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  1. Franchise Pictures, LLC was an American independent motion picture production and distribution company, founded by Elie Samaha, Ashok Amritraj, and Andrew Stevens. They were known for their production in the action film genre.

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    July 6, 1999
    September 10, 1999
    December 29, 1999
    January 21, 2000
  2. Jun 7, 2024 · Franchise Pictures was an independent film company founded in 1997 known for rescuing pet projects and their production of action films. Much of their output was negatively-reviewed and/or bombed at the box office.

  3. Pages in category "Franchise Pictures films". The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  4. Jan 19, 2001 · Franchise Pictures is a US-based film production company that has produced 42 movies since 1999. Some of its titles include The Pledge, Driven, Tristan & Isolde, The Boondock Saints, and Battlefield Earth.

    • Overview
    • 1st Logo (October 5, 1995-July 5, 1999)
    • 2nd Logo (July 6, 1999-May 18, 2007)

    It was established in 1994 by Andrew Stevens and Elie Samaha.

    Logo: On a black background we see a blue box with a white outline with "FRANCHISE" at the top. A building is seen in the box, and "PICTURES" is seen on the lower part of it.

    FX/SFX: None.

    Music/Sounds: None.

    Availability: Extremely rare. Was seen on earlier pictures such as The Immortals (their first film), Free Money, Lesser Prophets, Monument Avenue, Shadrach, Sweepers, This is My Father, The Confession, The Peacekeeper, The Maker, American Perfekt, Natural Enemy, and Danger Zone.

    Nickname: "The Franchise Building"

    Logo: We start out by panning out through a street with many buildings, then we pan out to a skyscraper with "FRANCHISE" above it, and "PICTURES" on the base. The background soon changes to a teal background.

    Variants:

    •On Heist, the logo is black and white and we only see the camera panning up to the skyscraper.

    •The short version of the logo can usually be seen in films made by Franchise Pictures. In the short version, first 4 seconds are cut off and we only see the second half of the logo.

    •On Green Dragon, the "CLASSICS" word flows from the right and places on the skyscraper.

  5. Franchise Pictures, LLC was an American independent motion picture production and distribution company, founded by Elie Samaha, Ashok Amritraj, and Andrew Stevens. They were known for their production in the action film genre. The company also had a short-lived video game arm, Franchise Interactive.

  6. I look at how Franchise Pictures gained a reputation for producing actors' pet projects and then eventually found itself sued for fraud thanks to one infamou...

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