Biography
James Orr is a Canadian writer, director and producer of motion pictures. Born in Noranda, Quebec, in 1953, he grew up in Toronto. He studied journalism at Carleton University and film at York University, and in 1977 became the first Canadian accepted as a Director Fellow at the American Film Institute Conservatory in Los Angeles.
Orr's screenplay credits include Three Men and a Baby (1987), Tough Guys (1986) and Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), frequently in collaboration with Jim Cruickshank. He has directed Mr. Destiny (1990) and Man of the House (1995), among other films.
