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James Monroe Tharp Jr.
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Visual Effects
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James Monroe Tharp Jr. is known for
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
,
Planet of the Apes (2001)
and
Armageddon (1998)
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Known for
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
6.1
Visual Effects
2004
Planet of the Apes
5.7
Visual Effects
2001
Armageddon
6.7
Visual Effects
(as Jim Tharp, motion control first unit, DQI)
1998
Unbreakable
7.3
Camera and Electrical Department
2000
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Camera and Electrical Department
23
Visual Effects
17
Additional Crew
7
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2
Mufasa: The Lion King
key grip
In Production
2024
Avatar 3
Best Boy: Performance Capture
Post-production
2025
Previous
21
Avatar: The Way of Water
7.6
best boy grip: Performance Capture
2022
Suicide Squad
5.9
best boy: performance capture
2016
The Grand Slams
7.8
TV Series
key grip
2016
5 episodes
The Jungle Book
7.4
best boy: performance capture
2016
The Bite-Sized Adventures of Sam Sandwich
6.2
TV Series
gaffer
(as Jim Tharp)
2012
The Amazing Spider-Man
6.9
best boy: performance capture
(uncredited)
2012
Real Steel
7.1
best boy: performance capture
2011
Mars Needs Moms
5.4
best boy: performance capture
2011
Alice in Wonderland
6.4
best boy grip: mocap
2010
Avatar
7.9
grip: performance capture
(uncredited)
2009
A Christmas Carol
6.8
best boy: performance capture
2009
Postcards from the Future
7.8
Short
grip
2007
Bad Boys II
6.6
grip and lighting technician
2003
Kangaroo Jack
4.5
grip and lighting technician
2003
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
6.9
grip and lighting technician
(uncredited)
2001
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Visual Effects
Previous
17
Evan Almighty
5.4
motion control rigger: Image G
(as Jim Tharp)
2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
7.1
motion control technician
2007
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
6.1
virtual set coordinator
2004
Reign of Fire
6.2
grip
2002
Planet of the Apes
5.7
motion control rigging grip
2001
Shanghai Noon
6.6
grip: blue screen miniature photography
2000
Dinosaur
6.4
motion control rigging grip
2000
Mission to Mars
5.7
grip/electric coordinator: Dream Quest Images
(as Jim Tharp)
2000
Bicentennial Man
6.9
grip: DQI
(as Jim Tharp)
1999
Inspector Gadget
4.2
engineering: DQI
(as Jim Tharp)
1999
Armageddon
6.7
engineering technician: motion control first unit, DQI
(as Jim Tharp)
1998
Deep Rising
6.1
engineering technician: Dream Quest Images
(as James Tharp)
1998
Con Air
6.9
engineering technician: motion control unit
(as James Tharp)
1997
Independence Day
7.0
model maker
(uncredited)
1996
A Nightmare on Elm Street
5.8
Video Game
model maker
1989
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Additional Crew
Previous
7
Chevrolet 75th Anniversary Dealer Film
Short
production assistant
1986
Discovery
6.5
Short
production assistant
1986
Rainbow
6.9
TV Series
production assistant
1986
1 episode
Tour of the Universe
6.7
Short
production assistant
1985
2010: The Year We Make Contact
6.7
production assistant
(uncredited)
1984
Firefox
6.2
Video Game
production assistant
1983
Firefox
5.9
production assistant
1982
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