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{{PageCredits|description=codyfinke, Eric S., Supermarty-o, V of Doom, UniversalFlorida1990, and Shadeed A. Kelly|capture=V of Doom and Eric S.|edits=thehugetvfan, indycar, UniversalFlorida1990 and Michael Kenchington|video=EnormousRat, LogicSmash, Logo Archive, CraigS1996Entertainment, SpikeyTheDog188, TheRedBaron1985, and Jamster}} | {{PageCredits|description=codyfinke, Eric S., Supermarty-o, V of Doom, UniversalFlorida1990, and Shadeed A. Kelly|capture=V of Doom and Eric S.|edits=thehugetvfan, indycar, UniversalFlorida1990 and Michael Kenchington|video=EnormousRat, LogicSmash, Logo Archive, CraigS1996Entertainment, SpikeyTheDog188, TheRedBaron1985, and Jamster}}{{Infobox company|founded=1975|country=United States and United Kingdom|name=PolyGram Filmed Entertainment|image=PolyGram_Filmed_Entertainment_logo.png|founder=Peter Guber|defunct=2000|fate=Acquired by Seagram and folded into Universal Pictures|successors=Universal Pictures<br>USA Films<br>Focus Features<br>PolyGram Entertainment|parent=Independent (1975–1980)<br>PolyGram (1980–1998)<br>Universal Pictures (1998–2000)|formerly=Filmworks (1975–1976)<br>Casablanca Record & Filmworks (1976–1980)<br>PolyGram Pictures (1980–1983)|predecessors=Casablanca Filmworks}} | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
In the early 1980s, PolyGram Video was formed to distribute concert films and featured films acquired from third-parties. To make up the funding, in 1986, PolyGram Video launched "PolyGram Filmed Entertainment" as a subsidiary based in England and became a European competitor to Hollywood. The first film was ''P.I. Private Investigations'' in 1987. In 1989, they set up a film sales subsidiary [[Manifesto Film Sales]]. However, they didn't enter full US distribution or use a logo until 1992. Prior to that, PolyGram often used other US distributors for some of their films such as [[The Samuel Goldwyn Company]] (''Wild at Heart'' and ''Fear, Anxiety & Depression'') and [[New Line Cinema]] (''Drop Dead Fred'', ''Fools of Fortune'' and ''Chicago Joe and the Showgirl''). Between 1990 and 1995, PolyGram would acquire several production companies such as [[Working Title Films]], [[Propaganda Films]], [[Interscope Communications]], [[Island Pictures]] and [[ITC Entertainment Group|ITC Entertainment]], among others. They also formed 2 other labels as well: [[Gramercy Pictures]] in 1992 (which was launched as a joint venture between PolyGram and [[Universal Pictures]]. It also acted as an art house label for Universal and a US distributor for PolyGram) and [[Rogue Pictures]] in 1997 (which was launched as a low budget label for PolyGram). In 1998, PolyGram was acquired by Seagram & Sons, and operated until 2000, when it was shut down and folded into [[Universal Studios]]. In 1999, Seagram & Sons sold most of the pre-March 31, 1996 library to [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] and it was incorporated into their [[Orion Pictures]] library. Currently, most of the pre-March 31, 1996 PolyGram film library, including most films from Island Pictures, the entire [[Atlantic Releasing Corporation]] library (through Island), and the [[Epic Productions|Epic]] library (which PolyGram had acquired in 1997), is owned by MGM while Universal owns the rights to some pre-March 31, 1996 films (''Backbeat'', ''Before the Rain'', ''Hate'' (also known as ''La Haine''), ''The Jacksons: An American Dream'', ''Drop Dead Fred'' (in the UK only) and ''Cold Blooded'') and the rest of PolyGram's films until its disestablishment. | In the early 1980s, PolyGram Video was formed to distribute concert films and featured films acquired from third-parties. To make up the funding, in 1986, PolyGram Video launched "PolyGram Filmed Entertainment" as a subsidiary based in England and became a European competitor to Hollywood. The first film was ''P.I. Private Investigations'' in 1987. In 1989, they set up a film sales subsidiary [[Manifesto Film Sales]]. However, they didn't enter full US distribution or use a logo until 1992. Prior to that, PolyGram often used other US distributors for some of their films such as [[The Samuel Goldwyn Company]] (''Wild at Heart'' and ''Fear, Anxiety & Depression'') and [[New Line Cinema]] (''Drop Dead Fred'', ''Fools of Fortune'' and ''Chicago Joe and the Showgirl''). Between 1990 and 1995, PolyGram would acquire several production companies such as [[Working Title Films]], [[Propaganda Films]], [[Interscope Communications]], [[Island Pictures]] and [[ITC Entertainment Group|ITC Entertainment]], among others. They also formed 2 other labels as well: [[Gramercy Pictures]] in 1992 (which was launched as a joint venture between PolyGram and [[Universal Pictures]]. It also acted as an art house label for Universal and a US distributor for PolyGram) and [[Rogue Pictures]] in 1997 (which was launched as a low budget label for PolyGram). In 1998, PolyGram was acquired by Seagram & Sons, and operated until 2000, when it was shut down and folded into [[Universal Studios]]. In 1999, Seagram & Sons sold most of the pre-March 31, 1996 library to [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] and it was incorporated into their [[Orion Pictures]] library. Currently, most of the pre-March 31, 1996 PolyGram film library, including most films from Island Pictures, the entire [[Atlantic Releasing Corporation]] library (through Island), and the [[Epic Productions|Epic]] library (which PolyGram had acquired in 1997), is owned by MGM while Universal owns the rights to some pre-March 31, 1996 films (''Backbeat'', ''Before the Rain'', ''Hate'' (also known as ''La Haine''), ''The Jacksons: An American Dream'', ''Drop Dead Fred'' (in the UK only) and ''Cold Blooded'') and the rest of PolyGram's films until its disestablishment. | ||