Hollywood Pictures: The Logo, The Failures, The Fondness | Into the Logo-Verse
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[{'start': '0.480', 'end': '7.759', 'text': "If it's a sphinx, it stinks. Back in the"}, {'start': '4.240', 'end': '10.519', 'text': "'9s, that was the joke movie insiders"}, {'start': '7.759', 'end': '13.679', 'text': 'often made at the expense of Hollywood'}, {'start': '10.519', 'end': '16.400', 'text': 'Pictures, a film label created by Walt'}, {'start': '13.679', 'end': '18.880', 'text': 'Disney Studios. Hollywood Pictures'}, {'start': '16.400', 'end': '21.520', 'text': 'delivered some genuine hits over its'}, {'start': '18.880', 'end': '24.080', 'text': "short life. But these successes weren't"}, {'start': '21.520', 'end': '27.680', 'text': "enough to redeem the label's reputation"}, {'start': '24.080', 'end': '31.039', 'text': 'for misfires and outright bombs. Yet,'}, {'start': '27.680', 'end': '34.160', 'text': 'for me, and I suspect many others, that'}, {'start': '31.039', 'end': '37.760', 'text': 'mysterious and haunting logo remains a'}, {'start': '34.160', 'end': '39.840', 'text': "nostalgic fixture of '90s cinema. Join"}, {'start': '37.760', 'end': '42.719', 'text': 'me for a walk in the shadow of the'}, {'start': '39.840', 'end': '45.840', 'text': 'Sphinx as we explore the rise and fall'}, {'start': '42.719', 'end': '48.160', 'text': 'of Hollywood pictures. If you enjoy this'}, {'start': '45.840', 'end': '50.440', 'text': 'trip into the logoverse, please remember'}, {'start': '48.160', 'end': '52.800', 'text': 'to hit the like button and consider'}, {'start': '50.440', 'end': '56.079', 'text': 'subscribing. Every click helps the'}, {'start': '52.800', 'end': '59.800', 'text': "channel grow. Thanks so much. Disney's"}, {'start': '56.079', 'end': '63.120', 'text': 'attempt to create a sci-fi space epic,'}, {'start': '59.800', 'end': '65.680', 'text': "1979's The Black Hole, failed to reach"}, {'start': '63.120', 'end': '68.640', 'text': 'the galactic heights the studio had been'}, {'start': '65.680', 'end': '71.920', 'text': 'hoping for. To make matters worse, The'}, {'start': '68.640', 'end': '74.720', 'text': 'Black Hole received a PG rating, which'}, {'start': '71.920', 'end': '77.680', 'text': 'triggered a significant backlash. At'}, {'start': '74.720', 'end': '81.200', 'text': 'that time, a Disney film rated anything'}, {'start': '77.680', 'end': '84.000', 'text': 'other than a G was deemed controversial.'}, {'start': '81.200', 'end': '88.320', 'text': 'Touchstone Pictures allowed Disney to'}, {'start': '84.000', 'end': '88.320', 'text': 'expand their reach beyond family'}, {'start': '93.560', 'end': '99.520', 'text': 'films. They could now offer audiences'}, {'start': '96.400', 'end': '102.479', 'text': 'edgier, more mature fair without the'}, {'start': '99.520', 'end': '104.560', 'text': 'baggage of the Disney name. For more on'}, {'start': '102.479', 'end': '107.280', 'text': 'the history of Touchstone and its'}, {'start': '104.560', 'end': '110.560', 'text': 'enigmatic emblem, check out my video'}, {'start': '107.280', 'end': '113.520', 'text': 'linked below. Throughout the 1980s,'}, {'start': '110.560', 'end': '116.240', 'text': 'Touchstone produced one celebrated hit'}, {'start': '113.520', 'end': '118.960', 'text': 'after another. In fact, the label had'}, {'start': '116.240', 'end': '122.719', 'text': 'proven so successful that Disney decided'}, {'start': '118.960', 'end': '125.439', 