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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film Television |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Founders | Steven Spielberg Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Steven Spielberg Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Services | Film production |
| Owner | The Amblin Group (41%) Participant Media (37%) Reliance Entertainment (20%) Entertainment One (2%) Alibaba Pictures (minority owner) NBCUniversal (minority owner) |
| Parent | Amblin Partners |
| Divisions | Amblin Television |
Amblin Entertainment is an American film and television production company founded by director and producer Steven Spielberg, and film producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall in 1981. The company's headquarters are located on the backlot of Universal Studios in Universal City, California.
Overview[]
Amblin is named after Spielberg's first commercially released film, Amblin' (1968), a short independent film about a man and woman hitchhiking through the desert. The film, which cost $15,000 to produce, was shown for Universal Studios and won Spielberg more directing roles. Although Amblin is an independent production company, Universal distributes many Amblin productions, and Amblin operates out of a building on the Universal lot.
Its logo features the silhouette of E.T. riding in the basket on Elliott's bicycle flying in front of the moon from the 1982 movie, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Motion pictures[]
| Title | Release date | U.S. distributor | International distributor | Co-production companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Divide | September 18, 1981 | Universal Pictures | ||
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | June 11, 1982 | |||
| Gremlins | June 8, 1984 | Warner Bros. Pictures | ||
| Fandango* | January 25, 1985 | |||
| The Goonies | June 7, 1985 | |||
| Back to the Future | July 3, 1985 | Universal Pictures | U-Drive Productions | |
| Young Sherlock Holmes | December 4, 1985 | Paramount Pictures | ||
| The Color Purple | December 18, 1985 | Warner Bros. Pictures | The Guber-Peters Company | |
| The Money Pit | March 26, 1986 | Universal Pictures | U-Drive Productions | |
| An American Tail | November 21, 1986 | Sullivan Bluth Studios U-Drive Productions | ||
| Harry and the Hendersons* | June 5, 1987 | U-Drive Productions | ||
| Innerspace | July 1, 1987 | Warner Bros. Pictures | The Guber-Peters Company | |
| Empire of the Sun | December 9, 1987 | |||
| *batteries not included | December 18, 1987 | Universal Pictures | ||
| Who Framed Roger Rabbit | June 22, 1988 | Touchstone Pictures | Silver Screen Partners | |
| The Land Before Time | November 18, 1988 | Universal Pictures | Lucasfilm Sullivan Bluth Studios U-Drive Productions | |
| Dad | October 27, 1989 | Ubu Productions | ||
| Back to the Future Part II | November 22, 1989 | U-Drive Productions | ||
| Always | December 22, 1989 | |||
| Joe Versus the Volcano | March 9, 1990 | Warner Bros. Pictures | ||
| Back to the Future Part III | May 25, 1990 | Universal Pictures | U-Drive Productions | |
| Gremlins 2: The New Batch | June 15, 1990 | Warner Bros. Pictures | ||
| Arachnophobia | July 18, 1990 | Hollywood Pictures | Tangled Web Productions | |
| Cape Fear* | November 13, 1991 | Universal Pictures | Cappa Films TriBeCa Productions | |
| An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | November 22, 1991 | credited under Amblimation | ||
| Hook | December 11, 1991 | TriStar Pictures | ||
| Noises Off* | March 20, 1992 | Touchstone Pictures | Nothing On Productions Touchwood Pacific Partners | |
| A Far Off Place* | March 12, 1993 | Walt Disney Pictures | Touchwood Pacific Partners | |
| Jurassic Park | June 11, 1993 | Universal Pictures | ||
| We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story | November 24, 1993 | credited under Amblimation | ||
| A Dangerous Woman* | December 3, 1993 | Gramercy Pictures (distributing label) Island World Rollercoaster Productions | ||
| Schindler's List | December 15, 1993 | |||
| The Flintstones | May 27, 1994 | Hanna-Barbera Productions | ||
| The Little Rascals* | August 5, 1994 | King World Productions | ||
| Little Giants* | October 14, 1994 | Warner Bros. Pictures | ||
| Casper | May 26, 1995 | Universal Pictures | The Harvey Entertainment Company | |
| The Bridges of Madison County* | June 2, 1995 | Warner Bros. Pictures | Malpaso Productions | |
| To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar* | September 8, 1995 | Universal Pictures | ||
| How to Make an American Quilt* | October 6, 1995 | |||
| Balto | December 22, 1995 | credited under Amblimation | ||
| Twister | May 17, 1996 | Warner Bros. Pictures | Universal Pictures | Constant c Productions |
| The Trigger Effect* | August 30, 1996 | Universal Pictures | Gramercy Pictures (distributing label) | |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park | May 19, 1997 | |||
| Men in Black | July 2, 1997 | Columbia Pictures | Parkes/MacDonald Productions | |
