Caravan Pictures
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | November 17, 1992; 32 years ago (1992年11月17日) |
| Founders | Roger Birnbaum Joe Roth |
| Defunct | 1999; 26 years ago (1999) |
| Fate | Closed |
| Successor | Spyglass Entertainment |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Roger Birnbaum (chairman, CEO) Jonathan Glickman (president) |
| Products | Films |
Number of employees | 7 (1997) |
| Parent | The Walt Disney Studios |
| Footnotes / references [1] [2] [3] | |
Caravan Pictures, Inc. was an American film production company at Walt Disney Studios, formed by Roger Birnbaum and Joe Roth. Caravan Pictures' films were distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (now known as Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures since 2007).
While Disney would sign directors and talent to two- and three-picture deals, Caravan Pictures would work with talent based on the project being produced and not lock them into agreements. The production company's slate strategy was to commit to screenwriters as directors, put bankable actors in predictable roles, and low-budget movies with like breakthrough talent. The unit had greenlight authority up to 30ドル million with the expectation of producing 5 to 7 films a year and did not have salary caps. They also did not have its own full business and legal affairs departments,[2] and executives did not have titles until 1997.[3]
History
Caravan Pictures was founded by Roger Birnbaum and Joe Roth as a production company at Disney in 1992 to fill the Disney Studios' then-yearly 50 to 60 production and distribution slots. Caravan Pictures was given a five-year, 25-picture agreement with greenlight authority up to 30ドル million and an overhead budget of 3ドル million, and was expected to produce 5 to 7 films per year originally. After just releasing its first picture, The Three Musketeers , on Christmas Day 1993, Caravan Pictures expected to release 10 films in 1994, which could accelerate the end of the deal in 2 1/2 years instead of 5 years.[2] They were able to get the adaptation of Angie, I Says that was in turnaround at 20th Century Fox, where they have previously worked.[4] In 1993, Jonathan Glickman, who came from the USC's Peter Stark Program, joined Caravan Pictures as an intern.[3] In early 1994, Fox executive Riley Kathryn Ellis, of which was a close friend of Roth, joined the company.[5]
When three out of the next four films flopped at the box office, Roth promised to cover I Love Trouble cost overruns pegged at 15ドル million if it did poorly. It eventually flopped as well.[6]
Roth moved on to be Disney studio chief on August 24, 1994, leaving Birnbaum in charge.[1] Disney CEO Michael Eisner was so set on replacing Jeffrey Katzenberg as Disney studio chief with Roth that he forgave the cost overrun debt and paid Roth 40ドル million of fees for 21 unproduced films under the deal.[6]
Caravan Pictures was restructured in September 1997 to expand production in quantity and television films. Glickman was promoted to president of Caravan Pictures at that time, which led Birnbaum to start giving out titles to executives.[3]
In August 1998, Birnbaum left Caravan Pictures to co-found Spyglass Entertainment (with Gary Barber, former vice chairman and COO of Morgan Creek Productions) at Roth's prompting, in which Disney took an equity stake and signed a five-year distribution agreement. With Disney cutting its yearly production output, Roth recommended forming a self-financing production firm similar to New Regency Productions. After Caravan Pictures' remaining three films were released, the company went inactive. The final production credited to Caravan Pictures is the 1999 Walt Disney Pictures film Inspector Gadget ; on a rather ironic note, if not a brief moment of foreshadowing, the Caravan Pictures logo at the end of the film shows the man walking as usual before sprouting a propeller from his hat á la Gadget and flying away offscreen, never to be seen again. Caravan Pictures' slate of movie projects and an initial financial advance of 10ドル million to 20ドル million against future overages were also contributed by Disney.[7]
List of notable Caravan Pictures films
| Title | Release Date | Disney label released as | Notes | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Three Musketeers [2] | November 12, 1993 | Walt Disney Pictures | co-production with Avnet-Kerner Productions; first film | 17ドル million | 53,898,845ドル |
