New World Pictures (also known as New World Entertainment and New World Communications Group, Inc.) was an American independent production, distribution, and (in its final years as an autonomous entity) multimedia company. It was founded in 1970 by Roger Corman and Gene Corman as New World Pictures, Ltd., a producer and distributor of motion pictures, eventually expanding into television production in 1984. New World eventually expanded into broadcasting with the acquisition of seven television stations in 1993, with the broadcasting unit expanding through additional purchases made during 1994.
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| Company type | Public |
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| Predecessor | The Filmgroup |
| Founded | July 8, 1970 |
| Founders | |
| Defunct | January 22, 1997 |
| Fate | Acquired by News Corporation |
| Successor | The Walt Disney Company (through 20th Century Studios and BVS Entertainment) (post-1989 films and TV programs only) Shout! Studios (through New Concorde) (1970–1984 films only) Vine Alternative Investments (through Lakeshore Entertainment) (1984–1989 films and TV programs only) Fox Corporation (corporate assets only) |
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Key people |
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| Products | |
| Divisions | New World Television New World Animation |
20th Century Fox (then solely-owned by News Corporation), controlled by Rupert Murdoch, became a major investor in 1994 and purchased the company outright in 1997; the alliance with Murdoch, specifically through a group affiliation agreement with New World reached between the two companies in May 1994, helped to cement the Fox network as the fourth major U.S. television network.
Although effectively defunct, it continues to exist as holding companies within the Fox Corporation corporate structure along with various regional subsidiaries (e.g. "New World Communications of Tampa").
New World Pictures's co-founder Gene Corman died at his home in Beverly Hills, California, on September 28, 2020, at the age of 93.[2] New World Pictures's founder Roger Corman died at his home in Santa Monica, California, on May 9, 2024, at the age of 98.[3][4]
History
editNew World Pictures (1970–1987)
editFounded on July 8, 1970, New World Pictures, Ltd. was co-founded by B-movie director Roger Corman and his brother Gene, following their departure from American International Pictures (AIP).[5] As the last remaining national low-budget film distributor at the time, New World quickly became one of the most successful independent companies in the nation. [citation needed] Corman hoped to continue AIP's formula at New World, making low-budget films by new talent and distributing them internationally. However, it started out with only ten domestic offices, and one each in Canada and the United Kingdom; its films were distributed regionally by other companies.[6]
New World initially made exploitation films such as The Student Nurses and other small-scale productions. Corman helped launch the filmmaking careers of Jonathan Demme (Caged Heat, Crazy Mama), Jonathan Kaplan (White Line Fever), Ron Howard (Grand Theft Auto), Paul Bartel (Death Race 2000) and Joe Dante (Piranha), all of whom made some of their early films as interns for the company.[6] New World also released foreign films from acclaimed directors such as Ingmar Bergman (Cries and Whispers, Autumn Sonata), Federico Fellini (Amarcord) and Akira Kurosawa (Dersu Uzala). The distribution of such films was conceived by Corman in an effort to disassociate New World as an exhibitor of exploitation films.[6]
In 1983, Corman sold New World to Larry Kupin, Harry E. Sloan and Larry A. Thompson for $16.5 million; the three new owners decided to take the company public. Corman retained the film library, while New World acquired home video rights to the releases. In 1984, Robert Rehme – who formerly served as chief executive officer of Avco Embassy Pictures and Universal Pictures and had previously worked for New World as its vice president of sales in the 1970s – returned to the company as its new CEO. Later that year Thompson left the company to form his own firm.[7] On February 21, 1984, New World Pictures added 3 new pictures in order to expect to produce a minimum of 14 releases per year, and had plans to start their own regional network.[8]
In 1984, the company created three new divisions: New World International, which would handle distribution of New World's productions outside the United States; New World Television, a production unit focusing on television programs (the first television programs produced by the unit were the soap opera Santa Barbara and the made-for-TV movie Playing With Fire); and New World Video, which would handle home video distribution of films produced mainly by New World Pictures. It would eventually see success of its video division in its first few months of its operation.[9]
In May 1986, New World acquired post-production facility Lions Gate Studios for $4.4 million. That November the company acquired the Marvel Entertainment Group (MEG), the corporate parent of Marvel Comics from the liquidated Cadence Industries.[10][11]
New World Entertainment (1987–1992)
editIn July 1967, William "Bill" Deneen left Encyclopædia Britannica Films to start up the Learning Corporation of America, a rival company with Columbia Pictures.[12] It would quickly become one of EBF's biggest rivals in the 16mm field. During his past decade with EBF, William Deneen's specialty was geography films, being owner of an independent film company since 1950 that was distributing through EBF until they absorbed his company and made him vice president. Among his most famous in-depth looks of everyday life overseas were a series on Japan, Hungary and Communism and a trio shot on Samuel Bronston's sets of Fall of the Roman Empire, including Claudius: Boy of Ancient Rome. These were certainly the most expensive looking school films of the era, despite being made very economically.
