Jim Wilson (producer)

Jim Wilson is a film producer. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture for Dances with Wolves (1990).

Career

Producing

In 1990, Wilson produced Dances with Wolves. It was adapted by Michael Blake, based on his novel. It was the highest-grossing Western film of all time, $424.2 million worldwide, and won 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Score, and Best Film Editing.

Following the success of Dances 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. The soundtrack is the best-selling soundtrack in film history, selling over 44 million copies worldwide. It won the Grammy for Album of the Year.

Wilson has continued to produce films, including Wyatt Earp, The Postman and Message in a Bottle. For television, Wilson executive-produced the award-winning 8-hour mini-series 500 Nations for CBS.

Directing

In addition to producing studio fare, Wilson has directed numerous features, including Stacy's Knights starring Kevin Costner, Head Above Water with Cameron Diaz and Harvey Keitel, Whirlygirl with Monet Mazur and a feature-length documentary Laffit – All About Winning.

In 2014 he finished 50 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.

Filmography

He was producer for all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

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

As director

Year	Film
1983	Stacy's Knights
1986	Smart Alec
1996	Head Above Water
2006	Whirlygirl
2014	50 to 1

As an actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1990	Dances with Wolves	Doctor	Uncredited
1994	Wyatt Earp	Doctor for Virgil Earp

As writer

Year	Film
1986	Smart Alec
2014	50 to 1

Television

Year	Title	Credit	Notes
1990−91	Hey Dude	Associate producer
1995	500 Nations		Documentary

External links

• Jim Wilson at IMDb