| Small Soldiers* | July 10, 1998 | DreamWorks Pictures | Universal Pictures | |
| The Mask of Zorro | July 17, 1998 | TriStar Pictures | ||
| Saving Private Ryan | July 24, 1998 | DreamWorks Pictures | Paramount Pictures | Mark Gordon Productions The Mutual Film Company |
| In Dreams*[1] | January 15, 1999 | |||
| The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas* | April 28, 2000 | Universal Pictures | Hanna-Barbera Productions | |
| A.I. Artificial Intelligence | June 29, 2001 | Warner Bros. Pictures | DreamWorks Pictures | Stanley Kubrick Productions |
| Jurassic Park III | July 18, 2001 | Universal Pictures | ||
| Minority Report | June 21, 2002 | 20th Century Fox | DreamWorks Pictures | Blue Tulip Productions Cruise/Wagner Productions |
| Men in Black II | July 4, 2002 | Columbia Pictures | Parkes/MacDonald Productions | |
| Catch Me If You Can | December 25, 2002 | DreamWorks Pictures | Kemp Company Parkes/MacDonald Productions Splendid Pictures | |
| The Terminal | June 18, 2004 | Parkes/MacDonald Productions | ||
| War of the Worlds | June 29, 2005 | Paramount Pictures | Cruise/Wagner Productions | |
| The Legend of Zorro | October 28, 2005 | Columbia Pictures | Spyglass Entertainment Tornado Productions | |
| Memoirs of a Geisha | December 9, 2005 | DreamWorks Pictures
Red Wagon Entertainment | ||
| Munich | December 23, 2005 | Universal Pictures | DreamWorks Pictures | Alliance Atlantis Barry Mendel Productions The Kennedy/Marshall Company Peninsula Films |
| Monster House | July 21, 2006 | Columbia Pictures | ImageMovers Relativity Media | |
| Flags of Our Fathers | October 20, 2006 | DreamWorks Pictures | Warner Bros. Pictures | Malpaso Productions |
| Letters from Iwo Jima | December 20, 2006 | Warner Bros. Pictures | DreamWorks Pictures | |
| Hereafter | October 22, 2010 | Malpaso Productions The Kennedy/Marshall Company | ||
| Super 8 | June 10, 2011 | Paramount Pictures | Bad Robot Productions | |
| The Adventures of Tintin | December 21, 2011 | Columbia Pictures | The Kennedy/Marshall Company WingNut Films Nickelodeon Movies | |
| War Horse | December 25, 2011 | Touchstone Pictures | DreamWorks Pictures Reliance Entertainment The Kennedy/Marshall Company | |
| Men in Black 3 | May 25, 2012 | Columbia Pictures | Parkes/MacDonald ImageNation Media Magik Entertainment Hemisphere Media Capital | |
| Lincoln | November 16, 2012 | Touchstone Pictures | 20th Century Fox | DreamWorks Pictures Participant Media Reliance Entertainment The Kennedy/Marshall Company |
| The Hundred-Foot Journey | August 8, 2014 | Touchstone Pictures | DreamWorks Pictures Reliance Entertainment Participant Media Image Nation Harpo Films | |
| Jurassic World | June 12, 2015 | Universal Pictures | Legendary Pictures | |
| Bridge of Spies | October 15, 2015 | Touchstone Pictures | 20th Century Fox | DreamWorks Pictures Participant Media Reliance Entertainment Fox 2000 Pictures Marc Platt Productions TSG Entertainment Afterworks Limited Studio Babelsberg |
| The BFG | July 1, 2016 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Walt Disney Pictures Walden Media Reliance Entertainment The Kennedy/Marshall Company | |
| A Dog's Purpose* | January 27, 2017 | Universal Pictures | Reliance Entertainment Walden Media Pariah Entertainment Group | |
| The Post | December 22, 2017 | 20th Century Fox | Universal Pictures | DreamWorks Pictures Participant Media Pascal Pictures Star Thrower Entertainment TSG Entertainment |
| Ready Player One | March 29, 2018 | Warner Bros. Pictures | Village Roadshow Pictures De Line Pictures Farah Films & Management[2] | |
| Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | June 22, 2018 | Universal Pictures | The Kennedy/Marshall Company Legendary Entertainment Perfect World Pictures | |
| The House with a Clock in Its Walls* | September 21, 2018 | Mythology Entertainment | ||
| A Dog's Journey | May 17, 2019 | Walden Media | ||
| Men in Black: International | June 14, 2019 | Columbia Pictures | Parkes+MacDonald Productions Image Nation Abu Dhabi | |
| Cats | December 20, 2019 | Universal Pictures | Monumental Pictures The Really Useful Group Working Title Films Perfect World Pictures | |
| The Turning | January 24, 2020 | DreamWorks Pictures Reliance Entertainment Vertigo Entertainment Chislehurst Entertainment | ||
| Finch | November 5, 2021 | Apple TV+ | Dutch Angle ImageMovers Playtone Alibaba Pictures Misher Films Walden Media | |
| West Side Story | December 10, 2021 | 20th Century Studios | TSG Entertainment | |
| Jurassic World: Dominion | June 10, 2022 | Universal Pictures | Perfect World Pictures | |
| Distant | September 16, 2022 | DreamWorks Pictures Automatik Six Foot Turkey Productions | ||
| The Fabelmans | November 23, 2022 | TBA | ||
| Last Voyage of the Demeter | January 27, 2023 | New Republic Pictures Phoenix Pictures Latina Pictures | ||
| Untitled fifth Indiana Jones film | June 30, 2023 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Lucasfilm | |
| The Color Purple | December 20, 2023 | Warner Bros. Pictures | Harpo Films Scott Sanders Productions |
Note: The films marked with "*" are ones that Spielberg had no involvement with.
