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The Asylum is an American film production and distribution company based in Burbank, California. The company is known for producing low-budget, direct-to-video films, in particular mockbusters, which capitalize on the popularity of major studio films with similar titles and premises.
The Asylum is an American independent film company and distributor that focuses on producing low-budget, direct-to-video films. The company has produced titles that capitalize on productions by major studios, often using film titles and scripts very similar to those of current blockbusters in order to lure customers.
YearTitleDirector20092009Anthony Fankhauser2009Scott Wheeler2009Xavier PuslowskiAsylum is an ideas company. Since its inception in 1999, they have worked on cross disciplinary projects that includes interactive design, product development, environmental & interior design, packaging, apparel design, branding, and graphic design.
The Asylum is a film studio that produces low-budget movies for the Syfy channel and other platforms. Some of its popular titles include Sharknado, Megalodon, and Monster Island.
Nov 1, 2022 · Formed in 1997, B-movie specialists The Asylum have carved out a Hollywood niche through a savvy mix of extremely low-budget quickies, well-timed "mockbusters" and sharks.
The Asylum produces and releases 25 films per year, including SHARKNADO, BLACK SUMMER and Z NATION. It also operates THE ASYLUM MOVIE CHANNEL, a free streaming TV network with over two million hours watched per month.
公司历程. 播报. 编辑. 1997年，大卫·迈克尔·拉特、大卫·里马维和雪莉·斯特兰成立了The Asylum公司，此三人曾是威秀影业（该公司曾制作《 黑客帝国 》等系列电影）的高管，成立公司时也曾高举原创大旗。 2004年，拉特读了H·G·威尔斯的小说《世界大战》，准备将其改编成电影。 巧合的是，著名导演斯皮尔伯格也准备改编这一题材，The Asylum公司抓住这个机会，为电影投入了50万美元，是以往该公司电影成本的两倍多。 2005年，两部影片同年上映。 与大片同行，让美国影片出租龙头百视达公司注意到这家小公司，并购买了The Asylum公司的《 世界大战 》10万份拷贝。 在当时，这甚至超过了一些大公司的销量，拉特和里马维从中看到了希望，他们决定重新定位公司的商业模式。 [1]
