Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an American film production and distribution company owned by Comcast through the NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment division of NBCUniversal.
Founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane, and Jules Brulatour, Universal is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States; the world's fifth oldest after Gaumont, Pathé, Titanus, and Nordisk Film; and the oldest member of Hollywood's "Big Five" studios in terms of the overall film market. Its studios are located in Universal City, California, and its corporate offices are located in New York City. In 1962, the studio was acquired by MCA, which was re-launched as NBCUniversal in 2004.
Universal Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA), and was one of the "Little Three" majors during Hollywood's golden age.
Films[]
- The Water Mother (1960)
- Maid Maleen (1962)
- The Hundredth Princess and Other Tales (1963)
- Toony Tales: The Great Zany Movie (1965)
- The King of the Golden River (1968)
- The Heart of Princess Joan (1970)
- Meet Your Own Life (1977)
- Works: Invention of the Technology (1977)
- Endless Vacation (1978)
- Amelia Bedelia (1979)
- The Monsters from the Past (1979)
- Fireworks (1980)
- Dear, Tara (1980)
- High Speed Getaway (1981)
- Another Dilemma (1982)
- The Soccer Players (1984)
- The Six Swans (1985)
- Martha (1986)
- Hansel and Gretel (1987)
- Cavemen (1989)
- Goldilocks and Red Riding Hood (1989)
- Far Enough (1990)
- Penguins in the Big City (1990)
- Invasion Earth (1991)
- Detective Agency (1991)
- Luxery Jewel Café (1991)
- Hollywood Cruise Ship (1992)
- Dudes and Dudettes (1992)
- The Children of California (1992)
- Magical! (1993)
- Quest for Silver Mountain (1994)
- Tornadohunters (1994)
- Harmonic Chaos (1994)
- Natalia's Story 2: The Second Chapter (2002)
- Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure (2003)
- The Return of the Snow Queen (2004)
- Natalia's Story: In Search of the Horn (2005)