- Simitar Entertainment
:"See also
Symitar for disambiguation"Simitar Entertainment Inc. was a media company that sold music, videos, DVDs, and computer software. They specialized in compilation albums, special interest video, and urban. Simitar distributed its own label. They were affiliated with Beast, Beast Retro, Pickwick, Plum, and Revival. Ed Goetz was the President of Simitar, Mark Elfenbein was VP Product Development, and Greg Glass was Director of Sales, Video & DVD. Simitar's address was 5555 Pioneer Creek Drive, Maple Plain, MN 55359-9003.
In 1980, Mickey Elfenbein, former president and CEO of
K-tel International, and Philip Kives (K-Tel founder) started Simitar Entertainment Inc. Simitar boughtPickwick Records . Simitar was a long-time leader in budget VHS throughout the 80s and early 90s.Reach Entertainment produced sports home video programs for Simitar. By April, 1997 Simitar was the first independent in the U.S. with DVD releases. In 1999, Simitar's revenues rose from $5 million to $40 million in just three years. On March 9, 1999, Cherry River Music Co. (owner of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF)) sued Simitar Entertainment for copyright infringement of "WWF-- The Music, Volume 3" and won. In 2000, Simitar folded/went bankrupt, due to problems in the music division. Simitar's Total Assets were $19,570,059. Simitar's Total Debts were $25,556,878. In 2000, Simitar auctioned off its movies. Brentwood Communications, Inc. (BCI) offered to pay $215,000 to acquire Simitar's movies. Ed Goetz and Greg Glass went to [http://www.navarre.com/bci.aspx BCI] to start a DVD division. In October/November 2003, BCI was purchased by [http://www.navarre.com Navarre Corporation] .Some of Simitar's movies: "5th Day of Peace, American Bullfighters 1 & 2, Body Armor, Body Strokes, Breeders, Canyon Dreams: Tangerine Dream, Canyon Dreams/Desert Vision/True North, Cause of Death, Chronos, Dead and Buried, Fearless Hyena, Frankenhooker, God Told Me To....,
Godzilla, King of the Monsters ,Godzilla's Revenge , Godzilla Versus Monster Zero, Godzilla Versus Mothra, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (BBC TV series),Jack Frost , Jungle Boy, Kamikaze in Colour, Korean War in Colour, Mind Meld, Mysteries of the Sphinx, Mysterious Origins of Man, The Real Untouchables, Spplat Attack, Surgeon,Terror of Mechagodzilla , To Kill With Intrigue, Two Evil Eyes, Venom, Voodoo, Werewolf"Bob Hope movies: "The Road to Rio, The Great Lover, The Road to Bali, The Seven Little Boys, How to Commit Marriage, The Lemon Drop Kid, Son of Paleface, Paris Holiday, The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell"
External links
* [http://bankrupt.com/TCR_Public/000512.MBX / SIMITAR ENTERTAINMENT: Case Summary and 20 Largest Creditors]
* [http://www.filmmonthly.com/Profiles/Articles/GlassLevine/GlassLevine.html / An Interview with Greg Glass & David Levine]
* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/simitar-entertainment-inc Simitar Entertainment Company Profile at MobyGames.com]
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