---
name: "Joseph Nemec III"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joseph-c-nemec-iii"
fi1m_id: "joseph-c-nemec-iii"
imdb_id: "nm0625854"
tmdb_id: 9990
wikidata_id: "Q15821816"
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "1 January 1948"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-05T00:07:59.015598+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."
---

# Joseph Nemec III

## Identity

Joseph Nemec III

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joseph-c-nemec-iii
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joseph-c-nemec-iii
- **IMDb ID:** nm0625854
- **TMDB ID:** 9990
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15821816
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15821816, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0625854/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9990

Production designer. Born 1 January 1948 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 1 January 1948, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
- **Active:** 1985–1997
- **Also known as:** Joseph C. Nemec III, Joe Nemec, Joseph C. Nemec, Joseph Nemec
- **Frequently works with:** [Jan de Bont](https://film.one/person/jan-de-bont.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 74 (2), 1990s 57 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 62 to 55 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 5, Thriller 4, Adventure 3, Comedy 2, Crime 2, Drama 2
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,668m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15821816, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0625854/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9990

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Terminator 2: Judgment Day*](https://film.one/film/terminator-2-judgment-day.md) (88), [*Patriot Games*](https://film.one/film/patriot-games.md) (61)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Twister*](https://film.one/film/twister.md) (64)
- **Netflix:** [*Speed 2: Cruise Control*](https://film.one/film/speed-2-cruise-control.md) (36)

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## Biography

Joseph C. Nemec III is an American production designer and art director. He worked as art director on *The Abyss* (1989) before serving as production designer on *Terminator 2: Judgment Day* (1991).

His other production design credits include *Patriot Games* (1992), *Twister* (1996), *The Hills Have Eyes* (2006), *Mirrors* (2008), *Safe* (2012), *Riddick* (2013) and *The Shack* (2017). He received a BAFTA nomination for best production design for *Terminator 2: Judgment Day*.

Nemec was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is the father of actor Corin Nemec.

*Sources: imdb.com, pro.imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Speed 2: Cruise Control* (1997), Fi1m 36, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/speed-2-cruise-control.md)
- *Twister* (1996), Fi1m 64, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/twister.md)
- *Patriot Games* (1992), Fi1m 61, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/patriot-games.md)
- *Terminator 2: Judgment Day* (1991), Fi1m 88, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-2-judgment-day.md)
- *Another 48 Hrs.* (1990), Fi1m 38, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/another-48-hrs.md)
- *The Abyss* (1989), Fi1m 71, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/the-abyss.md)
- *The Goonies* (1985), Fi1m 76, Assistant Art Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-goonies.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

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

- *Chief of Station* (2024), Production Design
- *Blade of the 47 Ronin* (2022), Production Design
- *Shanghai Fortress* (2019), Production Design
- *Wished* (2017), Production Design
- *The Shack* (2017), Production Design
- *Riddick* (2013), Production Design
- *Safe* (2012), Production Design
- *Ironclad* (2011), Production Design
- *A Perfect Getaway* (2009), Production Design
- *Mirrors* (2008), Production Design
- *A Perfect Day* (2006), Production Design
- *The Hills Have Eyes* (2006), Production Design
- *The Brooke Ellison Story* (2004), Production Design
- *The Medallion* (2003), Production Design
- *The Little Vampire* (2000), Production Design
- *Mad Cows* (1999), Production Design
- *Speed 2: Cruise Control* (1997), Production Design — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/speed-2-cruise-control.md)
- *The Saint* (1997), Production Design
- *Twister* (1996), Production Design — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/twister.md)
- *Wild Bill* (1995), Production Design
- *The Shadow* (1994), Production Design
- *The Getaway* (1994), Production Design
- *Judgment Night* (1993), Production Design
- *Patriot Games* (1992), Production Design — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/patriot-games.md)
- *Terminator 2: Judgment Day* (1991), Production Design — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-2-judgment-day.md)
- *Fear* (1990), Production Design
- *Another 48 Hrs.* (1990), Production Design — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/another-48-hrs.md)
- *The Abyss* (1989), as Art Direction — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-abyss.md)
- *Midnight Caller* (1988), series, as Art Direction
- *Alien Nation* (1988), as Art Direction
- *Fatal Beauty* (1987), as Art Direction
- *Extreme Prejudice* (1987), as Art Direction
- *American Flyers* (1985), Set Designer
- *The Goonies* (1985), Assistant Art Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-goonies.md)
- *Sins of the Past* (1984), Set Designer
- *The Enemy Is Coming*, Production Designer

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