'text': 'to double down. CEO Michael Eisner and'}, {'start': '122.719', 'end': '128.319', 'text': 'studio chief Jeffrey Katzenberg'}, {'start': '125.439', 'end': '131.120', 'text': 'envisioned a second alternative studio'}, {'start': '128.319', 'end': '133.520', 'text': 'label. This sibling, the Touchstone'}, {'start': '131.120', 'end': '136.080', 'text': "Pictures would increase Disney's film"}, {'start': '133.520', 'end': '138.760', 'text': 'output and give young executives a'}, {'start': '136.080', 'end': '142.080', 'text': 'proving ground to experiment with new'}, {'start': '138.760', 'end': '144.879', 'text': 'projects. Like Touchstone, this second'}, {'start': '142.080', 'end': '148.800', 'text': 'label would produce mature, mostly'}, {'start': '144.879', 'end': '151.840', 'text': 'mid-budget movies up to 12 a year, a mix'}, {'start': '148.800', 'end': '156.080', 'text': 'of interesting comedies, dramas, and'}, {'start': '151.840', 'end': '158.480', 'text': 'thrillers. February 1st, 1989 saw the'}, {'start': '156.080', 'end': '162.080', 'text': "official founding of Disney's newest"}, {'start': '158.480', 'end': '164.640', 'text': 'film label named Hollywood Pictures.'}, {'start': '162.080', 'end': '167.200', 'text': 'Hollywood has long had a fascination'}, {'start': '164.640', 'end': '169.680', 'text': 'with ancient Egypt. So given this'}, {'start': '167.200', 'end': '172.000', 'text': "decadesl long love affair, it's only"}, {'start': '169.680', 'end': '174.560', 'text': 'appropriate that a film company called'}, {'start': '172.000', 'end': '177.959', 'text': 'Hollywood Pictures would use a classic'}, {'start': '174.560', 'end': '180.959', 'text': 'Egyptian symbol as its logo. On a black'}, {'start': '177.959', 'end': '184.080', 'text': 'background, a shimmering blue halo of'}, {'start': '180.959', 'end': '187.280', 'text': 'light representing the moon illuminates'}, {'start': '184.080', 'end': '190.319', 'text': 'an eerie silhouette. Gradually, the'}, {'start': '187.280', 'end': '193.120', 'text': 'solemn sphinx emerges into view. The'}, {'start': '190.319', 'end': '196.080', 'text': 'blue light dims, turning into a circle'}, {'start': '193.120', 'end': '199.840', 'text': 'while three subtle lines materialize'}, {'start': '196.080', 'end': '203.040', 'text': 'below, suggesting steps. Created using'}, {'start': '199.840', 'end': '205.200', 'text': '2D computer animation, the logo was'}, {'start': '203.040', 'end': '208.640', 'text': 'brought to life by motion graphics'}, {'start': '205.200', 'end': '211.120', 'text': 'company Lumin Productions. None other'}, {'start': '208.640', 'end': '213.680', 'text': 'than the great Danny Elfman provided the'}, {'start': '211.120', 'end': '217.760', 'text': 'orchestral fanfare, adding to the'}, {'start': '213.680', 'end': '217.760', 'text': "emblem's sense of mystery and"}, {'start': '222.930', 'end': '226.080', 'text': '[Applause]'}, {'start': '227.959', 'end': '232.879', 'text': "grandeur. It's fascinating to compare"}, {'start': '230.560', 'end': '236.239', 'text': 'the Hollywood Pictures logo with the'}, {'start': '232.879', 'end': '239.760', 'text': 'Touchstone banner. Both share a striking'}, {'start': '236.239', 'end': '242.560', 'text': 'design simplicity. They use a deep black'}, {'start': '239.760', 'end': '245.360', 'text': 'background to great effect and even have'}, {'start': '242.560', 'end': '248.879', 'text': 'a hint of the supernatural. According to'}, {'start': '245.360', 'end': '251.439', 'text': 'a 1993 New York Times article, the'}, {'start': '248.879', 'end': '255.400', 'text': 'Sphinx was chosen specifically because'}, {'start': '251.439', 'end': '258.320', 'text': 'it symbolized longevity and serenity.'