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Vajna">Andrew G. Vajna</a><sup id="cite_ref-filmlexikon_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-filmlexikon-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Defunct</th><td class="infobox-data">December 22, 1995<span class="noprint">; 28 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1995-12-22</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fate</th><td class="infobox-data">Bankruptcy, assets and name now owned by <a href="/wiki/StudioCanal" title="StudioCanal">StudioCanal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successors</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Company: <a href="/wiki/C2_Pictures" title="C2 Pictures">C2 Pictures</a></li> <li>Library: <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/StudioCanal" title="StudioCanal">StudioCanal</a> (with some exceptions)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Lionsgate_Films" title="Lionsgate Films">Lionsgate</a> (U.S. theatrical and home video distribution rights only)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Rialto_Pictures" title="Rialto Pictures">Rialto Pictures</a> (U.S. theatrical distribution rights to select titles only)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sony_Pictures" title="Sony Pictures">Sony Pictures</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(through <a href="/wiki/TriStar_Pictures" title="TriStar Pictures">TriStar Pictures</a>)</span> (U.S. theatrical and home video distribution rights to <i><a href="/wiki/Cliffhanger_(film)" title="Cliffhanger (film)">Cliffhanger</a></i> only)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Pictures" title="Paramount Pictures">Paramount Pictures</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(through <a href="/wiki/Republic_Pictures" title="Republic Pictures">Melange Pictures</a>)</span> (television, online streaming and digital distribution rights only)</dd></dl></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a><sup id="cite_ref-filmlexikon_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-filmlexikon-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>, <div class="ib-company-locality locality"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Mario_Kassar" title="Mario Kassar">Mario Kassar</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Chairman & <a href="/wiki/CEO" class="mw-redirect" title="CEO">CEO</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Film" title="Film">Motion pictures</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Division_(business)" title="Division (business)">Divisions</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Carolco Television Productions</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiaries</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Orbis Communications<br /><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Melnick" title="Daniel Melnick">The IndieProd Company</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.carolcofilms.com/">www.carolcofilms.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Carolco Pictures, Inc.</b> was an American <a href="/wiki/Independent_film" title="Independent film">independent film</a> studio that existed from 1976 to 1995, founded by <a href="/wiki/Mario_Kassar" title="Mario Kassar">Mario Kassar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andrew_G._Vajna" title="Andrew G. Vajna">Andrew G. Vajna</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-filmlexikon_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-filmlexikon-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kassar and Vajna ran Carolco together until 1989, when Vajna left to form <a href="/wiki/Cinergi_Pictures" title="Cinergi Pictures">Cinergi Pictures</a>. Carolco hit its peak in the 1980s and early 1990s, with blockbuster successes including the first three films of the <a href="/wiki/Rambo_(franchise)" title="Rambo (franchise)"><i>Rambo</i> franchise</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Field_of_Dreams" title="Field of Dreams">Field of Dreams</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Total_Recall_(1990_film)" title="Total Recall (1990 film)">Total Recall</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Terminator_2:_Judgment_Day" title="Terminator 2: Judgment Day">Terminator 2: Judgment Day</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Basic_Instinct" title="Basic Instinct">Basic Instinct</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Universal_Soldier_(1992_film)" title="Universal Soldier (1992 film)">Universal Soldier</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Cliffhanger_(film)" title="Cliffhanger (film)">Cliffhanger</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Stargate_(film)" title="Stargate (film)">Stargate</a></i>. Nevertheless, the company was losing money overall, and it required a <a href="/wiki/Corporate_restructuring" class="mw-redirect" title="Corporate restructuring">corporate restructuring</a> in 1992. The 1995 film <i><a href="/wiki/Cutthroat_Island" title="Cutthroat Island">Cutthroat Island</a> was</i> produced as a comeback for the studio, but it instead lost them $147 million, and the company was quickly brought to an end.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carolco_Pictures&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_years">Early years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carolco_Pictures&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Carolco Pictures was founded through the partnership of two film investors, <a href="/wiki/Mario_Kassar" title="Mario Kassar">Mario Kassar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andrew_G._Vajna" title="Andrew G. Vajna">Andrew Vajna</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-filmlexikon_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-filmlexikon-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The two were hailed by <i><a href="/wiki/Newsweek" title="Newsweek">Newsweek</a></i> as some of the most successful independent producers.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the age of 25, Vajna went from wig-maker to the owner of two <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a> theaters. Then, Vajna ventured into the production and distribution of feature films. One of Vajna's early productions was a 1973 martial-arts film entitled <i><a href="/wiki/Deadly_China_Doll" title="Deadly China Doll">The Deadly China Doll</a></i> which made $3.7 million worldwide from a $100,000 budget.<sup id="cite_ref-Parish_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Parish-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Their goal was to focus on film sales, with their first venture being <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sicilian_Cross" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sicilian Cross">The Sicilian Cross</a></i>;<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> eventually it went into financing low-budget films. Their earliest films were produced by <a href="/wiki/American_International_Pictures" title="American International Pictures">American International Pictures</a> and <a href="/wiki/ITC_Entertainment" title="ITC Entertainment">ITC Entertainment</a> with Carolco's financial support,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and co-produced with Canadian theater magnate <a href="/wiki/Garth_Drabinsky" title="Garth Drabinsky">Garth Drabinsky</a>. The name "Carolco" was purchased from a defunct company based in Panama, and according to Kassar, "it has no meaning."