---
name: "Jack Fisk"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jack-fisk"
fi1m_id: "jack-fisk"
imdb_id: "nm0279926"
tmdb_id: 5632
wikidata_id: "Q3805579"
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "19 December 1945"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 14
average_fi1m_score: 85
average_over: 13
updated: "2026-09-24T03:22:38.921168+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."
---

# Jack Fisk

## Identity

Jack Fisk

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jack-fisk
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jack-fisk
- **IMDb ID:** nm0279926
- **TMDB ID:** 5632
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3805579
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Fisk, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3805579, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0279926/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5632

Production designer. Born 19 December 1945 in Clayton, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 19 December 1945, Clayton, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 1973–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 14: 1 acting, 13 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Daniel Lupi](https://film.one/person/daniel-lupi.md), [David Lynch](https://film.one/person/david-lynch.md), [Grant Hill](https://film.one/person/grant-hill.md), [Leonardo DiCaprio](https://film.one/person/leonardo-dicaprio.md), [Mary Sweeney](https://film.one/person/mary-sweeney.md), [Neal Edelstein](https://film.one/person/neal-edelstein.md), [Paul Thomas Anderson](https://film.one/person/paul-thomas-anderson.md), [Sean Penn](https://film.one/person/sean-penn.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 5 Oscar nominations
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 86 (5), 1990s 86 (2), 2000s 90 (2), 2010s 81 (3), 2020s 84 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 85 to 83 across 13 titles
- **Score spread:** 12 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 12, Thriller 3, Adventure 2, Crime 2, History 2, Horror 2
- **Screen time:** 29 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,207m across 12 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Fisk, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3805579, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0279926/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5632

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Eraserhead*](https://film.one/film/eraserhead.md) (84), [*Marty Supreme*](https://film.one/film/marty-supreme.md) (82), [*The Revenant*](https://film.one/film/the-revenant.md) (74)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Killers of the Flower Moon*](https://film.one/film/killers-of-the-flower-moon.md) (86), [*The Master*](https://film.one/film/the-master.md) (84)
- **Hulu:** [*There Will Be Blood*](https://film.one/film/there-will-be-blood.md) (88)
- **Disney+:** [*The Straight Story*](https://film.one/film/the-straight-story.md) (88)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jack Fisk is an American production designer. Born on 19 December 1945 in Illinois, he began working in film in the early 1970s.

He is known for his long collaborations with Terrence Malick on films including *Badlands* (1973), *Days of Heaven* (1978), *The Thin Red Line* (1998), *The Tree of Life* (2011) and *Song to Song* (2017). Other credits include *Carrie* (1976), *Mulholland Drive* (2001), *There Will Be Blood* (2007), *The Master* (2012), *The Revenant* (2015) and *Killers of the Flower Moon* (2023). He received Academy Award nominations for Best Production Design for *There Will Be Blood*, *The Revenant* and *Killers of the Flower Moon*.

Fisk also served as production designer on *Marty Supreme* (2025). He directed several films in the 1980s and early 1990s, including *Raggedy Man* (1981).

*Sources: nytimes.com, variety.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (14)

### Performed in (1)

- *Eraserhead* (1977), Fi1m 84, as Man in the Planet — [page](https://film.one/film/eraserhead.md)

### Crew (13) — the average rests on these

- *Marty Supreme* (2025), Fi1m 82, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/marty-supreme.md)
- *Killers of the Flower Moon* (2023), Fi1m 86, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/killers-of-the-flower-moon.md)
- *The Revenant* (2015), Fi1m 74, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-revenant.md)
- *The Master* (2012), Fi1m 84, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-master.md)
- *The Tree of Life* (2011), Fi1m 84, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-tree-of-life.md)
- *There Will Be Blood* (2007), Fi1m 88, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/there-will-be-blood.md)
- *Mulholland Drive* (2001), Fi1m 92, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/mulholland-drive.md)
- *The Straight Story* (1999), Fi1m 88, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-straight-story.md)
- *The Thin Red Line* (1998), Fi1m 84, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-thin-red-line.md)
- *Days of Heaven* (1978), Fi1m 85, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/days-of-heaven.md)
- *Carrie* (1976), Fi1m 86, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/carrie.md)
- *Phantom of the Paradise* (1974), Fi1m 82, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/phantom-of-the-paradise.md)
- *Badlands* (1973), Fi1m 91, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/badlands.md)

