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Dimension Pictures Incorporated (DPI) was an American film studio founded in 1971, which primarily released exploitation and horror films.[1] The studio underwent liquidation in 1981, after which many of its films were acquired by 21st Century Film Corporation.
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| Industry | Motion picture |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Woolner Brothers Pictures, Inc. |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Founder | Lawrence Woolner |
| Defunct | 1981 |
| Fate | Liquidation Due To Bankruptcy |
| Successor | 21st Century Film Corporation |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California , U.S. |
History
editDimension 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] Funds came from Sam Pulitzer, head of the Wembley Neckware Company who wanted to invest in movies.[3]
Rothman and Swartz left in 1975. She says that Pulitzer pulled out of the company by then and Wolmer did not want to renew his contract with the filmmakers. Rothman:
That was just as well, in our opinion, because we could see that, the way he was managing the company, it wasn’t likely to be very successful, and that what was happening is that a few pictures made money and the rest didn’t. A lot of it had to do with the kind of material that he was selecting. While he would ask our opinion of these projects, he wouldn’t necessarily agree with it, and he tended, in our opinion, to pick projects that were not as promising and were not as likely to be commercial.[3]
The company continued until about 1981.[4] After the company's bankruptcy, a majority of the films were acquired by 21st Century Film Corporation.[5]
Select filmography
edit- The Twilight People (1972)
- The Sin of Adam & Eve (1972)
- Sweet Sugar (1972)
- Group Marriage (1973)
- The Doberman Gang (1973)
- The Devil's Wedding Night (1973)
- The Three Dimensions of Greta 3-D (1973)
- Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973)
- Terminal Island (1973)
- The Daring Dobermans (1973)
- Beyond Atlantis (1973)
- 'Gator Bait (1973)
- The Single Girls (1973)
- A Place Without Parents (1974)
- Tough (1974)
- The Working Girls (1974)
- Love in 3-D (1974)
- Scum of the Earth (1974)
- Boss Nigger (1975)
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
- Not Now Darling (1975)
- Dr. Minx (1975)
- Dolemite (1975)
- Lady Cocoa (1975)
- Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976)
- Dixie Dynamite (1976)
- Ebony, Ivory & Jade (1976)
- The Human Tornado (1976)
- Black Shampoo (1976)
- The Bad Bunch (1976)
- The Muthers (1976)
- Drive-In Massacre (1976)
- Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger (1976)
- Lover Doll (1976)
- Super Dude (1976)
- Return to Boggy Creek (1977)
- Joey (1977)
- Legend of the Wolf Woman (1977)
- Ruby (1977)
- Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
- Cheering Section (1977)
- Tomcats (1977)
- Bad Georgia Road (1977)
- The Great Smokey Roadblock (1977)
- Out of the Darkness (1978)
- The Redeemer (1978)
- Hi-Riders (1978)
- Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk (1978)
- Swap Meet (1979)
- The Great American Girl Robbery (1979)
- Satan's Cheerleaders (1979)
- The Greatest Battle (1979)
- Screams of a Winter Night (1979)
- Stone Cold Dead (1980)
- Dinner for Adele (1980)
References
edit- ^ Konow, David (May 2008). "The First Dimension". Fangoria. p. 71.
- ^ a b Holmlund 2005, pp. 45–48.
- ^ a b "Interview of Stephanie Rothman" (PDF). UCLA Library Center for Oral History Research. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 28, 2024.
- ^ The New Poverty Row: Independent Filmmakers as Distributors, McFarland, 1991, p 149-173
- ^ Schlock, Temple Of (2009-04-29). "TEMPLE OF SCHLOCK: Dimension Pictures (1971-1981)". TEMPLE OF SCHLOCK. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
Sources
edit- Holmlund, Chris (2005). Contemporary American Independent Film: From the Margins to the Mainstream. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-415-25486-1.