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name: "Eric Jewett"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eric-jewett"
roles: ["Director"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 76
updated: "2026-09-17T00:20:14.957863+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Eric Jewett

Director.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Active:** 1983–2009

## Biography

Eric Jewett is an American director and assistant director. He worked for over three decades in film and television production, serving as second assistant director or first assistant director on numerous features including *Return of the Jedi* (1983), *The Lost Boys* (1987), *National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation* (1989), *Basic Instinct* (1992), and *300: Rise of an Empire* (2014).

As a director, Jewett helmed four episodes of the series *Weeds* (2010–2012) and four episodes of *Party of Five* (1997–1999). He has also directed the short film *180 Degrees* (2021). After his Hollywood career, he joined the University of Colorado Denver as a film professor.

*Sources: imdb.com, connections.cu.edu.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Better Off Ted* (2009), Fi1m 80, First Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/better-off-ted.md)
- *Weeds* (2005), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md)
- *Basic Instinct* (1992), Fi1m 72, Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/basic-instinct.md)
- *Return of the Jedi* (1983), Fi1m 75, Second Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/return-of-the-jedi.md)

## Also known for

- *300: Rise of an Empire* (2014), First Assistant Director
- *National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation* (1989), Assistant Director
- *The Lost Boys* (1987), Second Assistant Director
- *Cobra* (1986), Second Assistant Director
- *Down and Out in Beverly Hills* (1986), Second Assistant Director
- *The Last American Virgin* (1982), Second Assistant Director
- *China Moon* (1994), First Assistant Director
- *The Public Eye* (1992), First Assistant Director

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