}, {'start': '255.400', 'end': '261.519', 'text': "Unfortunately, the company's reputation"}, {'start': '258.320', 'end': '264.120', 'text': 'quickly became anything but serene. The'}, {'start': '261.519', 'end': '266.479', 'text': '1990 horror comedy'}, {'start': '264.120', 'end': '268.960', 'text': 'Arachnophobia from director Frank'}, {'start': '266.479', 'end': '272.199', 'text': 'Marshall was the first Hollywood'}, {'start': '268.960', 'end': '274.800', 'text': 'Pictures release. Although not exactly a'}, {'start': '272.199', 'end': '277.759', 'text': 'blockbuster, the film scored positive'}, {'start': '274.800', 'end': '280.800', 'text': 'critical reviews and a respectable hall'}, {'start': '277.759', 'end': '283.720', 'text': 'at the box office. By all accounts, a'}, {'start': '280.800', 'end': '286.639', 'text': 'solid start for the new film division.'}, {'start': '283.720', 'end': '290.240', 'text': "1992's The Hand That Rocks the Cradle"}, {'start': '286.639', 'end': '293.759', 'text': 'became a sleeper hit, earning $140'}, {'start': '290.240', 'end': '296.240', 'text': 'million on a budget of just 12 million.'}, {'start': '293.759', 'end': '299.280', 'text': 'The following year, Hollywood Pictures'}, {'start': '296.240', 'end': '302.320', 'text': 'found further success with the well-reed'}, {'start': '299.280', 'end': '305.199', 'text': 'the Joy Luck Club. After a notorious'}, {'start': '302.320', 'end': '308.000', 'text': 'split with Paramount, producers Jerry'}, {'start': '305.199', 'end': '310.639', 'text': 'Brockheimr and Don Simpson signed with'}, {'start': '308.000', 'end': '312.720', 'text': 'Disney. This resulted in Hollywood'}, {'start': '310.639', 'end': '316.240', 'text': 'Pictures landing the Michelle Feifer'}, {'start': '312.720', 'end': '319.039', 'text': 'drama Dangerous Minds, another financial'}, {'start': '316.240', 'end': '322.320', 'text': 'success. They also distributed the box'}, {'start': '319.039', 'end': '324.680', 'text': 'office hits Crimson Tide and The Rock,'}, {'start': '322.320', 'end': '327.759', 'text': 'also from producers Brookheimimer and'}, {'start': '324.680', 'end': '330.800', 'text': 'Simpson. But sadly, these achievements'}, {'start': '327.759', 'end': '334.039', 'text': 'were too often overshadowed by infamous'}, {'start': '330.800', 'end': '337.600', 'text': 'flops. A costly disappointment came in'}, {'start': '334.039', 'end': '340.320', 'text': '1993 with Super Mario Brothers, a'}, {'start': '337.600', 'end': '342.960', 'text': 'live-action film of the wildly popular'}, {'start': '340.320', 'end': '346.280', 'text': 'Nintendo game. This should have been the'}, {'start': '342.960', 'end': '348.960', 'text': 'start of a lucrative franchise, but ugly'}, {'start': '346.280', 'end': '352.080', 'text': 'behindthe-scenes disagreements led to a'}, {'start': '348.960', 'end': '354.560', 'text': 'disjointed script and surprisingly dark'}, {'start': '352.080', 'end': '357.360', 'text': 'tone. Although the film has since found'}, {'start': '354.560', 'end': '360.160', 'text': 'a loyal fan base with many now'}, {'start': '357.360', 'end': '362.320', 'text': 'appreciating it as a misunderstood cult'}, {'start': '360.160', 'end': '365.440', 'text': 'favorite, the buzz at