Atlantic Entertainment Group

Atlantic Entertainment Group
Atlantic Releasing

Fate	Closed
Successor	Kartes Video Communications
Founded	1974
Defunct	1989
Headquarters	USA
Subsidiaries	Clubhouse Pictures

Atlantic Entertainment Group, also known as Atlantic Releasing Corporation was an independent film production and distribution company founded by Tom Coleman and Michael Rosenblatt in 1974.^[1] In January 1989, amidst financial troubles, Atlantic was sold off to Kartes Video Communications.^[1]

Some of the company's most notable films include:

• Valley Girl (1983)
• 1984 (1984)
• Night of the Comet (1984)
• Teen Wolf (1985) (and its sequel Teen Wolf Too from 1987)
• Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)
• Water (1985, produced by Handmade Films)
• Pacific Northwest Ballet's Nutcracker (1986)
• Modern Girls (1986)
• Garbage Pail Kids: The Movie: (1987)
• A Tiger's Tale (1987)
• A World Apart (1988)
• Cop (1988)

The library was bought by Island Pictures, which was later absorbed into PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. For a number of years, Paramount Pictures had TV and video distribution rights to Atlantic's library. MGM now distributes the library as a result of purchasing part of PolyGram's library.

Clubhouse Pictures

The company also had a division called "Clubhouse Pictures" to release family films. Films and TV shows released under this label include:

• He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985)
• The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985)
• The Adventures of the American Rabbit (1986)
• Heathcliff: The Movie (1986)
• GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)
• Teen Wolf (1986–1987) (later produced by Atlantic/Kushner-Locke)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} [1]

External links

• Atlantic Entertainment Group at the Internet Movie Database
• Atlantic Releasing Corporation at the Internet Movie Database