In 1987, New World acquired educational film company Learning Corporation of America and independent film studio Highgate Pictures.[13] By this time New World Pictures changed its name to New World Entertainment to better reflect its range of subsidiaries besides the film studio, including its purchase of Marvel Comics, and partner Harry Sloan said that the name change would have the revised banner "more accurately reflects the business the company is in".[14] Also that year New World almost purchased two toy companies, Kenner Parker Toys and Mattel, but both planned acquisitions never materialized (although Tonka would acquire Kenner in 1987).
Around this time, New World faced a major financial slump and the company began restructuring itself. This began with the sale of Marvel Entertainment Group to Andrews Group (run by financier Ronald Perelman) on January 6, 1989; Marvel Productions was excluded from the sale.[15] After a failed bid by Giancarlo Parretti's Pathe Communications, New World was sold to the Andrews Group in April 1989; Perelman indicated that, while New World's television operations would continue, their motion picture and home video activity would be cut back, if not scrapped entirely.[16] The bulk of its film and home video holdings were sold in January 1990 to Trans-Atlantic Pictures, a newly formed production company founded by a consortium of former New World executives (Trans-Atlantic was sold to Lakeshore Entertainment in 1996).[17] Highgate Pictures and Learning Corporation of America were shut down in 1990.[citation needed] On October 7, 1991, New World sold much of its "network" television assets to Sony Pictures Entertainment, who used these assets to relaunch TriStar Television.[18][19] Some television programs produced by New World such as Santa Barbara and The Wonder Years would remain in production by the company until their cancellations in 1993; New World would not return to producing programs for the major broadcast television networks until early 1995.
New World Communications (1992–1997)
editOn February 17, 1993, Perelman purchased SCI Television from George Gillett,[20] acquiring the company's seven television stations: CBS affiliates WAGA-TV (channel 5) in Atlanta, WJBK-TV (channel 2) in Detroit, WJW-TV (channel 8) in Cleveland, WITI-TV (channel 6) in Milwaukee and WTVT (channel 13) in Tampa; NBC affiliate KNSD (channel 39) in San Diego; and independent station WSBK-TV (channel 38) in Boston. SCI had undergone several corporate restructurings following its 1987 purchase by Gillett Communications from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (which, in turn, had acquired the stations' former parent Storer Communications in 1985). Earlier in the decade, the group – then known as GCI Broadcast Services, Inc. – had restructured after defaulting on some of its financing agreements. Eventually, the renamed, SCI ran into severe financial problems and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late 1992. SCI was folded into New World, following the completion of its purchase of the group by Perelman in the summer of 1993.[21][22][23][24]
In 1993, New World Entertainment purchased ownership stakes in syndication distributor Genesis Entertainment through Four Star Television and made a direct purchase of infomercial production company, Guthy-Renker.[25][20][26] With the asset expansion, the company changed its name to New World Communications.[27]
The company expanded its broadcasting holdings in May 1994 with its purchase of Argyle Television – a company partially related to Argyle Television Holdings II, which merged with Hearst Broadcasting to form Hearst-Argyle Television in 1997 – acquiring its four stations: CBS affiliates KTBC-TV (channel 7) in Austin, Texas, and KDFW-TV (channel 4) in Dallas; NBC affiliate WVTM-TV (channel 13) in Birmingham, Alabama; and ABC affiliate KTVI (channel 2) in St. Louis.[28] Then, New World acquired four of the six television stations owned by Citicasters: ABC affiliates WBRC-TV (channel 6) in Birmingham and WGHP-TV (channel 8) in High Point, North Carolina; NBC affiliate WDAF-TV (channel 4) in Kansas City, Missouri; and CBS affiliate KSAZ-TV (channel 10) in Phoenix.[29] Citicasters retained ownership of ABC affiliates WKRC-TV (channel 12) in Cincinnati, Ohio, and WTSP (channel 10) in St. Petersburg, Florida; in the latter case, New World decided against buying WTSP, as WTVT had the higher viewership of the two stations and market-wide signal coverage (WTSP's analog signal did not adequately cover southern sections of the Tampa–St. Petersburg market, as its transmitter was short-spaced to avoid interfering with the signal of Miami ABC affiliate WPLG, as both stations broadcast on VHF channel 10; because of this reason, ABC has long maintained a secondary Tampa affiliate in Sarasota-based WWSB).
