Jim Cash
Writer · Died May 25, 2000, aged 59 · Boyne City, Michigan, USA
Jim Cash (17 January 1941 – 25 March 2000) was a film writer, noted for writing such 1980s films such as Top Gun and The Secret of My Success. He was born in Boyne City, Michigan, and later lived in Grand Rapids. He received a B.A. in English from Michigan State University (MSU) in 1970, followed by an M.A. in Television and Radio in 1972; he also taught writing and film history. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Cash, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 17, 1941
- May 25, 2000 (aged 59)
- Boyne City, Michigan, USA
- Writer
- 11 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Jim Cash's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 6
Light 6 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 4
Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jim Cash's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Jim Cash's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
12 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
Anaconda(2025)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Top Gun: Maverick(2022)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Anaconda(1997)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Dick Tracy(1990)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Turner & Hooch(1989)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The Secret of My Success(1987)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Legal Eagles(1986)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Top Gun(1986)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
O'Hara's Wife(1982)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all filmsUntitled Top Gun 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles, 11 of them dated from 1982 to 2025.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Jim Cash's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 11 titles are Broadly Agreed.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 46/100 and the plot and story 36/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Jim Cash's work okay for kids?
Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Jim Cash work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jim Cash's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jack Epps Jr. shares the most, 8.
Writers
- Jack Epps Jr.Shared titles: Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004), The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000), Anaconda (1997), Dick Tracy (1990), Turner & Hooch (1989), The Secret of My Success (1987), Legal Eagles (1986), Top Gun (1986)See all 8 shared titles with Jack Epps Jr.
- Hans BauerShared titles: Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004), Anaconda (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Hans Bauer
Producers
- Verna HarrahShared titles: Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004), Anaconda (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Verna Harrah
