Jack Fisk

Biography

Jack Fisk (born December 19, 1945) is an American production designer and director. As a production designer, he is known for his collaborations with Terrence Malick, designing all of his first eight films including Badlands (1973), Days of Heaven (1978), The Thin Red Line (1998), and The Tree of Life (2011). His other credits include Phantom of the Paradise (1974), Carrie (1976), Eraserhead (1977), Heart Beat (1980), The Straight Story (1999), Mulholland Drive (2001), Water for Elephants (2011), and The Master (2012). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Production Design for There Will Be Blood (2007), The Revenant (2015), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). Fisk made his directorial debut with Raggedy Man (1981) and went on to direct the films Violets Are Blue (1986), Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will? (1990), Final Verdict (1991), and two episodes of television series On the Air (1992). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Fisk, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Eraserhead

as Man in the Planet

David Lynch: The Art Life

as Self (archive footage)

Absurd Encounter with Fear

as Man

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

as Self

Exploring 'The Tree of Life'

as Self

David Lynch, A Hollywood Enigma

as Self - Production designer

Acting 'Carrie'

as Self

Visualizing 'Carrie'

as Self

Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick

as Self

Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch

as Self