Carolco-Developed Projects
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BLIND SIDE Log line: When a NYC photographer innocently meets a beautiful woman, he finds himself being led into a world of bizarre sex, extortion and murder. Material: Script and Book Approximate Development Costs: $670,000 Chain of Title: Available Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Rights/Writing: William Bayer • Producer: Walter Hill • Director: Bob Rafelson • Writer: Joe Stinson |
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BURNING CHROME Log line: A futuristic cyberpunk thriller. Material: Script Approximate Development Costs: $2,130,000 Chain of Title: Available Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Writer: Scott Roberts • Writer: William Gibson • Writer: Larry Brothers Comments: Developed with Jim Cameron. |
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BUTTONS Log line: Material: Approximate Development Costs: $50,000 Chain of Title: Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Rights/Writer: Robert Kaufman • Producer: Dan Melnick |
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CHILD OF THE DRAGON Log line: A leader of the Chinese student rebellion comes to America to rescue his sister. Material: Script Approximate Development Costs: $170,000 Chain of Title: Available Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Writer: Barry Beckerman • Director: Renny Harlin Comments: Brandon Lee vehicle prior to his death. Good for Jet Lior or other young Chinese actor. |
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CHINA GATE Log line: Exiled from Communist China in his youth, an American grows up to be a powerful "taipan" on the island of Taiwan, and eventually is restored to his family heritage in China itself. Material: Script Approximate Development Costs: $1,000,000 Chain of Title: Available Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Rights: Tri Star • Producers: Chuck Roven, Bob Cavallo • Writer: Ron Bass • Director: Luis Mandoki Comments: Excellent script. Good for Chow Yun Fat or Jet Li. |
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CRYSTAL TOWER Log Line: Material: Script Approximate Development Costs: $400,000 Chain of Title: Available Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Rights/Writer/Director: Tom Holland • Associate Producer: Joel Gotler |
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DECKER & DECKER Log line: An odd family must unite against an old nemesis. Material: Script Approximate Development Costs: $400,000 Chain of Title: Available Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Rights/Writer: Eric Bernt • Producer: Larry Ferguson • Writers: Ross La Manna & John McCormick |
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DUKE & FLUFFY Log line: A comedy about a dog and cat, accidentally trapped in a machine that makes them human, must overcome their differences to rescue their master who has been kidnapped by evil doers. Material: Script Approximate Development Costs: $560,000 Chain of Title: Available Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Rights/Writer: Eric Freiser & Rick Gitelson Comments: Originally developed for Arnold Schwarzenegger & Bette Middler. Great vehicle for couple comedy: Brendan Frasier/Heather Graham or Will Smith/Jada Pinkett Smith. |
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ELVIRA PROJECT Log Line: Material: Script Approximate Development Costs: $140,000 Chain of Title: Available Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Writers: Cassandra Peterson & John Paragon • Writers: Howard Besserman & Cassandra Peterson |
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FIREFIGHTER PROJECT Log Line: Material: Script Approximate Development Costs: $250,000 Chain of Title: Available Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Writer: Tom Wright • Writer: Steve DeJarnatt • Producer: Dan Melnick |
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GALE FORCE Log Line: A fugitive must defend a Florida town from contemporary pirates during a hurricane. Material: Script Approximate Development Costs: $6,000,000 (includes pre-production expense) Chain of Title: Available Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Rights/Writer: David Chappe • Producer: Dan Melnick, Allen Shapiro • Director: Renny Harlin • Writers: Lawrence Konner & Mark Rosenthal • Writer: Joe Eszterhas • Writer: Henry Bean • Writer: Robert Avrech • Writer: Richard Tuggle • Writer: Dean Devlin Notes: Originally developed for Sylvester Stallone. |
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GALILEO Log line: Robert Bolt’s last screenplay, the biography of renowned astronomer, Galileo, and his life long fight with the Church. Material: Script Approximate Development Costs: $450,000 Chain of Title: Available Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Writer: Robert Bolt • Producers: Joe Feury, Dyson Lovell |
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DAVID GOODMAN UNTITLED Log Line: Material: Script Approximate Development Costs: $85,000 Chain of Title: Available Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Writer: David Goodman • Producer: Dan Melnick |
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HANK'S LAST RIDE Log line: Material: Treatment Approximate Development Costs: $45,000 Chain of Title: Available Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Rights/Writer: Kinky Friedman |
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INVADERS aka ATTACK aka WORLD WAR Log line: A tough cop finds his life in danger when an investigation of mysterious deaths leads him to discover that aliens are inhabiting human bodies and plotting to take over the Earth. Material: Script Approximate Development Costs: $1,870,000 Chain of Title: Available Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Rights/Writers: Jim Thomas, John Thomas • Writer: Larry Cohen Notes: Joel Silver was to produce; Larry Cohen was also the writer of the original series. |
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NOTHING PERSONAL Log line: Material: Approximate Development Costs: $25,000 Chain of Title: Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Writer: Marshall Ragir • Producer: Dan Melnick |
