American Zoetrope
Film Production Company
Tucker: The Man and His Dream...and lyrics written by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. The project eventually collapsed when Coppola's American Zoetrope experienced financial problems. Tucker was revived in 1986 when Coppola's friend, George Lucas, joined... In this article: Francis Ford Coppola, Tucker: The Man and His Dream, George Lucas, Jeff Bridges, Martin Landau, Big Three automobile manufacturers, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and American Zoetrope |
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Life123 | October 21, 2009
George Lucas Biography
...that was free of what they perceived as oppressive control from the major studios. American Zoetrope produced Lucas' films THX 1138 and American Graffiti. Lucas' relationship with Coppola soured for a time, after Coppola recut THX 1138 at...
In this article: George Lucas, Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, THX 1138, Star Wars, Anthropology, American Graffiti, and Hollywood
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Wired Top Stories | May 13, 2009
May 14, 1944: Birth of a Pop-Culture Jedi
...Slavko Vorkapich, as well as students like Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola. Lucas and Coppola formed the indie studio American Zoetrope in 1969. Lucas' first film for the fledgling enterprise was the underrated sci-fi dystopia...
In this article: George Lucas, Lucasfilm, Star Wars, Francis Ford Coppola, Barack Obama, Tucker, American Graffiti, Thx-1138, Revenue, and E mail
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Wikipedia | October 26, 2009
Hollywood North
...Lucas' Lucasfilm, visual effects masters Industrial Light & Magic, and Lucas' Skywalker Ranch, as well as Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope, The Saul Zaentz Film Center in Berkeley , Matte World Digital, The Orphanage , Giant Killer...
In this article: Toronto, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America, Los Angeles, George Lucas, Hollywood, and San Francisco
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The Latest From VanityFair.com | February 03, 2009
The Godfather Wars
...had a problem, however: he was broke. His San Francisco-based independent film company, American Zoetrope, owed $600,000 to Warner Bros., and his partners, especially George Lucas, urged him to accept. "Go ahead, Francis," Lucas said. "We...
In this article: Mario Puzo, Robert Evans, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather, Mafia, Peter Bart, and The Godfather
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Slant Magazine | April 04, 2008
Slant Magazine DVD Review: Fog City Mavericks
...of age in the 1970s, the bulk of the film focuses predictably on Movie Brat luminaries Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas, whose American Zoetrope venture is hailed as the direct descendant of the United Artists Studio founded by...
In this article: Fog City Mavericks, Robin Williams, Clint Eastwood, Philip Kaufman, Francis Ford Coppola, Carroll Ballard, George Lucas, Chris Columbus, and Finding Nemo
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American Zoetrope
...a studio founded by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas. Founded in 1969, American Zoetrope was an early adopter of digital filmmaking, including some of the earliest uses of HDTV. The studio has produced not only the films of Coppola...
In this article: Francis Ford Coppola, Zoetrope, Tetro, American Film Institute, Academy Awards, City Lights Books, Caffe Trieste, On the Road, and Walter Salles
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reddit.com: what's new online | June 18, 2008
If Indiana Jones 4 were shorter and more honest, it would be this
...and American Graffiti, and even the days leading up to Star Wars' release. After being the sole architect of American Zoetrope's downfall, nobody believed in him. He would show early cuts of Star Wars to his friends, and save for Spielberg,...
In this article: George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, Ewoks, K-19: The Widowmaker, and Frank Darabont
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Caleb Deschanel
...cinematographer in the 2009 film ''My Sister's Keeper ''. He was an original member of the American Zoetrope production team, along with George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola. He is married to actress Mary Jo Weir and is the father of...
In this article: Caleb Deschanel, Walter Murch, Emily Deschanel, Fly Away Home, The Passion of the Christ, The Patriot, American Society of Cinematographers, Academy Awards, Severn School, and Quaker
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Description from Wikipedia:
American Zoetrope is the name of the studio founded by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas, named after a zoetrope Coppola was given in the late 1960s by the filmmaker and collector of early film devices, Mogens Skot-Hansen.
Founded in 1969, American Zoetrope was an early adopter of digital filmmaking, including some of the earliest uses of HDTV. The studio has produced not only the films of Coppola (Apocalypse Now, The Black Stallion, Bram Stoker's Dracula, etc.) but also George Lucas's pre-Star Wars films, THX 1138 and American Graffiti, as well as many others by such cutting-edge directors as Jean-Luc Godard, Akira Kurosawa, Wim Wenders, and Godfrey Reggio (Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi).
Four films produced by American Zoetrope are included in the American Film Institute's Top 100 Films. American Zoetrope-produced films have received 15 Academy Awards and 68 nominations. Lost in Translation (2002), written and directed by Sofia Coppola, won 2003's Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay.
"Zoetrope" is also the name by which Coppola's quarterly fiction magazine, Zoetrope All-Story, is often known.
In an interview with Harry Knowles for Ain't It Cool News published on May 8, 2007, Coppola stated that American Zoetrope is now owned entirely by his son and daughter, directors Roman Coppola and Sofia Coppola.
The company was also known as Zoetrope Studios from 1979 until 1990.
- Name:
- American Zoetrope
- Type:
- film studio
- Location:
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Founded:
- 1969
- Owned by:
- Private
- Key People:
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- George Lucas (1969-1971)
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Roman and Sofia Coppola
- Products:
- motion picture
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