Silver Screen Partners
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Silver Screen Partners, L.P. (Limited Partnership) was organized in June 1983 to provide full financing for and own feature-length theatrical motion pictures through Walt Disney Pictures and their subsidiary Touchstone Pictures. A public offering of units of limited partnership interests was completed in June 1983, which raised $82.8 million. After payment of offering costs and fees, approximately $74 million was available for investment in films.
Silver Screen financed seven films between June 1983 and December 31, 1995, total budgets amounting to approximately $73,800,000. The seven Silver Screen films (the "Films") were: Flashpoint, released on August 31, 1984; Heaven Help Us, released on February 8, 1985; Volunteers, released on August 16, 1985; Sweet Dreams, released on October 2, 1985; Head Office, released on January 3, 1986; The Hitcher, released on February 21, 1986; and Odd Jobs, released on March 7, 1986.
The business of Silver Screen Partners was managed by Silver Screen Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation which was the managing general partner of Silver Screen Partners. Silver Screen Management supervised Silver Screen's investment in each film, monitored the flow of revenues and was responsible for the preparation of reports and tax information to be provided to the Limited Partners.
Three other similar limited partnerships for financing motion pictures (Silver Screen Pictures II, Silver Screen Partners III, and Silver Screen Partners IV) were created before the tax laws that made them possible changed. The last of these limited partnerships terminated at the end of 1998.
[edit] List of notable Silver Screen Partners films
| Title | Release Date | Co-Production with | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend | March 22, 1985 | Touchstone Pictures | $14,972,297 | |
| Return to Oz | June 21, 1985 | Walt Disney Pictures | $25,000,000 | $11,137,801 |
| The Black Cauldron | July 24, 1985 | Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Feature Animation | $25 million | $21,288,692 |
| My Science Project | August 9, 1985 | Touchstone Pictures | $4,122,748 | |
| The Journey of Natty Gann | September 27, 1985 | Walt Disney Pictures | N/A | $9.5 million |
| One Magic Christmas | November 22, 1985 | Walt Disney Pictures | N/A | $13,677,222 |
| Down and Out in Beverly Hills | January 31, 1986 | Touchstone Pictures | $14 million | $91,411,255 |
| Off Beat | April 11, 1986 | Touchstone Pictures | $4,117,061 | |
| Ruthless People | June 27, 1986 | Touchstone Pictures | $71,233,101 | |
| The Great Mouse Detective | July 2, 1986 | Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Feature Animation | $14 million | $38,625,550 |
| Tough Guys | October 3, 1986 | Touchstone Pictures | $18 million | $21,458,229 |
| The Color of Money | October 17, 1986 | Touchstone Pictures | $13,800,000 | $76,728,982 |
| Outrageous Fortune | January 30, 1987 | Touchstone Pictures | $25 million | $65,864,741 |
| Tin Men | March 6, 1987 | Touchstone Pictures | $11,000,000 | $25,411,386 |
| Ernest Goes to Camp | May 22, 1987 | Touchstone Pictures | $3,000,000 | $23,509,382 |
| Benji the Hunted | June 17, 1987 | Walt Disney Pictures | $22,257,624 | |
| Adventures in Babysitting | July 1, 1987 | Touchstone Pictures | $7 million | $34,368,475 |
| Stakeout | August 5, 1987 | Touchstone Pictures | $28,215,000 | $65,673,233 |
| Can't Buy Me Love | August 14, 1987 | Touchstone Pictures | $31,623,833 | |
| Hello Again | November 6, 1987 | Touchstone Pictures | $20,419,446 | |
| Three Men and a Baby | November 25, 1987 | Touchstone Pictures | $15 million | $167,780,960 |
| Good Morning, Vietnam | December 23, 1987 | Touchstone Pictures | $13 million | $123,922,370 |
| Shoot to Kill | February 12, 1988 | Touchstone Pictures | $29,300,090 | |
| D.O.A. | March 18, 1988 | Touchstone Pictures | $29 million | $12,706,478 |
| Return to Snowy River | April 15, 1988 | Walt Disney Pictures | $13,687,027 | |
| Big Business | June 10, 1988 | Touchstone Pictures | $20 million | $40,150,487 |
| Who Framed Roger Rabbit | June 22, 1988 | Touchstone Pictures and Walt Disney Feature Animation | $70 million | $329,803,958 |
| Cocktail | July 29, 1988 | Touchstone Pictures | $6,000,000 | $171,504,781 |
| The Rescue | August 5, 1988 | Touchstone Pictures | $5,855,392 | |
| Heartbreak Hotel | September 30, 1988 | Touchstone Pictures | $5,509,417 | |
| The Good Mother | November 4, 1988 | Touchstone Pictures | $32 million | $4,764,606 |
| Ernest Saves Christmas | November 11, 1988 | Touchstone Pictures | $6,000,000 (estimate) | $28,202,109 |
| Oliver & Company | November 18, 1988 | Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Feature Animation | $74,151,346 | |
| Beaches | December 21, 1988 | Touchstone Pictures | $57,041,866 | |
| Three Fugitives | January 27, 1989 | Touchstone Pictures | $15,000,000 | $40,586,886 |
| Disorganized Crime | April 14, 1989 | Touchstone Pictures | $20 million | $7,724,000 |