the time of'}, {'start': '362.320', 'end': '368.199', 'text': 'release was downright awful, dooming the'}, {'start': '365.440', 'end': '370.800', 'text': 'wouldbe blockbuster to a fourth place'}, {'start': '368.199', 'end': '373.199', 'text': 'opening. More damage to the Hollywood'}, {'start': '370.800', 'end': '376.639', 'text': 'Pictures brand came the following year'}, {'start': '373.199', 'end': '380.800', 'text': 'with Holy Matrimony, a comedy directed'}, {'start': '376.639', 'end': '384.080', 'text': 'by Leonard Nemoy. Yes, Mr. Spock himself'}, {'start': '380.800', 'end': '387.039', 'text': 'directed a film in which 20some Melanie'}, {'start': '384.080', 'end': '390.000', 'text': 'Griffith is forced to marry 12-year-old'}, {'start': '387.039', 'end': '392.639', 'text': 'Joseph Gorn Levit. All thanks to an'}, {'start': '390.000', 'end': '394.160', 'text': 'obscure religious law. Uncle Villain'}, {'start': '392.639', 'end': '396.319', 'text': 'says you have to mow the lawn and feed'}, {'start': '394.160', 'end': '399.280', 'text': 'the flower bed. I will tell him I need a'}, {'start': '396.319', 'end': '401.759', 'text': 'manicure and aure. Leonard Nemoy had'}, {'start': '399.280', 'end': '404.400', 'text': 'enjoyed a successful career as a film'}, {'start': '401.759', 'end': '407.280', 'text': 'director, but Holy Matrimony brought'}, {'start': '404.400', 'end': '409.840', 'text': 'that crashing to an end with a handful'}, {'start': '407.280', 'end': '413.600', 'text': 'of reviews. The film currently holds a'}, {'start': '409.840', 'end': '416.160', 'text': '0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. That same'}, {'start': '413.600', 'end': '419.280', 'text': 'year, the erotic thriller Color of'}, {'start': '416.160', 'end': '422.400', 'text': 'Night, starring Bruce Willis, bombed'}, {'start': '419.280', 'end': '424.520', 'text': 'with both critics and audiences, later'}, {'start': '422.400', 'end': '428.400', 'text': 'winning the Rzzy Award for worst'}, {'start': '424.520', 'end': '430.400', 'text': "picture. 1995's Judge Dread fell victim"}, {'start': '428.400', 'end': '433.840', 'text': 'to many of the same problems that'}, {'start': '430.400', 'end': '436.800', 'text': 'plagued Super Mario Brothers, namely an'}, {'start': '433.840', 'end': '439.199', 'text': 'inability to agree on a tone. The film'}, {'start': '436.800', 'end': '442.000', 'text': 'caught between the hyperviolence of its'}, {'start': '439.199', 'end': '444.319', 'text': 'source material and the buddy comedy'}, {'start': '442.000', 'end': '446.720', 'text': 'shtick between Stallone and Rob'}, {'start': '444.319', 'end': '448.560', 'text': 'Schneider.'}, {'start': '446.720', 'end': '449.479', 'text': '[Music]'}, {'start': '448.560', 'end': '453.039', 'text': 'Mr.'}, {'start': '449.479', 'end': '455.360', 'text': 'Iron. Still, both movies have incredible'}, {'start': '453.039', 'end': '457.919', 'text': 'production value and extremely'}, {'start': '455.360', 'end': '460.000', 'text': "impressive physical effects. I'd watch"}, {'start': '457.919', 'end': '462.800', 'text': 'either of these films over anything'}, {'start': '460.000', 'end': '465.440', 'text': 'Netflix is currently vomiting out of its'}, {'start': '462.800', 'end': '468.720', 'text': 'production line. Hollywood Pictures was'}, {'start': '465.440', 'end': '472.240', 'text': 'best characterized by a frustrating one'}, {'start': '468.720', 'end': '474.080', 'text': 'foot forward, one foot back trajectory.'