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James Monroe Tharp Jr.

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Visual Effects
  • Additional Crew
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James Monroe Tharp Jr. is known for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), Armageddon (1998) and Unbreakable (2000).
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    Known for

    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
    6.1
    Movie
    • Visual Effects
    • 2004
    Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
    Armageddon
    6.7
    Movie
    • Visual Effects(as Jim Tharp, motion control first unit, DQI)
    • 1998
    Samuel L. Jackson and Bruce Willis in Unbreakable (2000)
    Unbreakable
    7.3
    Movie
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2000
    Hugh Jackman in Real Steel (2011)
    Real Steel
    7.1
    Movie
    • Camera and Electrical Department(performance capture)
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Avatar: Fire and Ash
      • Best Boy: Performance Capture
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • John Kani, Seth Rogen, Kagiso Lediga, Preston Nyman, Billy Eichner, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Blue Ivy Carter, and Aaron Pierre in Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
      Mufasa: The Lion King
      6.7
      • key grip
      • 2024
    • Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
      Avatar: The Way of Water
      7.5
      • best boy grip: Performance Capture
      • 2022
    • Will Smith, Jared Leto, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adam Beach, Viola Davis, Jay Hernandez, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Margot Robbie, Cara Delevingne, and Karen Fukuhara in Suicide Squad (2016)
      Suicide Squad
      5.9
      • best boy: performance capture
      • 2016
    • The Grand Slams (2014)
      The Grand Slams
      7.8
      TV Series
      • key grip
      • 2016
    • Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Neel Sethi in The Jungle Book (2016)
      The Jungle Book
      7.3
      • best boy: performance capture
      • 2016
    • Wally Wingert in The Bite-Sized Adventures of Sam Sandwich (2012)
      The Bite-Sized Adventures of Sam Sandwich
      6.3
      TV Series
      • gaffer (as Jim Tharp)
      • 2012
    • The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
      The Amazing Spider-Man
      6.9
      • best boy: performance capture (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Hugh Jackman in Real Steel (2011)
      Real Steel
      7.1
      • best boy: performance capture
      • 2011
    • Mars Needs Moms (2011)
      Mars Needs Moms
      5.4
      • best boy: performance capture
      • 2011
    • Johnny Depp in Alice in Wonderland (2010)
      Alice in Wonderland
      6.4
      • best boy grip: mocap
      • 2010
    • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • grip: performance capture (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Jim Carrey in A Christmas Carol (2009)
      A Christmas Carol
      6.8
      • best boy: performance capture
      • 2009
    • Postcards from the Future (2007)
      Postcards from the Future
      7.9
      Short
      • grip
      • 2007
    • Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys II (2003)
      Bad Boys II
      6.6
      • grip and lighting technician
      • 2003
    • Kangaroo Jack (2003)
      Kangaroo Jack
      4.5
      • grip and lighting technician
      • 2003

    Visual Effects

    • Steve Carell in Evan Almighty (2007)
      Evan Almighty
      5.4
      • motion control rigger: Image G (as Jim Tharp)
      • 2007
    • Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
      Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
      7.1
      • motion control technician
      • 2007
    • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
      Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
      6.1
      • virtual set coordinator
      • 2004
    • Reign of Fire (2002)
      Reign of Fire
      6.2
      • grip
      • 2002
    • Planet of the Apes (2001)
      Planet of the Apes
      5.7
      • motion control rigging grip
      • 2001
    • Promo One Sheet
      Shanghai Noon
      6.6
      • grip: blue screen miniature photography
      • 2000
    • D.B. Sweeney in Dinosaur (2000)
      Dinosaur
      6.4
      • motion control rigging grip
      • 2000
    • Mission to Mars (2000)
      Mission to Mars
      5.7
      • grip/electric coordinator: Dream Quest Images (as Jim Tharp)
      • 2000
    • Robin Williams in Bicentennial Man (1999)
      Bicentennial Man
      6.9
      • grip: DQI (as Jim Tharp)
      • 1999
    • Matthew Broderick and Rupert Everett in Inspector Gadget (1999)
      Inspector Gadget
      4.2
      • engineering: DQI (as Jim Tharp)
      • 1999
    • Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
      Armageddon
      6.7
      • engineering technician: motion control first unit, DQI (as Jim Tharp)
      • 1998
    • Deep Rising (1998)
      Deep Rising
      6.1
      • engineering technician: Dream Quest Images (as James Tharp)
      • 1998
    • Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, and Ving Rhames in Con Air (1997)
      Con Air
      6.9
      • engineering technician: motion control unit (as James Tharp)
      • 1997
    • Independence Day (1996)
      Independence Day
      7.0
      • model maker (uncredited)
      • 1996
    • A Nightmare on Elm Street (1989)
      A Nightmare on Elm Street
      5.7
      Video Game
      • model maker
      • 1989

    Additional Crew

    • Chevrolet 75th Anniversary Dealer Film
      Short
      • production assistant
      • 1986
    • Discovery (1986)
      Discovery
      6.5
      Short
      • production assistant
      • 1986
    • Stanley Bates, Geoffrey Hayes, and Roy Skelton in Rainbow (1972)
      Rainbow
      6.9
      TV Series
      • production assistant
      • 1986
    • Tour of the Universe
      6.7
      Short
      • production assistant
      • 1985
    • 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
      2010: The Year We Make Contact
      6.7
      • production assistant (uncredited)
      • 1984
    • Firefox (1983)
      Firefox
      6.2
      Video Game
      • production assistant
      • 1983
    • Clint Eastwood in Firefox (1982)
      Firefox
      5.9
      • production assistant
      • 1982
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