Posted by Drunken Uncle Hal at nycc2-19.nyc.fcc.net on June 20, 2000 at 05:23:12:
In Reply to: More Askews than you can shake your fist at posted by Vincent on June 19, 2000 at 23:02:31:
: : Why does my Amy Criterion DVD say Copyright 1996, *TOO* Askew Productions? On the actual DVD itself, not the packaging.
: When a film is produced, a corporation is created specifically to produce that film (regardless of the actual company financing the film)- this is done to sheild the parent company from any liabilty if the film was the target of any lawsuits or whatever (basically, since Too Askew was created *JUST* for the purpose of producing CHASING AMY, if somebody tried to sue the film, they would be suing Too Askew, and not View Askew or Miramax- well, Too Askew would *ONLY* have as it's assets the budget used to produce the feature and would essentially be disbanded when the film completes production, so the makers/financers of the film are protected). It's not just CHASING AMY- DOGMA was 'produced' by Plenary Indulgence, MALLRATS was 'produced' by Unstable Molecules, DRAWING FLIES was 'produced' by Good Load, A BETTER PLACE was 'produced' by Providence Films, VULGAR was 'produced' by Shongo Filmworks, and BIG HELIUM DOG was 'produced' by Ray Is Dead Co.
: Vincent