The concurrent purchases of WBRC and WGHP posed issues as, at the time, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) only allowed a single company to own a maximum of 12 television stations nationwide (the Argyle and Citicasters purchases, combined with the seven stations it earlier acquired from SCI Television, would have given New World a total of 15 stations) and in the case of Birmingham, New World could not keep WBRC and WVTM in any event, as the FCC forbade common ownership of two television stations in the same market. As a result, following the completion of the Citicasters station purchases in late March 1995, New World placed WBRC and WGHP in a blind trust and sought buyers for both stations.[30]
Affiliation agreement with Fox, acquisition by News Corporation, and transfer to Disney
editThe biggest deal involving New World Communications would aid in changing the face of American broadcasting. In the wake of Fox's landmark $1.58-billion deal with the National Football League (NFL) on December 17, 1993, which awarded it the television rights to the National Football Conference (NFC) beginning with the league's 1994 season,[31][32] the network began seeking agreements with various station groups such as SF Broadcasting to affiliate with VHF stations that had established histories as affiliates of the Big Three broadcast television networks (ABC, CBS and NBC) and therefore had higher value with advertisers (compared to its predominately UHF affiliate body, the vast majority of which were independent stations before joining the network), in an effort to bolster the network's newly acquired package of NFL game telecasts.[33]
Shortly after the Citicasters acquisition announcement, on May 23, 1994, New World Communications and Fox reached a multi-year affiliation agreement in which New World would switch most of its television stations to the network beginning that fall. The deal would include most of the stations that New World was in the midst of acquiring from Argyle and Citicasters, with all of the affected stations joining Fox after existing affiliation contracts with their then-current network partners concluded. In exchange, Fox parent News Corporation agreed to purchase a 20% interest in New World for $500 million.[1][34][28][35] New World was approached by Fox in part due to the group's expanding presence in several primary and secondary markets of NFC teams. New World, meanwhile, was concerned about the effect that the network's loss of NFC rights to Fox would have on both CBS, which was near the bottom of the network ratings at the time, and on the group's CBS-affiliated stations.
The stations that became Fox affiliates had to acquire or produce additional programming to fill their broadcast days, as Fox programmed significantly fewer hours of network content (prime time programming for two hours on Monday through Saturdays and three hours on Sundays, the Monday through Saturday children's block Fox Kids, and an hour of late night programming on Saturdays) than its three established major network competitors; on top of that, most of the New World stations (with KTVI later becoming the lone exception) declined to carry the Fox Kids block. The time vacated by news programs, daytime shows and children's programs from each station's former network was filled by additional syndicated programming and, in particular, local newscasts. The deal as a whole (as well as a second affiliation agreement that was struck one month after the New World deal through the purchase of four stations by a joint venture with Savoy Pictures) caused a domino effect that resulted in various individual and group affiliation deals involving all four networks (primarily CBS, Fox, and ABC) affecting television stations in more than 70 media markets; in most of those areas, New World did not own a station.
Three New World stations were excluded from the Fox affiliation deal. In Boston, where New World owned WSBK-TV, Fox was already affiliated with WFXT (channel 25). WVTM was exempted in Birmingham, as, in the summer of 1995, New World sold WBRC as well as WGHP to Fox Television Stations, with WBRC switching to Fox after its affiliation contract with ABC expired on August 31, 1996. KNSD (also a UHF station) also did not switch as Fox was already affiliated with a VHF station in the San Diego market, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico-based XETV-TV (channel 6). Both KNSD and WVTM retained their NBC affiliations, although in 1995 its contract was renewed for ten years.[36] New World planned to sell all three stations as well, in order to comply with the FCC's twelve-station ownership limit.[27] In November 1994, New World sold WSBK-TV to the Paramount Stations Group subsidiary of Viacom for $100 million.[37]
Later that year Brandon Tartikoff, who helped NBC out of its ratings doldrums in the 1980s in his former role as President of Entertainment at NBC, joined New World Communications in an executive position; concurrently, New World acquired Tartikoff's production company Moving Target Productions.[38][39]
New World also acquired the remaining interest in Genesis Entertainment, which expanded upon New World's production assets into television distribution (Genesis has subsequently renamed New World-Genesis Distribution following the closure of the purchase). After New World took over Moving Target Productions, the production company was renamed to MT2 Services.[40] In 1995, Stone Stanley Productions was signed an exclusive agreement with New World Entertainment.[41]
1995 saw the acquisitions of Cannell Entertainment[42][43] and entertainment magazine Premiere. In May 1996, New World sold WVTM and KNSD to NBC Television Stations for $425 million.[44][45]
On July 17, 1996, Fox parent News Corporation announced that it would acquire the remainder of New World Communications for $2.48 billion in stock.[46][47][48][49][50][51] When the merger with News Corporation was finalized on January 22, 1997, New World's television production and distribution arms folded into 20th Century Fox Television and 20th Television, respectively and the former New World television stations were transferred into its Fox Television Stations subsidiary, turning the former group's twelve Fox affiliates into owned-and-operated stations of the network, joining WGHP and WBRC. The New World Animation and Marvel Films Animation libraries were acquired by Saban Entertainment and Fox Kids Worldwide (in turn acquired by Disney through its 2001 purchase of Fox Family Worldwide) following News Corporation's acquisition of New World.
