y
1995	Father of the Bride Part II					Y^{[a 3]}
1995	Man of the House	Y		Y
2004	Blowing Smoke	Y	Y				Y
2007	Christmas in Wonderland	Y	Y
2010	The Night Before the Night Before Christmas	Y	Y			Y
2011	My Future Boyfriend		Y			Y
2011	Cigars: The Heart and Soul of Cuba	Y	Y				Y	Y
2013	Cannubi: A Vineyard Kissed by God	Y	Y
2016	A Change of Heart		Y