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In its original operating period (then-known as Orion Pictures Corporation ), the company produced and released films from 1978 until 1999 and was also involved in television production and syndication throughout the 1980s until the early 1990s.
This is a list of films released by the American film production and distribution company Orion Pictures. Films that won the Oscar for Best Picture are noted with one asterisk (*). Films that were nominated for Best Picture but did not win are noted with two asterisks (**).
Aug 20, 2024 · Orion Pictures (legally Orion Releasing LLC) was formed as the Orion Pictures Company in February 1978 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and former United Artists executives Arthur B. Krim, Eric Pleskow and Robert S. Benjamin. When the studio was formed, they produced films that would be released through Warner Bros.
- The Terminator. October 26, 1984. In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony.
- First Blood. October 22, 1982. When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
- Bottoms. August 25, 2023. Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school self-defense club to meet girls and lose their virginity. They soon find themselves in over their heads when the most popular students start beating each other up in the name of self-defense.
- Platoon. December 19, 1986. As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
Sep 11, 2014 · Now MGM quietly is positioning Orion Pictures as a specialty multiplatform distribution arm, starting with the October release of horror sequel The Town That Dreaded Sundown.
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Feb 18, 2023 · Learn how Orion Pictures, a studio that produced classics like Platoon, Dances with Wolves and The Silence of the Lambs, faced financial troubles and bankruptcy. Watch this 10-minute video by Mr. Coat, a film history enthusiast and Patreon supporter.
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