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Franchise Pictures, the Glossary

Franchise Pictures, LLC was an American independent motion picture production and distribution company, founded by Elie Samaha, Ashok Amritraj, and Andrew Stevens.^[1]

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Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2007
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A Murder of Crows (film)

A Murder of Crows is a 1998 American psychological thriller film directed and written by Rowdy Herrington and starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Tom Berenger.

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A Sound of Thunder (film)

A Sound of Thunder is a 2005 American science fiction thriller film directed by Peter Hyams and starring Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack and Ben Kingsley.

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Action film

The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work.

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Agent Red

Agent Red is a 2000 American action film directed by Damian Lee and Jim Wynorski and starring Dolph Lundgren.

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Alex & Emma

Alex & Emma is a 2003 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Kate Hudson and Luke Wilson.

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Alicemarie Huber Stotler

Alicemarie Huber Stotler (May 29, 1942 – June 9, 2014) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

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Andrew Stevens

Andrew Stevens (born Herman Andrew Stephens; June 10, 1955) is an American executive, film producer, director and actor.

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Andrew Wilson (actor)

Andrew Cunningham Wilson (born August 22, 1964) is an American actor and director.

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Angel Eyes (film)

Angel Eyes is a 2001 American romantic drama film directed by Luis Mandoki and starring Jennifer Lopez, Jim Caviezel, Terrence Howard, and Jeremy Sisto.

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Animal Factory is a 2000 neo-noir film directed by Steve Buscemi and starring Willem Dafoe, Edward Furlong, Danny Trejo, John Heard, Mickey Rourke, Tom Arnold, Seymour Cassel, Shell Galloway and Mark Boone, Jr. Set in San Quentin, the film is about life in prison.

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Artisan Entertainment

Artisan Entertainment (formerly known as U.S.A. Home Video, International Video Entertainment (IVE) and LIVE Entertainment) was an American film studio and home video company.

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Ashok Amritraj

Ashok Amritraj (born 22 February 1956) is chairman and CEO of the Hyde Park Entertainment Group and was formerly CEO of National Geographic Films.

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Auggie Rose

Auggie Rose, also known as Beyond Suspicion, is a 2000 American drama film directed by Matthew Tabak and starring Jeff Goldblum and Anne Heche.

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Avenging Angelo

Avenging Angelo is a 2002 American direct-to-video action comedy film directed by Martyn Burke and starring Sylvester Stallone, Madeleine Stowe, and Anthony Quinn.

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Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever

Ballistic: Ecks vs.

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Battlefield Earth (film)

Battlefield Earth (taglined as Take Back the Planet and subtitled on-screen as A Saga of the Year 3000) is a 2000 American science fiction film based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.

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Brad Grey

Brad Alan Grey (December 29, 1957 – May 14, 2017) was an American television and film producer.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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Castle Rock Entertainment

Castle Rock Entertainment is an American independent film and television production company founded in 1987 by Martin Shafer, director Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman, Glenn Padnick and Alan Horn. Franchise Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment are American independent film studios.

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Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code

Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) permits reorganization under the bankruptcy laws of the United States.

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City by the Sea

City by the Sea is a 2002 American crime drama film starring Robert De Niro, James Franco, Eliza Dushku, Frances McDormand and William Forsythe.

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Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., commonly known as Columbia Pictures or simply Columbia, is an American film production and distribution company that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Entertainment's Sony Pictures, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate Sony Group Corporation.

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David Mamet

David Alan Mamet (born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, filmmaker, and author.

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Destination Films

Destination Films Distribution Company, Inc. is a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment currently specializing in action, thriller, niche sci-fi and low-end to medium-end horror films.

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Dimension Films

Dimension Films is an inactive American independent film and television production and distribution label founded in 1992, and currently owned by independent studio Lantern Entertainment. Franchise Pictures and Dimension Films are American independent film studios.

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Don Michael Paul

Donald Michael Paul (born April 17, 1963) is an actor, director, writer, and producer.

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Driven (2001 film)

Driven is a 2001 American action sports film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Sylvester Stallone, who also wrote and produced.

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Elie Samaha

Elie Samaha (Arabic: إيلي سماحة) is a film producer in Los Angeles, with production credits beginning with The Immortals in 1995.

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Escape Artists

Escape Artists Productions, LLC, commonly known as Escape Artists, is an independently financed motion picture and television production company with a first look non-exclusive deal at Sony Pictures Entertainment, headed by partners Steve Tisch, Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and David Bloomfield. Franchise Pictures and Escape Artists are American independent film studios.

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FeardotCom

FeardotCom is a 2002 horror film directed by William Malone, and starring Stephen Dorff, Natascha McElhone and Stephen Rea.

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Final Examination (film)

Final Examination is a 2003 American erotic horror thriller film which was directed by Fred Olen Ray (credited as Ed Raymond) and stars Kari Wührer, Brent Huff and Debbie Rochon.

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Focus Features

Focus Features LLC is an American independent film production and distribution company, owned by Comcast as a division of Universal Pictures, which is itself a division of its wholly owned subsidiary of NBCUniversal. Franchise Pictures and Focus Features are American independent film studios.

