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Jim and Lynn Kouf have worked on many of Hollywood’s most popular TV shows and films, including the hit NBC thriller drama Grimm, Money Monster, Rush Hour, Stake Out, Snow Dogs, Treasure Island, Kalifornia and Con Air. The Koufs spoke with guest host Benjamin Busch about their four decades in Hollywood and showed clips of their current hit ...
Writer/producer Jim Kouf is best known for his action-packed, star-studded features. He broke into film in 1981 as a co-writer on the forgotten indie comedy "Utilities." The next year, he expanded to producing with the wacky neighbor comedy "Pink Motel." His breakthrough came in 1987 with the...
Jim Kouf. Jim Kouf began his career in film in 1981. His writing breakthrough came in 1987 when he wrote the buddy cop comedy "Stakeout" for which he earned the 1988 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. He has produced several hit movies, including the 1997 film "Con Air," "Rush Hour" (1998) and 2004's "National Treasure."
Jim Kouf is an American screenwriter, director and producer of film and television whose works include the National Treasure Franchise; which includes the Disney+ series National Treasure: Edge of History. Kouf is also known for his work on Grimm (2011) and prior to this Stakeout (1987).
American Screenwriter, producer, director
Grimm: Meltdown: Created by Stephen Carpenter, David Greenwalt, Jim Kouf. With Danny Bruno, Keith Cox, Reggie Lee, Robert Blanche. In these Grimm webisodes, an odd disturbance occurs in Bud's repair shop. Bud, Wu, and Franco become trapped in a freezer and must keep their cool to survive the day.
Jim Kouf’s first feature films, co-written with David Greenwalt, were CLASS (83), AMERICAN DREAMER (84), and SECRET ADMIRER (86). He also wrote THE HIDDEN (87) under the pseudonym Bob Hunt. In 1984, Jim made his directorial debut with MIRACLES starring Tom Conti, Teri Garr and Christopher Lloyd.
