Atlantic Entertainment Group
| Fate | Closed |
|---|---|
| Successor(s) | Kartes Video Communications |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Defunct | 1989 |
| Headquarters | USA |
| Subsidiaries | Clubhouse Pictures |
Atlantic Entertainment Group, also known as Atlantic Releasing Corporation was an independent film production and distribution company founded by Tom Coleman and Michael Rosenblatt in 1974.[1] In January 1989, amidst financial troubles, Atlantic was sold off to Kartes Video Communications.[1]
Some of the company's most notable films include:
- The Murri Affair (1974)
- He Is My Brother (1975)
- Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
- Something to Hide (1976)
- Caddie (1976)
- In Search of Bigfoot (1976)
- Max Havelaar (1976)
- The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (1976)
- The Day the Music Died (1977)
- Bonjour Amour (1977)
- Madame Rosa (1977)
- A Dama do Lotação (1978)
- The Irishman (1978)
- Boarding School (1978)
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
- The Getting of Wisdom (1978)
- The Odd Job (1978)
- Once in Paris... (1978)
- Bahia (1979)
- Womanlight (1979)
- Boardwalk (1979)
- Rude Boy (1980)
- I Sent a Letter to My Love (1980)
- The Attic (1980)
- Below the Belt (1980)
- Montenegro (1981)
- Eu Te Amo (1981)
- Peter-No-Tail (1981)
- Breach of Contract (1982)
- The Loveless (1982)
- Smash Palace (1982)
- By Design (1982)
- Aphrodite (1982)
- Norman Loves Rose (1982)
- Waltz Across Texas (1982)
- Valley Girl (1983)
- Kamla (1984)
- Talk to Me (1984)
- Alphabet City (1984)
- Vamping (1984)
- 1984 (1984)
- City Limits (1984)
- Night of the Comet (1984)
- Here Come the Littles (1985)
- The Secret of the Sword (1985)
- Teen Wolf (1985) (and its sequel Teen Wolf Too from 1987)
- Roadhouse 66 (1985)
- Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)
- Water (1985, produced by Handmade Films)
- Stephen King's World of Horror (1986) (TV)
- Nomads (1986)
- GoBots: War of the Rock Lords (1986)
- Echo Park (1986)
- Stoogemania (1986)
- Extremities (1986)
- The Men's Club (1986)
- The Fringe Dwellers (1986)
- Pacific Northwest Ballet's Nutcracker (1986)
- Modern Girls (1986)
- Peter Kenna's The Good Wife (1987)
- Wild Thing (1987)
- Steele Justice (1987)
- Summer Heat (1987)
- Wish You Were Here (1987)
- The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
- A Tiger's Tale (1987)
- Home Is Where the Hart Is (1987)
- Stormy Monday (1988)
- Patty Hearst (1988)
- A Soldier's Tale (1988)
- For Queen & Country (1988)
- A World Apart (1988)
- Cop (1988)
- A Summer Story (1988)
The library was bought by Island Pictures, which was later absorbed into PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. For a number of years, Paramount Pictures had TV and video distribution rights to Atlantic's library. MGM now distributes the library as a result of purchasing part of PolyGram's library.
[edit] Clubhouse Pictures
The company also had a division called "Clubhouse Pictures" to release family films. Films and TV shows released under this label include:
- He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985)
- The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985)
- The Adventures of the American Rabbit (1986)
- Heathcliff: The Movie (1986)
- GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)
- Teen Wolf (1986–1987) (later produced by Atlantic/Kushner-Locke)
