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Crown International Pictures is an independent film studio and distribution company formed in 1959 by Newton P. Jacobs 〔p.86 Slide, Anthony ''The American Film Industry: A Historical Dictionary'' 1986 Greenwood Press〕 Jacobs was a branch head of RKO Pictures until 1947, when he formed Favorite Films, a releasing organization. He became one of the first franchises for showing American International Pictures (AIP) product.〔1980 Obituaries ''Variety''〕 Like AIP, Crown International is primarily known for low-budget flicks, grindhouse cinema, biker films, exploitation films and B-movie drive-in fare. The company was later headed by Jacobs' original vice-president Mark Tenser, who became President in 1973 with Jacobs moving up to become Chairman of the Board. Jacobs' daughter Marilyn Jacobs Tenser became vice president. In July 1988 Jacobs died in a motorcycle accident. This resulted in leadership being passed down to his son, Louis Jacobs.〔History of Crown International Pictures by Crown International Pictures.〕 ==Filmography== Crown International began releasing both low-budget films by American producers, such as ''Bloodlust!'' and ''The Seventh Commandment'' and cheaply acquired foreign films such as ''First Spaceship on Venus'' and ''Varan the Unbelievable'' (released as a double feature in 1962). In 1963 Crown began producing its own films, starting with Coleman Francis' ''The Skydivers''. Crown began in 1961 by releasing six films, with the number rising to 12 ten years later. Jacobs felt that Crown survived by having carefully planned growth and not overextending its product.〔p.13 ''A Salute to Red Jacobs'' ''Box Office'' Magazine 8 Feb 1971〕 He said that Crown did not want to be regarded as a mini major studio but as the top of the independents, to give the company more freedom in selecting and exploiting its film product.〔p.14 Ibid〕 Well over 50% of exhibitors showing Crown's products were drive-in theatres, with the number decreasing to 30% in 1981.〔p.183 Segrave, Kerry ''Drive-In Theatres: A History from their Inception in 1933'' 1992 McFarland〕 Notable Crown International movies include- *''The Beast of Yucca Flats'' (1961) *''Secret File Hollywood'' (1962) *''Madmen of Mandoras''/''They Saved Hitler's Brain'' (1963) * ''Indian Paint'' (1965) * ''Orgy of the Dead'' (1965) * ''To the Shores of Hell'' (1966) * ''Catalina Caper'' (1967) * ''Mondo Balordo'' (1967) a Mondo film narrated by Boris Karloff * ''The Hellcats'' (1967) * ''Wild Rebels'' (1967) * ''Single Room Furnished'' (1968) starring Jayne Mansfield * ''Blood of Dracula's Castle'' (1969) * ''The Sidehackers'' (1969) * ''Noon Sunday'' (1969) * ''Blood Mania'' (1970) * ''Cindy and Donna'' (1970) * ''Chain Gang Women'' (1971) * ''The Stepmother'' (1972) * ''Santee'' (1973), a Glenn Ford Western * ''Superchick'' (1973) * ''Policewomen'' (1974) * ''The Sister in-Law'' (1974) * ''The Teacher'' (1974) * ''Best Friends (1975 film)'' (1975) * ''Pick-Up'' (1975) * ''Soul Vengeance''/''Welcome Home Brother Charles'' (1975) * ''Trip with the Teacher'' (1975) * ''Sextette'' (1976) * ''The Pom Pom Girls'' (1976) * ''The Crater Lake Monster'' (1977) * ''The Van'' (1977) * ''Dracula's Dog'' (1978), also known as 'Zoltan, Hound of Dracula' * ''Malibu Beach'' (1978) * ''Coach'' (1978) * ''Van Nuys Blvd.'' (1979) * ''Malibu High'' (1979) * ''Galaxina'' (1980) * ''Budo: The Art of Killing'' (1982) * ''The Beach Girls'' (1982) * ''My Tutor'' (1983) * ''Weekend Pass'' (1984) * ''Hunk'' (1984) * ''My Chauffeur'' (1986) * ''The Virgin Queen of St. Francis High'' (1987) * ''Jocks'' (1987) * ''My Mom's a Werewolf'' (1989) * ''Malibu Spring Break'' (2003) Crown also acted as importer for Sonny Chiba's ''Street Fighter'' films to the United States. The director of ''Death Machines'' (1976) gave an account of how Crown picked up and shot new scenes for his film〔http://www.amazon.com/Death-Machines-Ronald-L-Marchini/dp/B000065U3L〕 that included shooting a prologue that would make the martial arts film a science-fiction one to make it more in line with current box-office trends. Crown often re-titled its releases to make them sound more exciting or exploit current trends. Jacobs told the Los Angeles Times in November 1963, "A title is the handle . . . You can't lift a picture very high if the handle is weak"〔Albright, Brian ''Who Saved Hitler's Brain? The Making and Re-Making of "Madmen of Manoras"'' ''Filmfax Plus'' Magazine #118〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Crown International Pictures」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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