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American film production company
The Montecito Picture Company, LLC
TypePublic
IndustryMotion pictures
PredecessorNorthern Lights Entertainment[1]
Founded1998; 28 years ago (1998)
FoundersTom Pollock
Ivan Reitman
Headquarters,
Key people
Amie Karp (president)
Jason Reitman (COO)

The Montecito Picture Company, LLC is an American film production company founded in 1998 by film director Ivan Reitman and studio executive Tom Pollock.[2] It is located in the Sony Pictures lot in Culver City, California, United States, in a building labeled as "Ghost Corps," where the vehicle from Ghostbusters is parked outside.[3] Montecito is a city in California in Santa Barbara County.

History

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The company's predecessor was an entertainment production studio Northern Lights Entertainment, owned by Reitman.[1] It originally started off with a deal at PolyGram Filmed Entertainment.[4] Ultimately, the deal collapsed after Universal Pictures (which Pollock previously ran from 1986 to 1996) took control of PolyGram's assets[2] and Montecito signed a first look deal with DreamWorks Pictures instead.[5] On March 9, 2000, it extended its pact with writer/director Todd Phillips, after the success of the hit movie Road Trip.[6]

After several years at DreamWorks, on February 18, 2009, the company signed a first-look deal with Paramount Pictures.[7] The deal ended on March 16, 2013,[8] and in 2015, the company moved into offices on the Sony lot. Tom Pollock died in August 2020,[9] and Ivan Reitman died in February 2022.[10]

Filmography

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Year Title Director Co-produced by Distributed by
2000Road TripTodd PhillipsDreamWorks Pictures
2001EvolutionIvan ReitmanDreamWorks Pictures
Columbia Pictures
2002Killing Me SoftlyChen KaigeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
(straight-to-video)
2003Old SchoolTodd PhillipsDreamWorks Pictures
2004EuroTripJeff Schaffer
2006Trailer Park Boys: The MovieMike ClattenburgTrailer Park ProductionsAlliance Atlantis
Screen Media Films
2007DisturbiaD. J. CarusoCold Spring Pictures[11]DreamWorks Pictures
Paramount Pictures
2009Hotel for DogsThor FreudenthalNickelodeon Movies/Cold Spring Pictures/The Donners Company
The UninvitedThe Guard BrothersCold Spring Pictures/Vertigo Entertainment
I Love You, ManJohn HamburgDe Line Pictures
Post GradVicky JensonFox Atomic/Cold Spring Pictures20th Century Fox
Up in the AirJason ReitmanCold Spring PicturesParamount Pictures
ChloeAtom EgoyanSony Pictures Classics
StudioCanal
2011No Strings AttachedIvan ReitmanCold Spring Pictures/Spyglass EntertainmentParamount Pictures
2012HitchcockSacha GervasiCold Spring PicturesFox Searchlight Pictures
2014Draft DayIvan ReitmanOddLot EntertainmentSummit Entertainment
2016GhostbustersPaul FeigVillage Roadshow Pictures/LStar Capital/Pascal Pictures/Feigco EntertainmentColumbia Pictures
2017BaywatchSeth GordonUncharted/Contrafilm/Vinson Pictures/Flynn Picture Company/Seven Bucks Productions[12]Paramount Pictures
Father FiguresLawrence SherAlcon Entertainment[12]Warner Bros. Pictures
2020 A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting Rachel Talalay Walden Media Netflix
GodmotheredSharon Maguire Walt Disney Pictures Disney+
2021Ghostbusters: AfterlifeJason Reitman Ghost Corps/Bron Creative Columbia Pictures

Television series

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Year Title Creator(s) / Developer(s) Co-produced by Network
2001–2002Alienators: Evolution Continues[13]Louis GassinDIC Entertainment, L.P./DreamWorks Television/Columbia TriStar Television/Dentsu, Inc.Fox Kids

References

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  1. 1 2 Britton, Bonnie. "Director of 'Junior' has delivered plenty of hits." The Indianapolis Star (November 25, 1994).
  2. 1 2 Carver, Benedict (March 9, 1999). "Reitman, Pollock settle U dispute". Variety. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  3. https://www.ghostbustershq.net/home/2016/3/2/sony-and-ghost-corps-open-the-gates-to-a-lucky-few
  4. Hindes, Andrew (June 16, 1999). "Montecito gets new home at Dreamworks". Variety. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  5. Duke, Paul F. (March 10, 2000). "Montecito signs Phillips to 2-year deal". Variety. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  6. Siegel, Tatiana (February 18, 2009). "Paramount, Montecito extend pact". Variety. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  7. McNary, Dave (March 16, 2013). "Studios Re-Rack Production Pacts". Variety. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  8. Fleming, Mike Jr. (August 4, 2020). "Former Universal Chief & Superlawyer Tom Pollock Has Passed Away: Made George Lucas 'Star Wars' Deal – Update". Deadline. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  9. Genzlinger, Neil; Chung, Christine (February 14, 2022). "Ivan Reitman, Director of 'Ghostbusters,' Is Dead at 75". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  10. "Executive Suite: Tom Pollock and Ivan Reitman". The Hollywood Reporter. October 3, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
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