8.2
Movie
Writing
Jack Epps Jr.
- Credits
- 15 titles
Biography
Jack Epps Jr. (born November 3, 1949) is an American screenwriter, author, and educator known chiefly for such popular 1980s films as Top Gun, Legal Eagles, and The Secret of My Success, which he wrote with longtime partner Jim Cash. Epps Jr. graduated from the College of Arts and Letters at Michigan State University and has since gone on to teach at the University of Southern California.
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Signature work
Known For
8.2
Movie
7.1
Movie
Top Gun
5.3
Movie
Anaconda
5.8
Movie
Anaconda
6.3
Movie
Turner & Hooch
5.5
Movie
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
6.2
Movie
Dick Tracy
4.8
Movie
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
6.5
Movie
The Secret of My Success
6.0
Movie
Legal Eagles
7.3
TV
Kojak
7.1
Movie
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
4.5
Movie
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
Acting credits 1
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun Film | Self |
Crew credits 14
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Top Gun 3 Film | Characters |
| 2025 | Anaconda Film | Original Film Writer |
| 2022 | Top Gun: Maverick Film | Characters |
| 2018 | They'll Love Me When I'm Dead Film | Thanks |
| 2004 | Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid Film | Story |
| 2000 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas Film | Screenplay |
| 1997 | Anaconda Film | Producer, Writer |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy Film | Screenplay |
| 1989 | Turner & Hooch Film | Screenplay |
| 1987 | The Secret of My Success Film | Screenplay |
| 1986 | Legal Eagles Film | Screenplay |
| 1986 | Top Gun Film | Writer |
| 1984 | The Pigs vs. The Freaks Film | Story, Producer |
| 1973 | Kojak TV | Writer (1 ep) |