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'''Touchstone Pictures, Inc.''' was an American [[Wikipedia:Film studio|film production]] label of [[Wikipedia:Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]], founded on February 15, 1984 and owned by [[Wikipedia:The Walt Disney Company|The Walt Disney Company]]. Feature films released under the Touchstone label were produced and financed by Walt Disney Studios, and featured more mature themes targeted towards adult audiences than typical [[Walt Disney Pictures]] films<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/will-steven-spielberg-drop-dreamworks-826201 Will Steven Spielberg Drop the DreamWorks Name?]</ref><ref>[https://d23.com/touchstone-splash-30th-anniversary/ It's Been 30 Years Since Touchstone Pictures' Splash-y Debut]</ref>. As such, Touchstone was merely a brand of the studio and did not exist as a [[Wikipedia:Division (business)|distinct business operation]]<ref>[https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001039/000100103907000090/filename1.htm Letter signed by] [[Wikipedia:Thomas O. Staggs|Thomas O. Staggs]] (Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, The Walt Disney Company) to the [[Wikipedia:U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission|U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]], March 1, 2007. Retrieved on May 6, 2013.</ref>. Touchstone went defunct on December 20, 2017<ref>Barnes, Brooks (August 5, 2018). [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/05/business/media/disney-streaming-service-ricky-strauss.html "Disney's Streaming Service Starts to Come Into Focus"]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved July 12, 2020.</ref>.
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|Row 1 info = Touchstone Films (1984–1986)
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|Row 2 info = Label<ref name="letter">[https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001039/000100103907000090/filename1.htm Letter signed by] Thomas O. Staggs (Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, The Walt Disney Company) to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, March 1, 2007. Retrieved on May 6, 2013.</ref>
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|Row 3 info = Film industry
|Row 4 title = Founded
|Row 4 info = February 15, 1984
|Row 5 title = Founder
|Row 5 info = Ron W. Miller
|Row 6 title = Defunct
|Row 6 info = September 2, 2016
|Row 7 title = Fate
|Row 7 info = Inactive
|Row 8 title = Area served
|Row 8 info = Worldwide
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|Row 10 info = Walt Disney Studios ([[The Walt Disney Company]])
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'''{{PAGENAME}}, Inc.''' was an American film production label of Walt Disney Studios, founded on February 15, 1984 and owned by [[The Walt Disney Company]]. Feature films released under the Touchstone label were produced and financed by Walt Disney Studios, and featured more mature themes targeted towards adult audiences than typical [[w:c:disney:Walt Disney Pictures|Walt Disney Pictures]] films.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/will-steven-spielberg-drop-dreamworks-826201 Will Steven Spielberg Drop the DreamWorks Name?]</ref><ref>[https://d23.com/touchstone-splash-30th-anniversary/ It's Been 30 Years Since Touchstone Pictures' Splash-y Debut]</ref> As such, Touchstone was merely a brand of the studio and did not exist as a distinct business operation.<ref name="letter"/>


Touchstone, [[Amblin Entertainment]] and [[Silver Screen Partners]] were the production companies who worked on and released ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit (film)|Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''.
Touchstone, [[Amblin Entertainment]], and [[w:c:disney:Silver Screen Partners|Silver Screen Partners]] were the production companies who worked on and released ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit (film)|Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''.


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=165818 Touchstone Pictures]
* [https://d23.com/a-to-z/touchstone-pictures/ Touchstone Pictures - D23]
* [https://www.discogs.com/label/73532-Touchstone-Pictures Touchstone Pictures] at Discogs
* [[w:c:disney:Touchstone Pictures|Touchstone Pictures]] at [[w:c:disney|Disney Wiki]]
* [https://www.imdb.com/list/ls500529635/ Touchstone Pictures] at IMDb
* [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/TouchstonePictures Touchstone Pictures] at TV Tropes
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