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 Post subject: Favorites from Orion Pictures - 1978-1997
PostPosted: 04 Sep 2013, 05:53 
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Orion Pictures had a good run that is nicely framed within the laserdisc era.

What are some of your favorites?
  
 
 Post subject: Re: Favorites from Orion Pictures - 1978-1997
PostPosted: 04 Sep 2013, 06:02 
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ORION makes me instantly think of:

- Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) [ID7434OR]
- Robocop (1987) [ID5168]
- Dances with Wolves (1990) [ID8322OR]

There was probably a lot more...

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 Post subject: Re: Favorites from Orion Pictures - 1978-1997
PostPosted: 04 Sep 2013, 11:09 
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I see that "THE TERMINATOR" isn't listed must be something to do with studio? As the opening of the film has the Orion intro then Pacific.

I see though the database it has many distributor -publihser releases. HBO / Gaumont Columbia Tri-Star / Pioneer LDC / Multigram / TF1 Video and on and on...

What was the simple reason for this not that I'm bothered.

I'm sure of the top of my head, only pressing of "Robocop 2" I have is the P/S That is fine crisp transfer with no issues.

Robocop 2 (1990) [ID8014OR]
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 Post subject: Re: Favorites from Orion Pictures - 1978-1997
PostPosted: 04 Sep 2013, 12:03 
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I like this one a bit:

Last Man on Earth/Panic in Year Zero [ID6113OR]
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 Post subject: Re: Favorites from Orion Pictures - 1978-1997
PostPosted: 04 Sep 2013, 13:54 
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I suggest this one: Jesus of Montreal (1989) [ID7417OR]
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 Post subject: Re: Favorites from Orion Pictures - 1978-1997
PostPosted: 04 Sep 2013, 14:31 
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For some reason if I made pictures I've always wanted to bring Orion back. Anyway what film(s) bankrupt the company? UHF?
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 Post subject: Re: Favorites from Orion Pictures - 1978-1997
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xtempo wrote:
For some reason if I made pictures I've always wanted to bring Orion back. Anyway what film(s) bankrupt the company? UHF?


Robocop 3 (1993) [ID2671OR] Robocop 3 went grossly over budget and made no money, which helped to ruin the studio. It also soured Frank Miller on Hollywood for over almost a decade, until the went back and worked on Sin City. It also ruined the career of Director Fred Dekker, who has not directed a movie since. The whole situation bums me out, because Robocop is my favourite movie, and I loved Orion Pictures, and to think that a sequel to one of my favourite movies helped ruin the studio is such a downer.

On a side note, other than the movies already mentioned, I have to go for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure as one of my favourite Orion films.
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 Post subject: Re: Favorites from Orion Pictures - 1978-1997
PostPosted: 04 Sep 2013, 20:34 
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How about...

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Excalibur
Caddyshack
First Blood
Never Say Never Again
Beat Street
Amadeus
The Terminator
Return of the Living Dead
Remo Williams
Platoon
Robocop
Throw Momma From the Train
Cherry 2000
Colors
Bull Durham
Eight Men Out
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Erik the Viking
Dances with Wolves
The Silence of the Lambs
The Addams Family


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 Post subject: Re: Favorites from Orion Pictures - 1978-1997
PostPosted: 04 Sep 2013, 22:56 
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escapevelocity wrote:
Favorites from Orion Pictures - 1978-1997


according to an 80's video magazine i have (VIDEO or VIDEO REVIEW, i forget which)
ORION HOME VIDEO started out in 1987/'88.

i guess their parent company had been around a touch longer than that, though. you learn something every day, i guess...
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 Post subject: Re: Favorites from Orion Pictures - 1978-1997
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Interesting history:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Pictures
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Orion_Pictures_films

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 Post subject: Re: Favorites from Orion Pictures - 1978-1997
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There is bundle of good film releases I have some mostly on DVD then LD? I need to get my LD priorities back into order. :mrgreen:
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 Post subject: Re: Favorites from Orion Pictures - 1978-1997
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So did anyone catch Orion Pictures latest offering?

The Belko Experiment


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PostPosted: 27 Apr 2017, 19:25 
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I enjoy the Abominable Dr. Phibes, The/Dr. Phibes Rises Again [ID3077OR] Disc,
I also have Last Man On Earth, The/Panic in Year Zero [ID6113OR]

I'd like to spin up Dances with Wolves one day to listen to the great John Barry's score.
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 Post subject: Re: Favorites from Orion Pictures - 1978-1997
PostPosted: 28 Apr 2017, 07:18 
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The Purple Rose of Cairo is really great. Probably the best film by Woody Allen and the only one of his I've seen where he ain't got a role.
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 Post subject: Re: Favorites from Orion Pictures - 1978-1997
PostPosted: 28 Apr 2017, 09:11 
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My pick is:
Platoon
No Man's Land

Two Charlie Sheen films - everyone remembers Platoon but hardly anyone remembers No Man's Land from the same year 1987. It's one of his best movies too with a fantastic Basil Poledouris synthesized soundtrack.
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 Post subject: Re: Favorites from Orion Pictures - 1978-1997
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laserdisc_fan wrote:
My pick is:
Platoon
No Man's Land

Two Charlie Sheen films - everyone remembers Platoon but hardly anyone remembers No Man's Land from the same year 1987. It's one of his best movies too with a fantastic Basil Poledouris synthesized soundtrack.

Thanks for the recommendation for No Man's Land. I'm definitely going to check it out.
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