Shady Acres Entertainment is a production company founded in 1999 by producer and director Tom Shadyac.[1][2][3] It is based at Universal Studios.[3][4] It is taken from his last name, Shadyac, which separated and became two words "Shady" and "Acres". It also derives from a fictional mental hospital from the first Ace Ventura film. Shady Acres signed a production deal with Universal to produce films while its lone television series was co-produced by Touchstone Television (now ABC Signature).
| Company type | Production company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film and television production |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Tom Shadyac |
| Headquarters | 10 Universal City Plaza, , |
| Products | Films, television series |
On June 4, 1999, Shady Acres received a television shingle, which would be based at Touchstone Television (now ABC Signature). Although the company produced a handful of pilots, only one of them would go on the air.[5]
On February 14, 2008, Universal decided to cut ties with that Shady Acres Entertainment studio, and became an independent production outfit.[6]
Nicole Pritchett was the head of development and production at Shady Acres Entertainment from 2009 until 2015, along with one of the Producers of the documentary I AM.
Filmography
edit- Dragonfly[7] (2002) (with Spyglass Entertainment)[8]
- Bruce Almighty (2003) (with Pit Bull Productions)[9]
- Accepted (2006)
- I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007) (with Relativity Media and Happy Madison Productions)
- Evan Almighty (2007) (with Original Film)
- I Am (2011) (with Homemande Canvas Productions)
Television series
editReferences
edit- ^ Cox, Dan (1999-03-05). "Shadyac's U turn". Variety. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ Petrikin, Chris (1999-06-16). "Shadyac's Shady Acres banner taps Brubaker". Variety. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ a b Lyons, Charles (2000-10-19). "Tieche lands deal with Shady Acres". Variety. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ Lyons, Charles; Dunkley, Cathy (2001-06-11). "Shady Acres buys romantic laffer pitch". Variety. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ Adalian, Josef (2000-01-20). "Inside Move". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ Garrett, Diane (2008-02-15). "Universal cuts ties with Shadyac". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ "Dragonfly (2002)". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Dragonfly (2002) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". 2009-02-27. Archived from the original on 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
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