Rolling Thunder Pictures
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| Founded | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Quentin Tarantino |
| Defunct | 1999 |
| Fate | Defunct |
Key people | Jerry Martinez Quentin Tarantino |
Rolling Thunder Pictures was a film distribution company, set up under Miramax Films by Quentin Tarantino, that was headed by Jerry Martinez and Tarantino. It specialized on releasing independent, cult, or foreign films to theaters.[1] The company was created in 1995 but closed in 1999.[1] The company was named after the film Rolling Thunder.[2]
The following films were re-released under the Rolling Thunder Pictures label:
- The Beyond (in association with Grindhouse Releasing)
- Chungking Express
- Detroit 9000
- Mighty Peking Man
- Sonatine
- Switchblade Sisters
The label also released the independent films Hard Core Logo and Curdled. The 1994 Jet Li film Fist of Legend had been scheduled for a Rolling Thunder Pictures release, but eventually Dimension Films released it. Other production companies re-released on DVD later.
