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De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) was an entertainment production company and distribution studio founded by Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis. The company is notable for producing Manhunter , Blue Velvet , the horror films Near Dark and Evil Dead II , King Kong Lives (the sequel to De Laurentiis' remake of King Kong ), and ...
Dino De Laurentiis formed the De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) in 1984 after founding a studio complex in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. De Laurentiis subsequently purchased Embassy Films Associates from Coca-Cola.
Sep 26, 2021 · Learn about the legacy of D.E.G., a studio run by a colorful and impulsive leader who made movies with personality, talent and failure. Discover the masterpieces, misfires and curiosities of its roster, from King Kong to Blue Velvet.
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De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) was a production company.
Canadian distribution of DEG releases were done by Paramount Pictures.
DEG had an early version of Total Recall in pre-production with Patrick Swayze as Quaid and Bruce Beresford to direct (David Cronenberg had also been approached), where it was to have been shot in Australia. After DEG's bankruptcy, the film went in turnaround to Carolco Pictures.
Along with the Embassy Pictures library, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group's library was sold to Paravision, a subsidiary of L'Oréal, in 1989. The library was later sold to Canal+ and is currently held by StudioCanal.
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De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) was an entertainment production company and distribution studio founded by Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis. The company is notable for producing Manhunter, Blue Velvet, the horror films Near Dark and Evil Dead II, King Kong Lives, and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, as well as distributing The ...
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List of De Laurentiis Entertainment Group movies. 1. Raw Deal (1986) R | 106 min | Action, Crime, Thriller. A former FBI agent turned small-town sheriff agrees to help the FBI chief infiltrate the Chicago mafia when the FBI chief's son is killed by them.
