Monday, April 22, 2019

What did Vestron do with its "Dirty Dancing" earnings? -- Part 6

Continued from Part 5

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Vestron used some of its Dirty Dancing earnings to develop a television series, which was canceled after must 12 episodes. I suppose that Vestron lost money on this project. See my previous blog articles.
A Look Back at the 1988 Television Series

The Dirty Dancing Television Series in 1988-1989

The 1988-1989 TV Series Dubbed Into Russian
Unfortunately, the Russian-dubbed videos have been removed from YouTube. However, some of the links in my third article still lead to watchable videos.

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Below are some more movies that Vestron spent its Dirty Dancing earnings to co-produce.

The date after the movie's title is the movie's release date.

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Big Man on Campus -- March 1989

A hunchback is found living in the bell tower of UCLA. He is put on trial and made to go through tests. One of the research doctors falls for him, and he falls for her in the end.

I did not find any information about the movie's cost or earnings.


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The Rainbow -- May 5, 1989

Set during the final years of England's Victorian era, Ursula Brangwen is the eldest of several children of a wealthy Derbyshire farmer. She has a fascination with rainbows, and so after one rainstorm, she runs off with a suitcase hoping to look for a pot of gold at the end of it.

I did not find the movie's cost. The movie earned $440,000 at the box office.


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Twister -- June 29, 1989

Delusional and spoiled Maureen and her eccentric brother Howdy decide to track down and meet their estranged mother, all while the drama of dysfunctional relationships, disastrous weather conditions and a dark family secret ensue.

I did not find cost information. The movie earned $33,000 at the box office.


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Little Monsters -- August 25, 1989

A boy who befriends a real-life "monster under the bed" and discovers a secret world of monsters who sneak into children's bedrooms at night to pull pranks on them.

The movie cost $7 million to make and earned $790,000 at the box office.


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Hider in the House -- December 1, 1989

A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.

I did not find the movie's cost. The movie played in one movie theater for one week.


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Continued in Part 7

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