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MGM-Pathé Communications was an American film production company that operated in Los Angeles County, California from 1990 to 1992. The company was founded and controlled by Italian financier Giancarlo Parretti through his purchase and merger of MGM/UA Communications Co. and Pathé Communications (unrelated to the French Pathé ...
He then merged it with his Pathé Communications Corporation (formerly The Cannon Group, a distributor that Parretti had renamed before his aborted bid for Pathé; ironically, MGM had previously distributed Cannon product several years prior) to form MGM–Pathe Communications Co.
- (November 9, 1924-April 22, 1928) Visuals: Same as the final Goldwyn Pictures logo, but a new lion named "Slats" occupies the circle. Slats moves his head from right to left and then looks at the camera, and later looks around aimlessly.
- (October 1, 1927-September 27, 1928) This logo is currently missing in action. Please do not add reconstructions of the logo if any exist, as they are likely not accurate to the actual logo.
- (September 1, 1928-October 13, 1953) Original B/W version. Original B/W version #2. Original B/W version #3. Original B/W version with NRA logo. Copyright notice version.
- (November 2, 1928-March 15, 1932) Visuals: Another lion named "Telly" appears in a newly redrawn film-like ribboning. He is the first of the two two-strip Technicolor lions.
- 1967–1979: Friedland/Dewey Era
- 1979–1987: Golan-Globus Era
- 1987–1991: Parretti Era
- 1989–1997: Cannon Pictures, Inc. Era
- 2001–2002: New Cannon, Inc. Era
- Rival Documentaries
- 2016–Present: Rebel Way Entertainment
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Cannon Films was incorporated on October 23, 1967. It was formed by Dennis Friedland and Chris Dewey while they were in their early 20s. They had immediate success producing English-language versions of Swedish soft porn films directed by Joseph W. Sarno: Inga (1968), aka Jag––en oskuld and To Ingrid, My Love, Lisa (1968), aka Kvinnolek. By 1970, t...
By 1979, Cannon had hit serious financial difficulties, and Friedland and Dewey sold Cannon to Israeli cousins Menahem Golan, who had directed The Apple, and Yoram Globus for $500,000. The two cousins forged a business model of buying bottom-barrel scripts and putting them into production. They produced such films in a variety of genres, although t...
By 1988, a cooling in the film market and a series of box office disappointments—including the multimillion-dollar production of Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), whose original $36-million budget was slashed to $17 million—had once again put Cannon in financial woes. The company signed an agreement with Warner Bros. to handle part of their ...
In 1989, Parretti reorganized Cannon Pictures, Inc. as the low-budget distribution arm of Pathé lead by veteran Italian film producer Ovidio G. Assonitis. That year at MIFED, the company announced and impressive line-up several new productions and releases, Fifty/Fifty, Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection and TOP KICK with Chuck Norris, WINGS w...
New Cannon, Inc. was formed by Menahem Golan in 2001 and he hired Evgeny Afineevsky to act as the company's president. Afineevsky would be based in Los Angeles, while Golan would be based in Tel Aviv. Crime and Punishment, which was originally shot in 1993 under Golan's 21st Century Film Corporation but was not released before 21st Century's bankru...
In 2014, there were two documentary films released about Cannon Films. RatPac Entertainment released Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films, a documentary about Cannon Films, written and directed by Mark Hartley, and produced by Brett Ratner. That same year, the Israeli documentary The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films...
In 2015, Globus sold "Globus Max" and returned to Hollywood to launch a new film production company, "Rebel Way Entertainment." The company seeks to reconnect young and web-crazy audiences with the traditional theatrical experience. As of February 2023, their only film is Deported (2020), directed by Tyler Spindel.
MGM Home Entertainment, whose parent company MGMnow owns most of Cannon films' library.Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (through the joint venture Studio Distribution Services) is also a new distributor under license from MGM Home Entertainment since J...Menahem Golan at IMDbYoram Globus at IMDb"Loose Cannons Podcast" Hosts Mathew Kumar and Justin Decloux discuss the Cannon Films Library in (mostly) Chronological OrderMay 28, 2024 · MGM/UA Communications Co. was founded in 1986, five years after the formation of MGM/UA Entertainment Co. when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios acquired United Artists from Transamerica Corporation in 1981.
Company profile page for MGM/Pathe Communications Co including stock price, company news, executives, board members, and contact information
Subafilms, Ltd. v. MGM-Pathe Communications Co. Case Brief Summary: This case is about whether a movie company can sue others for making and selling copies of their movie, but the copies were made and sold outside of the US.
