J. Michael Riva
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J Michael Riva is a motion picture production designer
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Production designer
In film and television, a production designer is the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films, TV programs, music videos or adverts. Production designers have one of the key creative roles in the creation of motion pictures and television. Working directly with the...
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- Son of William and Maria Riva. Grandson of Marlene DietrichMarlene DietrichMarlene Dietrich was a German-American actress and singer.Dietrich remained popular throughout her long career by continually re-inventing herself, professionally and characteristically. In the Berlin of the 1920s, she acted on the stage and in silent films...
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- Michael Riva's father is William Riva, who was a set designer for BroadwayBroadway theatreBroadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
. His mother Maria Riva played Catherine the Great as a child in The Scarlet EmpressThe Scarlet EmpressThe Scarlet Empress is a 1934 historical drama film made by Paramount Pictures about the life of Catherine the Great. It was directed and produced by Josef von Sternberg from a screenplay by Eleanor McGeary, loosely based on the diary of Catherine arranged by Manuel Komroff...
, one of the classic films Dietrich made with associate filmmaker Josef Von SternbergJosef von SternbergJosef von Sternberg — born Jonas Sternberg — was an Austrian-American film director. He is particularly noted for his distinctive mise en scène, use of lighting and soft lens, and seven-film collaboration with actress Marlene Dietrich.-Youth:Von Sternberg was born Jonas Sternberg to a Jewish...
. Maria Riva wrote a best selling biography of her mother. Michael Riva has followed in his father's footsteps as a set designer and artistic director, and has won recognition for his contributions to many familiar Hollywood films. - http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/J_Michael_Riva/187337
Filmography
- Iron ManIron Man (film)Iron Man is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film stars Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark, an industrialist and master engineer who builds a powered exoskeleton and becomes the technologically advanced superhero, Iron...
(Marvel) - ( Production Designer / 2008 / Lensing/Awaiting Release / ) - Spider-Man 3Spider-Man 3Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 American superhero film written and directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. It is the third film in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man...
- ( Production Designer / 2007 / Released / ) - The Pursuit of HappynessThe Pursuit of HappynessVarèse Sarabande released the soundtrack on January 9, 2007, which included sixteen tracks.-Box office:The film debuted first at the North American box office, earning $27 million during its opening weekend and beating out heavily promoted films such as Eragon and Charlotte's Web...
- ( Production Designer / 2006 / Released / ) - StealthStealth (film)Stealth is a 2005 American science fiction action film starring Jessica Biel, Josh Lucas, Jamie Foxx, and Sam Shepard. The film was directed by Rob Cohen, director of The Fast and the Furious and xXx....
- ( Production Designer / 2005 / Released / ) - ZathuraZathuraZathura is an illustrated children's book by the American author Chris Van Allsburg as well as a film that was based on the book. Two boys are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is magically hurled through space...
- ( Production Designer / 2005 / Released / ) - Charlie's Angels: Full ThrottleCharlie's Angels: Full ThrottleCharlie's Angels: Full Throttle is a 2003 American action comedy film. It is the sequel to 2000's Charlie's Angels. It opened in the United States on June 27, 2003, and was number one at the box office for that weekend and made a worldwide total of $259.2 million.The cast again includes Cameron...
- ( Production Designer / 2003 / Released / ) - Cradle 2 the GraveCradle 2 the GraveCradle 2 the Grave is a 2003 American action film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak featuring martial artist Jet Li and rapper DMX.-Plot:...
- ( Consultant(- Production Design Consultant) / 2003 / Released / ) - EvolutionEvolution (film)Evolution is a 2001 American science fiction comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, Julianne Moore and Ted Levine...
- ( Production Designer / 2001 / Released / ) - Charlie's AngelsCharlie's AngelsCharlie's Angels is a television series about three women who work for a private investigation agency, and is one of the first shows to showcase women in roles traditionally reserved for men...
- ( Production Designer / 2000 / Released / ) - Romeo Must DieRomeo Must DieRomeo Must Die is a 2000 martial arts film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak. Starring Jet Li, Aaliyah, Anthony Anderson, Delroy Lindo, Isaiah Washington, Russell Wong, and features action and fight choreography by Corey Yuen...
- ( Consultant(- visual consultant) / 2000 / Released / ) - Hard Rain - ( Production Designer / 1998 / Released / Toho-Towa Company )
- Lethal Weapon 4Lethal Weapon 4Lethal Weapon 4 is a 1998 American action film directed by Richard Donner, starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock and Jet Li. It is the third sequel in the Lethal Weapon series of films. -Plot:...
