De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
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De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) was an entertainment production company and distribution studio founded by Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis. The company is notable for producing Manhunter, Blue Velvet, the horror films Near Dark and Evil Dead II, King Kong Lives (the sequel to De Laurentiis' remake of King Kong), and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, as well as distributing The Transformers: The Movie.
Former entertainment production company
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| Type | Film studio |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film production and distribution |
| Predecessor | Embassy Films Associates |
| Founded | 1984; 39 years ago (1984) |
| Defunct | 1989; 34 years ago (1989) |
| Fate | Studio acquired by Carolco Pictures, film assets acquired by Paravision International |
| Successors | Studio: Carolco Pictures Dino De Laurentiis Communications Library: StudioCanal Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer HBO Films Lionsgate |
| Headquarters | Wilmington, North Carolina |
Key people | Dino De Laurentiis |
| Products | Motion pictures |
The company's main studios were located in Wilmington, North Carolina, which is now EUE/Screen Gems Studios. The studio's first releases were in 1986. It went bankrupt two years later after Million Dollar Mystery, among other films, failed at the box office.[1] Carolco Pictures acquired DEG in 1989.[2]