Matthew Jacobs

Writing

Matthew Jacobs

Died July 1, 1956

Matthew Jacobs (born 1 July 1956) is a British screenwriter, director and actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matthew Jacobs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Emperor's New GrooveThe Emperor's New Groove · 2000
The Emperor's New Groove
★ 7.62000
MovieAdventureAnimation
When the self‑absorbed Emperor Kuzco is accidentally transformed into a llama, he must rely on a humble villager to survive the jungle and reclaim his throne.
ViceVice · 2018
Vice
★ 7.02018
MovieDramaComedy
George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and Defense Secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.
Justin and the Knights of ValourJustin and the Knights of Valour · 2013
Justin and the Knights of Valour
★ 5.92013
MovieAnimationAdventure
A heart-warming tale about friendship, honor & courage, which sees a young boy become a man as he embarks on a quest to become a knight.
Doctor WhoDoctor Who · 1996
Doctor Who
★ 6.21996
MovieTV MovieAdventure
The Seventh Doctor becomes the Eighth. And on the streets of San Francisco – alongside new ally Grace Holloway - he battles the Master.
LassieLassie · 1994
Lassie
★ 6.11994
MovieFamilyAdventure
On their way to start a new life at a sheep farm in rural Virginia, the Turner family are halted by a wreck on the highway that has claimed the life of a truck driver. Spotting the trucker's now-abandoned collie on the side of the road, they take pity on the dog and adopt her. As the city family copes with the change to rural life, including a feud with a neighboring farm family who resent the city interlopers, the ever-loyal Lassie helps them adjust to their new surroundings.
PaperhousePaperhouse · 1988
Paperhouse
★ 6.51988
MovieDramaFantasy
A young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break AdventureThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure · 1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
★ 5.91999
MovieActionAdventure
Indy and his girlfriend, Nancy Stratemeyer, whose father created the Nancy Drew mystery series, visit the laboratory of inventor Thomas Edison. The two must contend with dangerous German spies as they struggle to keep Edison's top secret new invention out of the hands of hostile enemy agents. To keep him from getting into any more trouble, Indy is sent to visit his aunt in New Mexico. While there, he is kidnapped by Pancho Villa and swept into the Mexican Revolution. Chaotic, free-wheeling border towns, a "Wild Bunch" style train robbery and a colorful barroom encounter with a young George Patton make for thrilling entertainment in this action-packed movie.
FrankensteinFrankenstein · 2015
Frankenstein
★ 5.42015
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
After he is artificially created, then left for dead by a husband-and-wife team of eccentric scientists, Adam is confronted with nothing but aggression and violence from the world around him. This perfect creation-turned disfigured monster must come to grips with the horrific nature of humanity.

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break AdventureThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure · 1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
★ 5.91999
MovieActionAdventure
Indy and his girlfriend, Nancy Stratemeyer, whose father created the Nancy Drew mystery series, visit the laboratory of inventor Thomas Edison. The two must contend with dangerous German spies as they struggle to keep Edison's top secret new invention out of the hands of hostile enemy agents. To keep him from getting into any more trouble, Indy is sent to visit his aunt in New Mexico. While there, he is kidnapped by Pancho Villa and swept into the Mexican Revolution. Chaotic, free-wheeling border towns, a "Wild Bunch" style train robbery and a colorful barroom encounter with a young George Patton make for thrilling entertainment in this action-packed movie.

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