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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 ''[[wikipedia:The Devil and Max Devlin|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 ''[[wikipedia:Splash (film)|Splash]]'', a huge hit for 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 ''[[wikipedia:Arachnophobia|Arachnophobia]]''.

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Some well-known Touchstone Pictures releases include ''[[wikipedia:Pretty Woman|Pretty Woman]]'', ''Splash'', ''[[wikipedia:Dead Poets Society|Dead Poets Society]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Sister Act|Sister Act]]'', ''[[wikipedia:The Insider|The Insider]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Ernest Goes to Camp|Ernest Goes to Camp]]'', ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Con Air|Con Air]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Rushmore|Rushmore]]'', ''[[wikipedia:The Royal Tenenbaums|The Royal Tenenbaums]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Good Morning Vietnam|Good Morning Vietnam]]''. Its highest-grossing film release is ''[[wikipedia:Armageddon|Armageddon]]''.

Through Touchstone, Disney's first R-rated film, ''[[wikipedia:Down and Out in Beverly Hills|Down and Out in Beverly Hills]]'', came in January 1986 and was a large box-office success. ''[[wikipedia:Ruthless People|Ruthless People]]'' followed in June 1986 and was also very successful. Both of these pictures starred [[Bette Midler]], who had signed a six-picture deal with Disney and became a major film star again with these hits as well as ''[[~~wikipedia~~:Beaches |Beaches]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Outrageous Fortune|Outrageous Fortune]]''.

Through Touchstone, Disney's first R-rated film, ''[[wikipedia:Down and Out in Beverly Hills|Down and Out in Beverly Hills]]'', came in January 1986 and was a large box-office success. ''[[wikipedia:Ruthless People|Ruthless People]]'' followed in June 1986 and was also very successful. Both of these pictures starred [[Bette Midler]], who had signed a six-picture deal with Disney and became a major film star again with these hits as well as ''[[Wikipedia:Beaches|Beaches]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Outrageous Fortune (film)|Outrageous Fortune]]''.

One of the key producers behind Touchstone films of recent times has been producer [[Jerry Bruckheimer]], who has had a production deal with Disney since the early 1990s.<ref>Lev, Michael (January 18, 1991, Friday), 2 Top Movie Producers Sign Disney Accord, The New York Times Financial Desk. Late Edition – Final, Section D, Page 3, Column 1, 286 words</ref> His Touchstone titles include ''[[wikipedia:The Ref|The Ref]]'', ''Con Air'', ''Armageddon'', ''[[wikipedia:Enemy of the State|Enemy of the State]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Gone in 60 Seconds|Gone in 60 Seconds]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Coyote Ugly (film)|Coyote Ugly]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Bad Company|Bad Company]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Veronica Guerin |Veronica Guerin]]'', ''[[wikipedia:King Arthur (film)|King Arthur]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Déjà Vu (2006 film)|Déjà Vu]]''. In addition, Bruckheimer has also produced several other films released under the Walt Disney Pictures and Hollywood Pictures labels.

One of the key producers behind Touchstone films of recent times has been producer [[Jerry Bruckheimer]], who has had a production deal with Disney since the early 1990s.<ref>Lev, Michael (January 18, 1991, Friday), 2 Top Movie Producers Sign Disney Accord, The New York Times Financial Desk. Late Edition – Final, Section D, Page 3, Column 1, 286 words</ref> His Touchstone titles include ''[[wikipedia:The Ref|The Ref]]'', ''Con Air'', ''Armageddon'', ''[[wikipedia:Enemy of the State|Enemy of the State]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Gone in 60 Seconds|Gone in 60 Seconds]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Coyote Ugly (film)|Coyote Ugly]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Bad Company|Bad Company]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Veronica Guerin (film)|Veronica Guerin]]'', ''[[wikipedia:King Arthur (2004 film)|King Arthur]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Déjà Vu (2006 film)|Déjà Vu]]''. In addition, Bruckheimer has also produced several other films released under the Walt Disney Pictures and Hollywood Pictures labels.

Many films from the [[Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group]] have before release shifted between the Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures and Hollywood Pictures imprints before finally settling for one. Examples include ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'', ''[[Dick Tracy (1990 film)|Dick Tracy]]'', ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'', ''[[The Santa Clause]]'', ''[[Remember the Titans]]'', ''[[Sweet Home Alabama (film)|Sweet Home Alabama]]'', ''[[Bringing Down the House (film)|Bringing Down the House]]'', ''[[National Treasure (film)|National Treasure]]'', ''[[Enchanted (film)|Enchanted]]'', ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', ''[[Dark Water]]'', ''[[Hidalgo (film)|Hidalgo]]'', ''[[Tales of Earthsea (film)|Tales of Earthsea]]'', and ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]''. Of these films, ''[[The Rocketeer (film)|The Rocketeer]]'', ''The Santa Clause'', ''Remember the Titans'', ''National Treasure'', ''Enchanted'', ''Tales of Earthsea'' and ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' were released under the Disney label. ''The Santa Clause'' was released under both the Disney and Hollywood Pictures labels. The rest were released under Touchstone. Since 2006, ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' has been re-released under the Walt Disney label.

