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Weintraub Entertainment Group (WEG) was a film production company considered to be a mini-major studio founded by Jerry Weintraub. History. Weintraub Entertainment Group was formed on July 1, 1986 by Jerry Weintraub.
May 22, 2024 · Weintraub Entertainment Group was the independent production company of Jerry Weintraub, founded in 1986. The company was backed with a $461 million credit invested by Columbia Pictures and Cineplex Odeon among other firms.
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Background: Weintraub Entertainment Group was the independent production company of the late, great Jerry Weintraub, founded in 1986. The company was backed with a $461 million credit invested by Columbia Pictures and Cineplex Odeon among other firms. In 1987, WEG acquired the Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment library from Cannon Films due to the latt...
Nickname: "Copper W"
Logo: On a black background, we see a W made out of copper with lines zooming-out. When the zooming has finished, under it, the words "WEINTRAUB" in gold, and "ENTERTAINMENT GROUP" in white fade in. Later, the words "RELEASED THROUGH COLUMBIA PICTURES" fade-in.
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•On films that WEG inherited from Cannon, the Columbia byline isn't shown and the logo plays at a faster speed.
Weintraub formed Weintraub Entertainment Group (WEG) in February 1987 with $461 million in financing from Columbia Pictures, Cineplex Odeon and others. WEG also signed a 20-year distribution deal with Columbia, and planned to release seven or more movies per year.
View full company info for Weintraub Entertainment Group. 1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) R | 133 min | Drama. 8.7. Rate this. 84 Metascore. In the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.
Weintraub Entertainment Group was formed on July 1, 1986 by Jerry Weintraub. [2] In February 1987, WEG received $461 million in financing from Columbia Pictures, Cineplex Odeon and others in the form of securities, bank loans and advances. [1]
Weintraub Entertainment Group. Logo description by Eric S. Logo capture by EnormousRat. Background: Weintraub Entertainment Group was the independent production company of Jerry Weintraub that was founded in 1987.
