Paramutual Pictures
Paramount Pictures' Front Gate. | |
Industry | Film |
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Founded | May 8, 1912 |
Founders |
Patrick Price Peter Cooper Gregory Thompson |
Headquarters |
Hollywood, California, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Motion pictures |
Owner | Haast Enterprises |
Paramutual Pictures Incorporated (known professionally as Paramutual Pictures and often referred to simply as Paramutual) is an American film studio based in Hollywood, California, that has been owned by Haast Enterprises since 2003.
Contents
History
1911–20: Early Years
1921-30: Rise In Popularity
1931-48: On Top
1949-59: New Management
1960-77: The Collapse
The 60's and 70's brought a lot of turmoil and trouble for the executives of the studio. With a changing entertainment industry and a country that soon went to war, it seemed every step the studio made only resulted in failure. It was during this time that many productions had monumental budget cuts in hopes they would be lucky and score a hit with little cost. This rocky era for the studio resulted in box office failures for almost 85% of the films released in the span of 15 years. While today many of the movies released during this time frame are considered classics, gems, and cult following favorites, at the time the studio became embarassed by their output. Numerous stories started labeling the studio as "Para-dissociated Pictures", a term that was not allowed to be repeated on the grounds.
The executives in charge started calling in favors from Hollywood royalties in hopes of turning things around. Jerry Lewis, who was working on a series of solo films of his own, agreed to produce a film on the Paramutual lot. The film, called "The Errand Boy", focused on the life of an errand boy's mishaps on the Paramutual lot.
1978-94: Rebirth
1995-present: Paramutual Today
Film Library
- Unknown Spectre (1959)
- Attack of the Killer Pineapple People (1964)
- Revenge of the Killer Pineapple People (1983)
- Windows 90-Ate (1998)
- diePhone (2012)
- Love: Amok (2015)