Jim Henson Pictures

Jim Henson Pictures

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Film production
Founded	July 21, 1995; 29 years ago (July 21, 1995)
Founder	Brian Henson
Defunct	2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Fate	Partnership ended
Successor	The Jim Henson Company The Muppets Studio
Key people	Lisa Henson Martin G. Baker
Owner	The Jim Henson Company Sony Pictures Entertainment (1995–1999)

Jim Henson Pictures was an American film studio owned by The Jim Henson Company and led by Brian and Lisa Henson, the oldest son and daughter, respectively, of Muppets creator Jim Henson. It was originally founded on July 21, 1995, by Brian as a joint venture between Jim Henson Productions and Sony Pictures Entertainment.^[1][2]

The studio closed in 2004 after partnership ended with Brian Henson and Sony Pictures.

History

Jim Henson Pictures was founded in 1995 by Brian Henson as the joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company.^{[citation needed]}

Productions

Title	Release date	Production partners	Distributor
Buddy	June 6, 1997	Columbia Pictures American Zoetrope	Sony Pictures Releasing
Muppets from Space	July 14, 1999	Columbia Pictures
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland	October 1, 1999	Columbia Pictures Children's Television Workshop
Rat	October 6, 2000 (UK)	Universal Pictures	Universal Focus
Good Boy!	October 10, 2003	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	MGM Distribution Co. (United States) 20th Century Fox (Canada/International)[3]
Five Children and It	October 15, 2004 (UK) October 20, 2004 (FRA) July 5, 2005 (USA)	Isle of Man Film Commission Davis Films UK Film Council Endgame Entertainment	Pathé Distribution (United Kingdom) Warner Home Video (United States) Metropolitan Filmexport (France) Capitol Films (international)
MirrorMask[4]	January 25, 2005 (Sundance) September 30, 2005 (USA) March 3, 2006 (UK)	Destination Films	Samuel Goldwyn Films

See also

• List of The Jim Henson Company films for films released by The Jim Henson Company

References

1. Brian Henson and Stephanie Allain to Chat on Entertainment Tonight Online Archived 2014-05-09 at the Wayback Machine thefreelibrary.com, Retrieved on August 28, 2013
2. CLAUDIA ELLER The Los Angeles Times. July 21, 1995 Company Town : Muppets Cut Deal With Sony Pictures articles.latimes.com, Retrieved on August 28, 2013
3. "Good Boy! (2003)". BBFC. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
4. "Jim Henson Pictures". Retrieved July 17, 2022.