As part of the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company, the copyrights to the New World library were transferred to TFCF America, Inc., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, effective March 20, 2019,[52] while the New World holding companies remained with Fox Corporation.[53]
Legacy
editNew World is noted for the number of its cult movies it distributed. Filmink have argued "in the history of Hollywood, few studios are as beloved by fans as Corman era New World."[54]
Former New World–owned television stations
editStations are arranged alphabetically by state and by city of license.
| City of license / market | Station | Channel | Years owned | Current status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | WBRC-TV | 6 | 1994–1995 ** | Fox affiliate owned by Gray Television |
| WVTM-TV | 13 | 1995–1996 | NBC affiliate owned by Hearst Television | |
| Phoenix, AZ | KSAZ-TV | 10 | 1994–1997 | Fox owned-and-operated (O&O) |
| San Diego, CA | KNSD | 39 | 1993–1996 | NBC owned-and-operated (O&O) |
| Tampa–St. Petersburg, FL | WTVT | 13 | 1993–1997 | Fox owned-and-operated (O&O) |
| Atlanta, GA | WAGA-TV | 5 | 1993–1997 | Fox owned-and-operated (O&O) |
| Boston, MA | WSBK-TV | 38 | 1993–1995 | Independent owned by Paramount Global |
| Detroit, MI | WJBK-TV | 2 | 1993–1997 | Fox owned-and-operated (O&O) |
| Kansas City, MO | WDAF-TV | 4 | 1994–1997 | Fox affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
| St. Louis, MO | KTVI | 2 | 1995–1997 | Fox affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
| High Point–Greensboro–Winston-Salem, NC | WGHP-TV | 8 | 1994–1995 ** | Fox affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
| Cleveland, OH | WJW-TV | 8 | 1993–1997 | Fox affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group |
| Austin, TX | KTBC-TV | 7 | 1995–1997 | Fox owned-and-operated (O&O) |
| K13VC | 13 | 1994–1997 | Defunct | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth, TX | KDFW-TV | 4 | 1995–1997 | Fox owned-and-operated (O&O) |
| KDFI-TV | 27 | * | MyNetworkTV affiliate owned by Fox Television Stations | |
| Milwaukee, WI | WITI-TV | 6 | 1993–1997 | Fox owned-and-operated (O&O) |
- (*) – Station owned by a third party but operated by KDFW-TV under a local marketing agreement.
- (**) – Stations acquired with the purchases of KSAZ-TV and WDAF-TV, but later placed in a trust for sale to Fox. New World continued to operate the stations for several months until Fox took over through time brokerage agreements in September 1995.
Films
edit| Release date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| June 1970 | Angels Die Hard | First film from New World Pictures |
| August 1970 | The Student Nurses | established the "nurse" cycle |
| 1971 | Angels Hard as They Come | |
| Beast of the Yellow Night | ||
| Bury Me an Angel | ||
| Creature with the Blue Hand (P/U) | ||
| Private Duty Nurses | ||
| Scream of the Demon Lover (P/U) | ||
| Women in Cages | ||
| April 30, 1971 | The Big Doll House | established the "women in prison" cycle |
| June 1971 | The Velvet Vampire | |
| October 22, 1971 | Lady Frankenstein | |
| 1972 | Night Call Nurses | |
| January 1, 1972 | Night of the Cobra Woman (P/U) | |
| May 31, 1972 | The Final Comedown (P/U) | |
| May 1972 | The Hot Box | |
| July 1972 | The Big Bird Cage | |
| October 1972 | The Cremators | |
| November 1972 | The Woman Hunt | |
| December 21, 1972 | Cries and Whispers (P/U) | Academy Award for Best Picture nominee |
| 1973 | The Big Bust Out | |
| Fly Me | ||
| The Young Nurses | ||
| January 1973 | Sweet Kill | |
| February 8, 1973 | The Harder They Come (P/U) | |
| May 1973 | Savage! | |
| June 1973 | Stacey | |
| The Student Teachers | ||
| September 1973 | Seven Blows of the Dragon (P/U) | |
| December 1, 1973 | Fantastic Planet (P/U) | |
| 1974 | Caged Heat (P/U) | |
| Candy Stripe Nurses | ||
| Cockfighter | ||
| The Last Days of Man on Earth | ||
| Summer School Teachers | ||
| January 15, 1974 | The Arena | |
| July 8, 1974 | Down and Dirty Duck | |
| September 19, 1974 | Amarcord (P/U) | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film winner |
| Big Bad Mama | ||
| October 1974 | Tender Loving Care (P/U) | |
| 1975 | Cover Girl Models | |
| Darktown Strutters | ||
| The Romantic Englishwoman (P/U) | ||
| January 1975 | Street Girls | |
