Moonbeam Films

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Moonbeam Films
Type Motion picture production, distribution company
Predecessor Moonbeam Entertainment
Pulsepounders
Founded2012
Headquarters Los Angeles, United States
Key people
Charles Band
Parent Full Moon Features

Moonbeam Films is a family-oriented brand sub-brand of Charles Band's Full Moon Features that is the revived successor to the former Moonbeam Entertainment and Pulsepounders. It distributes family-oriented sci-fi and fantasy films from the past originally released by Moonbeam Entertainment onto DVDs, with some carrying alternative release titles. Some films put out by this distributor were originally released by different companies associated with Paramount Pictures from 1990 until 2015.

Contents

List of film releases

Some films received alternate titles when re-released onto DVD. To avoid confusion, both titles are listed here.

YearOriginal film titleDVD title release(s)DVD release date
1993-

1995

Prehysteria! series of filmsPrehysteria2018
1993 Remote
1994 Beanstalk
1994 Dragonworld
1994 Pet Shop
1995 Josh Kirby... Time Warrior series of films
1995 Leapin’ Leprechauns!
1995 Magic Island July 26, 2015
1996 Magic in the Mirror
1996 Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns
1997 Magic in the Mirror: Fowl Play July 26, 2015
1997 Mystery Monsters Goobers!April 2012
1997 Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard 2012
1998 The Secret Kingdom The Tiny Kingdom2012
1998 Clockmaker TimekeeperFebruary 19, 2013
1998 The Shrunken City Shandar: The Shrunken CityJune 2012
1998 Teen Knight Medieval ParkSeptember 17, 2013 [1]
1998The Werewolf Reborn!2012
1998 Frankenstein Reborn! 2012
1999 The Excalibur Kid 2012
1999 Dragonworld The Legend Continues
1999 Shapeshifter Shifter2013
1999 Teenage Space Vampires
1999 Teen Sorcery 2012
1999 Phantom Town Spooky TownMay 21, 2013
1999 Search for the Jewel of Polaris: Mysterious Museum Night at the Magic Museum
The Magic Museum
Mysterious Museum
August 2012
1999 Alien Arsenal Alien Weapons
2000 Task Force 2001 2012

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References

  1. "Amazon.com Medieval Park". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-08-29.