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Funky Monkey (film)

Funky Monkey is a 2004 family comedy film starring Matthew Modine, Seth Adkins and Roma Downey.

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Get Carter (2000 film)

Get Carter is a 2000 American action thriller film directed by Stephen Kay, written by David McKenna, and starring Sylvester Stallone, Rachael Leigh Cook, Alan Cumming, Mickey Rourke, John C. McGinley, Rhona Mitra, and Michael Caine.

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Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture

The Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture is a prize at the annual Razzies to the worst film of the past year.

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Green Dragon (film)

Green Dragon is a 2001 American war drama film directed by Timothy Linh Bui and starring Patrick Swayze, Forest Whitaker and Duong Don.

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Half Past Dead

Half Past Dead is a 2002 American action film written and directed by Don Michael Paul in his directorial debut.

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Harry Basil

Harry Basil is an American stand-up comedian and comedy club operator, known for his impressions of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Superman.

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Heist (2001 film)

Heist is a 2001 American heist crime drama film written and directed by David Mamet and starring Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito and Delroy Lindo, with Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay, Patti Lupone and Sam Rockwell in supporting roles.

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Hollywood accounting

Hollywood accounting (also known as Hollywood bookkeeping) is the opaque or creative set of accounting methods used by the film, video, television and music industry to budget and record profits for creative projects.

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Howard Deutch

Howard Deutch (born September 14, 1950) is an American film and television director who worked with filmmaker John Hughes, directing two of Hughes's best-known screenplays, Pretty in Pink and Some Kind of Wonderful.

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Into the Sun (2005 film)

Into the Sun is a 2005 action film directed by Christopher Morrison and starring Steven Seagal (who also produced), Matthew Davis, Takao Osawa, Eddie George, Juliette Marquis, and William Atherton.

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Jill Rips

Jill Rips (also known as Jill the Ripper and Tied Up) is a 2000 American film directed by Anthony Hickox starring Dolph Lundgren, based on a 1987 novel by Scottish writer Frederic Lindsay.

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John Travolta

John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor.

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Jonathan Lynn

Jonathan Adam Lynn (born 3 April 1943) is an English stage and film director, producer, writer, and actor.

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Kevin Reynolds (director)

Kevin Hal Reynolds (born January 17, 1952) is an American film director and screenwriter.

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Lionsgate

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (also known as Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, and doing business as Lionsgate) is a Canadian-American entertainment company currently headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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Luke Wilson

Luke Cunningham Wilson (born September 21, 1971) is an American actor.

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Martyn Burke

Martyn Burke (born 1952) is a Canadian director, novelist and screenwriter from Toronto, Ontario.

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Mercy (2000 film)

Mercy is a 2000 erotic thriller film directed by Damian Harris and starring Ellen Barkin.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, commonly shortened to MGM), is an American media company specializing in film and television production and distribution based in Beverly Hills, California.

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Michael Oblowitz

Michael Oblowitz is a South African filmmaker.

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Morgan Creek Entertainment

Morgan Creek Entertainment, LLC is an American film production company, former sales agent and investor, that has released box-office hits including Young Guns, Dead Ringers, Major League, True Romance, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Crush, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and The Last of the Mohicans.

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Out of Reach (film)

Out of Reach is a 2004 American action film directed by Po-Chih Leong, written by Trevor Miller, and starring Steven Seagal and Ida Nowakowska.

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Po-Chih Leong

Leong Po-Chih (born 31 December 1939) is a British-Chinese film director.

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Renny Harlin

Renny Harlin (born Renny Lauri Mauritz Harjola; 15 March 1959) is a Finnish film director, producer, and screenwriter who has worked in Hollywood, Europe, and China.

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Retrograde (2004 film)

Retrograde is a 2004 American science fiction action film directed by Christopher Kulikowski and starring Dolph Lundgren.

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Revolution Studios

Revolution Studios Distribution Company, LLC, operating as Revolution Studios, is an American independent motion picture and television studio headed by Chief Executive Officer Scott Hemming, founded in 2000, and based in Los Angeles, California.

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Rob Reiner

Robert Reiner (born March 6, 1947) is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer.

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Roger Christian (filmmaker)

Roger John Christian (born 25 February 1944) is an English set decorator, production designer and feature film director.

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Scott Free Productions

Scott Free Productions is a British-American independent film and television production company founded in 1970 by filmmakers and brothers Ridley Scott and Tony Scott. Franchise Pictures and Scott Free Productions are American independent film studios.

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Screen Gems

Screen Gems is an American brand name owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Japanese multinational conglomerate, Sony Group Corporation.

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Sean Penn

Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director.

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Sony Pictures Classics

Sony Pictures Classics Inc. is an American film production and distribution company that is a division of Sony Pictures. Franchise Pictures and Sony Pictures Classics are American independent film studios.

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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Inc. (abbreviated as SPHE) is the home entertainment distribution division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony.

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Spartan (film)

Spartan is a 2004 American action thriller film written and directed by David Mamet and starring Val Kilmer, Derek Luke, Tia Texada, Ed O'Neill, William H. Macy, and Kristen Bell.

