Island Pictures was a Los Angeles-based film company founded by producer Chris Blackwell.[1] It was acquired by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment in July 1989 for $270 million.[2] As of 1994, it had produced 120 films, including the Oscar-nominated Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) and Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It. PolyGram closed Island Pictures in 1997 following Blackwell's resignation.
This is a list of films produced, co-produced, or distributed by Island Pictures.
| Release date | Title | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 6, 1985 | Subway | US distribution only, produced by Gaumont Film Company and TF1 | ||
| January 24, 1986 | The Trip to Bountiful | |||
| June 13, 1986 | Mona Lisa | US distribution only, produced by HandMade Films | ||
| August 8, 1986 | She's Gotta Have It | produced by 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks | ||
| September 20, 1986 | Down by Law | |||
| November 7, 1986 | Nobody's Fool | |||
| February 20, 1987 | Square Dance | produced in association with NBC Productions and Pacific Arts Corporation | ||
| April 17, 1987 | Heaven | |||
| May 8, 1987 | River's Edge | produced in association with Hemdale Film Corporation | ||
| June 26, 1987 | Straight to Hell | US distribution only | ||
| October 2, 1987 | Slam Dance | |||
| November 6, 1987 | Dark Eyes | US distribution only | ||
| December 23, 1987 | The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne | US distribution only, produced by HandMade Films | ||
| February 26, 1988 | A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon | distributed by 20th Century Fox | ||
| April 1, 1988 | Bellman and True | US distribution only, produced by HandMade Films and Thames Television | ||
| April 22, 1988 | Bagdad Cafe | US distribution only | ||
| July 12, 1988 | Track 29 | US distribution only, produced by HandMade Films | ||
| March 31, 1989 | Crusoe | |||
| October 13, 1989 | From Hollywood to Deadwood | |||
| November 3, 1989 | Sidewalk Stories | |||
| November 3, 1989 | Sweet Lies | distributed by CBS/Fox Video |
| Release date | Title | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 7, 1992 | The Lunatic | distributed by Triton Pictures | ||
| May 28, 1992 | Time Will Tell | distributed by IRS Media | ||
| April 21, 1995 | The Basketball Diaries | distributed by New Line Cinema | ||
| January 12, 1996 | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood | distributed by Miramax Films | ||
| March 26, 1996 | The Little Death | distributed by PolyGram Video | ||
| May 31, 1996 | Eddie | produced in association with Hollywood Pictures | ||
| March 21, 1997 | Mandela | |||
| March 28, 1997 | B.A.P.S. | distributed by New Line Cinema | ||
| August 6, 1997 | Def Jam's How to Be a Player | distributed by Gramercy Pictures | ||
| January 23, 1998 | The Gingerbread Man | distributed by PolyGram Films | ||
| April 28, 1998 | Body Count | distributed by PolyGram Video |
| Release date | Title | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1982 | Forty Deuce | |||
| July 1982 | Countryman | |||
| June 14, 1983 | Koyaanisqatsi | produced by Zoetrope Studios | ||
| November 23, 1983 | Return Engagement | distributed by Atlantic Releasing Corporation | ||
| January 27, 1984 | El Norte | distributed by Cinecom | ||
| February 10, 1984 | Android | US distribution only | ||
| August 29, 1984 | Choose Me | US distribution only | ||
| October 18, 1984 | Stop Making Sense | distributed by Cinecom | ||
| November 30, 1984 | Ski Country | produced by Warren Miller Entertainment | ||
| January 11, 1985 | The Inheritors | US distribution only | ||
| March 1, 1985 | A Private Function | US distribution only, produced by HandMade Films | ||
| March 8, 1985 | The Hit | US distribution only, produced by Zenith Productions | ||
| March 29, 1985 | The Lift | US distribution only | ||
| July 26, 1985 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | |||
| August 2, 1985 | Insignificance | US distribution only, produced by Zenith Productions | ||
| August 28, 1985 | Bullshot Crummond | US distribution only, produced by HandMade Films | ||
| October 18, 1985 | A Sense of Freedom | US distribution only, produced by HandMade Films and Scottish Television |