Touchstone Pictures

New label created at The Walt Disney Studios by Ron Miller for films that had more mature themes than the standard “Disney” film; the first film to be released as Touchstone Films was Splash in 1984. Eventually Touchstone Pictures would have its own production personnel, and when the number of films being released greatly increased, another label, Hollywood Pictures, was established to spread out the work. The Touchstone Pictures logo is meant to imply a high standard or quality of film—a hallmark of Disney entertainment—from the very first frame. The famous “streak” was created using a Japanese calligraphy brush, painted across an oval, which represents the physical “touchstone”, a tool traditionally used to test the quality of precious metals.

Formerly known as Touchstone Films (1984–86)

Founded: February 15, 1984; 41 years ago

Founder: Ron W. Miller (Walt Disney’s son-in-law)

Location: 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521

Defunct: September 2, 2016; 8 years ago

Parent: The Walt Disney Studios

Studio Theme Credits

Traditional Animation by The Walt Disney Studios (1984–2003)

Music by Jaime Robbie Robertson (1984–85) and John Debney (1985–2003)

Computer Graphic Imagery by Picturemill (2002–16)

Motion Pictures

1980s

1984: Splash

1986: Down and Out in Beverly Hills

1986: Ruthless People

1986: The Color of Money

1987: Outrageous Fortune

1987: Tin Men

1987: Ernest Goes to Camp

1987: Adventures in Babysitting

1987: Stakeout

1987: Can’t Buy Me Love

1987: Three Men and a Baby

1987: Good Morning, Vietnam

1988: Shoot to Kill

1988: Big Business

1988: Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988: Cocktail

1988: Ernest Saves Christmas

1988: Beaches

1989: Three Fugitives

1989: Dead Poets Society

1989: Turner & Hooch

1990s

1990: Pretty Woman

1990: Ernest Goes to Jail

1990: Dick Tracy

1990: Three Men and a Little Lady

1990: Green Card

1991: Oscar

1991: What About Bob?

1992: The Rocketeer (International film release)

1991: The Doctor

1991: Deceived

1991: Father of the Bride

1992: Sister Act

1992: 3 Ninjas

1993: Alive

1993: What’s Love Got to Do With It

1993: The Program

1993: The Nightmare Before Christmas

1993: Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1994: When a Man Loves a Woman

1994: Renaissance Man

1994: I Love Trouble

1995: Father of the Bride Part II

1996: Up Close & Personal

1996: Phenomenon

1996: Ransom

1996: The Preacher’s Wife

1997: Metro

1997: Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion

1997: Con Air

1997: Nothing to Lose

1998: The Horse Whisperer

1998: Six Days, Seven Nights

1998: Armageddon

1998: Beloved

1998: The Waterboy

1998: Enemy of the State

1998: A Civil Action

1999: The Other Sister

1999: 10 Things I Hate About You

1999: Instinct

1999: The 13th Warrior

1999: The Insider

1999: Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

1999: Bicentennial Man

2000s

2000: Mission to Mars

2000: High Fidelity

2000: Keeping the Faith

2000: Shanghai Noon

2000: Gone in 60 Seconds

2000: Coyote Ugly

2000: Unbreakable

2000: O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2001: Double Take

2001: Pearl Harbor

2001: Corky Romano

2001: The Royal Tenenbaums

2002: The Count of Monte Cristo

2002: Bad Company

2002: Reign of Fire

2002: Signs

2002: Sweet Home Alabama

2002: The Hot Chick

2003: The Recruit

2003: Shanghai Knights

2003: Bringing Down the House

2003: Open Range

2003: Under the Tuscan Sun

2003: Calendar Girls

2004: Hidalgo

2004: The Ladykillers

2004: Raising Helen

2004: King Arthur

2004: The Village

2004: Ladder 49

2004: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

2005: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

2005: Dark Water

2005: Flightplan

2006: Stick It

2006: Step Up

2006: The Guardian

2006: The Prestige

2006: Déjà Vu

2006: Apocalypto

2007: Wild Hogs

2007: Dan in Real Life

2008: Step Up 2: The Streets

2009: Confessions of a Shopaholic

2009: The Proposal

2009: Surrogates

2010s

2010: When in Rome

2010: The Last Song

2010: Step Up 3D

2010: You Again

2011: Gnomeo & Juliet

2011: I Am Number Four

2011: The Help

2011: Real Steel

2011: War Horse

2012: Lincoln

2013: Delivery Man

2014: Need for Speed

2014: The Hundred-Foot Journey

2015: Bridge of Spies

Copyright Stamps

• Buena Vista Distribution Co., Inc. (1984)
• Touchstone Films (1985–86)
• Touchstone Pictures (1986–2010)
• Jerry Bruckheimer, Inc. (1997–2009)
• Spyglass Entertainment Group, LP (1999–2006)
• DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC (2011–15)
• Lucasfilm Ltd. (2015)
• Storyteller Distribution Co., LLC (2016)

Hollywood Pictures

Hollywood Pictures Company

Division of The Walt Disney Studios that produces fare which is of more adult interest than the usual Disney film. It began operations on February 1, 1989; its first release was Arachnophobia in 1990. The division was originally headed by Ricardo Mestres, and he was succeeded by Michael Lynton. In 1996, Hollywood Pictures’ role as a producing entity ended, but its label was still used for the distribution of films. David Vogel became president in 1997.

Founded: February 1, 1989; 36 years ago

Founders: Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg

Location: 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521

Defunct: April 27, 2007; 17 years ago

Parent: The Walt Disney Studios

Studio Theme Credits

Cel Animation by Lumeni Productions

Music by Danny Elfman

Motion Pictures (My List)

1990s

1990: Arachnophobia

1992: The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

1992: Medicine Man

1992: Encino Man

1992: The Distinguished Gentleman

1993: Son-in-Law

1993: The Joy Luck Club

1993: Tombstone

1994: In the Army Now

1994: Quiz Show

1994: A Low Down Dirty Shame

1995: Houseguest

1995: While You Were Sleeping

1995: Crimson Tide

1995: Judge Dredd

1995: Dangerous Minds

1995: Dead Presidents

1995: Powder

1995: Mr. Holland’s Opus

1996: Spy Hard

1996: Eddie

1996: The Rock

1996: Jack

1996: Evita

1997: Grosse Pointe Blank

1997: G.I. Jane

1999: The Sixth Sense

2000s

2001: Just Visiting

2006: Stay Alive

2007: Primeval

2007: The Invisible

Copyright Stamps

• Hollywood Pictures Company
• Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.
• Cinergi Pictures Entertainment, Inc. (USA; 1992–98)
• Cinergi Productions N.V. (International; 1992–98)
• Don Simpson Productions, Inc. (1995–96)
• Jerry Bruckheimer, Inc. (1995–96)
• Spyglass Entertainment Group, LP (1999–2007)