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Good Machine

Good Machine Productions was an American independent film production, film distribution, and foreign sales company started in the early 1990 by its co-founders and producers, Ted Hope and James Schamus. David Linde joined as a partner in the late 1990s and also started the international sales company Good Machine International. They sold the company to…

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Founded
1990; 36 years ago (1990)
Founders
Ted Hope James Schamus
Industry
Independent film
Headquarters
New York City, United States
Defunct
2003; 23 years ago (2003)
Divisions
Good Machine International

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Filmography

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Good Machine

Nodes110
Edges109
Triples167
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018182
Components1

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Good Machine

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related to Filmography · 111
Good Machine → AllartsPushing Hands, Amazing, American Playhouse, Asia, Asian Union Film, Back, Banquet, Bedroom, Blow Up PicturesStorytelling, Blow Up PicturesThe Man, Central Motion PicturesEat Drink, Central Motion PicturesSimple Men, Central Motion PicturesWhat Happened, Channel Four Films, Channel Four FilmsShe's, China Film Co-Productions Corporation, Chucky, Columbia Pictures, Columbia Pictures Film Production, Constantin FilmSeries
related to Disbandment · 21
Good Machine → Adventureland, Business Affairs Diana Victor, Corporation, David Linde, Development Anne Carey, Director, Eternal Sunshine, Focus Features, Good Machine Director, In, James Schamus, Production Anthony Bregman, Spotless Mind, Ted Hope, The Savages, This, This Is That, This Is That Productions, Under, Universal
related to background · 11
Good Machine → Ang Lee's The Ice, Bedroom, Devil, Edward Burns's The Brothers, Flirt, Hal Hartley, McMullen, Ride, Storm, Todd Field’s In, Todd Solondz's Happiness
related to history · 10
Good Machine → Century Fox, Focus, Focus Features, In, It, October Films, Previously, Radar Pictures, The, Universal
Defunct · 1
Good Machine → 2003; 23 years ago (2003)
Divisions · 1
Good Machine → Good Machine International
Fate · 1
Good Machine → Merged with USA Films and Universal Focus to form Focus Features
Founded · 1
Good Machine → 1990; 36 years ago (1990)
Founders · 1
Good Machine → Ted Hope James Schamus
Headquarters · 1
Good Machine → New York City, United States

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good machine company films features universal focus production pictures productions international independent hope schamus sales linde 2002 film ted james

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Good MachineDefunct2003; 23 years ago (2003)1.00infobox
Good MachineDivisionsGood Machine International1.00infobox
Good MachineFateMerged with USA Films and Universal Focus to form Focus Features1.00infobox
Good MachineFounded1990; 36 years ago (1990)1.00infobox
Good MachineFoundersTed Hope James Schamus1.00infobox
Good MachineHeadquartersNew York City, United States1.00infobox
Good MachineIndustryIndependent film1.00infobox
Good MachineParentUniversal Studios (2002–2003)1.00infobox
Good MachineProductsMotion pictures1.00infobox
Good MachineSuccessorsFocus Features This Is That Productions1.00infobox
Flirtinstance ofHal Hartley projects0.80text
Adventurelandinstance ofUnder the This Is That banner they produced films0.80text

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