}, {'start': '472.240', 'end': '477.199', 'text': 'They could boast of well- reggarded'}, {'start': '474.080', 'end': '480.360', 'text': "successes like Tombstone, Mr. Holland's"}, {'start': '477.199', 'end': '483.280', 'text': 'Opus, and Gross Point Blank, but their'}, {'start': '480.360', 'end': '485.360', 'text': 'inconsistency became glaringly obvious'}, {'start': '483.280', 'end': '487.199', 'text': 'in 1996.'}, {'start': '485.360', 'end': '490.000', 'text': 'The same year that saw the release of'}, {'start': '487.199', 'end': '491.919', 'text': 'the action movie classic The Rock was'}, {'start': '490.000', 'end': '494.319', 'text': 'also the year that Hollywood Pictures'}, {'start': '491.919', 'end': '497.919', 'text': 'had its name associated with poorly'}, {'start': '494.319', 'end': '500.520', 'text': 'reviewed duds like Eddie Jack and Before'}, {'start': '497.919', 'end': '504.080', 'text': 'and After. Then came'}, {'start': '500.520', 'end': '506.560', 'text': '1997. An Allan Smithy film Burn'}, {'start': '504.080', 'end': '509.280', 'text': 'Hollywood Burn was one of the worst'}, {'start': '506.560', 'end': '511.680', 'text': 'reviewed movies of that year. In fact,'}, {'start': '509.280', 'end': '515.200', 'text': "it's one of the worst reviewed movies of"}, {'start': '511.680', 'end': '518.320', 'text': 'all time. The failed satire won five'}, {'start': '515.200', 'end': '520.599', 'text': 'Rzzy Awards the following year, further'}, {'start': '518.320', 'end': '524.640', 'text': 'harming the reputation of Hollywood'}, {'start': '520.599', 'end': '526.440', 'text': 'pictures. In 1999, The Division had what'}, {'start': '524.640', 'end': '529.279', 'text': 'should have been its crowning'}, {'start': '526.440', 'end': '532.000', 'text': 'achievement, The Six Sense. might'}, {'start': '529.279', 'end': '535.279', 'text': "Shyamalan's supernatural thriller became"}, {'start': '532.000', 'end': '536.440', 'text': 'an instant cultural phenomenon, grossing'}, {'start': '535.279', 'end': '540.720', 'text': 'over'}, {'start': '536.440', 'end': '543.600', 'text': '670 million worldwide and earning six'}, {'start': '540.720', 'end': '546.000', 'text': 'Academy Award nominations. It was the'}, {'start': '543.600', 'end': '549.040', 'text': 'kind of runaway success that movie'}, {'start': '546.000', 'end': '550.200', 'text': 'studios can only dream of. But in a'}, {'start': '549.040', 'end': '552.480', 'text': 'stunning'}, {'start': '550.200', 'end': '554.760', 'text': 'miscalculation, Disney had sold the'}, {'start': '552.480', 'end': '557.440', 'text': 'production rights to Spy Glass'}, {'start': '554.760', 'end': '560.959', 'text': 'Entertainment, failing to anticipate the'}, {'start': '557.440', 'end': '563.360', 'text': "film's explosive potential. As a result,"}, {'start': '560.959', 'end': '566.160', 'text': 'Hollywood Pictures saw only a fraction'}, {'start': '563.360', 'end': '568.640', 'text': 'of those massive profits. What should'}, {'start': '566.160', 'end': '571.680', 'text': 'have been a lifeline instead became a'}, {'start': '568.640', 'end': '573.839', 'text': "final nail in the coffin. The label's"}, {'start': '571.680', 'end': '576.480', 'text': 'dwindling output in the years that'}, {'start': '573.839', 'end': '579.839', 'text': 'followed made it clear. Hollywood'}, {'start': '576.480', 'end': '582.000', 'text': 'Pictures was all but finished. Sadly,'}, {'start': '579.839', 'end': '585.120', 'text': 'their more prestigious sibling,'}, {'start': '582.000', 'end': '588.480', 'text': 'Touchstone Pictures, soon followed them'}, {'start': '585.120', 'end': '591.040', 'text': 'into the world of defunct movie labels.'