Short films[]
- Tummy Trouble (1989)
- Roller Coaster Rabbit (1990)
- Trail Mix-Up (1993)
- I'm Mad (Animaniacs short) (1994)
Direct-to-video[]
- Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992)
- Wakko's Wish (1999)
Television shows[]
Theme park attractions[]
While Amblin has never had its own theme park, theme parks have made rides based on Amblin films and co-productions.
- Back to the Future: The Ride, a simulator ride at Universal Studios Japan. Also existed at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood.
- Gremlins Invasion, a ride at Warner Bros. Movie World and Warner Bros. Movie World Germany.
- Jurassic Park: The Ride, a water ride at Universal Studios Hollywood.
- Men in Black: Alien Attack, a dark ride at Universal Studios Florida.
- Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin, a dark ride in Mickey's Toontown, a land at Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland.
- Twister...Ride it Out, a simulator ride at Universal Studios Florida.
- E.T. Adventure, a dark ride at Universal Studios Florida. Also existed at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Japan.
References[]
- ↑ Copyright Application for In Dreams (January 27, 1999). United States Copyright Office. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ↑ Anita Busch. "Steven Spielberg To Direct 'Ready Player One'; Book Is Sci-Fi Cult Favorite - Deadline". Deadline.
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External links[]
- Amblin Entertainment on IMDb (subscription required)
| Steven Spielberg | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main | Awards and nominations • Bibliography • Filmography • Unrealized projects | |
| Films directed | Firelight (1964, also wrote) • Slipstream (1967, also wrote) • Amblin' (1968, also wrote) • Night Gallery ("Eyes" segment, 1969) • "L.A. 2017" (1971) • Duel (1971) • Something Evil (1972) • Savage (1973) • The Sugarland Express (1974, also wrote) • Jaws (1975) • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977, also wrote) • 1941 (1979) • Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) • Twilight Zone: The Movie ("Kick the Can" segment, 1983) • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) • The Color Purple (1985) • Empire of the Sun (1987) • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) • Always (1989) • Hook (1991) • Jurassic Park (1993) • Schindler's List (1993) • The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) • Amistad (1997) • Saving Private Ryan (1998) • A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, also wrote) • Minority Report (2002) • Catch Me If You Can (2002) • The Terminal (2004) • War of the Worlds (2005) • Munich (2005) • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) • The Adventures of Tintin (2011) • War Horse (2011) • Lincoln (2012) • Bridge of Spies (2015) • The BFG (2016) • The Post (2017) • Ready Player One (2018) • West Side Story (2021) | |
| Films written | Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973) • Poltergeist (1982, also produced) • The Goonies (1985) | |
| Films produced | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) • Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) • Flags of Our Fathers (2006) • Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) • Super 8 (2011) • The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) | |
| Television | Amazing Stories (1985–87) • High Incident (1996–97) • Invasion America (1998) • Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (2020) • Spielberg's After Dark (TBA) | |
| Video games | The Dig • Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair • Medal of Honor • Medal of Honor: Underground • Medal of Honor: Allied Assault • Boom Blox • Boom Blox Bash Party | |
| See also | Amblin Partners (Amblin Entertainment • Amblin Television (DreamWorks Television) • [[Amblimation] • DreamWorks Pictures) • Amy Irving (first wife) • Kate Capshaw (second wife) • Sasha Spielberg (daughter) • Arnold Spielberg (father) • Anne Spielberg (sister) • USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education • Spielberg (2017) | |
Cinema of the United States 
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| Films | Films by year | |
| Awards and events |
NBR National Board of Review Awards (1929) • AMPAS Academy Awards (1929) • NYFCC New York Film Critics Circle (1935) • HFPA Golden Globe Awards (1944) • NSFC National Society of Film Critics Awards (1966) • LAFCA Los Angeles Film Critics Awards (1975) • Golden Raspberry Awards (1981) • Independent Spirit Awards (1985) • American Society of Cinematographers Awards (1986) • Critics' Choice Movie Awards (1996) • Hollywood Film Awards (1997) • Guild Awards (Directors Guild of America Awards (1936) • Writers Guild of America Awards (1951) • Producers Guild of America Awards (1962) • Cinema Audio Society Awards (1964) • Screen Actors Guild Awards (1995) • Art Directors Guild Awards (1996) • Costume Designers Guild Awards (1998) • Location Managers Guild Awards (2014)) | |
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| Organizations | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences • Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers • American Society of Cinematographers • Hollywood Foreign Press Association • Motion Picture Association of America | |
| Miscellaneous | Box office records • Highest-grossing films • Best-selling films • AFI 100 Years... series • National Film Registry • Pre-Code Hollywood • Classical Hollywood cinema • New Hollywood • American Eccentric Cinema • List of living actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood • List of surviving silent film actors • Films in the public domain | |