<sup id="cite_ref-kv_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kv-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rise">Rise</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carolco_Pictures&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Rise"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Carolco's first major success was <i><a href="/wiki/First_Blood" title="First Blood">First Blood</a></i> (1982), an adaptation of <a href="/wiki/David_Morrell" title="David Morrell">David Morrell</a>'s <a href="/wiki/First_Blood_(novel)" title="First Blood (novel)">novel of the same name</a>. Kassar and Vajna took a great risk buying the <a href="/wiki/Film_rights" title="Film rights">film rights</a> to the novel (for $385,000) and used the help of European bank loans to cast <a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Stallone" title="Sylvester Stallone">Sylvester Stallone</a> as the lead character, <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a> veteran John Rambo, after having worked with him on the <a href="/wiki/John_Huston" title="John Huston">John Huston</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/Escape_to_Victory" title="Escape to Victory">Escape to Victory</a></i> (1981). The risk paid off after <i>First Blood</i> made $120 million worldwide, and placed Carolco among the major players in Hollywood.<sup id="cite_ref-prince_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prince-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 15, 1984, Carolco Pictures entered into a long-term agreement with then-up-and-coming film distributor and fledging studio <a href="/wiki/TriStar_Pictures" title="TriStar Pictures">Tri-Star Pictures</a>, with Tri-Star distributing Carolco's films in North America; <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a> (a partner in the Tri-Star venture) handled pay cable TV rights, and <a href="/wiki/Thorn_EMI_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="Thorn EMI Video">Thorn EMI Video</a> (later, <a href="/wiki/HBO/Cannon_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="HBO/Cannon Video">HBO/Cannon Video</a>) handled North American home video distribution rights. The first film under the agreement was <i>Rambo: First Blood Part II</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> TriStar released the majority of Carolco's films from that point on in the U.S. and some other countries until 1994. </p><p>The sequel <i><a href="/wiki/Rambo:_First_Blood_Part_II" title="Rambo: First Blood Part II">Rambo: First Blood Part II</a></i> (1985), was timed for the 10th anniversary of the United States' <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War#U.S._exit_and_final_campaigns,_1973–1975" title="Vietnam War">exit from the Vietnam War</a>; that event garnered publicity for the new film, which also became a hit.<sup id="cite_ref-prince_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prince-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tri-Star and Carolco would eventually renew their partnership in 1986, which called for Tri-Star to distribute upcoming Carolco product, including <i><a href="/wiki/Rambo_III" title="Rambo III">Rambo III</a></i>, in a new multi-feature agreement.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The release of the two <i>Rambo</i> films were so instrumental to Carolco's financial success that the studio focused more on big-budget action films, with major stars such as Stallone (who later signed a ten-picture deal with the studio) and <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger" title="Arnold Schwarzenegger">Arnold Schwarzenegger</a> attached. These films, aimed at appealing to a worldwide audience, were financed using a strategy known as "pre-sales", in which domestic and foreign distributors invested in these marketable films in exchange for local releasing rights.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Carolco entered home video distribution as well. Independent video distributor <a href="/wiki/Artisan_Entertainment" title="Artisan Entertainment">International Video Entertainment</a> (IVE) was going through financial difficulties and was near bankruptcy. In 1986, Carolco purchased IVE in the hopes of "turning the company around." The deal was finalized a year later.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This resulted in Carolco paying $43 million to <a href="/wiki/HBO/Cannon_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="HBO/Cannon Video">HBO/Cannon Video</a> (successor to Thorn-EMI Video) in exchange for the video rights to two of Carolco's upcoming releases, <i><a href="/wiki/Angel_Heart" title="Angel Heart">Angel Heart</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Extreme_Prejudice_(film)" title="Extreme Prejudice (film)">Extreme Prejudice</a></i>, allowing Carolco to relicense the pictures to IVE.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> IVE merged with another distributor, Lieberman, and became LIVE Entertainment in 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Fueled by the success of <i>Rambo</i> and their other offerings, Carolco expanded into various other business sectors over the next few years. This included video retail holdings,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> licensing of their IP,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an international division (which included deals with <a href="/wiki/John_Carpenter" title="John Carpenter">John Carpenter</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alive_Films" class="mw-redirect" title="Alive Films">Alive Films</a>, as well as Canada's <a href="/wiki/Alliance_Films" title="Alliance Films">Alliance Entertainment Corporation</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and television production and distribution via the buyout of independent syndicator Orbis Communications.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to its own library, Carolco also held the television rights to the films of <a href="/wiki/Hemdale_Film_Corporation" title="Hemdale Film Corporation">Hemdale Film Corporation</a> (including <i><a href="/wiki/The_Terminator" title="The Terminator">The Terminator</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Return_of_the_Living_Dead" title="The Return of the Living Dead">The Return of the Living Dead</a></i>), Alive Films (including <i><a href="/wiki/Kiss_of_the_Spider_Woman_(film)" title="Kiss of the Spider Woman (film)">Kiss of the Spider Woman</a></i>), <a href="/wiki/HBO_Premiere_Films" class="mw-redirect" title="HBO Premiere Films">HBO Premiere Films</a> (including <i><a href="/wiki/The_Glitter_Dome" title="The Glitter Dome">The Glitter Dome</a></i>), and future subsidiary The Vista Organization.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Carolco also attempted to buy troubled film distributor <a href="/wiki/Orion_Pictures" title="Orion Pictures">Orion Pictures</a> and home video distributor <a href="/wiki/Media_Home_Entertainment" title="Media Home Entertainment">Media Home Entertainment</a>, but these deals failed.