Dimension Pictures (1970s company)

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Dimension Pictures Inc.
PredecessorWoolner Brothers Pictures, Inc.
Founded1971; 53 years ago (1971)
FounderLawrence Woolner
Defunct1981; 43 years ago (1981)
Successor21st Century Film Corporation
Headquarters, California,
U.S.

Dimension Pictures Inc. (DPI) was an American

horror films.[1] The studio went defunct in 1981, after which many of its films were acquired by 21st Century Film Corporation
.

History

Dimension was founded by Lawrence Woolner, an exhibitor who had made a number of films, including several with Roger Corman.[2] He hired the husband and wife team of Stephanie Rothman and Charles S. Swartz to run the filmmaking division.[2] Rothman and Swartz left in 1975 but the company continued until about 1981.[3] After the company's bankruptcy, a majority of the films were acquired by 21st Century Film Corporation.[4]

Select filmography

References

  1. ^ Konow, David (May 2008). "The First Dimension". Fangoria. p. 71.
  2. ^ a b Holmlund 2005, pp. 45–48.
  3. ^ The New Poverty Row: Independent Filmmakers as Distributors, McFarland, 1991, p 149-173
  4. ^ Schlock, Temple Of (2009-04-29). "TEMPLE OF SCHLOCK: Dimension Pictures (1971-1981)". TEMPLE OF SCHLOCK. Retrieved 2021-01-01.

Sources

  • Holmlund, Chris (2005). Contemporary American Independent Film: From the Margins to the Mainstream. .