The Kushner-Locke Company

The Kushner-Locke Company was an American independent motion picture/television production founded on March 12, 1983 by Donald Kushner and Peter Locke.[1]

The Kushner-Locke Company
Public
IndustryProduction
FateDormancy
SuccessorNu Image 
FoundedMarch 12, 1983
FounderDonald Kushner
Peter Locke
HeadquartersCentury City, Los Angeles, California, United States
ParentUniversal Music Group 
Websitewww.kushnerlocke.com 

It is known for films such as The Adventures of Pinocchio, Liberace: Behind the Music, Basil, But I'm a Cheerleader, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Freeway, Nutcracker: The Motion Picture and Teen Wolf. Kushner-Locke also produces animated films such as The Brave Little Toaster series and Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw.

In 2001, Kushner-Locke filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and has operated under this stature since then.[2] In November of that same year, Artisan Entertainment (now owned by Lions Gate Entertainment) acquired the North American sales rights to its more than 300 titles.[3] In 2013, the Kushner-Locke library was acquired by Multicom Entertainment.[4]

History

In 1983, it has first appeared in the United States. In 1984, Universal Music Group with its Subsidiary Company Named Kushner-Locke Pictures is first incarnated in the United States. In 2010, The Successor to The Kushner-Locke Company is Kushner-Locke Pictures.

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References
  1. SEC Info – Kushner Locke Co – 10-K – For 9/30/95
  2. "Kushner-Locke company profile". Hoover's, Inc. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  3. Goodridge, Mike (November 22, 2001). "Artisan gets Kushner-Locke rights in North America". Screen Daily. Emap Ltd. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  4. "Multicom buys Kushner Locke library". C21media. Retrieved 2019-01-29.


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