<sup id="cite_ref-nyc_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyc-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also purchased the former <a href="/wiki/De_Laurentiis_Entertainment_Group" title="De Laurentiis Entertainment Group">De Laurentiis Entertainment Group</a> production facility in <a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_North_Carolina" title="Wilmington, North Carolina">Wilmington, North Carolina</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Vajna sold his share of Carolco in December 1989 for $106 million to Kassar<sup id="cite_ref-sale_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sale-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> due to increasing disagreement with Kassar over the direction of the company.<sup id="cite_ref-Parish_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Parish-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That November, Vajna formed <a href="/wiki/Cinergi_Pictures" title="Cinergi Pictures">Cinergi Pictures</a>, with <a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company">The Walt Disney Company</a> as a distribution partner. Kassar's ownership of the company increased to 62%.<sup id="cite_ref-sale_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sale-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990–1994"><span id="1990.E2.80.931994"></span>1990–1994</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carolco_Pictures&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1990–1994"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1990, <a href="/wiki/Pioneer_Corporation" title="Pioneer Corporation">Pioneer Electric Corporation</a> of Japan acquired a share in Carolco.<sup id="cite_ref-pioneer_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pioneer-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Also in 1990, Carolco acquired the rights to make a sequel to <i><a href="/wiki/The_Terminator" title="The Terminator">The Terminator</a></i> from Hemdale; the company already had the television rights to the original film courtesy of its television distribution deal with Hemdale. The company re-hired <i>Terminator</i> director <a href="/wiki/James_Cameron" title="James Cameron">James Cameron</a> (who had worked as a screenwriter on <i>Rambo II</i>) and <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger" title="Arnold Schwarzenegger">Arnold Schwarzenegger</a> to star in a multi-million-dollar budgeted sequel, <i><a href="/wiki/Terminator_2:_Judgment_Day" title="Terminator 2: Judgment Day">Terminator 2: Judgment Day</a></i> (1991). <i>Terminator 2</i> was the highest-grossing film of the year and the most successful film in Carolco's history.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Halfway through the year, Carolco formed a joint venture with <a href="/wiki/New_Line_Cinema" title="New Line Cinema">New Line Cinema</a> to found Seven Arts, a distribution company which primarily released much of Carolco's low-budget output.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1991, syndicator Orbis Communications was renamed to Carolco Television, to better emphasize the Carolco connection.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also around this time, <b>Carolco Home Video</b> was established, with LIVE Entertainment as an output partner. </p><p>By 1990, Carolco purchased the theatrical film rights to <i><a href="/wiki/Spider-Man" title="Spider-Man">Spider-Man</a></i> from producer <a href="/wiki/Menahem_Golan" title="Menahem Golan">Menahem Golan</a> via his studio, <a href="/wiki/21st_Century_Film_Corporation" title="21st Century Film Corporation">21st Century Film Corporation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Golan had previously tried and failed to produce a <a href="/wiki/Spider-Man_(2002_film)#Production" title="Spider-Man (2002 film)"><i>Spider-Man</i> film</a> for his former studio, <a href="/wiki/The_Cannon_Group,_Inc." title="The Cannon Group, Inc.">the Cannon Group</a>, and selling the film rights to Carolco—along with the home video rights to <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Pictures" title="Columbia Pictures">Columbia Pictures</a>, and the television rights to <a href="/wiki/Viacom_(1952%E2%80%932005)" title="Viacom (1952–2005)">Viacom</a>—was his way of raising funds to revive production.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gross_2002_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gross_2002-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Carolco subsequently began pre-production on the <i>Spider-Man</i> film, and James Cameron was quickly hired as the writer and director.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1993, towards the end of filming <i><a href="/wiki/True_Lies" title="True Lies">True Lies</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a></i> carried the announcement that Carolco received a completed screenplay from Cameron.<sup id="cite_ref-CameronVariety_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CameronVariety-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This script bore the names of Cameron, John Brancato, Ted Newsom, Barry [sic] Cohen and "Joseph Goldmari"—a typographical scrambling of Menahem Golan's pen name, "Joseph Goldman"—with Marvel executive Joseph Calimari.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cameron stalwart Arnold Schwarzenegger was frequently linked to the project as the director's choice for <a href="/wiki/Doctor_Octopus" title="Doctor Octopus">Doctor Octopus</a>, and future <a href="/wiki/Titanic_(1997_film)" title="Titanic (1997 film)"><i>Titanic</i></a> star <a href="/wiki/Leonardo_DiCaprio" title="Leonardo DiCaprio">Leonardo DiCaprio</a> was considered for the titular role, Peter Parker.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Carolco also attempted to make <i>Bartholomew vs. Neff</i>, a comedy film that was to have been written and directed by <a href="/wiki/John_Hughes_(filmmaker)" title="John Hughes (filmmaker)">John Hughes</a> and would have starred <a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Stallone" title="Sylvester Stallone">Sylvester Stallone</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Candy" title="John Candy">John Candy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Decline_and_collapse">Decline and collapse</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carolco_Pictures&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Decline and collapse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Though Carolco made several successful films in the early 1990s, including <i><a href="/wiki/Total_Recall_(1990_film)" title="Total Recall (1990 film)">Total Recall</a></i>, <i>Terminator 2: Judgment Day</i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Basic_Instinct" title="Basic Instinct">Basic Instinct</a></i>, Carolco was gradually losing money as the years went on. Carolco mixed blockbusters with small-budget arthouse films which were not profitable. In addition, Carolco was criticized for overspending on films through reliance on star power and far-fetched deals (Schwarzenegger received a then-unheard-of $10–14 million for his work on <i>Total Recall</i> and <i>Terminator 2</i>; Stallone also had similar treatment). Losses of partnerships also threatened Carolco's stability and drove it towards bankruptcy.