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Jack Fisk

Art Born Dec 19, 1945 Clayton, Illinois, USA 12 credits

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).

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Known for

Film

Eraserhead

as Man in the Planet

Full filmography

  • Eraserhead (1977) as Man in the Planet
  • Exploring 'The Tree of Life' (2011) as Self
  • Killers of the Flower Moon: A Historic Collaboration (2026) as Self
  • Welcome to Lynchland (2025) as Self - Production Designer
  • Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick (2002) as Self
  • Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch (1990) as Self
  • Acting 'Carrie' (2001) as Self
  • Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (1997) as Self
  • Making Badlands (2013) as Self
  • Visualizing 'Carrie' (2001) as Self
  • Absence of Malick (2003) as Self
  • Absurd Encounter with Fear (1967) as Man