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HARRY J.
HUMPHRIES
Biography
as of June 1997
Harry Humphries
is the technical advisor on the Rysher Entertainment action series "SOLDIER
OF FORTUNE, INC."
Humphries first became involved in the film industry when close
personal friend and Navy SEAL colleague Dick
Marcinko introduced him to Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson
who had purchased the film rights to produce Rogue Warrior, Marcinko's
New York Times bestseller autobiography. Humphries signed on
as tech advisor which then led to Bruckheimer asking for Humphries'
involvement in "The Rock." "Con Air," "SOLDIER
OF FORTUNE, INC." and several other script development projects
soon followed.
Although Humphries comes from the "Silent SEAL" mentality,
his involvement in the industry with Bruckheimer has evolved
naturally, as their common goal of reaching the viewing audience
in an entertaining yet realistic manner is of paramount importance
to both. Humphries views the film media as a powerful recruiting
instrument and as such endeavors to make the action sequences,
dialogue and military players look and act as human and realistic
as possible.
Beside his work with Bruckheimer, Humphries has also worked on
Ridley Scott's "In Pursuit Of Honor" (GI Jane), starring
Demi Moore, scheduled for release in the Fall. Other work has
included working side by side with screenwriter Michael Shiffer
in the development of "The Peacemaker" for Dreamworks
SKG. He has also worked with several other studios in script
development for projects with subject matter that relates to
Military, Police SWAT or Counter Terrorism.
In conjunction with his involvement in the entertainment industry,
Humphries owns and operates Global Studies Group, Inc., an international
security and training company. By melding the two activities,
he brings state-of-the-art weapons, martial arts and tactics
training to the screen. He works closely with the producers,
writers, directors and actors to assure that they comprehend
why and how the deployment of military, police or counter terrorist
tactics come about in the real world. Pre-production training
is custom tailored for each project, giving the actors the necessary
weapons handling and movement skills required to instinctively
look correct on the camera thereby allowing them the mental freedom
to concentrate on their acting skills.
With Bruckheimer's and Rysher's support, pre-production training
for the "SOLDIER OF FORTUNE, INC." series included
not only the principal actors but several producers, writers,
directors and studio executives as well. All left with a clearer
and more realistic perspective on how exciting and dynamic the
"real thing" can and should be translated to the screen. |
