Vestron Pictures
Vestron Pictures was an American film studio and distributor, a former division of Austin O. Furst, Jr.'s Vestron Inc., that is best known for their 1987 release of Dirty Dancing.
| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film industry |
| Genre | Various |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Founder | Steve Tisch Lawrence Turman Gene Kirkwood |
| Defunct | 1992 |
| Fate | Parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, assets acquired by LIVE Entertainment |
| Successor | Lionsgate |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Austin O. Furst Jr. |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Owner | Vestron, Inc. |
| Parent | Vestron, Inc. (1986–1991) LIVE Entertainment (1991–1992) |
Vestron also has had a genre film division, Lightning Pictures, a spin-off of Vestron's Lightning Video, headed by Lawrence Kasanoff, who would later go on to found Lightstorm Entertainment and Threshold Entertainment.
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