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British film production and distribution company
HandMade Films was a British film production and distribution company. Notable films from the studio include Monty Python's Life of Brian Time Bandits The Long Good Friday Withnail and I [1]
History
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Foundation
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HandMade Films was formed by former Beatle George Harrison and business partner Denis O'Brien in 1978 to finance the controversial Monty Python film Life of Brian [1] Peter Sellers in 1973. Soon afterward the two went into business together. The HandMade logo was drawn by Python's animator Terry Gilliam .[3]
When the original financiers of Brian , EMI Films , pulled out of the project less than a week before filming was to commence, the creators had to find other financing.[4] [5] his home in order to finance the feature.[1] Eric Idle of the Pythons later called it "the most anybody's ever paid for a cinema ticket in history". Life of Brian grossed $21 million at the box office in the US.
Harrison explained: "The name of the company came about as a bit of a joke. I'd been to Wookey Hole in Somerset ... [near] an old paper mill where they show you how to make old underpants into paper. So I bought a few rolls, and they had this watermark 'British Handmade Paper' ... So we said ... we'll call it Handmade Films."
First film and growth of productions
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The first film distributed by HandMade Films was The Long Good Friday Time Bandits Monty Python ' s Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin . The film featured a new song by Harrison, "Dream Away ", in the closing credits. Time Bandits became one of HandMade's most successful and acclaimed efforts; with a budget of $5 million, it earned $35 million in the US within ten weeks of its release.
Harrison served as executive producer for 23 films with HandMade, including the Oscar-nominated Mona Lisa Shanghai Surprise Withnail and I cameo appearances in these films, including a role as a nightclub singer in Shanghai Surprise ,[9] Island Pictures to distribute four films for limited theatrical release from 1987 to mid-1988: The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne Track 29 The Raggedy Rawney Bellman and True [12]
Changes of ownership and recent history
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Following a series of box office bombs in the late 1980s and excessive debt incurred by O'Brien, which was guaranteed by Harrison, HandMade's financial situation became precarious.[13] [1] Paragon Entertainment Corporation of Toronto, Canada. Afterward, Harrison sued O'Brien for $25 million for fraud and negligence, resulting in an $11.6 million judgment in 1996.[16] [1]
New owner Paragon Entertainment Corporation restarted production under the HandMade name in 1996–1997.[17] Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Patrick Meehan and Cartier Investments acquired HandMade from Paragon.[18] [19]
In June 1999, The Equator Group plc became the exclusive distributor and manager of the HandMade Films library,[20] reverse takeover agreement with Hand Made Holdings Ltd[21] [22]
The Equator Group reincorporated as HandMade Plc on 8 June 2006[23] Alternative Investment Market (AIM) stock exchange (changing its ticker symbol from EQG to HMF). Trading of HandMade plc shares was suspended several times, notably June to October 2009, after the company failed to provide 2008 audit results to shareholders.[24] [25]
On 29 April 2010, Almorah Services Ltd tendered a takeover bid, priced at £0.01 per share in cash[26] delisted from the AIM on 29 June 2010.[27] [28] [29] [30]
In 2016, Park Circus purchased distribution rights to the HandMade film library.[31]
In 2017, following an investigation by the Insolvency Service , three HandMade Limited directors were disqualified from acting as a director of a company: Patrick Anthony Meehan for 13 years, David Bernard Ravden for five-and-a-half years, and Peter William Parkinson for four years. The directors misused funds to "pay off relatives" and "on matters undisclosed to advisers, shareholder or potential investors".[29]
Filmography
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References
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^ An Accidental Studio (2019)
^ HandMade Films BFI 's Screenonline
^ Davies 2009 , pp. 362–363; Doggett 2009 , p. 262.
^ Control Nathan Rabin 4.0 #73 Shanghai Surprise —— Nathan Rabin's Happy Place
^ "Island Gets 4 Handmades". Variety
^ Sellers, Robert (2013). Very Naughty Boys: The Amazing True Stories of HandMade Films . London: Titan Books. ISBN 9781781167083
^ Morris, Chris. "George Harrison Wins $11.6 Mill. In Suit Vs. Ex-Partner", Billboard
^ Entertainment, Paragon. "PARAGON/HANDMADE FILMS TO MAKE FIVE FEATURES IN FIRST HALF OF 1997" . www.prnewswire.co.uk . Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017 .
