Big Sky Motion Pictures
Encyclopedia
Big Sky Motion Pictures was founded in Los Angeles
as film
production company
by C.E.O. Mars Callahan
and executive producer
Rand Chortkoff. Having suffered financial setbacks in late 2007, the company has reorganized and moved to New Orleans, Louisiana
.
Big Sky focuses on in-house projects and direct relationships with actors and distributors, generating its own scripts and bypassing the time-consuming and expensive development processes that are standard operating procedure within most major studios. Big Sky maintains partnerships with name actors so that they are able to create film packages with “A list” stars not normally accessible to companies outside the studio system.
In 2008, Big Sky was ordered to desist-and-refrain from illicit selling of securities in the state of California.
Their last film, What Love Is
, starred major Hollywood actors Cuba Gooding, Jr.
and Matthew Lillard
. It was released to only 42 cinemas, played for one week, and grossed $18,901.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
as film
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
production company
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
by C.E.O. Mars Callahan
Mars Callahan
Mars Callahan is an American actor, director, producer and writer.He is known, among other things, for the movie Poolhall Junkies where he served as director, actor and screenwriter....
and executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
Rand Chortkoff. Having suffered financial setbacks in late 2007, the company has reorganized and moved to New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
.
Big Sky focuses on in-house projects and direct relationships with actors and distributors, generating its own scripts and bypassing the time-consuming and expensive development processes that are standard operating procedure within most major studios. Big Sky maintains partnerships with name actors so that they are able to create film packages with “A list” stars not normally accessible to companies outside the studio system.
In 2008, Big Sky was ordered to desist-and-refrain from illicit selling of securities in the state of California.
Their last film, What Love Is
What Love Is
What Love Is is a 2007 romantic comedy film, written and directed by Mars Callahan, starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Matthew Lillard, Sean Astin, Anne Heche, and Gina Gershon. Cuba Gooding Jr. plays a man who finds out the true nature of love one Valentine's Day when he wants to propose to his...
, starred major Hollywood actors Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Cuba M. Gooding, Jr. is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of Rod Tidwell in Cameron Crowe's 1996 film Jerry Maguire, and his critically acclaimed performance as Tré Styles in John Singleton's 1991 film Boyz n the Hood.-Early life:Gooding was born...
and Matthew Lillard
Matthew Lillard
Matthew Lyn Lillard is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his roles as Stu Macher in Scream, Stevo in SLC Punk , and Shaggy Rogers in the Scooby-Doo film series and the Animated reboot series.-Early life:Lillard was born in Lansing, Michigan, and grew up in Tustin, California...
. It was released to only 42 cinemas, played for one week, and grossed $18,901.
Productions
- Spring Break '83Spring Break '83-Plot:Four friends who were bullied by their graduating high school class seek revenge against the now freshman college students while on Spring break during 1983.-Production:...
(20082008 in filmThis is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
) - What Love IsWhat Love IsWhat Love Is is a 2007 romantic comedy film, written and directed by Mars Callahan, starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Matthew Lillard, Sean Astin, Anne Heche, and Gina Gershon. Cuba Gooding Jr. plays a man who finds out the true nature of love one Valentine's Day when he wants to propose to his...
(20072007 in filmThis is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
) - Poolhall JunkiesPoolhall JunkiesPoolhall Junkies is a 2002 drama/thriller film written, starring and directed by Mars Callahan. The film also stars Alison Eastwood, Michael Rosenbaum, Rick Schroder with Chazz Palminteri and Christopher Walken...
(20022002 in filmThe year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...
) - ZigsZigs (film)Zigs is a 2001 English language drama starring Jason Priestley, Peter Dobson and Richard Portnow and directed by Mars Callahan. The film received an R rating by the MPAA...
(20012001 in filmThe year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
)