Motion Picture Corporation of America
| Industry | Motion pictures |
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| Founded | 1986 |
| Founders |
Brad Krevoy Steve Stabler |
| Headquarters | Century City, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Key people
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Brad Krevoy |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Website | mpcafilm |
Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA) is an American film production company founded by Brad Krevoy in 1986.
Motion Picture Corporation of America was founded in 1986 by Brad Krevoy and Steve Stabler out of college. MPCA made 60 films with low budget and young talent. They had three big sucesses “Threesome”, “Dumb and Dumber” and “Kingpin” (Rysher).
The duo then sought funding for larger movies and met John Kluge in November 1995. In July 1996, MPCA was acquired by Kluge’s Metromedia International Group and operated as part of Metromedia’s Orion Pictures Corporation. Krevoy and Stabler managed Orion Pictures’ operations as executive vice president. Both received a six picture put picture distribution deal as a part of their contracts.
In July 1997, Metromedia shareholders approved the sale of Orion (as well as Samuel Goldwyn Entertainment and Motion Picture Corporation of America library) to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This led to the dismissal of 85 employees, including Krevoy and Stabler. MGM inherited the duo's put picture distribution deal. Krevoy and Stabler retained the right to the Motion Picture Corporation of America name and their three top movies.
The MPCA duo had MGM release "Rumor of Angels", a Vanessa Redgrave drama, and the comedy "3 Strikes." With the Orion originated put picture deal about to expire, Stabler sold his put picture slots to other producers. Since its reorganization in January 1998, MPCA has produced over 20 motion pictures, acquired a library of nearly 200 motion pictures, and negotiated financing and studio distribution arrangements. MPCA’s productions include A Love Song for Bobby Long, Riding the Bullet, Second in Command, The Hard Corps, and Moondance Alexander. For her work in A Love Song for Bobby Long, Scarlett Johansson received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress.
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