Amblimation
British animation production subsidiary of Amblin Entertainment
 Amblimation logo, used after the closing credits of all three of their films. | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | May 1989; 34 years ago (1989-05) |
| Founder | Steven Spielberg |
| Defunct | 1997; 27 years ago (1997) |
| Fate | Closed |
| Successor | DreamWorks Animation |
| Headquarters | Park House, 207-211 The Vale, Acton, London, England , United Kingdom |
Key people | Kate Mallory (studio manager) Simon Wells (director) Cynthia Woodbyrne (production manager) |
| Products | Animated films |
| Parent | Amblin Entertainment |
Amblimation was the British animation production subsidiary of Amblin Entertainment.[1][2] It was formed by Steven Spielberg in May 1989, following the success of Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and after he parted ways with Don Bluth, due to creative differences. It was stationed in what was originally the D. Napier & Son factory in Acton, London and had 250 crew members from 15 different nations.[3] It only produced three feature films: An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991), We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993), and Balto (1995), all three of which were composed by James Horner and distributed by Universal Pictures. The company's mascot, Fievel Mousekewitz, appears in its production logo.
The studio closed in 1997 after only eight years of operation and its office building became a self-storage facility called Access Self-Storage. All 250 of Amblimation's crew members went on to join DreamWorks Animation,[4] which was later acquired in 2016 by Universal's parent company NBCUniversal for $3.8 billion.[5]
Filmography
Theatrical feature films
| Release date | Title | Box office gross |
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| November 22, 1991 | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | $40.6 million |
| November 24, 1993 | We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story | $9.3 million (US) |
| December 22, 1995 | Balto | $11.3 million |
See also
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1990s portal
- Illumination
- Amblin Entertainment
- DreamWorks Animation
- Universal Interactive
- Universal Animation Studios
- Sullivan Bluth Studios
- List of Universal Pictures theatrical animated feature films
- List of unproduced Universal Pictures animated projects
References
- ^ Hofmeister, Sallie (17 October 1994). "Hollywood Falls Hard for Animation". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "A look inside Hollywood and the movies" - Los Angeles Times
- ^ "Animation Really Keeps Steven Spielberg Moving". The Morning Call. 17 November 1991. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via Mcall.com.
- ^ "Film: The Man Who Would Be Walt". archive.nytimes.com.
- ^ James, Meg (28 April 2016). "Comcast's NBCUniversal buys DreamWorks Animation in $3.8-billion deal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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A subsidiary of NBCUniversal, a Comcast company
films
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- Shrek
- Spirit
- Madagascar
- Kung Fu Panda
- Monsters vs. Aliens
- How to Train Your Dragon
- Megamind
- The Croods
- Trolls
- Tales of Arcadia
- The Boss Baby
- The Bad Guys
topics
- Amblimation
- CyberWorld
- DreamWorks Pictures
- MoonRay
- Pacific Data Images
- Pearl Studio
- Universal Animation Studios
- Illumination
- List of Paramount Pictures theatrical animated feature films
- List of 20th Century Studios theatrical animated feature films
- List of Universal Pictures theatrical animated feature films
- List of unproduced DreamWorks Animation projects
- DreamWorks Water Park
- In amusement parks
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