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Dimension Pictures was an American
film studio A film studio (also known as movie studio or simply studio) is a major entertainment company or motion picture company that has its own privately owned studio facility or facilities that are used to make films, which is handled by the productio ...
founded in 1971, which primarily released exploitation and horror films. The studio went defunct in 1981, after which many of its films were acquired by
21st Century Film Corporation 21st Century Film Corporation Inc. was a theatrical distribution company formed sometime in the 1970s as a production company and distributor. Menahem Golan served as CEO of the company from 1989 to the company's bankruptcy. History The company ...
.


History

Dimension was founded by
Lawrence Woolner Lawrence Henry Woolner (12 April 1912 – 21 July 1985) was an American film producer, distributor, exhibitor and executive. He worked with Roger Corman on a number of films, helping him found New World Pictures. However he clashed with Corman and ...
, an exhibitor who had made a number of films, including several with
Roger Corman Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works t ...
. He hired the husband and wife team of Stephanie Rothman and
Charles S. Swartz Charles Samuel Swartz (April 22, 1939 – February 10, 2007) was an American filmmaker, researcher, and academic. He was raised in Dallas, earned a degree from Yale University and did graduate work at the University of Southern California. At USC ...
to run the filmmaking division. Rothman and Swartz left in 1975 but the company continued until about 1981. After the company's bankruptcy, a majority of the films were acquired by
21st Century Film Corporation 21st Century Film Corporation Inc. was a theatrical distribution company formed sometime in the 1970s as a production company and distributor. Menahem Golan served as CEO of the company from 1989 to the company's bankruptcy. History The company ...
.