- ( Production Designer / 1998 / Released / ) - Six Days, Seven Nights - ( Production Designer / 1998 / Released / )
- CongoCongo (film)Congo is a 1995 action adventure film, based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. It was directed by Frank Marshall and stars Laura Linney, Dylan Walsh, Tim Curry, Ernie Hudson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Grant Heslov, and Joe Don Baker. The film was released on June 9, 1995 by...
- ( Production Designer / 1995 / Released / ) - North - ( Production Designer / 1994 / Released / )
- Dave - ( Production Designer / 1993 / Released / )
- A Few Good MenA Few Good Men (film)A Few Good Men is a 1992 drama film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Demi Moore. It was adapted for the screen by Aaron Sorkin from his play of the same name. A courtroom drama, the film revolves around the trial of two U.S...
- ( Production Designer / 1992 / Released / ) - Radio Flyer - ( Director(- 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)) / 1992 / Released / )
- Radio Flyer - ( Production Designer / 1992 / Released / )
- Lethal Weapon 2Lethal Weapon 2Lethal Weapon 2 is a 1989 action comedy film directed by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Patsy Kensit, Joe Pesci, Derrick O'Connor and Joss Ackland...
- ( Production Designer / 1989 / Released / Hoyts Distribution ) - Tango & CashTango & CashTango & Cash is a 1989 American buddy cop film starring Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Jack Palance and Teri Hatcher. It was directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, although Albert Magnoli took over in the later stages of filming....
- ( Production Designer / 1989 / Released / Greater Union Distributors ) - Scrooged - ( Production Designer / 1988 / Released / )
- Lethal WeaponLethal WeaponLethal Weapon is a 1987 American buddy cop action film and the first in a series of films, all directed by Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as a mismatched pair of LAPD detectives, and Gary Busey as their primary adversary...
- ( Production Designer / 1987 / Released / ) - The Golden Child - ( Production Designer / 1986 / Released / )
- The Color PurpleThe Color Purple (film)The Color Purple is a 1985 American period drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Alice Walker. It was Spielberg's eighth film as a director , and was a change from the summer blockbusters for which he had become famous...
- ( Production Designer / 1985 / Released / ) - The Goonies - ( Production Designer / 1985 / Released / )
- The Slugger's Wife - ( Production Designer / 1985 / Released / )
- Stranger's Kiss - ( Production Designer / 1984 / Released / Enterprise Pictures Ltd )
- Stranger's Kiss - ( Consultant(- visual consultant) / 1984 / Released / Enterprise Pictures Ltd )
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionThe Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionThe Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension!, often shortened to Buckaroo Banzai, is an American spoof science fiction film that was released in 1984. It was directed and produced by W. D. Richter, and concerns the efforts of the multi-talented Dr...
- ( Production Designer / 1984 / Released / ) - Bad BoysBad Boys (1995 film)Bad Boys is a 1995 American action comedy film directed by Michael Bay in his directorial debut, and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer...
- ( Production Designer / 1983 / Released / Associated Film Distribution ) - Halloween IIHalloween IIHalloween II is a 1981 slasher film directed by Rick Rosenthal, and written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill. It is the second installment in the Halloween series and is a direct sequel to the Halloween set on the same night of October 31, 1978 as the seemingly unkillable Michael Myers continues to...
- ( Production Designer / 1981 / Released / ) - The HandThe Hand (film)The Hand is a 1981 psychological horror film written and directed by Oliver Stone, based on the novel The Lizard's Tail by Marc Brandell and a remake of the 1946 film The Beast with Five Fingers. The film stars Michael Caine and Andrea Marcovicci. Caine plays Jon Lansdale, a comic book artist who...
- (Production Designer / 1981 / Released / ) - Brubaker - (Art Director(- art direction) / 1980 / Released / )
- Ordinary PeopleOrdinary PeopleOrdinary People is a 1980 American drama film that marked the directorial debut of Robert Redford. It stars Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch and Timothy Hutton....
.. - ( Art Director(- art direction) / 1980 / Released / Paramount Pictures ) - Bare Knuckles - ( Production Designer / 1978 / Released / Intercontinental )
- Fast Charlie - The Moonbeam Rider - ( Art Director(- art direction) / 1978 / Released / )
- Ilse, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks - ( Art Director(- art direction) / 1975 / Released / Cambist Films )