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Michael J. Harker

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Michael J. Harker
Michael moved to Los Angeles from Chicago after graduating from Southern Illinois University's Cinema Department in film production. After some independent feature and AFI internships, he landed a PA job on Henry Winkler's first directorial assignment for CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984) episode "All the Kids Do It." This led to work on TV movies of the week and low budget features as production assistant, grip, camera assistant, AD, electrician, assistant editor, and gaffer.

Michael's focus turned to post production and he began editing off-line for commercials, TV shows and music videos with Glenn Frey, Charlie Sexton, and Dwight Yoakam. In 1987 he was given the opportunity to create and head the post production department for AIP Studios (Action International Pictures). That position lead to the managing of JDH Sound, a post production sound and editing facility in West Los Angeles which attracted such films as Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Drugstore Cowboy (1989), Wild Orchid (1989), and Pump Up the Volume (1990).

The next decade was spent as post production supervisor on many independent and studio features including a close relationship with Orion Pictures in the early '90's. Known for his talent at solving the most challenging problems in post production, he became known as a "go to" guy in feature post production. This reputation brought studio executives, insurance companies and completion bond companies to secure his services. Joining International Film Guarantors in 1999 until 2014 when the controlling corporation that owned IFG closed IFG and backed their competition, Film Finances. He was the Sr. Vice President of Post Production, Vissual Effects and digital Media overseeing 30 to 60 features per year including Woody Allen's films, Iron Man, Silver Linings Playbook, Ender's Game and many quality independent features.

Since 2014 he has been a post production supervisor and VFX producer.
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Michael Harker and Bill Hoy
Michael Harker and Alec Baldwin on the set of Suburban Girl June 2006.
Chazz Palminteri and Michael Harker on set of In The Mix 2005
Tommy Swerdlow, Geoffrey Blake, Eda Godel Hallinan, Scott Baio, Jodie Lynn Tillen, Michael J. Harker on set of "All the Kids Do It".
Terminator Salvation Premiere. Michael Levine, McG, Michael J. Harker
Mike Harker "All the Kids Do It".
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McG applying influence on Terminator Salvation.
"All the Kids Do It" production office.
Michael J. Harker
Michael J. Harker
"All the Kids Do It" slate with original title "I Can Handle It."

Known for

Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard in Iron Man (2008)
Iron Man
7.9
  • Additional Crew
  • 2008
Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Abigail Breslin, Asa Butterfield, and Hailee Steinfeld in Ender's Game (2013)
Ender's Game
6.6
  • Additional Crew
  • 2013
Brandon Lee in The Crow (1994)
The Crow
7.5
  • Editorial Department
  • 1994
Kevin Costner in Dances with Wolves (1990)
Dances with Wolves
8.0
  • Production Manager(4 hour and TV versions)
  • 1990

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Additional Crew

  • Mel Gibson, Frank Grillo, Naomi Watts, and Selina Lo in Boss Level (2020)
    Boss Level
    • completion bond representative
    • 2020
  • Nat Wolff and Jai Courtney in Semper Fi (2019)
    Semper Fi
    • completion bond representative
    • 2019
  • Sylvester Stallone, Dave Bautista, and 50 Cent in Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019)
    Escape Plan: The Extractors
    • completion bond company representative
    • 2019
  • Sylvester Stallone, Matthew Modine, Christopher McDonald, Colin Egglesfield, Swen Temmel, and Sergio Rizzuto in Backtrace (2018)
    Backtrace
    • completion bond company representative
    • 2018
  • Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)
    Mortal Engines
    • completion bond representative
    • 2018
  • Johnny Depp, Danny Huston, Michael Kopsa, Ron Livingston, Rosemarie DeWitt, Justine Warrington, Zoey Deutch, Odessa Young, Matreya Scarrwener, Devon Terrell, and Wayne Roberts in The Professor (2018)
    The Professor
    • completion bond representative
    • 2018
  • Ryan Rottman, Jeremy Irvine, Ansel Elgort, Taron Egerton, Thomas Cocquerel, and Barney Harris in Billionaire Boys Club (2018)
    Billionaire Boys Club
    • completion bond representative
    • 2018
  • Sylvester Stallone and Dave Bautista in Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018)
    Escape Plan 2: Hades
    • completion bond company representative
    • 2018
  • John Travolta in Gotti (2018)
    Gotti
    • completion bond company representative
    • 2018
  • Daniel Radcliffe in Beast of Burden (2018)
    Beast of Burden
    • completion bond representative
    • 2018
  • Bruce Willis and Cole Hauser in Acts of Violence (2018)
    Acts of Violence
    • completion bond company representative
    • 2018
  • 3 Seconds (2017)
    3 Seconds
    • completion bond representative
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Lisa Debs in Reprisal (2017)
    Reprisal
    • completion bond company representative
    • Short
    • 2017
  • John Goodman, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Dane DeHaan, and Cara Delevingne in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
    Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
    • completion bond company representative
    • 2017
  • Michael Peña in The Vatican Tapes (2015)
    The Vatican Tapes
    • completion bond representative
    • 2015