| Dead Poets Society | June 9, 1989 | Touchstone Pictures | $16.4 million | $235,860,116 |
| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | June 23, 1989 | Walt Disney Pictures | $222,724,172 | |
| Turner & Hooch | July 28, 1989 | Touchstone Pictures | $42 million | $71,079,915 |
| Cheetah | August 18, 1989 | Walt Disney Pictures | $5 million | $8,153,677 |
| An Innocent Man | October 6, 1989 | Touchstone Pictures | $20,047,604 | |
| Gross Anatomy | October 20, 1989 | Touchstone Pictures | $25 million | $11,604,598 |
| The Little Mermaid | November 17, 1989 | Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Feature Animation | $40 million | $211,343,479 |
| Blaze | December 13, 1989 | Touchstone Pictures | $18 million | $19,131,246 |
| Where the Heart Is | February 23, 1990 | Touchstone Pictures | $22 million | $1,106,475 |
| Pretty Woman | March 23, 1990 | Touchstone Pictures | $14 million | $463,407,268 |
| Ernest Goes to Jail | April 6, 1990 | Touchstone Pictures | $25,029,569 | |
| Spaced Invaders | April 27, 1990 | Touchstone Pictures | $5,000,000 | $15,369,573 |
| Fire Birds | May 25, 1990 | Touchstone Pictures | $14,760,451 | |
| Dick Tracy | June 15, 1990 | Touchstone Pictures | $46 million | $162,738,726 |
| Betsy's Wedding | June 22, 1990 | Touchstone Pictures | $36 million | $19,740,070 |
| Taking Care of Business | August 17, 1990 | Hollywood Pictures | $14 million | $20,005,435 |
| Mr. Destiny | October 12, 1990 | Touchstone Pictures | $19 million | $15,379,253 |
| The Rescuers Down Under | November 16, 1990 | Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Feature Animation | $27,931,461 | |
| Three Men and a Little Lady | November 21, 1990 | Touchstone Pictures | $71,609,321 | |
| Green Card | December 23, 1990 | Touchstone Pictures | $29,888,235 | |
| White Fang | January 18, 1991 | Walt Disney Pictures | $14 million | $34,793,160 |
| Run | February 1, 1991 | Hollywood Pictures | $4,409,328 | |
| Scenes from a Mall | February 22, 1991 | Touchstone Pictures | $3 million | $9,563,393 |
| The Marrying Man | April 5, 1991 | Hollywood Pictures | $26 million | $12,454,768 |
| Oscar | April 26, 1991 | Touchstone Pictures | $35 million | $23,562,716 |
| One Good Cop | May 3, 1991 | Hollywood Pictures | $11,276,846 | |
| What About Bob? | May 17, 1991 | Touchstone Pictures | $35 Million | $63,707,829 |
| Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken | May 24, 1991 | Walt Disney Pictures | $7,294,835 | |
| The Rocketeer | June 21, 1991 | Walt Disney Pictures | $42,000,000 | $62,000,000 |
| The Doctor | July 24, 1991 | Touchstone Pictures | $24 million | $38,120,905 |
| V.I. Warshawski | July 26, 1991 | Hollywood Pictures | $24 million | $11,128,309 |
| True Identity | August 23, 1991 | Touchstone Pictures | $15 million | $4,693,236 |
| Paradise | September 18, 1991 | Touchstone Pictures | $34 million | $18,634,643 |
| Deceived | September 27, 1991 | Touchstone Pictures | $30 million | $28,738,096 |
| Ernest Scared Stupid | October 11, 1991 | Touchstone Pictures | $14,143,280 | |
| Billy Bathgate | November 1, 1991 | Touchstone Pictures | $48,000,000 | $15,565,363 |
| Beauty and the Beast | November 22, 1991 | Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Feature Animation | $25 million | $418,460,691 |
| Father of the Bride | December 20, 1991 | Touchstone Pictures | $89,325,780 | |
| Blame It on the Bellboy | March 6, 1992 | Hollywood Pictures | $3,104,545 | |
| Noises Off | March 20, 1992 | Touchstone Pictures | $19 million | $2,280,148 |
| Straight Talk | April 3, 1992 | Hollywood Pictures | $21,202,099 | |
| Newsies | April 10, 1992 | Walt Disney Pictures | $15 million | $2,819,485 |
| Passed Away | April 24, 1992 | Hollywood Pictures | $4,030,793 | |
| Honey, I Blew Up the Kid | July 17, 1992 | Walt Disney Pictures | $32 million | $58,662,452 |
| Captain Ron | September 18, 1992 | Touchstone Pictures | $24 million | $22,518,097 |
| The Mighty Ducks | October 2, 1992 | Walt Disney Pictures | $10,000,000 | $50,752,337 |
| Consenting Adults | October 16, 1992 | Hollywood Pictures | $21,591,800 | |
| The Distinguished Gentleman | December 4, 1992 | Hollywood Pictures | $46.7M | |
| Aspen Extreme | January 22, 1993 | Hollywood Pictures | $8,041,049 | |
| Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey | February 3, 1993 | Walt Disney Pictures | $41,833,324 | |
| A Far Off Place | March 12, 1993 | Walt Disney Pictures | $12,890,752 | |
| Born Yesterday | March 26, 1993 | Hollywood Pictures | $14 million | $17,952,857 |
[edit] External links
- SEC Filings for Silver Screen Partners L. P.
- SEC Filings for Silver Screen Partners II L. P.
- SEC Filings for Silver Screen Partners III L. P.
- SEC Filings for Silver Screen Partners IV L. P.
- Silver Screen Partners at the Internet Movie Database
- Silver Screen Partners II at the Internet Movie Database
- Silver Screen Partners III at the Internet Movie Database
- Silver Screen Partners IV at the Internet Movie Database
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