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Steve Buscemi

Steven Vincent Buscemi (As stated in interviews by Buscemi himself, some may insist that his pronunciation of his own name is "wrong" because it does not match the original Italian pronunciation as well. It is not uncommon for people to pronounce his name or instead.; born December 13, 1957) is an American actor.

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Storm Catcher

Storm Catcher is a 1999 American action film starring Dolph Lundgren and directed by Tony Hickox, who also co-stars in the film.

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The 4th Tenor

The 4th Tenor is a 2002 American comedy film directed by Harry Basil and written by and starring Rodney Dangerfield.

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The Art of War (film)

The Art of War is a 2000 action spy film directed by Christian Duguay and starring Wesley Snipes, Michael Biehn, Anne Archer and Donald Sutherland.

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The Big Kahuna (film)

The Big Kahuna is a 1999 American business comedy-drama film directed by John Swanbeck, and produced by Kevin Spacey, who also starred in the lead role.

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The Boondock Saints

The Boondock Saints is a 1999 American-Canadian vigilante action thriller film written and directed by Troy Duffy in his feature directorial debut.

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The Caveman's Valentine

The Caveman's Valentine is a 2001 American mystery-drama film directed by Kasi Lemmons and starring Samuel L. Jackson based on George Dawes Green's 1994 novel of the same name.

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The Foreigner (2003 film)

The Foreigner is a 2003 American action thriller film starring Steven Seagal.

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The In-Laws (2003 film)

The In-Laws is a 2003 American action comedy film starring Michael Douglas, Albert Brooks, Robin Tunney, Ryan Reynolds and Candice Bergen.

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The Pledge (film)

The Pledge is a 2001 American neo-noir psychological mystery drama film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson alongside an ensemble supporting cast of Patricia Clarkson, Aaron Eckhart, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn, Vanessa Redgrave, Sam Shepard, Mickey Rourke, Tom Noonan, Lois Smith and Benicio del Toro.

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The Third Miracle

The Third Miracle is a 1999 drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland and starring Ed Harris and Anne Heche.

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The Wendell Baker Story

The Wendell Baker Story is a 2005 American comedy film directed by Luke Wilson and Andrew Wilson and starring Luke Wilson, Eva Mendes, Owen Wilson, Eddie Griffin, Kris Kristofferson, Harry Dean Stanton, Seymour Cassel, and Will Ferrell.

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The Whole Nine Yards (film)

The Whole Nine Yards is a 2000 American crime comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn.

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The Whole Ten Yards

The Whole Ten Yards is a 2004 American crime comedy film directed by Howard Deutch and starring Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet, Kevin Pollak and Natasha Henstridge.

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Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her is a 2000 American romantic drama film written and directed by Rodrigo García and starring an ensemble cast.

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ThinkFilm

ThinkFilm (stylized as TH!NKFilm) was an American film distribution company founded in September 2001.

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Touchstone Pictures

Touchstone Pictures was an American film production label of Walt Disney Studios, founded and owned by The Walt Disney Company. Franchise Pictures and Touchstone Pictures are Defunct film and television production companies of the United States.

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Tristan & Isolde (film)

Tristan & Isolde is a 2006 epic romantic drama film directed by Kevin Reynolds and written by Dean Georgaris based on the medieval romantic legend of Tristan and Isolde.

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TriStar Pictures

TriStar Pictures, Inc. (spelled as Tri-Star until 1991) is an American film studio and production company that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, part of the multinational conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. Franchise Pictures and TriStar Pictures are American independent film studios.

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United Artists

United Artists (UA) is an American film production company owned by Amazon MGM Studios.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States District Court for the Central District of California

The United States District Court for the Central District of California (in case citations, C.D. Cal.; commonly referred to as the CDCA or CACD) is a federal trial court that serves over 19 million people in Southern and Central California, making it the most populous federal judicial district.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franchise_Pictures

Also known as Franchise Pictures LLC, Phoenician Entertainment.

, Martyn Burke, Mercy (2000 film), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Michael Oblowitz, Morgan Creek Entertainment, Out of Reach (film), Po-Chih Leong, Renny Harlin, Retrograde (2004 film), Revolution Studios, Rob Reiner, Roger Christian (filmmaker), Scott Free Productions, Screen Gems, Sean Penn, Sony Pictures Classics, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Spartan (film), Steve Buscemi, Storm Catcher, The 4th Tenor, The Art of War (film), The Big Kahuna (film), The Boondock Saints, The Caveman's Valentine, The Foreigner (2003 film), The In-Laws (2003 film), The Pledge (film), The Third Miracle, The Wendell Baker Story, The Whole Nine Yards (film), The Whole Ten Yards, Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her, ThinkFilm, Touchstone Pictures, Tristan & Isolde (film), TriStar Pictures, United Artists, United States, United States District Court for the Central District of California, Variety (magazine), Viva Las Nowhere, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, William Malone (director), Word of mouth, Wych Kaosayananda, Zig Zag (2002 film), 20th Century Studios, 3000 Miles to Graceland.

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Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2007

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