| James Joseph Orr | |
| Birth Date: | 23 March 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Noranda, Quebec |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Education: | AFI Conservatory |
| Occupation: | director writer editor producer |
James Joseph Orr (born March 23, 1953) is a Canadian writer, director and producer of motion pictures. Orr's screenplay credits include Three Men and a Baby, Tough Guys and , whilst his director credits include Mr. Destiny and Man of the House.
Born in Noranda, Quebec in 1953, he grew up in Toronto, Ontario.[1] He attended the Carleton School of Journalism at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, where he became the editor of The Charlatan student newspaper during the 1973–1974 term.[2] Orr then went to the undergraduate film school at York University in Toronto, and in 1977 he became the first Canadian to be accepted as a Director Fellow in the AFI Conservatory of the American Film Institute in Los Angeles.[3]
In the mid-1980s, Orr had a relationship with actress Jamie Rose.[1] They married in 1986, but later divorced in 1988.
From 1997 to 1998, Orr had a relationship with actress Farrah Fawcett, who had co-starred with Chevy Chase and Jonathan Taylor Thomas in Man of the House, a film that he directed and wrote the screenplay for. The relationship ended when Orr was arrested, charged, and later convicted of beating Fawcett during a 1998 fight.[4]
Since the 1980s, Orr has been an avid wine collector and has participated in several wine auctions.[5] This interest proved useful when, in September 2010, wine critic James Suckling announced the launch of his new video-based website featuring content taped in locations across the world, created in collaboration with Orr.[6]
Orr has also indulged his passion for cigars by writing and directing the low-budget feature Blowing Smoke,[7] as well as making a documentary on the Fuente Family called The Fuente Family: An American Dream, and a documentary on Cuban cigars called Cigars: The Heart and Soul of Cuba.[8]
| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Screenplay | Producer | Executive Producer | Editor | Cinematographer | Story consultant | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Raising the Mary Rose: Preserving A Moment in Time[9] | |||||||||
| 1985 | Breaking All the Rules | |||||||||
| 1986 | Tough Guys | |||||||||
| 1986 | Witchfire | [10] | ||||||||
| 1987 | They Still Call Me Bruce | |||||||||
| 1987 | Young Harry Houdini[11] | |||||||||
| 1987 | Three Men and a Baby | |||||||||
| 1988 | 14 Going on 30 | |||||||||
| 1990 | Mr. Destiny | |||||||||
| 1991 | Father of the Bride | |||||||||
| 1993 | ||||||||||
| 1994 | Love on the Run | |||||||||
| 1995 | It Takes Two | |||||||||
| 1995 | Father of the Bride Part II | [12] | ||||||||
| 1995 | Man of the House | |||||||||
| 2004 | Blowing Smoke | |||||||||
| 2007 | Christmas in Wonderland | |||||||||
| 2010 | The Night Before the Night Before Christmas | |||||||||
| 2011 | My Future Boyfriend | |||||||||
| 2011 | Cigars: The Heart and Soul of Cuba | |||||||||
| 2013 | Cannubi: A Vineyard Kissed by God | |||||||||
| 2016 | A Change of Heart |