J. Michael Riva
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J Michael Riva (born in New York, New York on June 28, 1948) is a motion picture production designer.
- Son of William and Maria Riva. Grandson of Marlene Dietrich.
- Michael Riva's father is William Riva, who was a set designer for Broadway. His mother Maria Riva played Catherine the Great as a child in The Scarlett Empress, one of the classic films Dietrich made with associate filmmaker Josef Von Sternberg. 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.
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- Iron Man (Marvel) - ( Production Designer / 2008 / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
- Spider-Man 3 - ( Production Designer / 2007 / Released / )
- The Pursuit of Happyness - ( Production Designer / 2006 / Released / )
- Stealth - ( Production Designer / 2005 / Released / )
- Zathura - ( Production Designer / 2005 / Released / )
- Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle - ( Production Designer / 2003 / Released / )
- Cradle 2 the Grave - ( Consultant(- Production Design Consultant) / 2003 / Released / )
- Evolution - ( Production Designer / 2001 / Released / )
- Charlie's Angels - ( Production Designer / 2000 / Released / )
- Romeo Must Die - ( Consultant(- visual consultant) / 2000 / Released / )
- Hard Rain - ( Production Designer / 1998 / Released / Toho-Towa Company )
- Lethal Weapon 4 - ( Production Designer / 1998 / Released / )
- Six Days, Seven Nights - ( Production Designer / 1998 / Released / )
- Congo - ( Production Designer / 1995 / Released / )
- North - ( Production Designer / 1994 / Released / )
- Dave - ( Production Designer / 1993 / Released / )
- A Few Good Men - ( Production Designer / 1992 / Released / )
- Radio Flyer - ( Director(- 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)) / 1992 / Released / )
- Radio Flyer - ( Production Designer / 1992 / Released / )
- Lethal Weapon 2 - ( Production Designer / 1989 / Released / Hoyts Distribution )
- Tango & Cash - ( Production Designer / 1989 / Released / Greater Union Distributors )
- Scrooged - ( Production Designer / 1988 / Released / )
- Lethal Weapon - ( Production Designer / 1987 / Released / )
- The Golden Child - ( Production Designer / 1986 / Released / )
- The Color Purple - ( 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 Dimension - ( Production Designer / 1984 / Released / )
- Bad Boys - ( Production Designer / 1983 / Released / Associated Film Distribution )
- Halloween II - ( Production Designer / 1981 / Released / )
- The Hand - (Production Designer / 1981 / Released / )
- Brubaker - (Art Director(- art direction) / 1980 / Released / )
- Ordinary People.. - ( 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 )