Launched by
Steven Spielberg,
Jeffrey Katzenberg and
David Geffen in October
1994, the basic premise of this company was to "develop, produce, and distribute superior film and music entertainment." In other words, they wanted to be able to compete with
Disney, but not only that, to produce computer graphically oriented movies. Now, after seven years, Dreamworks has diversified its goals to include
movies,
video/
DVD,
music,
television, and
multimedia projects, including
PC and
console games. The stock for this company is evenly divided between Spielberg, Katzenberg, and Geffen ay 22%, while
Microsoft founder
Paul Allen owns 24%.
Movies include:
Almost Famous
Cast Away
An Everlasting Piece
The Mexican
Shrek
Evolution
And selections from Dreamworks Home Entertainment (video releases):
The Legend of Bagger Vance
The Road to El Dorado
Joseph: King of Dreams
The Prince of Egypt
Antz
Small Soldiers
The Contender
Gladiator
Saving Private Ryan
Video Games from Dreamworks Interactive:
Medal Of Honor
Boombots
Warpath
Skull Monkeys
The Lost World
Squad Commander
Small Soldiers
T'ai Po
Trespasser
Contact information:
DreamWorks SKG
1000 Flower Street, Glendale, CA 91201
Tel. (818) 733-7000
Or their website, at http://www.dreamworks.com
Sources: http://dreamworks.com, http://dreamworksgames.com, http://www.spielberg-dreamworks.com/DreamWorks_SKG.php
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