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1992, Carolco underwent a corporate restructuring, invested in by a partnership of <a href="/wiki/RCS_MediaGroup" title="RCS MediaGroup">Rizzoli-Corriere della Sera</a> of Italy, <a href="/wiki/StudioCanal" title="StudioCanal">Le Studio Canal+</a> of France, <a href="/wiki/Pioneer_Corporation" title="Pioneer Corporation">Pioneer</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" title="Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer">Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer</a> (MGM). Each partner helped infuse up to $60 million into the studio's stock and another $50 million for co-financing deals.<sup id="cite_ref-Parish_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Parish-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MGM also agreed to distribute Carolco products domestically after a previous deal with <a href="/wiki/TriStar_Pictures" title="TriStar Pictures">TriStar</a> expired.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1993, Carolco was forced to sell its shares in LIVE Entertainment to a group of investors led by Pioneer;<sup id="cite_ref-Artisan_Entertainment_Inc._-_Company_Profile_on_Artisan_Entertainment_Inc._42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Artisan_Entertainment_Inc._-_Company_Profile_on_Artisan_Entertainment_Inc.-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it was later renamed <a href="/wiki/Artisan_Entertainment" title="Artisan Entertainment">Artisan Entertainment</a>, which was bought by <a href="/wiki/Lionsgate" title="Lionsgate">Lions Gate Entertainment</a> in 2003. Cutbacks at Carolco also forced Carolco to make a deal with TriStar over the funding of the Stallone action film <i><a href="/wiki/Cliffhanger_(film)" title="Cliffhanger (film)">Cliffhanger</a></i>: Carolco would have to sell full distribution rights in North America, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and France to TriStar in exchange for half of the film's budget.<sup id="cite_ref-prince148_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prince148-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although a major box-office success, Carolco saw little revenue from <i>Cliffhanger</i> since it ended up becoming a minority owner in the film.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Carolco’s plans for a <i>Spider-Man</i> film with James Cameron, which had an estimated budget of $50 million,<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> were forced to be shelved, following a period of litigation; in April 1993, Menahem Golan filed a lawsuit against the studio to revoke his contract with them, since Cameron had Golan’s executive producer name omitted from the film credits.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 1994, Carolco filed a separate lawsuit against Columbia Pictures and Viacom, in an effort to gain their home video and television rights to <i>Spider-Man</i>, but the suit backfired, when Columbia and Viacom counter-sued Carolco.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1995, Carolco, Golan, Columbia, Viacom, and <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Comics" title="Marvel Comics">Marvel</a> were all subsequently sued by MGM, who believed they should have inherited the film rights, upon acquiring the Cannon Group and 21st Century Films.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_46-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-legal_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-legal-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since the court did not rule in Carolco’s favor, these lawsuits led to the studio losing an additional amount of money, while the <i>Spider-Man</i> film rights were reverted to Marvel and eventually sold to Columbia.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_46-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-legal_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-legal-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Carolco's attempt to make more of its specialties proved to be more strenuous: Carolco had to shelve <i>Crusade</i>, an upcoming Schwarzenegger film based on a script by <a href="/wiki/Walon_Green" title="Walon Green">Walon Green</a> and with <a href="/wiki/Paul_Verhoeven" title="Paul Verhoeven">Paul Verhoeven</a> attached as director, in 1994 when the budget exceeded $100<span class="nowrap"> </span>million.<sup id="cite_ref-prince148_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prince148-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Carolco was able to complete a merger with The Vista Organization in late October 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Carolco attempted a comeback with the big-budget swashbuckler <i><a href="/wiki/Cutthroat_Island" title="Cutthroat Island">Cutthroat Island</a></i>, with <a href="/wiki/Michael_Douglas" title="Michael Douglas">Michael Douglas</a> in the lead. Douglas dropped out early in its production and was replaced by the less-bankable <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Modine" title="Matthew Modine">Matthew Modine</a>. <a href="/wiki/Geena_Davis" title="Geena Davis">Geena Davis</a>, cast as the female lead through her ties with then-husband, the director <a href="/wiki/Renny_Harlin" title="Renny Harlin">Renny Harlin</a>, was already an established <a href="/wiki/A-list" title="A-list">A-lister</a> but was coming off a string of flops. MGM hoped to advertise <i>Cutthroat Island</i> based on spectacle rather than cast. In an attempt to raise more financing for the projected $90–100<span class="nowrap"> </span>million film, Carolco sold off the rights to several films in production, including <i><a href="/wiki/Last_of_the_Dogmen" title="Last of the Dogmen">Last of the Dogmen</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Stargate_(film)" title="Stargate (film)">Stargate</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Showgirls" title="Showgirls">Showgirls</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 1994, Carolco ran out of funds and Pioneer invested another $8 million.<sup id="cite_ref-pioneer_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pioneer-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 1995, Carolco announced that it was unable to make interest payments on $55 million of debt.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 1995, Carolco filed for <a href="/wiki/Chapter_11,_Title_11,_United_States_Code" title="Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code">Chapter 11 bankruptcy</a> protection. <i>Cutthroat Island</i> was released that Christmas and became a box-office disaster.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Carolco agreed to sell its assets to <a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Century Fox">20th Century Fox</a> for $50 million.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But when Canal+ made a $58 million bid for the library in January 1996, Fox, which by then lowered their purchase price to $47.5 million, dropped their deal.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A new partnership was formed between Carolco's owner (Mario Kassar) and <a href="/wiki/Cinergi_Pictures" title="Cinergi Pictures">Cinergi</a>'s owner (Andrew G. Vajna) in 1998. The duo formed <a href="/wiki/C2_Pictures" title="C2 Pictures">C2 Pictures</a> and produced <i><a href="/wiki/Terminator_3:_Rise_of_the_Machines" title="Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines">Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Basic_Instinct_2" title="Basic Instinct 2">Basic Instinct 2</a></i>, among other films. