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James Lemmo is a Director, Scriptwriter, Director of Photography and Cinematography American born on 1949 at New York City (USA)

James Lemmo

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Birth name James Momel Lemmo
Nationality USA
Birth 1949 (75 years) at New York City (USA)

James Lemmo (born in New York City, USA) is an American Photographer, film director, director of photography, and screenwriter. Prior to dedicating his professional life to photography, Lemmo also worked in film. His genres included thrillers, comedy, action, drama, and crime.

Lemmo currently works in advertising photography, commercial photography, all product photography, and is well known for his expertise in lighting and creative applications to product photography.

Usually with

Leo Rossi
Leo Rossi
(8 films)
Lisa Hansen
Lisa Hansen
(7 films)
Spiro Razatos
Spiro Razatos
(5 films)
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Filmography of James Lemmo (18 films)

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Director

Bodily Harm, 1h31
Directed by James Lemmo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Linda Fiorentino, Daniel Baldwin, Gregg Henry, Bill Smitrovich, Troy Evans, Joe Regalbuto
Rating49% 2.4675252.4675252.4675252.4675252.467525
When a striptease dancer is brutally murdered in Las Vegas, detective Rita Cates and her partner, J.D. Prejon, are assigned to the case. There is not much evidence available, but what they have points to Sam McKeon, an ex-cop. This puts Rita in a difficult position, because she and Sam previously had a scalding affair, which ultimately led to her husband's suicide. They have not spoken since then, but Rita could never get Sam out of her mind. During the investigation, they resume their affair, although Rita is constantly torn between trust and distrust, and attempting to keep an open mind. Eventually she has to choose, knowing that the wrong choice may get her killed.
Dream a Little Dream 2, 1h31
Directed by James Lemmo
Genres Science fiction, Comedy
Actors Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Robyn Lively, Leo Rossi, Robert Costanzo, Ken Lerner
Rating37% 1.8825051.8825051.8825051.8825051.882505
The pair of Bobby Keller (Corey Feldman) and Dinger (Corey Haim) each find themselves with a pair of seemingly ordinary sunglasses. But, this is no normal pair of shades — once two people are wearing the set, one can manipulate the other physically to do whatever their mind wishes to.
Relentless 3, 1h33
Directed by James Lemmo
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors William Forsythe, Leo Rossi, Robert Costanzo, Tom Bower, Savannah Smith Boucher, Stacy Edwards
Rating52% 2.617152.617152.617152.617152.61715
Sam Dietz returns to Los Angeles from "up North" and agrees to consult on a serial killer case. Not wanting to be more involved changes however, when the killer targets Dietz’s latest love interest, thereby, forcing him to become actively involved in the investigation. The killer is someone he's arrested before.
We're Talkin' Serious Money, 1h44
Directed by James Lemmo
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Dennis Farina, Leo Rossi, Fran Drescher, John LaMotta, Robert Costanzo, John Kapelos
Rating53% 2.6711552.6711552.6711552.6711552.671155
It is a comedy about two misfit men, Sal (Dennis Farina) and his friend Charlie (Leo Rossi), who are cheated out of $10,000 that they had borrowed from a Mafia kingpin. They must flee from New York to Los Angeles, only to there get involved in a caper involving a video of Senators in compromising positions. Given a cool million for the video, they are then pursued by the mob and the FBI. This brings about a surprise ending to the film, as well as to their bungling adventures.
Tripwire
Tripwire (1989)
, 1h31
Directed by James Lemmo
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Terence Knox, Meg Foster, David Warner, Yaphet Kotto, Isabella Hofmann, Charlotte Lewis
Rating50% 2.5175552.5175552.5175552.5175552.517555
A band of ruthless international terrorists led by Josef Szabo (David Warner) hijack a speeding railroad train loaded with a full arsenal of powerful military weaponry capable of threatening world peace. The only hero who can stop the terrorists scheme for world domination is Jack DeForest (Terence Knox). During the battle between good and evil the hero DeForest accidentally kills the son of the Szabo. Seeking revenge Szabo locates DeForest’s family, murders his wife and kidnaps their teenage son thereby turning their fight it into a personal vendetta.
Heart
Heart (1987)
, 1h30
Directed by James Lemmo
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Brad Davis, Brady Corbet, Jon Hamm, Frances Fisher, Steve Buscemi
Rating52% 2.6350752.6350752.6350752.6350752.635075
A punch-drunk boxer is set up as an easy win for an up-and-coming young boxer in this routine melodrama. The highlight of the film is the performance of Steve Buscemi as the oily, mob-connected fight promoter Nicky. Eddie (Brad Davis) is the addle-brained boxer Nicky hangs out to dry for quick money.

