Flower Films
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Flower Films is a commercial film 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 :...

 founded by Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore
Drew Blyth Barrymore is an American actress, film director, screenwriter, producer and model. She is a member of the Barrymore family of American actors and granddaughter of John Barrymore. She first appeared in an advertisement when she was 11 months old. Barrymore made her film debut in Altered...

 in 1995 with Nancy Juvonen
Nancy Juvonen
Nancy Juvonen is an American film producer. She and Drew Barrymore own the production company Flower Films.- Early life :Juvonen is of Finnish ancestry...

. Flower Films has produced ten movies
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...

 and several television shows
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...

 to date. They are:
  1. Olive, the Other Reindeer
    Olive, the Other Reindeer
    Olive, the Other Reindeer is a CGI animated Christmas television special written by Steve Young, and directed by Oscar Moore. The feature was produced by Matt Groening's The Curiosity Company and animated by DNA Productions...

    (1999) (TV)
  2. Never Been Kissed
    Never Been Kissed
    Never Been Kissed is a 1999 comedy film directed by Raja Gosnell and starring Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, Michael Vartan, Molly Shannon, Leelee Sobieski, John C. Reilly, Jessica Alba, Marley Shelton, James Franco , Giuseppe Andrews, Jeremy Jordan and Garry Marshall...

    (1999)
  3. Charlie's Angels
    Charlie's Angels (film)
    Charlie's Angels is a 2000 American action comedy film directed by McG, starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu as three women working for a private investigation agency...

    (2000)
  4. Donnie Darko
    Donnie Darko
    Donnie Darko is a 2001 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Noah Wyle, Jena Malone, and Mary McDonnell...

    (2001)
  5. Duplex
    Duplex (film)
    Duplex is a 2003 American black comedy film directed by Danny DeVito, and starring Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore.The film was called Our House for its release in the United Kingdom and Ireland.-Plot:...

    (2003)
  6. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
    Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
    Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle is a 2003 American action comedy film. It is the sequel to 2000's Charlie's Angels. It opened in the United States on June 27, 2003, and was number one at the box office for that weekend and made a worldwide total of $259.2 million.The cast again includes Cameron...

    (2003)
  7. Choose or Lose Presents: The Best Place to Start (2004) (TV)
  8. 50 First Dates
    50 First Dates
    50 First Dates is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Peter Segal and written by George Wing. The film stars Adam Sandler as a woman-chasing veterinarian and Drew Barrymore as an amnesiac, along with Rob Schneider, Sean Astin, Lusia Strus, Blake Clark, and Dan Aykroyd.Most of the film...

    (2004)
  9. Fever Pitch
    Fever Pitch (2005 film)
    Fever Pitch, which was released as The Perfect Catch outside of the United States and Canada, is a 2005 Farrelly brothers romantic comedy film. It is a remake of a 1997 British film of the same name. Both films are loosely based on the Nick Hornby book of the same name, a best-selling memoir in...

    (2005)
  10. Music and Lyrics
    Music and Lyrics
    Music and Lyrics is a 2007 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Marc Lawrence. It focuses on the relationship that evolves between a former pop music idol and an aspiring writer as they struggle to compose a song for the reigning pop diva.-Plot:Alex Fletcher enjoyed...

    (2007)
  11. He's Just Not That Into You
    He's Just Not That into You (film)
    He's Just Not That Into You is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Ken Kwapis, based on the self-help book of the same name by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, which in turn was inspired by a line of dialogue in Sex and the City...

    (2009)
  12. Whip It! (2009)
  13. Charlie's Angels
    Charlie's Angels (2011 TV series)
    Charlie's Angels is an American reboot television series developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar for ABC, based upon the 1976 series of the same name created by Ivan Goff, and Ben Roberts. The series ran on ABC from September 22, 2011 to November 10, 2011.Charlie's Angels was canceled on October...

    (2011) (TV series)


Flower Films movies are characteristically marked by having Barrymore play a prominent (or at least minor) role. Flower Films has won numerous awards for its films, including the People's Choice Award and several MTV Movie Awards
MTV Movie Awards
The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV . It also contains movie parodies that used official movie footage with hosts and other celebrities and music performances. The nominees are decided by producers and executives at MTV. Winners are decided online by the general...

, has been nominated or won at film festival
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...

s both in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 and abroad, and has won numerous other national and international awards. Their films have grossed over US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....

870 million worldwide.

Critical acclaim

Never Been Kissed: Blockbuster Entertainment Award

Charlie's Angels: ASCAP Award, BMI
Broadcast Music Incorporated
Broadcast Music, Inc. is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed...

 Film Music Award, Blockbuster Entertainment Award, Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist
Hairdresser
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 Guild Award, Blimp Award
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...

, MTV Movie Award and Taurus World Stunt Award.

Donnie Darko: Won numerous awards internationally, and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...

.

Charlie's Angels - Full Throttle: BMI Film Music Awarvvd, Golden Trailer, Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award, Imagen Award and MTV Movie Award.

50 First Dates: BMI Film Music Award, Blimp Award, MTV Movie Award, People's Choice Award and Teen Choice Award
Teen Choice Awards
The Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with...


External links

  • Background information on company: (http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/) and (http://www.reelwomen.com/)
  • Movie Gross Profit (http://www.the-movie-times.com)
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