Production Manager

  • Max 2: White House Hero (2017)
    Max 2: White House Hero
    • post-production supervisor
    • 2017
  • Geraldine O'Rawe in Mariette in Ecstasy (2009)
    Mariette in Ecstasy
    • post-production supervisor
    • 2009
  • After Image (2001)
    After Image
    • post-production supervisor
    • 2001
  • Michael Hutchence in Limp (1999)
    Limp
    • post-production supervisor
    • 1999
  • Mariel Hemingway and Mike Binder in The Sex Monster (1999)
    The Sex Monster
    • post-production supervisor
    • 1999
  • The Suburbans (1999)
    The Suburbans
    • post-production supervisor
    • 1999
  • Vanessa Williams and Chayanne in Dance with Me (1998)
    Dance with Me
    • post-production supervisor
    • 1998
  • Morgan Freeman and Christian Slater in Hard Rain (1998)
    Hard Rain
    • post-production supervisor
    • 1998
  • Steve Guttenberg, Kathleen Quinlan, George Miller, Majandra Delfino, Jessica Howell, and Miko Hughes in Zeus and Roxanne (1997)
    Zeus and Roxanne
    • post-production supervisor
    • 1997
  • Turbulence (1997)
    Turbulence
    • post-production supervisor
    • 1997
  • Jennifer Lopez, Jack Nicholson, and Stephen Dorff in Blood and Wine (1996)
    Blood and Wine
    • post-production supervisor
    • 1996
  • Dan Aykroyd, Jack Lemmon, Bonnie Hunt, and Lily Tomlin in Getting Away with Murder (1996)
    Getting Away with Murder
    • post-production supervisor
    • 1996
  • Cher in Faithful (1996)
    Faithful
    • post-production supervisor
    • 1996
  • Sean Young and Tim Daly in Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995)
    Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
    • post-production supervisor
    • 1995
  • Little Odessa (1994)
    Little Odessa
    • post-production supervisor
    • 1994

Editorial Department

  • Pleasantville (1998)
    Pleasantville
    • post-production consultant: pre-production (uncredited)
    • 1998
  • Dustin Hoffman and Dennis Franz in American Buffalo (1996)
    American Buffalo
    • post-production consultant (uncredited)
    • 1996
  • Brandon Lee in The Crow (1994)
    The Crow
    • post-production consultant
    • 1994
  • Julie Delpy, Eric Stoltz, and Jean-Hugues Anglade in Killing Zoe (1993)
    Killing Zoe
    • post-production consultant (uncredited)
    • 1993
  • Hugh Grant and Malcolm McDowell in Night Train to Venice (1993)
    Night Train to Venice
    • post-production consultant (uncredited)
    • 1993
  • Dead End City (1988)
    Dead End City
    • post production supervisor
    • 1988
  • Resting Place (1986)
    Resting Place
    • post-production assistant
    • TV Movie
    • 1986

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