Rainforest Films
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Rainforest Films was a film production company founded in 1994 by
History
With
After relocating from Tallahassee to
In 2002, Rainforest Films released the critically acclaimed motion picture
Dissolution of company and lawsuit
In June 2014, Packer and Hardy announced that Rainforest Films was being dissolved that month pursuant to a 68.1% vote by the shareholders of its holding company, Rainforest Productions Holdings, on June 2, 2014.[
On June 20, 2014, Bronner Bros. president and CEO Bernard Bronner, who owns 30.8% of the Rainforest Productions Holdings and voted against the dissolution of Rainforest Films,[citation needed] filed a lawsuit against the holding company and co founders Will Packer and Rob Hardy alleging, inter alia, breaches of fiduciary duty, gross mismanagement, misappropriation of corporate assets, waste of corporate assets and abuse of control. Bronner states in the suit that he invested over $500,000 and raised another $250,000 to start Rainforest Films back in 2000 and was one-third owner of the company. Bronner claims he was systematically shut out of Rainforest by Hardy and Packer, who assumed daily operations of the company, limited information Bronner received about the company as well as limited Bronner's decision-making authority. Bronner, who is demanding a trial by jury, is seeking judgement against Hardy and Packer for the allegations as well as an award of punitive damages.[8] Rainforest Productions Holdings has described Bronner's lawsuit as frivolous, and said that the lawsuit has been sent to its lawyers for vigorous defense and potential countersuit against Bronner in light of the scurrilous nature of Bronner's allegations. Rainforest Productions Holdings and Hardy and Packer are not presently commenting further on the Bronner lawsuit.[citation needed]
Movies produced by Rainforest Films
Theatrical releases
| Release Date | Title | Directed by | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 10, 2000 | Trois | Rob Hardy | $250,000 | $1,161,843 |
| September 15, 2000 (international) February 14, 2003 (U.S.) |
Lockdown | John Luessenhop | TK | $449,482 |
| August 9, 2002 | Trois 2: Pandora's Box | Rob Hardy | $800,000 | $881,950 |
| October 7, 2005 | The Gospel | Rob Hardy | $4,000,000 | $15,778,152 |
| January 12, 2007 | Stomp the Yard | Sylvain White | $13,000,000 | $75,511,123 |
| November 21, 2007 | This Christmas | Preston A. Whitmore II | $13,000,000 | $49,778,552 |
| April 24, 2009 | Obsessed | Steve Shill | $20,000,000 | $73,830,340 |
| August 27, 2010 | Takers | John Luessenhop | $32,000,000 | $69,055,695 |
| April 20, 2012 | Think Like a Man | Tim Story | $12,000,000 | $100,070,507 |
| January 17, 2014 | Ride Along | Tim Story | $25,000,000 | $153,262,184 |
| February 14, 2014 | About Last Night | Steve Pink | $12,500,000 | $49,002,684 |
Direct-to-Video releases
- Chocolate City (1994)
- Motives (2004)
- Trois: The Escort (2004)
- The Gospel Live (2005)
- Puff, Puff, Pass (2006)
- Motives 2: Retribution (2007)
- Three Can Play That Game (2008)
- Stomp the Yard: Homecoming (2010)
References
- ^ "Campus Campaign To Sell His Movie Rob Hardy And Buddies From Florida A&m Made The Circuit Of African American Colleges Plugging His Erotic Thriller, "Trois." - philly-archives". Articles.philly.com. 2000-03-14. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ http://rainforestfilms.com/company/
- ^ Variety Staff (2001-07-26). "Limited release B.O. winners – 2000". Variety. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ "Monica Calhoun". IMDb.
- ^ http://rainforestfilms.com/company/
- ^ Yamato, Jen (2014-06-23). "'Think Like A Man Too' Producers Dissolve Hitmaking Shingle Rainforest Films". Deadline. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ "Will Packer Productions | Film Production Company". Willpackerprods.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ "EUR Exclusive: 'Think Like a Man Too' Producers Sued for Gross Mismanagement, Abuse of Control". Eurweb.com. 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
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