| April 27, 1975 | Death Race 2000 | |
| May 1975 | Tidal Wave | US version |
| June 1975 | Crazy Mama | |
| July 7, 1975 | T.N.T. Jackson | |
| October 10, 1975 | The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (P/U) | |
| December 22, 1975 | The Story of Adele H. (P/U) | |
| 1976 | Foxtrot | |
| Nashville Girl | ||
| Eaten Alive | ||
| February 1976 | Hollywood Boulevard | |
| April 1976 | Eat My Dust! | |
| Jackson County Jail | ||
| July 6, 1976 | Cannonball | |
| July 1976 | The Great Texas Dynamite Chase | |
| October 1, 1976 | Small Change | |
| October 22, 1976 | God Told Me To | |
| November 15, 1976 | Lumiere (P/U) | |
| 1977 | Blonde in Black Leather (P/U) | |
| Dersu Uzala (P/U) | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film winner | |
| Moonshine County Express | ||
| The Tigress | ||
| April 8, 1977 | Rabid | |
| Andy Warhol's Bad | ||
| April 20, 1977 | Black Oak Conspiracy | |
| Catastrophe | ||
| April 29, 1977 | The Ransom | |
| May 27, 1977 | Too Hot to Handle | |
| June 18, 1977 | Grand Theft Auto | |
| July 14, 1977 | I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | |
| September 30, 1977 | A Little Night Music | |
| 1978 | Autumn Sonata | Produced by ITC Entertainment |
| Blackout | ||
| Jokes My Folks Never Told Me | ||
| February 3, 1978 | A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich | |
| March 8, 1978 | The Evil | |
| March 1978 | Leopard in the Snow | |
| April 12, 1978 | Deathsport | |
| August 3, 1978 | Piranha | |
| August 30, 1978 | Avalanche | |
| November 17, 1978 | The Bees | |
| December 2, 1978 | Outside Chance | |
| 1979 | The Green Room | |
| Love on the Run | ||
| March 7, 1979 | Starcrash | |
| April 27, 1979 | Saint Jack | |
| June 1, 1979 | The Brood | |
| June 15, 1979 | The Kids Are Alright | |
| June 29, 1979 | Up from the Depths | |
| July 1979 | The Lady in Red | |
| August 24, 1979 | Rock 'n' Roll High School | |
| November 1979 | The Prize Fighter | |
| 1980 | The Tin Drum | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film winner |
| Breaker Morant | ||
| My American Uncle | ||
| Something Waits in the Dark | ||
| April 17, 1980 | The Private Eyes | |
| May 16, 1980 | Humanoids from the Deep | |
| July 25, 1980 | Ruckus | |
| September 8, 1980 | Battle Beyond the Stars | |
| November 8, 1980 | The Georgia Peaches | |
| November 11, 1980 | Shogun Assassin | |
| 1981 | Firecracker | |
| Quartet | ||
| Richard's Things | ||
| June 26, 1981 | Screamers | |
| August 8, 1981 | Galaxy Express | Recut of Galaxy Express 999 |
| August 14, 1981 | Saturday the 14th | |
| October 1981 | Smokey Bites the Dust | |
| October 23, 1981 | Galaxy of Terror | |
| 1982 | Sorceress | |
| Christiane F. | ||
| Three Brothers | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film nominee | |
| The Personals | ||
| Fitzcarraldo | ||
| April 23, 1982 | Tag: The Assassination Game | |
| May 7, 1982 | Forbidden World | |
| Paradise | Canada version | |
| May 14, 1982 | Battletruck | |
| September 10, 1982 | The Slumber Party Massacre | |
| October 8, 1982 | Murder by Phone | |
| October 16, 1982 | Android | |
| November 12, 1982 | Jimmy the Kid | |
| November 1982 | Time Walker | |
| 1983 | Screwballs | |
| May 1983 | Savage Attraction | |
| July 1983 | The Funny Farm | |
| Space Raiders | ||
| September 2, 1983 | Deathstalker | |
| Escape 2000 | ||
| Stryker | ||
| September 16, 1983 | Wavelength | |
| September 23, 1983 | Last Plane Out | |
| November 3, 1983 | The Being | |
| November 4, 1983 | The Prey | |
| November 18, 1983 | Cross Country | |
| 1984 | The Pit | |
| January 13, 1984 | Covergirl | |
| Angel | ||
| January 27, 1984 | Love Letters | |
| March 9, 1984 | Children of the Corn | |
| March 11, 1984 | Warriors of the Wind (P/U) | 1984 recut of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Nausicaä director Hayao Miyazaki's distaste of the recut is said to have led to Studio Ghibli's stringent "no cuts" policy for international distribution of their works. |
| April 13, 1984 | Suburbia | |
| April 24, 1984 | Hambone and Hillie | |
| April 27, 1984 | They're Playing with Fire | |
| April 28, 1984 | The Initiation | |
| June 1984 | Rare Breed | |
| August 3, 1984 | The Philadelphia Experiment | |
| August 31, 1984 | C.H.U.D. | |
| August 31, 1984 | Highpoint | |
| September 28, 1984 | Body Rock | |
