What is Carolco Pictures?
'''Carolco Pictures''' was an American independent film production, distribution and financing company, established in 1976 by [[Mario Kassar]] and [[Andrew Vajna]]. It produced the such hits as among others three first films of franchise ''[[John Rambo|Rambo]]'' (''[[First Blood|Rambo: First Blood]]'', ''[[Rambo: First Blood Part II|Rambo: First Blood II]]'' and ''[[Rambo III]]'') and ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]''.<ref>Prince, p. 144.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=1987-05-31|title=Carolco Seeks Life Beyond 'Rambo' Films|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-05-31-fi-9501-story.html|access-date=2021-07-15|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Stevenson|first=Richard W.|date=1991-06-26|title=Carolco Flexes Its Muscle Overseas|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/26/business/carolco-flexes-its-muscle-overseas.html|access-date=2021-07-15|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> She suffered huge losses on such spectacular flaps as ''[[Showgirls]]'' and ''[[Cutthroat Island]]'', which led the company to bankruptcy.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sterngold|first=James|date=1996-03-31|title=Debacle on the High Seas|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/31/movies/debacle-on-the-high-seas.html|access-date=2021-07-15|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>Prince, p. 147-148.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-03-11|title=The rise and fall of Carolco|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-rise-and-fall-of-carolco/|access-date=2021-07-15|website=Den of Geek|language=en-US}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{movie-stub}} [[Category:1976 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:American movie studios]]