^ "HandMade offering" . Variety . Retrieved 21 November 2014 .
^ Blackwell, David (16 May 2006). "HandMade set for Aim after £15m deal" Financial Times Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2014 .
^ "Equator Group PLC Interim Results - 6 months ended 30 June 1999" . Investigate.co.uk . FE fundinfo. 28 October 1999. Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ "Equator Group PLC EGM Results and Board Changes" . Investegate.co.uk . FE fundinfo. 8 June 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ "Equator Group PLC re-Admission to trading" . Investigate.co.uk . FE fundinfo. 15 May 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ "Certificate of Incorporation on Change of Name, Company No. 3270629" (PDF) . Companies House . 8 June 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ McNabb, Geoffrey (1 July 2009). "HandMade Plc shares suspended as it fails to produce accounts" . ScreenDaily . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Allen, Katie (7 January 2010). "Aim-listed HandMade films asks for share suspension" . The Guardian . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ "Almorah Services Ltd Offer for Handmade plc" . Investegate.co.uk . FE fundinfo. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ "Cancellation - Handmade plc" . Investegate.co.uk . FE fundinfo. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ "Certificate of Incorporation on Re-Registration of a Public Company as a Private Company, Company No. 3270629" (PDF) . Companies House. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ a b "Handmade film directors disqualified for misleading investors" (Press release). The Insolvency Service . 14 February 2017. 020 7596 6187. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ "Dissolved" (PDF) . Companies House. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ McNabb, Geoffrey (13 May 2016). "Park Circus to sell Handmade Films library" . ScreenDaily . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ "Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)" . Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media . Retrieved 23 October 2019 .
^ "Monty Python's Life of Brian Reviews" . Metacritic CBS Interactive . Retrieved 23 October 2019 .
^ "The Long Good Friday (1982)" . Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media. Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
^ "Time Bandits (1981)" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 23 October 2019 .
^ "Time Bandits Reviews" . Metacritic . Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
^ "Tattoo (1981)" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 23 October 2019 .
^ "Venom (1981)" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 23 October 2019 .
^ "The Burning (1981)" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
^ "A Private Function (1985)" . Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media. Retrieved 23 October 2019 .
^ "Mona Lisa (1986)" . Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media. Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
^ "Shanghai Surprise (1986)" . Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media. Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
^ "Withnail and I (1987)" . Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media. Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
^ "Track 29 (1988)" . Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media. Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
^ "Five Corners (1987)" . Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media. Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
^ "Checking Out (1989)" . Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media. Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
^ "How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)" . Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media. Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
^ "Powwow Highway (1989)" . Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media. Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
^ "Nuns on the Run (1990)" . Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media. Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
^ "Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels (1999)" . Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media. Retrieved 23 October 2019 .
^ "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Reviews" . Metacritic CBS Interactive . Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
^ "Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)" . Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media . Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
^ "Fifty Dead Men Walking Reviews" . Metacritic CBS Interactive . Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
^ "Planet 51 (2009)" . Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media . Retrieved 23 October 2019 .
^ "Planet 51 Reviews" . Metacritic CBS Interactive . Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
^ "Cracks (2011)" . Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media . Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
^ "Cracks Reviews" . Metacritic CBS Interactive . Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
^ "127 Hours (2010)" . Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media . Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
^ "127 Hours Reviews" . Metacritic CBS Interactive . Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
Works cited
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Dawtrey, Adam (2002). "Adventures on Screen" . In Fine, Jason (ed.). Harrison: By the Editors of Rolling Stone ISBN 978-0-7432-3581-5
Doggett, Peter (2009). You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup ISBN 978-0-06-177418-8
Harry, Bill (2003). The George Harrison Encyclopedia . Virgin Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7535-0822-0
Inglis, Ian (2010). The Words and Music of George Harrison . Praeger. ISBN 978-0-313-37532-3
Leng, Simon (2006) [2003]. While My Guitar Gently Weeps: The Music of George Harrison ISBN 978-1-4234-0609-9 Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2016 .
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