Rick Jacobson

Rick Jacobson is an American film and television director, producer, writer and actor.

Works

Bitch Slap

Three bad girls - a down-and-out stripper, a drug-running killer, and a corporate powerbroker - arrive at a remote desert hideaway to extort and steal $200 million in diamonds from a ruthless underworld kingpin.

Release Date2009-05-16

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Horndog

Vote Count311

Dragon Fire

Los Angeles 2050 A.D. Crime. Drugs. Violence. Rape. The City of Angels has descended into chaos. Street fighter Dominic La Banca seeks to avenge his brother's death in this lawless city. To find the killer, he must enter the deadly underworld of the Alley Fights a savage kickboxing match of the future!

Release Date1993-10-20

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Bar Gambler

Vote Count8

Soulmates

A man who is immortal can bring his wife back from the dead temporarily by killing young women. But his latest would-be victim may be a problem.

Release Date1992-01-01

Charactersd Chad

Vote Count6

Spartacus

Torn from his homeland and the woman he loves, Spartacus is condemned to the brutal world of the arena where blood and death are primetime entertainment.

Release Date2010-01-22

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count5

Vote Count2952

Spartacus: House of Ashur

In a world where he survived the events of Spartacus, Ashur clawed his way to power, owning the same ludus that once owned him. Allying with a fierce gladiatrix, Ashur ignites a new kind of spectacle that offends the elite.

Release Date2025-12-05

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count10

Vote Count291

Xena: Warrior Princess

Xena is an infamous warrior on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent. Accompanied by her comrade-in-arms Gabrielle, the campy couple use their formidable fighting skills to help those who are unable to defend themselves.

Release Date1995-09-04

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count12

Vote Count1412

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.

Release Date1995-01-29

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count2

Vote Count594

Ash vs Evil Dead

Bruce Campbell reprises his role as Ash Williams, an aging lothario and chainsaw-handed monster hunter who’s spent the last three decades avoiding maturity, and the terrors of the Evil Dead. But when a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind, he’s forced to face his demons — both metaphorical and literal.

Release Date2015-10-31

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count6

Vote Count1751

She Spies

She Spies is an action-adventure television show that ran from September 9, 2002 until May 17, 2004, in two seasons. The show was sold into syndication but the first four episodes premiered on the NBC network, whose syndication arm was one of the producers. Disappointing ratings during the show's second season led to its cancellation after season two ended. She Spies bore noticeable production and directive similarities with Charlie's Angels.

Release Date2002-07-20

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count6

Vote Count28

Knightfall

Go deep into the clandestine world of the legendary brotherhood of warrior monks known as The Knights Templar.

Release Date2017-12-06

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count2

Vote Count336

Dominion

Based on characters from the hit theatrical film ‘Legion’ (2010), ‘Dominion’ is an epic supernatural drama set in the year 25 A.E. In this transformed post–apocalyptic future an army of lower angels, assembled by the archangel Gabriel, has waged a war of possession against mankind. The archangel Michael, turning against his own kind, has chosen to side with humanity against Gabriel. Rising out of the ashes of the 25-year-long battle are newly fortified cities which protect the human survivors. In Vega (formerly Las Vegas), the largest of these cities, two houses vie for control and the stage is set for political upheaval and a dangerous power shift. Meanwhile, a rebellious young soldier begins a perilous journey as the war between the human race and the fallen angels hellbent on their domination escalates.

Release Date2014-06-19

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count2

Vote Count309

Don't Breathe 2

The Blind Man has been hiding out for several years in an isolated cabin and has taken in and raised a young girl orphaned from a devastating house fire. Their quiet life together is shattered when a group of criminals kidnap the girl, forcing the Blind Man to leave his safe haven to save her.

Release Date2021-08-12

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count2838

Dark City: The Cleaner

By day, Joe is a cleaner at the police station. But by night, he has another line of work - he's a serial killer who's been dubbed The Christchurch Carver. When another woman is murdered, the police suspect The Carver, but Joe knows it wasn't him.

Release Date2024-03-04

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count6

Vote Count18

Black Thunder

When the top secret prototype of the Nova Stealth fighter has been stolen, the Pentagon launches big alarm; the plane shouldn't come into hostile hands...

Release Date1998-09-22

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count22

The Royal Treatment

Isabella runs her own salon and isn’t afraid to speak her mind, while Prince Thomas runs his own country and is about to marry for duty rather than love. When Izzy and her fellow stylists get the opportunity of a lifetime to do the hair for the royal wedding, she and Prince Thomas learn that taking control of their own destiny requires following their hearts.

