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- When Seagram acquired PolyGram on May 22, 1998, the latter was merged and folded into Universal; as a result, it reacquired Gramercy as it controlled Universal.
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Gramercy Pictures was an American film production label. It was founded on May 20, 1992 as a joint venture between PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Universal Pictures. Gramercy was the distributor of PolyGram films in the United States and Canada and also served as Universal's art-house division.
Release DateTitleNotesBudgetMay 14, 1993distribution only; produced by PolyGram ...$10 millionAugust 20, 1993co-production with Wildwood Enterprises ...$8 millionSeptember 3, 1993distribution only; produced by PolyGram ...$8.5 millionSeptember 24, 1993co-production with Alphaville and Detour ...$6.9 million- The Stranger could only be played by Sam Elliott. "The Big Lebowski" opens and closes with narration provided by Sam Elliott in the role of the Stranger, establishing the setting and summarizing what happened in the film.
- Jeff Bridges scored the role of The Dude via a Hollywood shindig. At the center of "The Big Lebowski" is the Dude, a man who loves to bowl, smoke weed, and do little else.
- The film was inspired by Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep. The Coen Brothers often look to other sources for inspiration, and you can see this throughout their work.
- The plot doesn't matter at all. If you've seen "The Big Lebowski," you probably remember the plot. It's about a man mistaken for another man with the same name.
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Gramercy Pictures was an American film production label. It was founded in May 1992 as a joint venture between PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Universal Pictures. Gramercy was the distributor of PolyGram films in the United States and Canada and also served as Universal's art-house division. After Seagram's buyout of PolyGram, Gramercy along with...
•The Last Days of Disco (co-production with Castle Rock Entertainment and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment)
- Fargo Was Shot During One Of Minnesota’s Warmest Winters. One of the most iconic things about Fargo is its setting - the snow-covered terrain of Minnesota.
- Fargo Was Almost Called Brainerd. Fans love to dig deep into many of the hidden meanings in Coen Brothers movies, from Barton Fink to The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou to A Serious Man.
- The Coens Insisted That The Film Was Indeed Based On A True Story. Fargo opens with the text “This is a true story” of events that took place in Minnesota in 1987, with names changed but the events occurring as they happened “out of respect for the dead.”
- Carter Burwell’s Score Was Inspired By A Norwegian Folk Song. Carter Burwell is one of the most prolific film composers working today and has long been a staple of Coen Brothers films - he has scored every one of their films except O Brother, Where Art Thou and Inside Llewyn Davis.
May 20, 2015 · Focus Features has revived the Gramercy Pictures label — last seen in 2002 — as the genre brand for its action, horror and sci-fi movies.
Gramercy. Gramercy Pictures (part of Focus Features) makes, acquires, and releases bold action, horror, and sci-fi genre fare. The movies will be released nationwide and appeal to a broad...
The company was recently revived as Focus Features' answer to the recently-revived Orion Pictures; its first release in over a decade being Insidious: Chapter 3. Unfortunately, the critical and commercial calamity of Ratchet & Clank killed the label a second time... and within a year to boot!
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