Jim Cash (17 January 1941 – 25 March 2000) was a film writer, noted for writing such 1980s films such as Top Gun and The Secret of My Success. He was born in Boyne City, Michigan, USA), and later lived in Grand Rapids. He received a B.A. in English from Michigan State University (MSU) in 1970, followed by a M.A. in Television and Radio in 1972; he also taught writing and film history.
Partnership with Jack Epps, Jr.
Cash met a student at Michigan State University, Jack Epps, Jr., who was from the Detroit area, and who would later become his writing partner. They began their writing relationship while MSU students and wrote their first story together in the MSU Union Grill in 1975. Soon afterwards Epps moved to Hollywood. Cash continued to lived in East Lansing, Michigan, while Epps lived in Santa Monica, California. They collaborated by computer across country.
Selected filmography
- Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
- The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
- Anaconda
- Sister Act
- Dick Tracy
- Turner and Hooch
- The Secret of My Success
- Legal Eagles
- Top Gun
External links
- Jim Cash at the Internet Movie Database
