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      • However, the box-office failures of The Right Stuff (despite that film being a critical success), Once Upon a Time in America, and Twice Upon a Time sent the studio into oblivion, and on April 18, 1984, The Ladd Company and Warner Bros. parted ways, even though Warner still had three years left on Ladd's contract (and they did produce two movies in 1985: Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment and Doin' Time).
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  2. Jun 3, 2024 · Alan Ladd Jr. made a decisive career move after The Ladd Company’s collapse, parlaying his experience to become head of MGM in 1985. He remained there for a decade before reviving The Ladd Company once again in the mid-nineties, this time with the backing of Paramount Pictures.

  3. In essence, the Ladd Company no longer exists; although the label still exists, most of its executives have left. The company failed partly as a result of the dismal box-office record of many of its interesting, intelligent movies, including The Right Stuff, and partly because new management at Warner Brothers, which financed and distributed ...

  4. Gareth Wigan. Defunct: 2007 (17 years ago) Location: United States. Background. The Ladd Company was formed on October 1, 1979 by Alan Ladd Jr., Jay Kanter, and Gareth Wigan. Ladd was, prior to the studio's founding, the president of 20th Century Fox, and Kanter and Wigan were executives.

  5. Sep 9, 2024 · In essence, the Ladd Company no longer exists; although the label still exists, most of its executives have left. The company failed partly as a result of the dismal box-office record of many of its interesting, intelligent movies, including The Right Stuff, and partly because new management at Warner Brothers, which financed and distributed ...

  6. Availability: Still intact at the beginning of any film produced by the company in the early 1980s, including Blade Runner, Night Shift, Police Academy (preceded on Encore by the 1998 WB logo), and The Right Stuff. There is no logo seen on Chariots of Fire, only a text notice.

  7. The History of The Ladd Company. I look at the history of Alan Ladd, Jr's production company and the various Oscar winning dramas, cult science-fiction films and wacky comedies he greenlit....

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  8. The Ladd Company is an American film production company founded by Alan Ladd, Jr., Jay Kanter, and Gareth Wigan in 1979. Prior to the company's formation, Ladd was President of 20th Century Fox, and Kanter & Wigan also served as Fox executives.

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