Scriptwriter

Bodily Harm, 1h31
Directed by James Lemmo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Linda Fiorentino, Daniel Baldwin, Gregg Henry, Bill Smitrovich, Troy Evans, Joe Regalbuto
Roles Writer
Rating49% 2.4675252.4675252.4675252.4675252.467525
When a striptease dancer is brutally murdered in Las Vegas, detective Rita Cates and her partner, J.D. Prejon, are assigned to the case. There is not much evidence available, but what they have points to Sam McKeon, an ex-cop. This puts Rita in a difficult position, because she and Sam previously had a scalding affair, which ultimately led to her husband's suicide. They have not spoken since then, but Rita could never get Sam out of her mind. During the investigation, they resume their affair, although Rita is constantly torn between trust and distrust, and attempting to keep an open mind. Eventually she has to choose, knowing that the wrong choice may get her killed.
Relentless 3, 1h33
Directed by James Lemmo
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors William Forsythe, Leo Rossi, Robert Costanzo, Tom Bower, Savannah Smith Boucher, Stacy Edwards
Roles Writer
Rating52% 2.617152.617152.617152.617152.61715
Sam Dietz returns to Los Angeles from "up North" and agrees to consult on a serial killer case. Not wanting to be more involved changes however, when the killer targets Dietz’s latest love interest, thereby, forcing him to become actively involved in the investigation. The killer is someone he's arrested before.
We're Talkin' Serious Money, 1h44
Directed by James Lemmo
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Dennis Farina, Leo Rossi, Fran Drescher, John LaMotta, Robert Costanzo, John Kapelos
Roles Writer
Rating53% 2.6711552.6711552.6711552.6711552.671155
It is a comedy about two misfit men, Sal (Dennis Farina) and his friend Charlie (Leo Rossi), who are cheated out of $10,000 that they had borrowed from a Mafia kingpin. They must flee from New York to Los Angeles, only to there get involved in a caper involving a video of Senators in compromising positions. Given a cool million for the video, they are then pursued by the mob and the FBI. This brings about a surprise ending to the film, as well as to their bungling adventures.
Heart
Heart (1987)
, 1h30
Directed by James Lemmo
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Brad Davis, Brady Corbet, Jon Hamm, Frances Fisher, Steve Buscemi
Roles Writer
Rating52% 2.6350752.6350752.6350752.6350752.635075
A punch-drunk boxer is set up as an easy win for an up-and-coming young boxer in this routine melodrama. The highlight of the film is the performance of Steve Buscemi as the oily, mob-connected fight promoter Nicky. Eddie (Brad Davis) is the addle-brained boxer Nicky hangs out to dry for quick money.

Cameraman

Maniac Cop 2, 1h30
Directed by William Lustig
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Horror, Slasher
Themes Medical-themed films, Christmas films, Prison films, Serial killer films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Leo Rossi, Robert Davi, Robert Z'Dar, Michael Lerner, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon
Roles Director of Photography
Rating59% 2.9501952.9501952.9501952.9501952.950195
After being impaled by a pipe and plunging into a river at the end of the previous film, the undead Maniac Cop Officer Matthew Cordell acquires a junked police cruiser and continues his killing spree through New York City. Finding a convenience store in the middle of a robbery, he kills the clerk; the thief is subsequently killed in a shootout with police. As Cordell stalks the streets, his enemies Officers Jack Forrest and Theresa Mallory are put back on duty by Deputy Commissioner Edward Doyle, who has the two undergo a psychiatric evaluation under Officer Susan Riley. While Jack is content that Cordell is long gone and wants to go on with his life, Theresa is convinced that Cordell is still alive and plotting his revenge.
Relentless
Relentless (1989)
, 1h32
Directed by William Lustig
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Actors Judd Nelson, Robert Loggia, Leo Rossi, Meg Foster, Ken Lerner, Angel Tompkins
Roles Director of Photography
Rating58% 2.9481452.9481452.9481452.9481452.948145
Un jeune policier et un vétéran de la police de Los Angeles font équipe pour élucider une série de meurtres. Les deux policiers retrouvent la trace du tueur en série. Il s'agit d'un fils de policier martyrisé par son père dans son enfance. Le tueur multiplie les meurtres et décide s'attaquer au vétéran et à la jeune recrue....
Hit List
Hit List (1989)
, 1h27
Directed by William Lustig
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Jan-Michael Vincent, Leo Rossi, Lance Henriksen, Charles Napier, Rip Torn, Harold Sylvester
Roles Director of Photography
Rating56% 2.808222.808222.808222.808222.80822
Gangster boss Vic Luca (Rip Torn) is scheduled to appear in court and so hires a hit man/shoe salesman Chris Caleek (Lance Henriksen) to kill the witnesses. He has a mole in the police force who tells him names and locations of the witnesses. Unfortunately, during the last hit, the professional killer enters the wrong house. When owner Jack Collins comes home, he finds his pregnant wife unconscious in the kitchen, his friend dead in the living room and his son kidnapped. Wanting Luca to believe he has the real witness' son, Collins is taken into custody. But Collins manages to escape and takes things into his own hands.
Relentless
Relentless (1989)
, 1h32
Directed by William Lustig
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Judd Nelson, Robert Loggia, Leo Rossi, Meg Foster, Ken Lerner, Angel Tompkins
Roles Director of Photography
Rating58% 2.9481452.9481452.9481452.9481452.948145
Sam Dietz (Leo Rossi) is a rookie Los Angeles detective recently transferred from New York City. He is paired up with veteran detective Bill Malloy (Robert Loggia) in order to find and stop a serial killer. The killer is Arthur "Buck" Taylor (Judd Nelson), the son of a former LAPD cop whose motive for killing is frustration over not having been accepted to the force and failure in the eyes of his father. Taylor chooses his targets by randomly looking up their names in the phone book and skillfully covering up his tracks by using his skills and knowledge that he learned while on the force. While in pursuit of Taylor, both Dietz and Malloy become his next planned targets for murder.
Maniac Cop
Maniac Cop (1988)
, 1h25
Directed by William Lustig
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Horror, Crime, Slasher
Themes Films about sexuality, Serial killer films, Zombie films
Actors Tom Atkins, Robert Z'Dar, William Smith, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon, Richard Roundtree
Roles Director of Photography
Rating60% 3.001373.001373.001373.001373.00137
In New York City, a waitress on her way home is assaulted by two muggers and seeks aid from a police officer, who breaks her neck. Over the next two nights, this "Maniac Cop" commits more murders, prompting Lieutenant McCrae (Tom Atkins), who was told by his superiors to suppress eyewitness accounts that the killer was wearing a police uniform, to pass on information to a journalist, in an attempt to protect civilians. Unfortunately, this causes panic and dissent among the city and results in innocent patrolmen being shot to death by paranoid people.