| October 1984 | Bad Manners | also known as Growing Pains |
| October 19, 1984 | Crimes of Passion | |
| November 16, 1984 | Night Patrol | |
| January 11, 1985 | Tuff Turf | |
| January 11, 1985 | Avenging Angel | |
| January 1985 | The Annihilators | |
| January 1985 | The Highest Honor | US distribution only; produced by Southern International Films |
| February 8, 1985 | Lust in the Dust | |
| March 1, 1985 | Certain Fury | |
| March 15, 1985 | Def-Con 4 | |
| April 12, 1985 | Fraternity Vacation | |
| April 12, 1985 | Girls Just Want to Have Fun | |
| May 1985 | Out of Control | |
| May 15, 1985 | The Zoo Gang | |
| June 14, 1985 | The Stuff | |
| August 23, 1985 | Godzilla 1985 | 1985 American re-cut of The Return of Godzilla, originally produced and released by Toho in 1984 |
| September 28, 1985 | Steaming | |
| September 1985 | Stand Alone | |
| October 1985 | The Boys Next Door | |
| November 8, 1985 | Transylvania 6-5000 | |
| December 6, 1985 | House | |
| December 27, 1985 | Making Contact | |
| January 10, 1986 | Black Moon Rising | |
| February 1986 | The Gladiator | |
| February 14, 1986 | Knights of the City | |
| March 1986 | The Aurora Encounter | |
| March 14, 1986 | Mountaintop Motel Massacre | |
| April 1986 | Star Crystal | |
| April 18, 1986 | Torment | |
| May 2, 1986 | No Retreat, No Surrender | |
| May 30, 1986 | Jake Speed | |
| June 6, 1986 | Not Quite Paradise | US distribution only; produced by Acorn Pictures and Gilead |
| July 18, 1986 | Vamp | |
| August 22, 1986 | Reform School Girls | |
| August 29, 1986 | Code Name: Wild Geese | US distribution only |
| September 26, 1986 | Shadow Play | |
| October 17, 1986 | Dancing in the Dark | Distribution only; produced by Brightstar Films, Film Arts, and Film House Group |
| October 24, 1986 | Soul Man | |
| December 19, 1986 | Miss Mary | |
| January 9, 1987 | Return to Horror High | |
| January 16, 1987 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | |
| February 20, 1987 | Death Before Dishonor | |
| February 27, 1987 | Beyond Therapy | |
| April 3, 1987 | Nice Girls Don't Explode | |
| May 1, 1987 | Creepshow 2 | co-production with Laurel Entertainment |
| May 1987 | The Great Land of Small | |
| August 28, 1987 | House II: The Second Story | |
| September 10, 1987 | Hellraiser | |
| October 23, 1987 | The Killing Time | |
| November 20, 1987 | Flowers in the Attic | |
| November 1987 | Heart | |
| December 25, 1987 | Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night | Produced by Filmation |
| January 22, 1988 | The Telephone | |
| January 1988 | Hell Comes to Frogtown | |
| February 5, 1988 | Sister, Sister | |
| February 5, 1988 | Slugs | |
| April 8, 1988 | 18 Again! | |
| April 22, 1988 | Return of the Killer Tomatoes | |
| May 6, 1988 | Dead Heat | |
| May 13, 1988 | The Wrong Guys | |
| September 2, 1988 | Freeway | |
| September 30, 1988 | Elvira, Mistress of the Dark | co-production with NBC Productions |
| November 10, 1988 | Angel III: The Final Chapter | |
| December 23, 1988 | Hellbound: Hellraiser II | co-production with Film Futures Troopstar |
| January 26, 1989 | Felix the Cat: The Movie | |
| January 27, 1989 | Pin | distribution only; produced by Image Organization, Lance Entertainment, Malofilm, and Telefilm Canada |
| March 31, 1989 | Heathers | distribution only; produced by Cinemarque Entertainment |
| April 14, 1989 | Under the Boardwalk | |
| June 1989 | Curfew | |
| February 16, 1990 | Revenge | co-production with Rastar; distributed by Columbia Pictures |
| 1990 | Checkered Flag | |
| January 1, 1991 | Killer Tomatoes Eat France | |
| January 11, 1991 | Warlock | produced by; distributed by Trimark Pictures |
| February 1, 1991 | Meet the Applegates | |
| April 25, 1991 | The Punisher | distributed in North America by Carolco Television and Live Entertainment |
| August 25, 1993 | Die Watching | Final film from New World Pictures |
Television programs
edit| Title | Original run | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum Security | 1984–1985 | HBO | co-production with Major H |
| Santa Barbara | 1984–1993 | NBC | co-production with Dobson Productions |
| Crime Story | 1986–1988 | co-production with Michael Mann Productions | |
| Sledge Hammer! | ABC | ||
| Rags to Riches | 1987–1988 | NBC | co-production with Leonard Hill Films |
