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Island Pictures was a Los Angeles-based film company founded by producer Chris Blackwell.[1] It was acquired by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment in July 1989 for $270 million.[2][1] As of 1994, it had produced 120 films,[1] including the Oscar-nominated Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) and Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It.[1] PolyGram closed Island Pictures in 1997 following Blackwell's resignation.[2]
This is a list of films produced, co-produced, or distributed by Island Pictures.
1980s
edit| Release date | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 6, 1985 | Subway | US distribution only, produced by Gaumont Film Company and TF1 | |
| January 24, 1986 | The Trip to Bountiful | ||
| June 13, 1986 | Mona Lisa | US distribution only, produced by HandMade Films | |
| August 8, 1986 | She's Gotta Have It | produced by 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2019 |
[1] |
| September 20, 1986 | Down by Law | ||
| November 7, 1986 | Nobody's Fool | ||
| February 20, 1987 | Square Dance | produced in association with NBC Productions and Pacific Arts Corporation | |
| April 17, 1987 | Heaven | ||
| May 8, 1987 | River's Edge | produced in association with Hemdale Film Corporation | |
| June 26, 1987 | Straight to Hell | US distribution only | |
| October 2, 1987 | Slam Dance | ||
| November 6, 1987 | Dark Eyes | US distribution only | |
| December 23, 1987 | The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne | US distribution only, produced by HandMade Films | |
| February 26, 1988 | A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon | distributed by 20th Century Fox | |
| April 1, 1988 | Bellman and True | US distribution only, produced by HandMade Films and Thames Television | |
| April 22, 1988 | Bagdad Cafe | US distribution only | |
| July 12, 1988 | Track 29 | US distribution only, produced by HandMade Films | |
| March 31, 1989 | Crusoe | ||
| October 13, 1989 | From Hollywood to Deadwood | ||
| November 3, 1989 | Sidewalk Stories | ||
| November 3, 1989 | Sweet Lies | distributed by CBS/Fox Video |
1990s
edit| Release date | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 7, 1992 | The Lunatic | distributed by Triton Pictures | |
| May 28, 1992 | Time Will Tell | distributed by IRS Media | |
| April 21, 1995 | The Basketball Diaries | distributed by New Line Cinema | [1] |
| January 12, 1996 | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood | distributed by Miramax Films | |
| March 26, 1996 | The Little Death | distributed by PolyGram Video | |
| May 31, 1996 | Eddie | produced in association with Hollywood Pictures | |
| March 21, 1997 | Mandela | ||
| March 28, 1997 | B.A.P.S. | distributed by New Line Cinema | |
| August 6, 1997 | Def Jam's How to Be a Player | distributed by Gramercy Pictures | |
| January 23, 1998 | The Gingerbread Man | distributed by PolyGram Films | [2] |
| April 28, 1998 | Body Count | distributed by PolyGram Video |
Island Alive Films
edit| Release date | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 1982 | Forty Deuce | ||
| July 1982 | Countryman | ||
| June 14, 1983 | Koyaanisqatsi | produced by Zoetrope Studios | |
| November 23, 1983 | Return Engagement | distributed by Atlantic Releasing Corporation | |
| January 27, 1984 | El Norte | distributed by Cinecom Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1995 |
|
| February 10, 1984 | Android | US distribution only | |
| August 29, 1984 | Choose Me | US distribution only | |
| October 18, 1984 | Stop Making Sense | distributed by Cinecom | |
| November 30, 1984 | Ski Country | produced by Warren Miller Entertainment | |
| January 11, 1985 | The Inheritors | US distribution only | |
| March 1, 1985 | A Private Function | US distribution only, produced by HandMade Films | |
| March 8, 1985 | The Hit | US distribution only, produced by Zenith Productions | |
| March 29, 1985 | The Lift | US distribution only | |
| July 26, 1985 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | [2] | |
| August 2, 1985 | Insignificance | US distribution only, produced by Zenith Productions | |
| August 28, 1985 | Bullshot Crummond | US distribution only, produced by HandMade Films | |
| October 18, 1985 | A Sense of Freedom | US distribution only, produced by HandMade Films and Scottish Television |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Trachtenberg, J. A. (December 15, 1994). "Polygram buys island pictures; sum isn't disclosed". The Wall Street Journal. ProQuest 398449746. Retrieved 2024-06-18 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b c d Madigan, Nick (December 8, 1997). "Polygram shutters Island Pictures". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-18.