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 | 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 ''[[wikipedia:The Devil and Max Devlin|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 ''[[wikipedia:Splash (film)|Splash]]'', a huge hit for 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 ''[[wikipedia:Arachnophobia|Arachnophobia]]''.
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 Some well-known Touchstone Pictures releases include ''[[wikipedia:Pretty Woman|Pretty Woman]]'', ''Splash'', ''[[wikipedia:Dead Poets Society|Dead Poets Society]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Sister Act|Sister Act]]'', ''[[wikipedia:The Insider|The Insider]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Ernest Goes to Camp|Ernest Goes to Camp]]'', ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Con Air|Con Air]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Rushmore|Rushmore]]'', ''[[wikipedia:The Royal Tenenbaums|The Royal Tenenbaums]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Good Morning Vietnam|Good Morning Vietnam]]''. Its highest-grossing film release is ''[[wikipedia:Armageddon|Armageddon]]''.
-Through Touchstone, Disney's first R-rated film, ''[[wikipedia:Down and Out in Beverly Hills|Down and Out in Beverly Hills]]'', came in January 1986 and was a large box-office success. ''[[wikipedia:Ruthless People|Ruthless People]]'' followed in June 1986 and was also very successful. Both of these pictures starred [[Bette Midler]], who had signed a six-picture deal with Disney and became a major film star again with these hits as well as ''[[wikipedia:Beaches |Beaches]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Outrageous Fortune|Outrageous Fortune]]''.
+Through Touchstone, Disney's first R-rated film, ''[[wikipedia:Down and Out in Beverly Hills|Down and Out in Beverly Hills]]'', came in January 1986 and was a large box-office success. ''[[wikipedia:Ruthless People|Ruthless People]]'' followed in June 1986 and was also very successful. Both of these pictures starred [[Bette Midler]], who had signed a six-picture deal with Disney and became a major film star again with these hits as well as ''[[Wikipedia:Beaches|Beaches]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Outrageous Fortune (film)|Outrageous Fortune]]''.
-One of the key producers behind Touchstone films of recent times has been producer [[Jerry Bruckheimer]], who has had a production deal with Disney since the early 1990s.<ref>Lev, Michael (January 18, 1991, Friday), 2 Top Movie Producers Sign Disney Accord, The New York Times Financial Desk. Late Edition – Final, Section D, Page 3, Column 1, 286 words</ref> His Touchstone titles include ''[[wikipedia:The Ref|The Ref]]'', ''Con Air'', ''Armageddon'', ''[[wikipedia:Enemy of the State|Enemy of the State]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Gone in 60 Seconds|Gone in 60 Seconds]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Coyote Ugly (film)|Coyote Ugly]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Bad Company|Bad Company]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Veronica Guerin |Veronica Guerin]]'', ''[[wikipedia:King Arthur (film)|King Arthur]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Déjà Vu (2006 film)|Déjà Vu]]''. In addition, Bruckheimer has also produced several other films released under the Walt Disney Pictures and Hollywood Pictures labels.
+One of the key producers behind Touchstone films of recent times has been producer [[Jerry Bruckheimer]], who has had a production deal with Disney since the early 1990s.<ref>Lev, Michael (January 18, 1991, Friday), 2 Top Movie Producers Sign Disney Accord, The New York Times Financial Desk. Late Edition – Final, Section D, Page 3, Column 1, 286 words</ref> His Touchstone titles include ''[[wikipedia:The Ref|The Ref]]'', ''Con Air'', ''Armageddon'', ''[[wikipedia:Enemy of the State|Enemy of the State]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Gone in 60 Seconds|Gone in 60 Seconds]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Coyote Ugly (film)|Coyote Ugly]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Bad Company|Bad Company]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Veronica Guerin (film)|Veronica Guerin]]'', ''[[wikipedia:King Arthur (2004 film)|King Arthur]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Déjà Vu (2006 film)|Déjà Vu]]''. In addition, Bruckheimer has also produced several other films released under the Walt Disney Pictures and Hollywood Pictures labels.
 Many films from the [[Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group]] have before release shifted between the Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures and Hollywood Pictures imprints before finally settling for one. Examples include ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'', ''[[Dick Tracy (1990 film)|Dick Tracy]]'', ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'', ''[[The Santa Clause]]'', ''[[Remember the Titans]]'', ''[[Sweet Home Alabama (film)|Sweet Home Alabama]]'', ''[[Bringing Down the House (film)|Bringing Down the House]]'', ''[[National Treasure (film)|National Treasure]]'', ''[[Enchanted (film)|Enchanted]]'', ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', ''[[Dark Water]]'', ''[[Hidalgo (film)|Hidalgo]]'', ''[[Tales of Earthsea (film)|Tales of Earthsea]]'', and ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]''. Of these films, ''[[The Rocketeer (film)|The Rocketeer]]'', ''The Santa Clause'', ''Remember the Titans'', ''National Treasure'', ''Enchanted'', ''Tales of Earthsea'' and ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' were released under the Disney label. ''The Santa Clause'' was released under both the Disney and Hollywood Pictures labels. The rest were released under Touchstone. Since 2006, ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' has been re-released under the Walt Disney label.