| The Bold and the Beautiful | 1987–present | CBS | International distributor for the first 9 seasons; produced and currently owned by Bell-Phillip Television Productions Inc. |
| Mariah | 1987 | ABC | |
| Once a Hero | co-production with Garden Party Productions | ||
| Tour of Duty | 1987–1990 | CBS | co-production with Braun Entertainment Group Distributed by Sony Pictures Television |
| The Wonder Years | 1988–1993 | ABC | co-production with The Black-Marlens Company |
| Dino-Riders | 1988 | Syndicated | Distribution only; produced by Marvel Productions |
| RoboCop | |||
| Murphy's Law | 1988–1989 | ABC | co-production with Zev Braun Productions and Michael Gleason Productions |
| A Fine Romance | 1989 | co-production with Phoenix Entertainment Group | |
| The Robert Guillaume Show | co-production with Guillaume-Margo Productions | ||
| Tales from the Crypt | 1989–1996 | HBO | U.S. distribution only; produced by Tales from the Crypt Holdings Currently owned by Warner Bros. Television Studios |
| Rude Dog and the Dweebs | 1989 | CBS | Distribution only; produced by Marvel Productions and AKOM |
| Zorro | 1990–1993 | The Family Channel | co-production with Goodman/Rosen Productions and Zorro Productions, inc. |
| Grand Slam | 1990 | CBS | co-production with Bill Norton Productions |
| Elvis | ABC | ||
| Bagdad Cafe | 1990–1991 | CBS | co-production with Mort Lachman and Associates, Zev Braun Pictures and CBS Entertainment Productions Currently owned by CBS Media Ventures |
| Top Cops | 1990–1993 | Distribution only; produced by Grosso-Jacobson Productions and CBS Entertainment Productions Currently owned by CBS Media Ventures | |
| Get a Life | 1990–1992 | Fox | co-production with TriStar Television (season 2) |
| The Adventures of Mark & Brian | 1991–1992 | NBC | co-production with Don Mischer Productions and Frontier Pictures for TriStar Television |
| Silk Stalkings | 1991–1999 | USA Network | seasons 5–6 only; co-production with Stu Segall Productions and Cannell Entertainment |
| Charlie Hoover | 1991 | Fox | co-production with Ian Gurvitz Productions and Brillstein-Grey Entertainment for TriStar Television |
| The Boys of Twilight | 1992 | CBS | co-production with Echo Cove Productions for TriStar Television |
| Renegade | 1992–1997 | Syndication/USA Network | seasons 3–5 only; co-production with Stu Segall Productions and Cannell Entertainment |
| Real Stories of the Highway Patrol | 1993–1998 | Syndicated | seasons 1–4 only; co-production with Leap Off Productions and Mark Massari Productions |
| Paradise Beach | 1993–1994 | U.S. distribution only; produced and currently owned by Village Roadshow Pictures | |
| Biker Mice from Mars | 1993–1996 | produced by Marvel Productions/New World Animation, Brentwood Television Funnies, Worldwide Sports & Entertainment, inc. and Philippine Animation Studios | |
| Valley of the Dolls | 1994 | co-production with Take A Meeting Productions | |
| Fantastic Four | 1994–1996 | produced by New World Animation, Marvel Films and Wang Film Productions/Philippine Animation Studios | |
| Iron Man | produced by New World Animation, Marvel Films and Rainbow Animation Korea | ||
| Spider-Man | 1994–1998 | Fox | produced by New World Animation, Marvel Films and TMS-Kyokuchi Corporation |
| The Clinic | 1995 | Comedy Central | |
| The Mark Walberg Show | 1995–1996 | Syndicated | co-production with Four Point Entertainment |
| Strange Luck | Fox | co-production with MT2 Services and Unreality, Inc. | |
| Weekly World News | 1996 | USA Network | co-production with American Media, Inc. and MT2 Services |
| Second Noah | 1996–1997 | ABC | co-production with Longfeather Entertainment and MT2 Services |
| Profit | 1996 | Fox | co-production with Greenwalt/McNamara Productions and Stephen J. Cannell Productions |
| Big Deal | co-production with Stone Stanley Productions | ||
| The Incredible Hulk | 1996–1997 | UPN | Distribution only for season 1; produced by New World Animation and Marvel Films/Marvel Studios |
| Access Hollywood | 1996–present | Syndicated | Distribution only for season 1; produced by NBC Studios |
| Title | Release date | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sins | February 2–3, 1986 | CBS | |
| Monte Carlo | November 9, 1986 | ||
| Queenie | May 10–11, 1987 | ABC | |
| Echoes in the Darkness | November 1–2, 1987 | CBS | |
| Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun | May 15–17, 1988 | ||
| Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase | May 20–21, 1990 | ABC | co-production with ItzBinso Long Productions and P.A. Productions |
| Stay the Night | April 26–27, 1992 | co-production with Stan Margulies Productions | |
| Judith Krantz's Secrets | July 22–29, 1992 | GEMS | co-production with Steve Krantz Productions |
| Murder in the Heartland | May 3–4, 1993 | ABC | co-production with O'Hara-Horowitz Productions |
| Tom Clancy's Op Center | February 26–27, 1995 | NBC | co-production with Jack Ryan Partnership and Moving Target Productions |
| Title | Release date | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playing with Fire | April 14, 1985 | NBC | co-production with Zephyr Productions |
| Easy Prey | October 26, 1986 | ABC | |
| Penalty Phase | November 18, 1986 | CBS | |
| Poker Alice | May 22, 1987 | ||
| After the Promise | October 11, 1987 | ||
| The Incredible Hulk Returns | May 22, 1988 | NBC | co-production with Bixby-Brandon Productions |
| The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick | October 7, 1988 | ||
| Goddess of Love | November 20, 1988 | ||
| The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro | February 13, 1989 | co-production with Spectacor Films and Tamara Asseyev Productions | |
| Original Sin | February 20, 1989 | ||
| Peter Gunn | April 23, 1989 | ABC | co-production with The Blake Edwards Company |
| The Trial of the Incredible Hulk | May 7, 1989 | NBC | co-production with Bixby-Brandon Productions |
| Nick Knight | August 20, 1989 | ||
| False Witness | October 23, 1989 | co-production with Entertainment Professionals and Valente / Kritzer | |
| Little White Lies | November 27, 1989 | co-production with Larry Thompson Organization | |
| The Death of the Incredible Hulk | February 18, 1990 | co-production with B & B Productions | |
| The Bride in Black | October 21, 1990 | ABC | co-production with Barry Weitz Films and Street Life Productions |
| She'll Take Romance | November 25, 1990 | ||
| The Stranger Within | November 27, 1990 | CBS | |
| In Broad Daylight | February 3, 1991 | NBC | co-production with Force Ten Productions |
| Miles from Nowhere | January 7, 1992 | CBS | |
| Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy | May 2, 1994 | NBC | co-production with O'Hara-Horowitz Productions |
| XXX's & OOO's | June 21, 1994 | CBS | co-production with John Wilder Nightwatch and Moving Target Productions |
| Moment of Truth: A Mother's Deception | October 17, 1994 | NBC | co-production with O'Hara-Horowitz Productions |
| A Child Is Missing | October 1, 1995 | CBS | co-production with Moore-Weiss Productions and Cannell Entertainment |
| The Surrogate | October 22, 1995 | ABC | co-production with Moore-Weiss Productions and Cannell Entertainment |
| Generation X | February 20, 1996 | Fox | co-production with MT2 Services, Inc., Marvel Films and Marvel Entertainment Group |
| Title | Release date | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men | September 16, 1989 | Syndicated | Distribution only; produced by Marvel Productions |
| Ghost Writer | August 15, 1990 | Fox | co-production with Rumar Films Currently owned by Vine Alternative Investments |
| Power Pack | September 28, 1991 | co-production with Marvel Enterprises and Paragon Entertainment Corporation | |
| Moe's World | July 19, 1992 | ABC | co-production for TriStar Television |
| The Best Defense | June 19, 1995 |
Genesis Entertainment
edit- Highway to Heaven (1984–1989)
- Sale of the Century (1985–1986)
- The Judge (1986–1993)
- Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
- The Grudge Match (1991–1993)
- Emergency Call (1991–1998)
- Infatuation (1992–1994)
- Juvenile Justice (1994–1995)
Storer Broadcasting/Rhodes Productions/Blair Entertainment
edit- The Littlest Hobo (1963–1965)
- It's Your Bet (1971–1973)
- The Hollywood Squares (1971–1981)
- Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972–1974)
- High Rollers (1975–1976)
- Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976–1977)
- Second City Television (1976–1984)
- Let's Make a Deal (1980–1981)
- Pitfall (1981–1982)
- Break the Bank (1985–1986)
- Divorce Court (1985–1992)
- Strike it Rich (1986–1987)
- Fan Club (1987–1988)
- Dracula: The Series (1990–1991)
- Stuntmasters (1991–1992)
See also
editReferences
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