▁the ▁other ▁Sony ▁studio ▁Columbia ▁Pictures ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁Sony ▁Pictures , ▁which ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁Japanese ▁mult in ational ▁con gl omer ate ▁Sony ▁Corporation . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁era ▁The ▁concept ▁for ▁Tri Star ▁Pictures ▁was ▁the ▁brain child ▁of ▁Victor ▁Kauf man , ▁a ▁senior ▁executive ▁of ▁Columbia ▁Pictures ▁( then ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁the ▁C oca - Col a ▁Company ), ▁who ▁convinced ▁the ▁studio , ▁H BO , ▁and ▁CBS ▁to ▁share ▁resources ▁and ▁split ▁the ▁ever - g row ing ▁costs ▁of ▁making ▁mov ies , ▁creating ▁a ▁new ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁name ▁Tri - Star ▁Pictures ▁( when ▁the ▁new ▁company ▁was ▁formed ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁an ▁official ▁name , ▁the ▁press ▁used ▁the ▁code - name ▁" N ova ", ▁but ▁the ▁name ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁obtained ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁being ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁title ▁for ▁the ▁P BS ▁science ▁series ). ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁new ▁major ▁Hollywood ▁studio ▁to ▁be ▁established ▁since ▁R K O ▁Pictures ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁studio ' s ▁first ▁produced ▁film ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁was ▁The ▁Natural ▁st arring ▁Robert ▁Red ford . ▁Their ▁first ▁release ▁however , ▁was ▁the ▁film , ▁Where ▁the ▁Boys ▁Are ▁' 8 4 ; ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁re make ▁of ▁the ▁