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2015–2017:_Resurrection_of_Carolco_brand"><span id="2015.E2.80.932017:_Resurrection_of_Carolco_brand"></span>2015–2017: Resurrection of Carolco brand</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carolco_Pictures&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2015–2017: Resurrection of Carolco brand"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Film producer Alexander Bafer purchased the Carolco name and logo years later. On January 20, 2015, Bafer renamed his production company Carolco Pictures, formerly known as Brick Top Productions. Bafer then recruited Mario Kassar as the chief development executive of the new Carolco.<sup id="cite_ref-den_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-den-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, on April 7, 2016, it was announced that both Bafer and Kassar had left the company, Kassar taking with him one of Carolco's planned projects, a remake of the 1999 Japanese horror film <i><a href="/wiki/Audition_(1999_film)" title="Audition (1999 film)">Audition</a></i> which he was producing. Investor Tarek Kirschen was then inducted as Carolco's CEO.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2017, <a href="/wiki/StudioCanal" title="StudioCanal">StudioCanal</a> and Carolco reached an agreement whereby StudioCanal would have sole control of the Carolco name and logo and the Carolco Pictures company would be renamed Recall Studios. That agreement settled a legal dispute over the Carolco mark brought by StudioCanal.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The arrangement took effect on November 29 of that year. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Carolco's_library"><span id="Carolco.27s_library"></span>Carolco's library</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carolco_Pictures&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Carolco's library"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After its bankruptcy, the assets of Carolco were sold off to other companies, most already sold during Carolco's existence. In March 1996, <a href="/wiki/Canal%2B_(French_TV_channel)" title="Canal+ (French TV channel)">Canal+</a> purchased the library in bankruptcy court for a value of approximately $58 million.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ancillary rights to Carolco's library (up to 1995 with certain exceptions) are held by French production company <a href="/wiki/StudioCanal" title="StudioCanal">StudioCanal</a>, since its parent company, <a href="/wiki/Canal%2B_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Canal+ Group">Canal+ Group</a>, owned a stake in Carolco, eventually buying out its partners. </p><p>On September 17, 1991, <a href="/wiki/Multimedia_Entertainment" title="Multimedia Entertainment">Multimedia Entertainment</a> acquired selected assets of Carolco's television distribution unit Orbis Communications, which included the telefilm subsidiary Carolco Television Productions.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1992, Carolco Pictures licensed television distribution rights to its library to <a href="/wiki/Spelling_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Spelling Entertainment">Spelling Entertainment</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Worldvision_Enterprises" title="Worldvision Enterprises">Worldvision Enterprises</a> in order to pay off debt.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a>, with certain exceptions, those rights are held by <a href="/wiki/Paramount_Television_Studios" title="Paramount Television Studios">Paramount Television Studios</a> through <a href="/wiki/Trifecta_Entertainment_%26_Media" title="Trifecta Entertainment & Media">Trifecta Entertainment & Media</a> as the successor to Spelling/Worldvision. All other rights in terms of home video were (and for a majority of the library, still are) licensed to <a href="/wiki/Lionsgate" title="Lionsgate">Lionsgate</a> under an ongoing deal with StudioCanal. Lionsgate, in turn, licensed those rights in Canada to <a href="/wiki/Entertainment_One" class="mw-redirect" title="Entertainment One">Entertainment One</a> (which in turn was acquired by Lionsgate in 2023), although theatrical rights to most of the library were split between <a href="/wiki/Sony_Pictures" title="Sony Pictures">Sony Pictures</a> (for <i><a href="/wiki/Cliffhanger_(film)" title="Cliffhanger (film)">Cliffhanger</a></i>), and <a href="/wiki/Rialto_Pictures" title="Rialto Pictures">Rialto Pictures</a> (for the rest of the library not already retained by its original distributors or passed on to other companies). The video rights to most titles previously released by Lionsgate in North America are now held outright by StudioCanal, and sublicensed to <a href="/wiki/Kino_Lorber" title="Kino Lorber">Kino Lorber</a>. </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Showgirls" title="Showgirls">Showgirls</a></i> was sold in pre-production to <a href="/wiki/United_Artists" title="United Artists">United Artists</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chargeurs" title="Chargeurs">Chargeurs</a> (now known as <a href="/wiki/Path%C3%A9" title="Pathé">Pathé</a>); both studios retained the film. </p><p>StudioCanal itself held full distribution rights in France, Germany, Australia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. In other territories, StudioCanal licensed home video rights to <a href="/wiki/Universal_Pictures_Home_Entertainment" title="Universal Pictures Home Entertainment">Universal Pictures Home Entertainment</a> until StudioCanal's global distribution deal with Universal expired in January 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carolco_Pictures&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1970s">1970s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carolco_Pictures&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 1970s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Release Date </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">March 30, 1976</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sicilian_Cross" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sicilian Cross">The Sicilian Cross</a></i></td> <td>financing; produced by Aetos Produzioni; distributed by Agora Cinematografica in Italy and <a href="/wiki/American_International_Pictures" title="American International Pictures">American International Pictures</a> in North America </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">July 9, 1976</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Small_Town_in_Texas" title="A Small Town in Texas">A Small Town in Texas</a></i></td> <td>financing; produced and distributed by <a href="/wiki/American_International_Pictures" title="American International Pictures">American International Pictures</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">July 28, 1976</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Futureworld" title="Futureworld">Futureworld</a></i></td> <td>financing; produced and distributed by American International Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">October 8, 1976</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cassandra_Crossing" title="The Cassandra Crossing">The Cassandra Crossing</a></i></td> <td rowspan="2">financing; produced by <a href="/wiki/ITC_Entertainment" title="ITC Entertainment">ITC Entertainment</a>; distributed by <a href="/wiki/Embassy_Pictures" title="Embassy Pictures">AVCO Embassy Pictures</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">March 23, 