## Complete filmography (43)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Marty Supreme* (2025), Production Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/marty-supreme.md)
- *Killers of the Flower Moon* (2023), Production Design — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/killers-of-the-flower-moon.md)
- *Causeway* (2022), Production Design
- *Song to Song* (2017), Production Design
- *Voyage of Time: Life's Journey* (2017), Production Design
- *Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience* (2016), Production Design
- *The Revenant* (2015), Production Design — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-revenant.md)
- *Knight of Cups* (2015), Production Design
- *To the Wonder* (2013), Production Design
- *The Master* (2012), Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-master.md)
- *The Tree of Life* (2011), Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-tree-of-life.md)
- *Water for Elephants* (2011), Production Design
- *There Will Be Blood* (2007), Production Design — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/there-will-be-blood.md)
- *The Invasion* (2007), Production Design
- *The New World* (2005), Production Design
- *Mulholland Drive* (2001), Production Design — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/mulholland-drive.md)
- *The Straight Story* (1999), Production Design — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-straight-story.md)
- *The Thin Red Line* (1998), Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-thin-red-line.md)
- *Second Chances* (1993), series, Director
- *On the Air* (1992), series, Director
- *Final Verdict* (1991), Director
- *Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?* (1990), Director
- *Violets Are Blue* (1986), Director
- *Raggedy Man* (1981), Director
- *Heart Beat* (1980), Production Design
- *Movie Movie* (1978), as Art Direction
- *Days of Heaven* (1978), as Art Direction — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/days-of-heaven.md)
- *Eraserhead* (1977), as Man in the Planet — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/eraserhead.md)
- *Death Game* (1977), Production Design
- *Carrie* (1976), as Art Direction — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/carrie.md)
- *Vigilante Force* (1976), as Art Direction
- *Darktown Strutters* (1975), Production Design
- *Messiah of Evil* (1975), as Art Direction
- *Phantom of the Paradise* (1974), Production Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/phantom-of-the-paradise.md)
- *Badlands* (1973), as Art Direction — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/badlands.md)
- *The Slams* (1973), as Art Direction
- *Terminal Island* (1973), as Art Direction
- *Cool Breeze* (1972), as Art Direction
- *The Peace Killers* (1971), Gaffer
- *Angels Hard as They Come* (1971), as Art Direction
- *Absurd Encounter with Fear* (1967), as Man
- *Six Men Getting Sick* (1967), as Other
- *Gold Mountain*, Production Design

## Gallery

- ![Jack Fisk as The Man in the Planet in a publicity still for Eraserhead.](https://film.one/media/person/7489/gallery-5f672ea765c1.jpg) Jack Fisk as The Man in the Planet in a publicity still for Eraserhead. — David Lynch, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Eraserhead_-_Man_in_the_Planet.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jack Fisk as The Man in the Planet in a scene from the film Eraserhead. (1977)](https://film.one/media/person/7489/gallery-9f64cffd6804.jpg) Jack Fisk as The Man in the Planet in a scene from the film Eraserhead. (1977) — David Lynch, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Eraserhead_trailer_-_Jack_Fisk_%281%29.jpg/1280px-Eraserhead_trailer_-_Jack_Fisk_%281%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jack Fisk as The Man in the Planet in a scene from the film Eraserhead. (1977)](https://film.one/media/person/7489/gallery-772bd6de6c0d.jpg) Jack Fisk as The Man in the Planet in a scene from the film Eraserhead. (1977) — David Lynch, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Eraserhead_trailer_-_Jack_Fisk_%282%29.jpg/1280px-Eraserhead_trailer_-_Jack_Fisk_%282%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jack Fisk](https://film.one/media/person/7489/gallery-3757e977036c.jpg) Jack Fisk — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 5 nominated

- 2027: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Marty Supreme*
- 2026: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Marty Supreme*
- 2024: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Killers of the Flower Moon*
- 2016: Best Production Design (nominated), for *The Revenant*
- 2008: Best Production Design (nominated), for *There Will Be Blood*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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