The Kushner-Locke Company was an American independent motion picture/television production company founded on March 12, 1983 by Donald Kushner and Peter Locke.[1]
It is known for films such as The Adventures of Pinocchio, Liberace: Behind the Music, Basil, But I'm a Cheerleader, Freeway, Nutcracker: The Motion Picture and Teen Wolf. Kushner-Locke also produced animated films such as The Brave Little Toaster, The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue, The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars, Rover Dangerfield, Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz and Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw. They additionally co-produced the later episodes of the 80s revival of Divorce Court with Storer Communications and distributed by Blair Entertainment.
History
In 1983, the company was established by Donald Kushner and Peter Locke, the former of whom was a producer on the movie Tron, and the latter was a sales agent, and member of the Channing/Debin/Locke Company (which he co-founded with Stockard Channing and David Debin). In January 1987, it sold a minority interest to