Crown International Pictures

[dcj2112]

Do anymore of these have reoccurring characters or gags?

I don't think they made any sequels for their movies in the traditional sense, but just noticed some reoccurring things. I watched The Van tonight and was pleasantly surprised to see Dugan played by the same actor who played him in Malibu Beach pop up. There are no other shared characters that I could place, but Dugan is clearly the same exact character in both movies. Perhaps he's a little more of a dork in Malibu Beach, but that's about it. Sadly it looks like those are the only two movies Dugan is in. Also, The Van is described at one point as, "A whorehouse on wheels" which I believe is also said about the limo in My Chauffeur.

I plan on watching some more of these soon so wouldn't be surprised if I notice some more 

[pennywise37]

i need to look up the list of films they put out cause most of the ones i've seen have all been terrible but i'm sure there are some i did like

[pacman000]

Do anymore of these have reoccurring characters or gags?

I don't think they made any sequels for their movies in the traditional sense, but just noticed some reoccurring things. I watched The Van tonight and was pleasantly surprised to see Dugan played by the same actor who played him in Malibu Beach pop up. There are no other shared characters that I could place, but Dugan is clearly the same exact character in both movies. Perhaps he's a little more of a dork in Malibu Beach, but that's about it. Sadly it looks like those are the only two movies Dugan is in. Also, The Van is described at one point as, "A whorehouse on wheels" which I believe is also said about the limo in My Chauffeur.

I plan on watching some more of these soon so wouldn't be surprised if I notice some more  

I think they mostly bought independent features; if there are recurring elements it's only because they wanted something like the last successful film, not because they made a conscious effort to create a continuity between films.

Here's their web site: http://www.crownintlpictures.com/

Says here they began producing films themselves in the 70's: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mark-tenser-dead-was-president-ceo-1970s-indie-powerhouse-crown-international-pictures-1071665

[BedsideGreaser]

Crown is a great company that managed
to put out a steady stream of B-movies,
most of their output gained them
tons of money thru distribution deals
with HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, TMC and
later on, USA UP ALL NIGHT.

Movies like Tomboy, Jocks, Hunk were huge VHS sellers.

Some of the releases I didn't care for in the past, I have
changed my mind after becoming a listener of the Grindbin
Podcast which celebrates Crown and mines their catalog for
a great chunk of the show.

As a side note, some of those Mill Creek DVD, Blu and Digital editions
feature some edits. Truly unkind cuts. 

[claws]

In video rental days Vestron Video and Media Home Entertainment distributed most of Crown International titles. Beginning in 1986, 1987, RCA/Columbia carried a few CI movies like Scorpion, Jocks and Hunk.

[BedsideGreaser]

All those labels were really acquiring distribution like mad in that rental boon.

[pennywise37]

The Devil's Hand (1961) i remember that one i have seen that one that one i remember thinking wasn't a great movie but it was a decent one at least

[kornula]

Death Machines (1976) is my all time favorite bad movie.   I believe Crown International was with this production from the start.. which is one of the reason it tanked. The producers tried to advertise it as a "Science Fiction" thinggy... hence the cool, creepy Poster.  It is a monolith with teeth.. Not sure exactly what its supposed to represent in the film...but then again, the advertisers didn't care

[JuanSnz]

^Looks more like a possessed version of the Washington Monument. Or the Argentinean (my country) version: El Obelisco.

Added to my list of 'movies that I never heard, or at least I don't think I heard of them, and I found them in badmovies dot org reviews pages, or are the favorites of users, and probably I will enjoy them'

[claws]

Revisited Crown International Pictures and yeah, they only produced or distributed crap, but I guess we all know that. If you don't know what CIP to watch, here's a list  ranked by most popular vote (IMDb)

1. The Creeping Terror (1964 TV Movie) 0.0
2. My Tutor (1983) 1.5
3. Galaxina (1980) 0.0
4. The Hearse (1980) 1.0
5. Don't Answer the Phone! (1980) 1.0
6. Satan's Slave (1976) 1.5
7. My Chauffeur (1986) 2.0
8. Five the Hard Way (1969) 0.0
9. The Devil's Men (1976) 0.0
10. The Beach Girls (1982) 1.0
11. Tomboy (1985) 1.0
12. The Crater Lake Monster (1977) 0.0
13. Terror (1978) 1.5
14. Trip with the Teacher (1975) 0.5
15. Nine Deaths of the Ninja (1985) 0.0
16. Hunk (1987) 0.5
17. The Devil's Hand (1961) 0.5
18. Blood of Dracula's Castle (1969) 0.0
19. The Pom Pom Girls (1976) 1.0
20. Horror High (1973) 1.0
21. Malibu High (1979) 1.0
22. The Teacher (1974) 1.0
23. Blood Mania (1970) 0.0
24. Pick-up (1975) 0.5
25. The Van (1977) 0.5
26. Prime Evil (1988) 0.0
27. Cavegirl (1985) 0.0
28. Deathrow Gameshow (1987) 1.0
29. Jocks (1986) 0.0
30. Nightmare in Wax (1969) 0.0
31. Double Exposure (1982) 1.0
32. Stanley (1972) 0.5
33. Welcome Home Brother Charles (1975) 1.0
34. Malibu Beach (1978) 0.5
35. Death Machines (1976) 0.0
36. Low Blow (1986) 0.0
37. Coach (1978) 1.0
38. Superchick (1973) 0.0
39. Point of Terror (1971) 0.0
40. Van Nuys Blvd. (1979) 1.5
41. Best Friends (1975) 1.0
42. Policewomen (1974) 1.5
43. The Babysitter (1969) 2.5
44. Hustler Squad (1975) 0.0
45. Cindy and Donna (1970) 0.5
46. Lurkers (1987) 0.0
47. Weekend Pass (1984) 0.0
48. Terrified (1962) 0.0
49. The Silencer (1992) 0.0
50. Click: The Calendar Girl Killer (1990) 0.0
51. Killpoint (1984) 0.0
52. The Patriot (1986) 0.0
53. Hot Target (1985) 0.5
54. Blue Money (1972) 0.0
55. Fleshburn (1984) 0.0
56. French Quarter (1978) 0.5
57. Wild Riders (1971) 0.5
58. Separate Ways (1981) 0.5
59. Las Vegas Lady (1975) 0.5
60. The Young Graduates (1971) 0.0
61. Scorpion (1986) 0.0
62. Night Club (1989) 0.0
63. Top Cop (1990) 0.0

[pacman000]

Their old website went down, & their new one no longer has a list of their films. Here's aan archived version of their old site: https://web.archive.org/web/20200804031417/https://www.crownintlpictures.com/