Touchstone Pictures: Difference between revisions

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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>[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> 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 title = Formerly

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|Row 3 title = Industry

|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

|Row 9 title = Products

|Row 9 info = Motion pictures

|Row 10 title = Parent

|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 [[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]]''.

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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>[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> 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 3 title = Industry
+|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
+|Row 9 title = Products
+|Row 9 info = Motion pictures
+|Row 10 title = Parent
+|Row 10 info = Walt Disney Studios ([[The Walt Disney Company]])
+}}
+'''{{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 [[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]]''.