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imported>AUnnamedDragon (A look at Wikipedia's article confirmed just what happened to Largo. Also, according to that article, "Grey Owl" was released on February 15, 2000, but I assume that was the film's American release date (it'll count as the end date for now). Revert the dates if necessary.) |
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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Largo Entertainment''' was a production company founded | '''Largo Entertainment''' was a production company founded on August 21, 1989. It was run by movie producer '''La'''w'''r'''ence '''Go'''rdon and was backed by Japanese electronics firm Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (JVC) in an investment that cost more than $100 million; although JVC put up the entire investment, Largo was structured to be a 50/50 joint venture between Gordon and JVC<ref>[https://articles.latimes.com/1989-08-21/entertainment/ca-726_1_japanese-firm]</ref>. The company released their first film, ''Point Break'', in 1991. The following year, they formed "'''Largo International N.V.'''", a short-lived international division. | ||
In January 1994, | In January 1994, Gordon left the company, forging a production deal with [[Universal Pictures]]<ref>[https://variety.com/1994/film/news/gordon-leaves-largo-117378/]</ref>, although Largo remained active; Gordon eventually formed his own company, [[Lawrence Gordon Productions]]. In February 1999, JVC transferred Largo's film acquisition assets to JVC Entertainment, a film subsidiary for the Japanese market, and shut down the company's foreign sales operation<ref>[https://variety.com/1999/film/news/jvc-to-forgo-largo-1117491066/]</ref>, effectively ending the company; Largo's final films were still released under the company's name. | ||
Largo's film library was acquired by [[Intermedia Films]] in 2001; today, [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] (through [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]]) holds video rights to most of the Intermedia-owned Largo Entertainment library, with a few exceptions. | Largo's film library was acquired by [[Intermedia Films]] in March 2001<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181124003611/https://variety.com/2001/film/news/largo-library-to-intermedia-1117795299/]</ref>; today, [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] (through [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]]) holds video rights to most of the Intermedia-owned Largo Entertainment library, with a few exceptions. | ||
===Logo (July 12, 1991-February 15, 2000)=== | ===Logo (July 12, 1991-February 15, 2000)=== | ||
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{{Chronology||[[Intermedia Films]]}} | {{Chronology||[[Intermedia Films]]}} | ||
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[[Category:United States]] | [[Category:United States]] | ||
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[[Category:Raven Capital Management]] | [[Category:Raven Capital Management]] | ||