---
name: "James V. Hart"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-v-hart"
fi1m_id: "james-v-hart"
imdb_id: "nm0366337"
tmdb_id: 10295
wikidata_id: "Q2003471"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "1 January 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-04T23:46:10.512728+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."
---

# James V. Hart

## Identity

James V. Hart

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-v-hart
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-v-hart
- **IMDb ID:** nm0366337
- **TMDB ID:** 10295
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2003471
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_V._Hart, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2003471, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0366337/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10295

Writer and producer. Born 1 January 1950 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1950, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
- **Active:** 1991–1997
- **Also known as:** Jim Hart
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 4 writing, 1 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Francis Ford Coppola](https://film.one/person/francis-ford-coppola.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as writer, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 59 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Adventure 2, Comedy 2, Family 2, Romance 2, Drama 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $726m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_V._Hart, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2003471, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0366337/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10295

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Muppet Treasure Island*](https://film.one/film/muppet-treasure-island.md) (73)

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

## Biography

James V. Hart, also credited as Jim Hart, is an American screenwriter and author. He is known for his work on literary adaptations and fantasy films, including the screenplays for *Hook* (1991), *Bram Stoker's Dracula* (1992) and *Contact* (1997).

Hart graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1969 after studying film. His other screenwriting credits include *Muppet Treasure Island* (1996), *Tuck Everlasting* (2002), *Sahara* (2005), *August Rush* (2007) and *Epic* (2013). He wrote the children's novel *Capt. Hook: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth* (2005).

He lives in New York with his wife Judith. Their children, Jake and Julia Hart, are also screenwriters.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, austinchronicle.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

### Wrote (4) — the average rests on these

- *Contact* (1997), Fi1m 76, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/contact.md)
- *Muppet Treasure Island* (1996), Fi1m 73, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/muppet-treasure-island.md)
- *Bram Stoker's Dracula* (1992), Fi1m 79, Screenplay, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/bram-stokers-dracula.md)
- *Hook* (1991), Fi1m 56, Screenplay, Screenstory, Executive Producer, Author — [page](https://film.one/film/hook.md)

### Produced (1)

- *Mary Shelley's Frankenstein* (1994), Fi1m 54, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/mary-shelleys-frankenstein.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

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

- *Muppet Treasure Scriptland* (2026), Original Film Writer
- *The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future* (2023), Script Consultant
- *The Hot Zone* (2019), series, Story, Writer, Teleplay, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Crossbones* (2014), series, Writer
- *Epic* (2013), Screenplay, Executive Producer, Story
- *August Rush* (2007), Screenplay
- *The Last Mimzy* (2007), Screenstory
- *Sahara* (2005), Screenplay
- *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life* (2003), Story
- *Tuck Everlasting* (2002), Screenplay
- *Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story* (2001), series, Executive Producer, Teleplay, Story
- *Contact* (1997), Screenplay — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/contact.md)
- *Muppet Treasure Island* (1996), Screenplay — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/muppet-treasure-island.md)
- *Mary Shelley's Frankenstein* (1994), Producer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/mary-shelleys-frankenstein.md)
- *Treasure Island: The Adventure Begins* (1994), Story
- *Bram Stoker's Dracula* (1992), Screenplay, Co-Producer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/bram-stokers-dracula.md)
- *Hook* (1991), Executive Producer, Author, Screenstory, Screenplay — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/hook.md)
- *Gimme an 'F'* (1984), Writer
- *The Ransom* (1977), Producer
- *Summer Run* (1974), Producer
- *Dirty O'Neil* (1974), Associate Producer
- *Chinese Odyssey*, Screenplay

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Hugo Awards 1998: Best Dramatic Presentation (won), for *Contact*

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

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