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The [[Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group]] entered into a long-term, 30-picture distribution deal with [[DreamWorks]] by which DreamWorks' productions would be released through the Touchstone Pictures banner over the next five years beginning in 2011.<ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999836.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 Variety: Disney signs deal with DreamWorks; Company will handle distribution for films], ''Variety'', February 9, 2009</ref>

Who Framed Roger Rabbit was an actual Disney film, but was released under the Touchstone Pictures banner due to fear of the film's content.

[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]] was an actual Disney film, but was released under the Touchstone Pictures banner due to fear of the film's content.

==Background==

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| accessdate=October 21, 2010 }}</ref> At the same time, the Disney name was strongly associated with children's films, and may have adversely affected the box-office performance of films aimed at an older audience, such as ''[[The Devil and Max Devlin]]'' and ''[[Tron]]''.

[[File:TouchstoneLogo.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Logo as it appears before films]]

Started by then-Disney CEO [[Ron W. Miller]] in 1984, Touchstone's first film was ''[[Splash (film)|Splash]]'', a huge hit for Walt Disney Productions, grossing $68 million at the domestic boxoffice.<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1984&p=.htm 1984 Yearly Chart for Domestic Grosses at boxofficemojo.com], Retrieved on May 25, 2007.</ref> ''Splash'' included brief rear nudity on the part of star [[Daryl Hannah]] and occasional inappropriate language, earning a PG-rating. Because of its success, yet another Disney film label was started in 1990, [[Hollywood Pictures]], with the release of ''[[Arachnophobia (film)|Arachnophobia]]''.

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 The [[Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group]] entered into a long-term, 30-picture distribution deal with [[DreamWorks]] by which DreamWorks' productions would be released through the Touchstone Pictures banner over the next five years beginning in 2011.<ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999836.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 Variety: Disney signs deal with  DreamWorks; Company will handle distribution for films], ''Variety'', February 9, 2009</ref>
-Who Framed Roger Rabbit was an actual Disney film, but was released under the Touchstone Pictures banner due to fear of the film's content.
+[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]] was an actual Disney film, but was released under the Touchstone Pictures banner due to fear of the film's content.
 ==Background==
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 | publisher=IMDb
 | url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086476/trivia
-| accessdate=October 21, 2010 }}</ref>  At the same time, the Disney name was strongly associated with children's films, and may have adversely affected the box-office performance of films aimed at an older audience, such as ''[[The Devil and Max Devlin]]'' and ''[[Tron]]''.
+| accessdate=October 21, 2010 }}</ref> At the same time, the Disney name was strongly associated with children's films, and may have adversely affected the box-office performance of films aimed at an older audience, such as ''[[The Devil and Max Devlin]]'' and ''[[Tron]]''.
 [[File:TouchstoneLogo.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Logo as it appears before films]]
 Started by then-Disney CEO [[Ron W. Miller]] in 1984, Touchstone's first film was ''[[Splash (film)|Splash]]'', a huge hit for Walt Disney Productions, grossing $68 million at the domestic boxoffice.<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1984&p=.htm 1984 Yearly Chart for Domestic Grosses at boxofficemojo.com], Retrieved on May 25, 2007.</ref> ''Splash'' included brief rear nudity on the part of star [[Daryl Hannah]] and occasional inappropriate language, earning a PG-rating. Because of its success, yet another Disney film label was started in 1990, [[Hollywood Pictures]], with the release of ''[[Arachnophobia (film)|Arachnophobia]]''.