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POSSESSED Log line: Material: Script Approximate Development Costs: $250,000 Chain of Title: Available Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Rights/Writer: Lloyd Levin • Producer: Larry Gordon |
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ROCK 'N ROLL DETECTIVE aka RHYTHM AND BLUES Log Line: Material: Script Approximate Development Costs: $200,000 Chain of Title: Available Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Writer: Barry Beckerman • Director: Walter Hill (term deal) |
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SANDBOX CLUB Log line: Material: Script Approximate Development Costs: $55,000 Chain of Title: Available Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Writer: Tom DeCerchio • Producer: Renny Harlin |
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STONE CITY Log line: A prison inmate gets hired to find a murderer within the prison walls. Material: Script Approximate Development Costs: $1,450,000 Chain of Title: Available Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Rights: Mitchell Smith • Producer: Larry Gordon • Writer: Donald Stewart Notes: Originally developed for Dustin Hoffman. Excellent script. |
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TOPLESS Log line: An Episcopalian Priest inherits a topless bar from his brother. Material: Script and Book Approximate Development Costs: $650,000 Chain of Title: Available Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Rights/Writer: Keith Mano • Writer: Tom Donnelly |
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WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW Log line: Chronicles the heroic adventures that led to the founding of Greenpeace. Material: Scripts Approximate Development Costs: $1,300,000 Chain of Title: Available Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Director: Renny Harlin |
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WHITE TRASH Log line: A southern woman hires a mercenary to kill her sister's husband. Material: Script Approximate Development Costs: $320,000 Chain of Title: Available Writers, Directors and Producers originally involved: • Writer: Ed Neumeier • Director: Paul Verhoeven |
DEG-Developed Projects
General Summary:
In 1985, DEG acquired a substantial portion of its assets from Embassy Pictures. In 1986, DEG acquired rights to 78 different motion pictures from Dino De Laurentiis Productions, Inc. (aka Starling Productions, Inc.). As of the commencement of the bankruptcy case on August 16, 1988, DEG retained domestic rights to approximately 300 titles, including the Embassy library and the Starling library. As part of its Plan of reorganization, DEG merged with a newly-created subsidiary of Carolco Pictures, DEG Acquisition Corp., to create a corporation called "Reorganized DEG." DEG's development projects were part of the assets acquired by Reorganized DEG in the merger.
DAC was renamed Carolco Studios Inc. (Delaware) f/k/a Carolco Television Inc., owned the North Carolina studio and a development library of approximately 100 projects. In 1997 as a part of the Plan of reorganization of Carolco, all assets not previously sold were transferred to The Carolco Liquidating Trust. In 2003, remaining unsold assets of The Carolco Liquidating Trust were transferred to LIM Miller, LLC, which later became Lloyd Ivan Miller Productions, LLC., and which does business as Carolco Films.
Carolco Films has limited information on the development projects in which it controls rights, including general information regarding costs expended by Embassy/DEG. Interested parties are welcome to review the materials available.
In 1985, DEG acquired a substantial portion of its assets from Embassy Pictures. In 1986, DEG acquired rights to 78 different motion pictures from Dino De Laurentiis Productions, Inc. (aka Starling Productions, Inc.). As of the commencement of the bankruptcy case on August 16, 1988, DEG retained domestic rights to approximately 300 titles, including the Embassy library and the Starling library. As part of its Plan of reorganization, DEG merged with a newly-created subsidiary of Carolco Pictures, DEG Acquisition Corp., to create a corporation called "Reorganized DEG." DEG's development projects were part of the assets acquired by Reorganized DEG in the merger.
DAC was renamed Carolco Studios Inc. (Delaware) f/k/a Carolco Television Inc., owned the North Carolina studio and a development library of approximately 100 projects. In 1997 as a part of the Plan of reorganization of Carolco, all assets not previously sold were transferred to The Carolco Liquidating Trust. In 2003, remaining unsold assets of The Carolco Liquidating Trust were transferred to LIM Miller, LLC, which later became Lloyd Ivan Miller Productions, LLC., and which does business as Carolco Films.
Carolco Films has limited information on the development projects in which it controls rights, including general information regarding costs expended by Embassy/DEG. Interested parties are welcome to review the materials available.
| Air Force | Alien Cop | Atlas |
| Babes | Baby Talk | Ballerina |
| Blue Jean Cop | Button | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari |
| Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys | The Challenger | China Marines (aka China Horse Marines) |
| Cobra Verde | Cops ‘R Us | Diplomatic Immunity |
| Faerie Tale | Farewell to the King | Fatal Shore |
| Ferret | Fig Leaf | For Love or Money |
| The Goodbye People | The Graduate (stage version) | The Grind |
| The Harvest | Hello U | The Hip |
| Hitchhiker: The Movie | Hollywood Close-Up | Honeymoon Hotel |
| The Killing of America | Killing Time | Letters from Capri |
| Man’s Fate | Manhunt | Mericans |
| Monkees Movie | My Little Pony | Nikola Tesla |
| Northeast Kingdom | Pirates | The Plague Dogs |
| Python | Qualamano | Raising Hell |
| Random Bark Theory | Raymond Jardine Lucks Out | Saving Grace |
| Slim and None | Southern Cross | Stained Glass |
| Sunny with Rain | Tapeheads | There and Back Again |
| Threat | A Time to Remember | Training Exercises |
| Trick or Treat | Tunnels of Cu Chi | Twenty Thousand Leagues |