Atlantic Entertainment Group

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:

• The Murri Affair (1974)
• He Is My Brother (1975)
• Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
• Something to Hide (1976)
• Caddie (1976)
• In Search of Bigfoot (1976)
• Max Havelaar (1976)
• The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (1976)
• The Day the Music Died (1977)
• Bonjour Amour (1977)
• Madame Rosa (1977)
• A Dama do Lotação (1978)
• The Irishman (1978)
• Boarding School (1978)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
• The Getting of Wisdom (1978)
• The Odd Job (1978)
• Once in Paris... (1978)
• Bahia (1979)
• Womanlight (1979)
• Boardwalk (1979)
• Rude Boy (1980)
• I Sent a Letter to My Love (1980)
• The Attic (1980)
• Below the Belt (1980)
• Montenegro (1981)
• Eu Te Amo (1981)
• Peter-No-Tail (1981)
• Breach of Contract (1982)
• The Loveless (1982)
• Smash Palace (1982)
• By Design (1982)
• Aphrodite (1982)
• Norman Loves Rose (1982)
• Waltz Across Texas (1982)
• Valley Girl (1983)
• Kamla (1984)
• Talk to Me (1984)
• Alphabet City (1984)
• Vamping (1984)
• 1984 (1984)
• City Limits (1984)
• Night of the Comet (1984)
• Here Come the Littles (1985)
• The Secret of the Sword (1985)
• Teen Wolf (1985) (and its sequel Teen Wolf Too from 1987)
• Roadhouse 66 (1985)
• Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)
• Water (1985, produced by Handmade Films)
• Stephen King's World of Horror (1986) (TV)
• Nomads (1986)
• GoBots: War of the Rock Lords (1986)
• Echo Park (1986)
• Stoogemania (1986)
• Extremities (1986)
• The Men's Club (1986)
• The Fringe Dwellers (1986)
• Pacific Northwest Ballet's Nutcracker (1986)
• Modern Girls (1986)
• Peter Kenna's The Good Wife (1987)
• Wild Thing (1987)
• Steele Justice (1987)
• Summer Heat (1987)
• Wish You Were Here (1987)
• The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
• A Tiger's Tale (1987)
• Home Is Where the Hart Is (1987)
• Stormy Monday (1988)
• Patty Hearst (1988)
• A Soldier's Tale (1988)
• For Queen & Country (1988)
• A World Apart (1988)
• Cop (1988)
• A Summer Story (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

External links

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