Select filmography

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The Twilight People ''The Twilight People'' is a 1972 Filipino-American horror film directed by Eddie Romero. It was produced by Romero and John Ashley, and written by Romero and Jerome Small. It stars Ashley and features, in an early film appearance, Pam Grier i ...
'' (1972) *'' The Sin of Adam & Eve'' (1972) *'' Sweet Sugar'' (1972) *''
Group Marriage Group marriage or conjoint marriage is a marital arrangement where three or more adults enter into sexual, affective, romantic, or otherwise intimate short- or long-term partnerships, and share in any combination of finances, residences, care ...
'' (1973) *''
The Doberman Gang ''The Doberman Gang'' is a 1972 film about a talented animal trainer who prepares a pack of six Doberman Pinschers to commit a bank robbery at the behest of a ruthless heist planner. The six dogs were all named after famous bank robbers. Their n ...
'' (1973) *''
The Devil's Wedding Night ''The Devil's Wedding Night'' ( it, Il plenilunio delle vergini, lit=Full Moon of the Virgins) is a 1973 Italian horror film. Plot Two rival brothers are looking for the magic ring of the Nibelungen, a mystical jewel that confers all power to t ...
'' (1973) *'' The Three Dimensions of Greta 3-D'' (1973) *'' Invasion of the Bee Girls'' (1973) *''
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'' (1973) *''
The Daring Dobermans ''The Daring Dobermans'' is a 1973 film. It is a sequel to '' The Doberman Gang''.Beyond Atlantis'' (1973) *''
'Gator Bait ''Gator Bait'' (U.K. title: ''Swamp Bait'') is a 1974 film written, produced, and directed by Beverly Sebastian and Ferd Sebastian. The film starred former Playboy "Playmate of the Year" Claudia Jennings. It was followed by the sequel '' 'Gator ...
'' (1973) *'' The Single Girls'' (1973) *''
A Place Without Parents ''A Place without Parents'' is a 1974 American film. Originally known as ''Pigeon,'' it was also released as ''Truckin’.'' See also * List of American films of 1974 A list of American films released in 1974. ''The Godfather Part II'' won t ...
'' (1974) *''
Tough Tough may refer to: * Toughness, the resistance to fracture of a material when stressed * Machismo, prominently exhibited or excessive masculinity * Psychological resilience Tough may also refer to: People * Allen Tough (1936–2012), Canadian ...
'' (1974) *''
The Working Girls ''The Working Girls'' is a 1974 sexploitation film written and directed by Stephanie Rothman and starring Sarah Kennedy, Laurie Rose and Cassandra Peterson. Plot Three women sharing an apartment in Los Angeles are all endangered by the men in t ...
'' (1974) *''
Love in 3-D ''Love in 3-D'' (German: ''Liebe in drei Dimensionen'') is a 1973 German adult comedy film directed by Walter Boos. The story features Petra ( Ingrid Steeger), a naive 17 year old girl, who rents her sister Dagmar's apartment in Munich, and the ...
'' (1974) *'' Scum of the Earth'' (1974) *'' Boss Nigger'' (1975) *''
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" is one of the best-known American songs of the Great Depression. Written by lyricist Yip Harburg and composer Jay Gorney, it was part of the 1932 musical revue '' Americana''; the melody is based on a Russian-Jew ...
'' (1975) *''
Not Now Darling ''Not Now, Darling'' is a 1967 farce written by English playwrights John Chapman and Ray Cooney, first staged at the Richmond Theatre, in Richmond, England prior to a long West End run. The production starred Donald Sinden and Bernard Cribbi ...
'' (1975) *''
Dr. Minx ''Dr. Minx'' is a 1975 sexploitation film, directed by Hikmet Avedis and starring Edy Williams and Randy Boone.Dolemite ''Dolemite'' is a 1975 American blaxploitation crime comedy film and is also the name of its principal character, played by Rudy Ray Moore, who co-wrote the film and its soundtrack. Moore, who started his career as a stand-up comedian in t ...
'' (1975) *'' Lady Cocoa'' (1975) *'' Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde'' (1976) *'' Dixie Dynamite'' (1976) *'' Ebony, Ivory & Jade'' (1976) *'' The Human Tornado'' (1976) *'' Black Shampoo'' (1976) *''
The Bad Bunch ''The Bad Bunch'' is an American 1973 blaxploitation drama film directed by and co-starring Greydon Clark. Plot The film is a study of prejudice and discrimination. It tells the story of a black gang who run the streets of Watts and of Jim, a w ...
'' (1976) *''
The Muthers ''The Muthers'' is a 1976 women in prison film. It starred Jeannie Bell, Rosanne Katon, Trina Parks, Jayne Kennedy, Tony Carreon and John Montgomery. Quentin Tarantino later wrote, "So why is this cruddy little flick one of my favorite movies? It' ...
'' (1976) *'' Drive-In Massacre'' (1976) *''
Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger ''Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger'' (Chinese title: 天皇巨星; Cantonese: ''Tian huang ju xing''), also released as ''Bruce Lee: The Star of Stars'', is a 1976 Bruceploitation film starring Bruce Li. The title is a play on the Bruce Lee film ...
'' (1976) *''
Lover Doll Lover or lovers may refer to a person having a sexual or romantic relationship with someone outside marriage. In this context see: * Sexual partner * Mistress (lover) * Extramarital sex * Premarital sex Lover or Lovers may also refer to: Geo ...
'' (1976) *'' Super Dude'' (1976) *''
Return to Boggy Creek ''Return to Boggy Creek'' is a 1977 adventure/horror film directed by Tom Moore. It is an unofficial sequel to ''The Legend of Boggy Creek'' and stars Dawn Wells and Dana Plato. Wells portrays the mother of three children who become lost in the ...
'' (1977) *''
Joey Joey may refer to: People *Joey (name) Animals * Joey (marsupial), an infant marsupial * Joey, a Blue-fronted Amazon parrot who was one of the Blue Peter pets Film and television * ''Joey'' (1977 film), an American film directed by Horace ...
'' (1977) *'' Legend of the Wolf Woman'' (1977) *''
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'' (1977) *'' Kingdom of the Spiders'' (1977) *'' Cheering Section'' (1977) *'' Tomcats'' (1977) *''
Bad Georgia Road ''Bad Georgia Road'' is a 1977 American action comedy film produced, co-written and directed by John C. Broderick and starring Gary Lockwood, Carol Lynley and Royal Dano. Synopsis A New York City woman inherits a moonshine farm in the South ...
'' (1977) *'' The Great Smokey Roadblock'' (1977) *'' Out of the Darkness'' (1978) *'' The Redeemer'' (1978) *'' Hi-Riders'' (1978) *'' Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk'' (1978) *'' Swap Meet'' (1979) *'' The Great American Girl Robbery'' (1979) *'' Satan's Cheerleaders'' (1979) *''
The Greatest Battle ''The Greatest Battle'' ( it, Il grande attacco, lit=The Great Attack) is a 1978 Euro War film co-written and directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring an all-star ensemble cast, including Giuliano Gemma, Helmut Berger, Stacy Keach, Ray Lovelock, S ...
'' (1979) *''
Screams of a Winter Night ''Screams of a Winter Night'' is a 1979 American anthology horror film directed by James L. Wilson and starring Matt Borel, Gil Glasgow, and Mary Agen Cox. Its plot focuses on a group of college students staying in a cabin who tell various scary ...
'' (1979) *''
Stone Cold Dead ''Stone Cold Dead'' is a 1979 Canadian film directed by George Mendeluk and starring Richard Crenna and Paul Williams. Premise A Toronto detective (Richard Crenna) searches for a serial killer who shoots prostitutes. The detective is also deter ...
'' (1980) *''
Dinner for Adele ''Dinner for Adele'' ( cs, Adéla ještě nevečeřela) is a 1977 Czech parody comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský. Alternative titles were ''Adele Hasn't Had Her Dinner Yet'', ''Nick Carter in Prague'' and ''Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet''. ...
'' (1980)


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