Release Date2022-01-20

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count801

Ring of Fire

Johnny Woo is a Chinese doctor who has given up fighting in the ring. His brother is a teacher at a kickboxing club. When Johnny falls in love with Julie, whose brother is a teacher in a rival kickboxing club, tension begins to build...

Release Date1991-11-19

DepartmentDirecting

JobCo-Director

Vote Count26

Dead Space

On the planet Phaebon, a controlled research facility had been thought to be safe... until a breach unleashes alien terrors unknown.

Release Date1991-10-21

DepartmentCamera

JobKey Grip

Vote Count56

Strategic Command

Rick Harding is a former Marines officer, now working in the FBI as a chemical weapons designer. While packing up for the night, a group of armed soldiers led by wanted criminal Carlos Gruber, break into the FBI research lab. They steal large amounts of a newly created germ warfare chemical called Bromax-360, loosing two of their men in the process before escaping into the night.

Release Date1997-01-06

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count23

Night Hunter

Jack Cutter is the last in long line of vampire hunters. After killing few vampires in one L.A. restaurant, he is chased both by police and by other vampires. In the process he meets an attractive woman-reporter.

Release Date1996-04-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count24

Terminal Voyage

It is 2035 A.D. and the final countdown has begun for a voyage that will reach across the vastness of outer space - to explore the nearest Earth-Like planet. An international crew has been placed in cryogenic suspended animation for the journey. But a century later, they awake to find that things have gone horribly wrong.

Release Date1994-06-08

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count14

A Bold Affair

A man's life gets wrecked by a woman with whom he had a casual "affair" over the Internet.

Release Date1998-06-27

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count8

Full Contact

Luke Powers travels to L.A. to find that his brother has been murdered in a back alley martial arts tournament. Luke enters the tournament circuit to try to flush out his brother's killer. With the help of a trainer and former fighter, Lucke enters what he thinks will be a victorious battle.

Release Date1993-05-04

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count11

Blackbelt

Don "The Dragon" Wilson is back and forced to take on the greatest legends of the martial arts world. Wilson fights off all comers while defending rock superstar Shanna (Deirdre Imershein) against the insane attacks of a fanatical veteran John Sweet (Matthias Hues-I Come In Peace).

Release Date1992-05-28

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count25

Slumber Party Massacre III

After a hard day of volleyball at the beach, a teen whose parents are away decides to have a slumber party with her girlfriends. Their boyfriends predictably show up to scare them, but a stranger from the beach is also seen lurking around the house. Soon the group begins experiencing an attrition problem.

Release Date1990-09-07

DepartmentCamera

JobBest Boy Grip

Vote Count112

Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero

Terrorists take over a nuclear weapons launch site, but don't count on a humble military courier, who happens to be making a visit

Release Date1995-01-31

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count21

Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike

Dr. Johnny Woo becomes involved in a global Mafia arms cartel when they kidnap his son Bobby. The cartel, made-up of underworld leaders from around the world, become aware that he stumbled onto valuable information on a computer disk he possesses. Louie and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Kruskev use every bit of their cunning to trap Johnny and retrieve the disk.

Release Date1995-02-28

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count19

Bad Guys

Would-be drug dealers are caught between the police and the Mafia.

Release Date2008-04-09

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count10

Bloodfist VIII: Trained to Kill

A former CIA agent lives a suburban life as a high school teacher with his teen son. When the agent is attacked by former allies because of knowledge he possesses and his son is kidnapped, he is forced back into the business and his son suddenly sees a side of his father that he never knew existed.

Release Date1996-10-29

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count12

Suspect Device

Sci-fi action tale of a man who discovers that no one recognizes him... no one except his government that is; and "they" are working overtime to erase him from existence.

Release Date1995-01-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count7

The Unborn II

A sinister fertility experiment has created a generation of twisted children. A relentless woman has made it her business to destroy these mutant babies before they destroy the world! One mother and her only friend are torn between love an repulsion of this deformed being and are ready to fight for it's survival, but this baby doesn't need love. It's been programmed to survive at any cost.

Release Date1994-04-20

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count17

クリスタナ・ローケン T-X

Release Date2003-12-19

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Reasons of the Heart

A young, attractive and successful publisher has a hidden secret. She is adopted and originally from Pinecrest. When she gets the job to visit an author in the small town of Pinecrest she sees an opportunity to try and find her biological parents. The author is actually writing a story about some young love in the town and she has a feeling that she is the offspring of that love but there are some stories hidden in the small town.

Release Date1996-10-02

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count2