}, {'start': '588.480', 'end': '594.480', 'text': 'Modern audiences were no longer put off'}, {'start': '591.040', 'end': '596.080', 'text': 'by a Disney film rated higher than a G,'}, {'start': '594.480', 'end': '598.320', 'text': 'which had been the whole reason for'}, {'start': '596.080', 'end': '601.200', 'text': "Touchstone's existence in the first"}, {'start': '598.320', 'end': '604.240', 'text': 'place. Thanks to these shifting industry'}, {'start': '601.200', 'end': '607.200', 'text': 'trends, Touchstone would gradually fall'}, {'start': '604.240', 'end': '610.720', 'text': 'dormant, being officially retired as a'}, {'start': '607.200', 'end': '612.880', 'text': 'film division in 2016. For a brief'}, {'start': '610.720', 'end': '616.800', 'text': 'moment, Hollywood Pictures made a'}, {'start': '612.880', 'end': '619.120', 'text': 'comeback of sorts in 2006, rebranded as'}, {'start': '616.800', 'end': '622.000', 'text': 'a home for low-budget horror and'}, {'start': '619.120', 'end': '624.800', 'text': 'thriller movies. The experiment lasted'}, {'start': '622.000', 'end': '628.920', 'text': 'just over a year, producing forgettable'}, {'start': '624.800', 'end': '633.120', 'text': 'titles like Stay Alive and Primeval. In'}, {'start': '628.920', 'end': '635.839', 'text': '2007, Disney CEO Bob Iger shut down the'}, {'start': '633.120', 'end': '639.440', 'text': "label, opting to consolidate Disney's"}, {'start': '635.839', 'end': '641.920', 'text': 'brands and focus on core properties. The'}, {'start': '639.440', 'end': '644.959', 'text': 'final Hollywood Pictures release, The'}, {'start': '641.920', 'end': '647.680', 'text': 'Invisible, a perfectly titled film that'}, {'start': '644.959', 'end': '650.720', 'text': 'disappeared from public memory almost'}, {'start': '647.680', 'end': '653.959', 'text': 'immediately. While Hollywood Pictures is'}, {'start': '650.720', 'end': '656.720', 'text': 'often associated with flops and missed'}, {'start': '653.959', 'end': '659.839', 'text': 'opportunities, failure does not mean a'}, {'start': '656.720', 'end': '662.160', 'text': 'lack of ambition. For all its struggles,'}, {'start': '659.839', 'end': '665.760', 'text': 'the label produced films that still'}, {'start': '662.160', 'end': '668.440', 'text': 'endure. Cult favorites, sleeper hits,'}, {'start': '665.760', 'end': '671.279', 'text': 'and bold experiments that even when they'}, {'start': '668.440', 'end': '673.600', 'text': 'stumbled, at least aimed high. And'}, {'start': '671.279', 'end': '675.839', 'text': 'through it all, there was the Sphinx'}, {'start': '673.600', 'end': '678.959', 'text': 'gazing out from the darkness of movie'}, {'start': '675.839', 'end': '682.000', 'text': 'screens, inviting us onto our next'}, {'start': '678.959', 'end': '684.079', 'text': "cinematic journey. I'm Michael Cahill."}, {'start': '682.000', 'end': '686.240', 'text': 'Thanks so much for watching. If you'}, {'start': '684.079', 'end': '688.720', 'text': 'enjoyed this video, please remember to'}, {'start': '686.240', 'end': '691.440', 'text': 'like and subscribe. There are many more'}, {'start': '688.720', 'end': '696.480', 'text': 'trips into the logo verse ahead. Until'}, {'start': '691.440', 'end': '696.480', 'text': 'next time, Mr. I am the law.'}]