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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film distributor andproduction company |
| Founded |
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| Founder | David Geffen |
| Defunct | 1998; 28 years ago (1998) |
| Fate | Folded intoWarner Bros. aside from a one-time revival in 2024 |
| Successors | Library: Warner Bros. (through The Geffen Company) Paramount Pictures (throughParamount Players and The Geffen Company) (Beavis and Butt-Head Do America only) Disney–ABC Domestic Television (Tales from the Crypt syndication rights only) |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles,California, United States |
Key people | David Geffen Eric Eisner |
| Parent | Warner Bros. |
| Divisions | Geffen Records (1980–1999) Geffen Television |
The Geffen Film Company (also known asThe Geffen Company,The Geffen Film Company, Inc., and laterGeffen Pictures) is an Americanfilm distributor andproduction company founded byDavid Geffen, the founder ofGeffen Records, and future co-founder ofDreamWorks. The spherical Geffen Pictures logo, based on the logo of its record-label counterpart, was created bySaul Bass.[citation needed] Their most famous films areRisky Business (1983),Little Shop of Horrors (1986),Beetlejuice (1988) and its2024 sequel, andInterview with the Vampire (1994).
Geffen founded the company in 1982,[1] having recruitedEric Eisner as president,[2] and distributed its films throughWarner Bros.[3] Geffen was operated as a division of Warner Bros. As a result, following the original company's shutdown in 1998, Warner Bros. through The Geffen Company now owns the original company's library, with the exception of the1996Mike JudgecomedyBeavis and Butt-Head Do America, which is owned byParamount Pictures throughParamount Players and The Geffen Company.[4]
In 1990,The Geffen Film Company was renamed and reorganized asGeffen Pictures.
In 1993, Geffen and MTV Productions struck a two-picture deal.[5]
The Geffen Pictures brand continued to be used on films byDavid Geffen until 1998, after the April release ofThe Butcher Boy, when it was folded into Warner Bros. film divisions. In 2024, the logo made a one-time revival as a legacy credit for the release of the long-awaitedBeetlejuice sequel,Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, as a homage to the original film.[6]
| Release date | Title | Director | Notes | Names | Budget | Gross (worldwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 5, 1982 | Personal Best | Robert Towne | The Geffen Film Company | $15 million | $5.6 million | |
| August 5, 1983 | Risky Business | Paul Brickman | $6.2 million | $63.5 million | ||
| March 15, 1985 | Lost in America | Albert Brooks | $4 million | $10.1 million | ||
| September 13, 1985 | After Hours | Martin Scorsese | co-production with Double Play Productions | $4.5 million | $10.6 million | |
| December 19, 1986 | Little Shop of Horrors | Frank Oz | $25 million | $39 million | ||
| March 30, 1988 | Beetlejuice | Tim Burton | $15 million | $74.2 million |
| Release date | Title | Director | Notes | Names | Budget | Gross (worldwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2, 1990 | Men Don't Leave | Paul Brickman | The Geffen Film Company | $7 million | $6 million | |
| March 22, 1991 | Defending Your Life | Albert Brooks | Geffen Pictures | N/A | $16.4 million | |
| December 13, 1991 | The Last Boy Scout | Tony Scott | co-production withSilver Pictures | $43 million | $114.5 million | |
| October 1, 1993 | M. Butterfly | David Cronenberg | $17–18 million | $1.4 million | ||
| November 11, 1994 | Interview with the Vampire | Neil Jordan | $60 million | $223.7 million | ||
| July 26, 1996 | Joe's Apartment | John Payson | co-production withMTV Productions | $13 million | $4.6 million | |
| October 11, 1996 | Michael Collins | Neil Jordan | $25 million | $27.5 million | ||
| December 20, 1996 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Mike Judge | co-production withParamount Pictures andMTV Productions | $12 million | $63.1 million | |
| July 13, 1997 | The Butcher Boy | Neil Jordan | N/A | $1.96 million |
| Release date | Title | Director | Notes | Names | Budget | Gross (worldwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 6, 2024 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | Tim Burton | co-production withPlan B Entertainment andTim Burton Productions | The Geffen Company | $100 million | $451.1 million |
| Years | Title | Networks | Notes | Names | Seasons | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–1996 | Tales from the Crypt | HBO | Co-production with Tales from the Crypt Holdings | Uncredited | 7 | 93 |
| 1989–1991 | Beetlejuice | ABC(seasons 1–3) Fox Kids(season 4) | Co-production withWarner Bros. Television,Warner Bros. Animation,Tim Burton, Inc. andNelvana | The Geffen Film Company(seasons 1–2) Geffen Pictures(seasons 3–4) | 4 | 94 |
In 1994, Geffen began development on a feature film based on the children's television seriesBarney & Friends for a planned release in 1995.[7][8] However, disagreements withThe Lyons Group, the creator of the series, over marketing led to them selling the rights toPolyGram Filmed Entertainment in 1996.[9] The film was eventually released by them asBarney's Great Adventure on April 3, 1998.[10]
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