The Kushner-Locke Company

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The Kushner-Locke Company
FormerlyAtlantic/Kushner-Locke (1986-1989)
Type Public
IndustryProduction
FoundedMarch 12, 1983;40 years ago (March 12, 1983)
Founders Donald Kushner
Peter Locke
Defunct2002;21 years ago (2002)
FateBankruptcy
SuccessorMulticom Entertainment
Headquarters Century City, Los Angeles, California, United States
Website KushnerLocke.com

The Kushner-Locke Company was an American independent motion picture/television production company founded on March 12, 1983 by Donald Kushner and Peter Locke. [1]

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It is known for films such as The Adventures of Pinocchio , Liberace: Behind the Music , Basil , But I'm a Cheerleader , Freeway , Nutcracker: The Motion Picture and Teen Wolf . Kushner-Locke also produced animated films such as The Brave Little Toaster , The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue , The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars , Rover Dangerfield , Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz and Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw .

History

In 1983, the company was established by Donald Kushner and Peter Locke, the former of which was a producer on the movie Tron , and the latter was a sales agent, and member of the Channing/Debin/Locke Company (which he co-founded with Stockard Channing and David Debin). In January 1987, it sold a minority interest to Atlantic Entertainment Group thus renaming it Atlantic/Kushner-Locke. That year, in 1987, it had attempted to merge with television syndicator All American Television to form a single company that paid $36 million in a single transaction in order to establish it as a public company without an effort of an underwriting of an initial public offering, but the merger talks between Atlantic/Kushner-Locke and All American Television were never realized. [2] Atlantic sold back its share in July 1988, and the company reverted to its original name. [3]

In 1992, the company attempted a merger with Rysher Entertainment, but the deal's plans collapsed when neither company could come to an accord over who would get control of the combined company. [4] [5] On December 14, 1992, Patricia Clifford, who had just left Interscope Communications, launched a Kushner-Locke affiliated production company, whose intent was to produce telemovies. [6]

On April 29, 1997, Pascal Borno was named head of Kushner-Locke International. [7] On March 12, 1998, Kushner/Locke International scored picture-pact deals with various motion picture companies, as well as with television networks around the world. [8]

In 2001, Kushner-Locke filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and has operated under this stature since then. [9] In November of that same year, Artisan Entertainment (now owned by Lionsgate) acquired the North American sales rights to its more than 300 titles. [10] In 2013, the Kushner-Locke library was acquired by Multicom Entertainment from Lionsgate. [11]

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  2. ↑ Silverman, Michael (1987-08-26). "Atlantic To Team With All-American In A Single Company". Variety . pp. 77, 94.
  3. ↑ Slide, Anthony (1991). The Television Industry: A Historical Dictionary. p. 157.
  4. ↑ "Kushner-Locke, Rysher merge" (PDF). Broadcasting . 1992-06-01. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  5. ↑ "Rysher/Kushner-Locke merger off" (PDF). Broadcasting . 1992-07-27. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  6. ↑ Brodie, John (1992-12-15). "Clifford ankles Interscope for pact with Kushner-Locke". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  7. ↑ Weiner, Rex (1997-04-29). "Borno to head K-L int'l arm". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  8. ↑ Carver, Benedict (1998-03-13). "Kushner-Locke Intl. inks pic-pack deals". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  9. ↑ "Kushner-Locke company profile". Hoover's, Inc. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
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