Jim Cash

1941-01-17 Boyne City, Michigan, USA 11 Credits

Biography

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, and later lived in Grand Rapids. He received a B.A. in English from Michigan State University (MSU) in 1970, followed by an M.A. in Television and Radio in 1972; he also taught writing and film history. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Cash, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipe...

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Top Gun: Maverick

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

Characters

8.2

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” ...

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid

2004

Story

5.5
Writing

A scientific expedition sets out for Borneo to seek a flower called the Blood Orchid, which could grant extended life. Meanwhile, they run afoul of sn...

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas

2000

Screenplay

4.8
Writing

The Flintstones are at it again. The Flintstones and the Rubbles head for Rock Vegas with Fred hoping to court the lovely Wilma. Nothing will stand in...

Anaconda

Anaconda

1997

Writer

5.2
Writing

A 'National Geographic' film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who takes them along on his quest to capture the world's largest — and deadlie...

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

1990

Screenplay

6.2
Writing

The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Ca...

Turner & Hooch

Turner & Hooch

1989

Screenplay

6.3
Writing

Detective Scott Turner has three days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigger city to get some 'real' cases—not just misdemean...

The Secret of My Success

The Secret of My Success

1987

Screenplay

6.5
Writing

Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York, but once in New York, he learns that jobs - and gir...

Legal Eagles

Legal Eagles

1986

Screenplay

6.1
Writing

District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client ...

Top Gun

Top Gun

1986

Writer

7.1
Writing

For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pi...

O'Hara's Wife

O'Hara's Wife

1982

as Dry Cleaning Man

1.0
Acting

Workaholic attorney Bob O'Hara is devastated when his wife dies suddenly. However, she returns to haunt him in order to persuade him to slow down, wat...

Untitled Top Gun 3

Untitled Top Gun 3

N/A

Characters

The third entry in the franchise. Plot TBA.