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Jim Wilson is a film producer. He won theAcademy Award for Best Picture forDances With Wolves (1990).
In 1990, Wilson producedDances With Wolves. It was adapted byMichael Blake, based on hisnovel. It was the highest-grossing Western film of all time,$424.2 million worldwide, and won sevenAcademy Awards (includingBest Picture,Best Director,Best Adapted Screenplay,Best Cinematography,Best Film Editing,Best Original Score, andBest Sound).
Following the success ofDances With Wolves, Wilson produced another hit,The Bodyguard in 1992, starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. Released by Warner Bros. the film grossed$410.9 million worldwide. Thesoundtrack is the best-selling soundtrack in film history, selling over 44 million copies worldwide. It won theGrammy for Album of the Year.
Wilson has continued to produce films, includingWyatt Earp,The Postman, andMessage in a Bottle. For television, Wilson executive-produced the award-winning 8-hour mini-series500 Nations forCBS.
In addition to producing studio fare, Wilson has directed numerous features, includingStacy's Knights starring Kevin Costner,Head Above Water withCameron Diaz andHarvey Keitel,Whirlygirl withMonet Mazur and a feature-length documentaryLaffit – All About Winning.
In 2014, he finished50 to 1, about a misfit group of New Mexico cowboys who find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when they learn their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies to run in the Kentucky Derby.Based on the true story of Mine That Bird, the cowboys must overcome impossible odds even before they reach Churchill Downs and the land of Kentucky's blue bloods.The film was released theatrically and acquired by Sony Pictures in 2015 for all worldwide rights.
He was producer for all films unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Credit | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Stacy's Knights | Executive producer | |
| 1986 | Smart Alec | ||
| 1990 | Revenge | Associate producer | |
| Dances with Wolves | |||
| 1992 | The Bodyguard | ||
| 1994 | Rapa-Nui | ||
| Wyatt Earp | |||
| 1996 | Head Above Water | ||
| 1997 | The Postman | ||
| 1999 | Message in a Bottle | ||
| 2006 | Whirlygirl | ||
| 2007 | Mr. Brooks | ||
| 2008 | Swing Vote | ||
| 2014 | 50 to 1 | [1] |
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 1983 | Stacy's Knights |
| 1986 | Smart Alec |
| 1996 | Head Above Water |
| 2006 | Whirlygirl |
| 2014 | 50 to 1 |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Dances with Wolves | Doctor | Uncredited |
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp | Doctor for Virgil Earp |
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 1986 | Smart Alec |
| 2014 | 50 to 1 |
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990−91 | Hey Dude | Associate producer | |
| 1995 | 500 Nations | Documentary |
