Harmon Kaslow
Harmon M. Kaslow | |
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| Alma mater | University of California, Davis, University of Southern California |
| Occupation(s) | Business and Legal Affairs; Motion Picture Producer |
Harmon Kaslow is a motion picture producer. Along with John Aglialoro, Kaslow produced a trilogy of movies based on the Ayn Rand novel titled "Atlas Shrugged" including Atlas Shrugged: Part I and Atlas Shrugged: Part II and Atlas Shrugged: Part III[1] (aka Atlas Shrugged: Who is John Galt?). Prior to producing the Atlas Shrugged movies, Kaslow was an executive at A-Mark Entertainment and Kismet Entertainment Group and an associate at Shea & Gould, an international law firm.[1]
Kaslow is a finance / corporate / entertainment lawyer. He has provided production, distribution and finance legal counsel and has been an "executive producer" on more than 15 motion pictures[2] including the cult-classic Dog Soldiers,[3] but Atlas Shrugged: Part I was the first time he received credit as a "Producer" (along with Aglialoro) on a motion picture.[4] As a result of a WGA Arbitration over the writing credits, Kaslow, along with J. James Manera & John Aglialoro, received a "screenplay by" credit on Atlas Shrugged III: Who is John Galt? [5]
In a 2011 interview promoting the motion picture "Atlas Shrugged - Part I", Kaslow stated the following: "I believe in limited government, I believe in individual liberty, and I think that those are very similar to the same core values that the party espouses for its members.".[6]
In 2013, Kaslow was part of a Kickstarter campaign that was launched to promote and market Atlas Shrugged: Who is John Galt?,[7] and the Kickstarter campaign was successful in that it raised more than $445,000 which was nearly $200,000 more than the campaign's goal.[8]
An unfinished edit of Atlas Shrugged: Who is John Galt? premiered at the Anthem Film Festival and was awarded 2014 Best Narrative Film.[9] The movie was released theatrically on September 12, 2014. [10] The Atlas Shrugged trilogy was not well received by the critics despite nearly $9M of USA box office.
In 2015, Kaslow made an announcement regarding CinemaCloudWorks[11], which was hailed as a revolutionary technology for planning, booking, settling and marketing theatrical motion pictures[12]
Kaslow attended high school in Santa Ynez, California. In 1979, the year he graduated,[13] he was also elected the State President of the California Future Farmers of America (FFA) [14] and was part of a contingent of FFA Leaders who met with President Carter.[15] Kaslow received a BS in Agricultural and Managerial Economics at the University of California, Davis and a law degree from the University of Southern California.[16]
References
- ^ a b Cheney, Alexandra (26 March 2013). "'Atlas Shrugged Part 3′ Greenlit, Hitting Theaters Summer 2014". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "Harmon Kaslow Motion Picture Credits". IMDB. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ Bing, Jonathan (17 July 2002). "'Dog' redux, 'Stander,' 'Asylum' in pipeline". Variety. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ Timpane, John (16 April 2011). "'Atlas Shrugged' film born of sheer will, the Ayn Rand way". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who is John Galt? Credits". IMDB. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ Kitto, Kris (14 April 2011). "20 Questions with Harmon Kaslow". The Hill. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ Bond, Paul (23 September 2012). "Atlas Shrugged' Producers to Launch Kickstarter Campaign to Complete Trilogy (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "Atlas Shrugged". Kickstarter. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "Anthem Film Festival". Anthem Film Festival. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Atlas Shrugged Part III Release Date". MovieInsider.com. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ www.cinemacloudworks.com
- ^ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/atlas-distribution-announces-online-theatrical-distribution-system-300020255.html
- ^ "SYVUHS Class of 1979". Classmates. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ Ramos, Julian. "SY Valley life prepared him for career, producer says". Santa Maria Times. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ Staff, Writer (October–November 1979). "The President's Challenge" (PDF). The National Future Farmer. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ "Harmon Kaslow". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
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