1977</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Domino_Principle" title="The Domino Principle">The Domino Principle</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">March 31, 1977</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Eagle_Has_Landed_(film)" title="The Eagle Has Landed (film)">The Eagle Has Landed</a></i></td> <td rowspan="2">financing; produced by ITC Entertainment; distributed by <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Pictures" title="Columbia Pictures">Columbia Pictures</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">August 5, 1977</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/March_or_Die_(film)" title="March or Die (film)">March or Die</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">March 30, 1979</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Silent_Partner_(1978_film)" title="The Silent Partner (1978 film)">The Silent Partner</a></i></td> <td>distributed by EMC </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">May 11, 1979</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Winter_Kills_(film)" title="Winter Kills (film)">Winter Kills</a></i></td> <td>financing; distributed by AVCO Embassy Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">May 30, 1979</td> <td><i>The Fantastic Seven</i></td> <td>financing; produced by <a href="/wiki/Martin_Poll" title="Martin Poll">Martin Poll</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">September 1979</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sensuous_Nurse" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sensuous Nurse">The Sensuous Nurse</a></i></td> <td>financing </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1980s">1980s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carolco_Pictures&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 1980s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Release Date </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">March 28, 1980</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Changeling_(film)" title="The Changeling (film)">The Changeling</a></i></td> <td>distributed by <a href="/wiki/ITC_Entertainment" title="ITC Entertainment">Associated Film Distribution</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">August 15, 1980</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Kidnapping_of_the_President" title="The Kidnapping of the President">The Kidnapping of the President</a></i></td> <td>financing; distributed by <a href="/wiki/Crown_International_Pictures" title="Crown International Pictures">Crown International Pictures</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">September 5, 1980</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Agency_(film)" title="Agency (film)">Agency</a></i></td> <td>financing; distributed by <a href="/wiki/Sunn_Classic_Pictures" title="Sunn Classic Pictures">Jensen Farley Pictures</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">September 9, 1980</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Suzanne_(1980_film)" title="Suzanne (1980 film)">Suzanne</a></i></td> <td>financing; distributed by <a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Century Fox">20th Century Fox</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">September 15, 1980</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dgun_(1980_miniseries)" title="Shōgun (1980 miniseries)">Shōgun</a></i></td> <td>financing; distributed by <a href="/wiki/Paramount_Pictures" title="Paramount Pictures">Paramount Pictures</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">December 14, 1980</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tribute_(1980_film)" title="Tribute (1980 film)">Tribute</a></i></td> <td>financing; distributed by 20th Century Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">February 1, 1981</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Caboblanco" title="Caboblanco">Caboblanco</a></i></td> <td>financing; distributed by AVCO Embassy Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">March 23, 1981</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_High_Country" title="The High Country">The High Country</a></i></td> <td>financing; distributed by Crown International Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">April 10, 1981</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Chase" title="The Last Chase">The Last Chase</a></i></td> <td>financing; distributed by Crown International Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">July 30, 1981</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Escape_to_Victory" title="Escape to Victory">Escape to Victory</a></i></td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Lorimar_Television#Theatrical_films" title="Lorimar Television">Lorimar</a>; distributed by Paramount Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">September 25, 1981</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Carbon_Copy_(film)" title="Carbon Copy (film)">Carbon Copy</a></i></td> <td>financing; produced by <a href="/wiki/Hemdale_Film_Corporation" title="Hemdale Film Corporation">Hemdale Film Corporation</a> and <a href="/wiki/RKO_Pictures" title="RKO Pictures">RKO Pictures</a>, distributed by AVCO Embassy Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">December 18, 1981</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Your_Ticket_Is_No_Longer_Valid" title="Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid">Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid</a></i></td> <td>financing </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">February 12, 1982</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_(1981_film)" title="The Amateur (1981 film)">The Amateur</a></i></td> <td>produced in association with Tiberius Film Productions; distributed by 20th Century Fox </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">October 22, 1982</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/First_Blood" title="First Blood">First Blood</a></i></td> <td>distributed by <a href="/wiki/Orion_Pictures" title="Orion Pictures">Orion Pictures</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">January 1985</td> <td><i>Superstition</i></td> <td>with Panaria, distributed by Almi Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">May 22, 1985</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rambo:_First_Blood_Part_II" title="Rambo: First Blood Part II">Rambo: First Blood Part II</a></i></td> <td>first film under distribution pact with <a href="/wiki/TriStar_Pictures" title="TriStar Pictures">TriStar Pictures</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">March 6, 1987</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Angel_Heart" title="Angel Heart">Angel Heart</a></i></td> <td rowspan="2">distributed by TriStar Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">April 24, 1987</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Extreme_Prejudice_(film)" title="Extreme Prejudice (film)">Extreme Prejudice</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">October 23, 1987</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Darkness_(film)" title="Prince of Darkness (film)">Prince of Darkness</a></i></td> <td>international distribution only; with Alive Films, Larry Franco Productions and Haunted Machine Productions; distributed by <a href="/wiki/Universal_Pictures" title="Universal Pictures">Universal Pictures</a> in the U.S. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">March 18, 1988</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pound_Puppies_and_the_Legend_of_Big_Paw" title="Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw">Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw</a></i></td> <td>with The Maltese Companies; distributed by TriStar Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">May 25, 1988</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rambo_III" title="Rambo III">Rambo III</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td rowspan="2">distributed by TriStar Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">June 17, 1988</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Heat_(1988_film)" title="Red Heat (1988 film)">Red Heat</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">November 4, 1988</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/They_Live" title="They Live">They Live</a></i></td> <td>international distribution only; with Alive Films and Larry Franco Productions; distributed by Universal Pictures in the U.S. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">November 11, 1988</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Iron_Eagle_II" title="Iron Eagle II">Iron Eagle II</a></i></td> <td>distributed by TriStar Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">December 2, 1988</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Watchers_(film)" title="Watchers (film)">Watchers</a></i></td> <td>with Concorde Pictures, Centaur Films, Rose & Ruby Productions and Canadian Entertainment Investors No. 2 and Company; distributed by Universal Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">January 13, 1989</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/DeepStar_Six" title="DeepStar Six">DeepStar Six</a></i></td> <td>distributed by TriStar Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">April 7, 1989</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pathfinder_(1987_film)" title="Pathfinder (1987 film)">Pathfinder</a></i></td> <td>subtitled version of a film made in Norway </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">May 19, 1989</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Food_of_the_Gods_II" title="Food of the Gods II">Food of the Gods II</a></i></td> <td>distributed by Concorde Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">August 4, 1989</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lock_Up_(1989_film)" title="Lock Up (1989 film)">Lock Up</a></i></td> <td rowspan="2">distributed by TriStar Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">September 29, 1989</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Handsome" title="Johnny Handsome">Johnny Handsome</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">October 27, 1989</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shocker_(film)" title="Shocker (film)">Shocker</a></i></td> <td>international distribution only; with Alive Films and Universal City studios; distributed by Universal Pictures in the U.S. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">December 22, 1989</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Music_Box_(film)" title="Music Box (film)">Music Box</a></i></td> <td>distributed by TriStar Pictures </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990s">1990s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carolco_Pictures&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 1990s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Release Date </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">February 23, 1990</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mountains_of_the_Moon_(film)" title="Mountains of the Moon (film)">Mountains of the Moon</a></i></td> <td rowspan="5">distributed by TriStar Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">June 1, 1990</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Total_Recall_(1990_film)" title="Total Recall (1990 film)">Total Recall</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">August 10, 1990</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Air_America_(film)" title="Air America (film)">Air America</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">September 21, 1990</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Narrow_Margin" title="Narrow Margin">Narrow Margin</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">November 2, 1990</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Jacob%27s_Ladder_(1990_film)" title="Jacob's Ladder (1990 film)">Jacob's Ladder</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">December 19, 1990</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hamlet_(1990_film)" title="Hamlet (1990 film)">Hamlet</a></i></td> <td>Foreign distribution with <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros." title="Warner Bros.">Warner Bros.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Icon_Productions" title="Icon Productions">Icon Productions</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Barry_Spikings" title="Barry Spikings">Nelson Entertainment</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">February 8, 1991</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/L.A._Story" title="L.A. Story">L.A. Story</a></i></td> <td>distributed by TriStar Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">March 1, 1991</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Doors_(film)" title="The Doors (film)">The Doors</a></i></td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Bill_Graham_(promoter)" title="Bill Graham (promoter)">Bill Graham Films</a> and <a href="/wiki/Imagine_Entertainment" title="Imagine Entertainment">Imagine Entertainment</a>; distributed by TriStar Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">April 25, 1991</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Punisher_(1989_film)" title="The Punisher (1989 film)">The Punisher</a></i></td> <td>home media and television distribution<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in North America only, distributed by <a href="/wiki/New_World_Pictures" title="New World Pictures">New World Pictures</a> and <a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Century Fox">20th Century Fox</a> internationally </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">July 3, 1991</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Terminator_2:_Judgment_Day" title="Terminator 2: Judgment Day">Terminator 2: Judgment Day</a></i></td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Lightstorm_Entertainment" title="Lightstorm Entertainment">Lightstorm Entertainment</a> and <a href="/wiki/StudioCanal" title="StudioCanal">Le Studio Canal+</a>; distributed by TriStar Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">March 20, 1992</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Basic_Instinct" title="Basic Instinct">Basic Instinct</a></i></td> <td>with Le Studio Canal+; distributed by TriStar Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">June 26, 1992</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Incident_at_Oglala" title="Incident at Oglala">Incident at Oglala</a></i></td> <td>distributed by <a href="/wiki/Miramax" title="Miramax">Miramax</a> Films </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">July 10, 1992</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Universal_Soldier_(1992_film)" title="Universal Soldier (1992 film)">Universal Soldier</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Centropolis_Entertainment" title="Centropolis Entertainment">Centropolis Entertainment</a>; distributed by TriStar Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">December 25, 1992</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chaplin_(film)" title="Chaplin (film)">Chaplin</a></i></td> <td rowspan="2">with Le Studio Canal+; distributed by TriStar Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">May 28, 1993</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cliffhanger_(film)" title="Cliffhanger (film)">Cliffhanger</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">August 26, 1994</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Wagons_East" title="Wagons East">Wagons East</a></i></td> <td>last Carolco film to be distributed by TriStar Pictures. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">October 28, 1994</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Stargate_(film)" title="Stargate (film)">Stargate</a></i></td> <td>with Le Studio Canal+, distributed by <a href="/wiki/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" title="Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer">Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">September 8, 1995</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Last_of_the_Dogmen" title="Last of the Dogmen">Last of the Dogmen</a></i></td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/Savoy_Pictures" title="Savoy Pictures">Savoy Pictures</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">September 22, 1995</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Showgirls" title="Showgirls">Showgirls</a></i></td> <td>with <a href="/wiki/United_Artists" title="United Artists">United Artists</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chargeurs" title="Chargeurs">Chargeurs</a><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">December 22, 1995</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cutthroat_Island" title="Cutthroat Island">Cutthroat Island</a></i></td> <td>distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, last film to be released by Carolco </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Seven_Arts_Pictures">Seven Arts Pictures</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carolco_Pictures&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Seven Arts Pictures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Release Date </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">September 14, 1990</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Repossessed_(film)" title="Repossessed (film)">Repossessed</a></i></td> <td>distributed by <a href="/wiki/New_Line_Cinema" title="New Line Cinema">New Line</a>/Seven Arts </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">September 28, 1990</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/King_of_New_York" title="King of New York">King of New York</a></i></td> <td>distributed by New Line/Seven Arts </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">February 1, 1991</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Queens_Logic" title="Queens Logic">Queens Logic</a></i></td> <td>distributed by New Line/Seven Arts; with <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Hackford" title="Taylor Hackford">New Visions Pictures</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">May 10, 1991</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Talker_(film)" title="Sweet Talker (film)">Sweet Talker</a></i></td> <td>distributed by New Line/Seven Arts; with New Visions Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">May 17, 1991</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dice_Rules_(1991_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dice Rules (1991 film)">Dice Rules</a></i></td> <td>distributed by New Line/Seven Arts </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">August 23, 1991</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Defenseless" title="Defenseless">Defenseless</a></i></td> <td>distributed by New Line/Seven Arts; with New Visions Pictures </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">September 20, 1991</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rambling_Rose_(film)" title="Rambling Rose (film)">Rambling Rose</a></i></td> <td>distributed by New Line/Seven Arts </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">October 25, 1991</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Get_Back_(film)" title="Get Back (film)">Get Back</a></i></td> <td>distributed by New Line/Seven Arts; with Majestic Films and <a href="/wiki/Allied_Filmmakers" title="Allied Filmmakers">Allied Filmmakers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">November 1991</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dark_Wind_(1991_film)" title="The Dark Wind (1991 film)">The Dark Wind</a></i></td> <td>distributed by New Line/Seven Arts; with Le Studio Canal+ </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">June 21, 1992</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Aces:_Iron_Eagle_III" title="Aces: Iron Eagle III">Aces: Iron Eagle III</a></i></td> <td>distributed by New Line/Seven Arts </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">June 26, 1992</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Incident_at_Oglala" title="Incident at Oglala">Incident at Oglala</a></i></td> <td>distributed by <a href="/wiki/Miramax" title="Miramax">Miramax</a> after closure of Seven Arts banner </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">August 21, 1992</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Light_Sleeper" title="Light Sleeper">Light Sleeper</a></i></td> <td>distributed by New Line division <a href="/wiki/Fine_Line_Features" title="Fine Line Features">Fine Line Features</a>; last picture to be made under the Seven Arts banner </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carolco_Pictures&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-filmlexikon-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-filmlexikon_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-filmlexikon_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-filmlexikon_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-filmlexikon_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-filmlexikon_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-filmlexikon_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://filmlexikon.uni-kiel.de/doku.php/c:carolcopictures-1716">"Carolco Pictures [Das Lexikon der Filmbegriffe]"</a>. <i>filmlexikon.uni-kiel.de</i> (in German). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210812164357/https://filmlexikon.uni-kiel.de/doku.php/c:carolcopictures-1716">Archived</a> from the original on August 12, 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 12,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=filmlexikon.uni-kiel.de&rft.atitle=Carolco+Pictures+%5BDas+Lexikon+der+Filmbegriffe%5D&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ffilmlexikon.uni-kiel.de%2Fdoku.php%2Fc%3Acarolcopictures-1716&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarolco+Pictures" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLambie2014" class="citation web cs1">Lambie, Ryan (March 11, 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-rise-and-fall-of-carolco/">"The rise and fall of Carolco"</a>. <i>Den of Geek</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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