| Angie [1] | March 4, 1994 | Hollywood Pictures | co-production with Morra-Brezner-Steinberg-Tenenbaum Productions | 26ドル million | 9,398,308ドル |
| I Love Trouble [6] | June 29, 1994 | Touchstone Pictures | co-production with Nancy Meyers/Charles Shyer Productions | 45ドル million | 61,947,267ドル |
| Angels in the Outfield [6] | July 15, 1994 | Walt Disney Pictures | 24ドル million | 50,236,831ドル | |
| A Low Down Dirty Shame | November 23, 1994 | Hollywood Pictures | 10ドル million | 29,392,418ドル | |
| Houseguest | January 6, 1995 | Hollywood Pictures | 10ドル.5 million | 26,325,256ドル | |
| The Jerky Boys: The Movie | February 3, 1995 | Touchstone Pictures | 8ドル million | 7,555,256ドル | |
| Heavyweights | February 17, 1995 | Walt Disney Pictures | 17,689,177ドル | ||
| Tall Tale | March 24, 1995 | Walt Disney Pictures | 32ドル million | 11,047,627ドル | |
| While You Were Sleeping [3] | April 21, 1995 | Hollywood Pictures | co-production with Roger Birnbaum Productions | 17ドル million | 182,057,016ドル |
| The Big Green | September 29, 1995 | Walt Disney Pictures | 12ドル million | 17,725,500ドル | |
| Dead Presidents [3] | October 4, 1995 | Hollywood Pictures | co-production with Underworld Entertainment | 10ドル million | 24,147,179ドル |
| Powder [3] | October 27, 1995 | Hollywood Pictures | co-production with Daniel Grodnik Productions and Roger Birnbaum Productions | 9ドル.5 million | 30,862,156ドル |
| Before and After | February 23, 1996 | Hollywood Pictures | co-production with Schroeder/Hoffman Productions | 35ドル million | 8,797,839ドル |
| Celtic Pride | April 19, 1996 | Hollywood Pictures | co-production with Roger Birnbaum Productions | 9,255,027ドル | |
| First Kid | August 30, 1996 | Walt Disney Pictures | 5ドル million | 26,491,793ドル | |
| The Rich Man's Wife | September 13, 1996 | Hollywood Pictures | 8,543,587ドル | ||
| Metro | January 17, 1997 | Touchstone Pictures | 55ドル million | 31,987,563ドル | |
| Grosse Pointe Blank [3] | April 11, 1997 | Hollywood Pictures | co-production with Roger Birnbaum Productions, Roth/Arnold Productions and New Crime Entertainment | 15ドル million | 28,084,357ドル |
| Gone Fishin' | May 30, 1997 | Hollywood Pictures | co-production with Roger Birnbaum Productions | 53ドル million | 19,736,932ドル |
| G.I. Jane [3] | August 22, 1997 | Hollywood Pictures | co-production with Scott Free Productions, Largo Entertainment, Roger Birnbaum Productions and Moving Pictures | 50ドル million | 97,169,156ドル |
| RocketMan [3] | October 10, 1997 | Walt Disney Pictures | co-production with Roger Birnbaum Productions and Gold/Miller Management | 16ドル million | 15,448,043ドル |
| Washington Square [3] | October 17, 1997 | Hollywood Pictures | co-production with Roger Birnbaum Productions and Alchemy Filmworks | 15ドル million | 1,851,761ドル |
| Six Days, Seven Nights [3] | June 12, 1998 | Touchstone Pictures | co-production with Roger Birnbaum Productions and Northern Lights Entertainment | 70ドル million | 164,839,294ドル |
| Simon Birch [3] | September 11, 1998 | Hollywood Pictures | co-production with Roger Birnbaum Productions and Laurence Mark Productions | 30ドル million | 18,252,684ドル |
| Holy Man [3] | October 9, 1998 | Touchstone Pictures | co-production with Roger Birnbaum Productions | 60ドル million | 12,069,719ドル |
| Inspector Gadget | July 23, 1999 | Walt Disney Pictures | co-production with Avnet/Kerner Productions, Roger Birnbaum Productions and DiC Entertainment; final film | 90ドル million | 134,403,112ドル |
References
- ^ a b c "Seasoned Performer Takes Lead Studio Role". Orlando Sentinel. Los Angeles Times. August 28, 1994. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d Frook, John Evan (January 30, 1994). "Roth, Birnbaum flex muscles at Caravan". Variety. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Cox, Dan (September 18, 1997). "Glickman new prexy at Caravan". Variety. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ Eller, Claudia (December 14, 1992). "Madonna faxes Roth her wrath". Variety. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ O'Steen, Kathleen (1994年01月21日). "Fox's Ellis to join Caravan". Variety. Retrieved 2024年09月04日.
- ^ a b c d Masters, Kim (November 14, 2013). "Joe Roth's 'Third Act': From 'Gigli' to Billion-Dollar Producer and Pro Soccer Superstar". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ Eller, Clauida (1998年08月21日). "Spyglass Offers Disney Lower-Risk Deals". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015年03月18日.
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