Savoy Pictures Entertainment, Inc. was an American independent motion picture company that operated from 1992 to 1997, when it was acquired by USA Networks, Inc.; USA's entertainment assets were acquired by Vivendi Universal in 2002. Among Savoy Pictures' noteworthy feature films were No Escape, and Last of the Dogmen.
History
Former Columbia Pictures Entertainment chairman and TriStar Pictures founder Victor A. Kaufman became chairman and chief executive officer of Savoy Pictures in 1992 along with vice chairman executive, Lewis J. Korman. Kaufman has claimed that the name came from the Savoy Special bat Robert Redford's character used in The Natural.[1] Savoy intended to finance and distribute films in the $12–25 million range, investing in up to $15 million per film. In June of that year, Savoy entered into a deal with HBO for the home video, pay-TV, and pay-per-view rights to its films.[2]