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In 1982, Orion merged with Filmways, Inc. (which had produced well-remembered TV shows in the late 1960s, such as The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Mister Ed and The Addams Family, but was a second-string studio by the late 1970sMillennia: 1st millennium 2nd millennium 3rd millennium Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Events and trends and mainly interesting for its ownership of American International PicturesAmerican International Pictures was formed in 1954 as American Releasing Corporation by James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff, dedicated to releasing independently produced, low-budget films, primarily of interest to the teenagers of the 1950s. It was r), and became an independent company. It also introduced a new logo, featuring an animated depiction of the OrionOrion Abbreviation Ori Genitive Orionis Meaning in English the Great Hunter Right ascension 5 h Declination 5° Visible to latitude Between 85° and −75° Best visible January Area Total Ranked 26th594 sq. Number of stars with apparent magnitude 6 Brig star constellationOrion is a remarkable constellation, visible from most places on the globe (but not always the whole year long). A constellation is a group of stars visibly related to each other in a particular configuration. In three-dimensional space, most of the stars. During the 1980sMillennia: 1st millennium 2nd millennium 3rd millennium Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Events and trends, its output included Woody AllenWoody Allen (b. December 1, 1935), original name Allen Stewart Konigsberg legal name Heywood Allen is one of the major American film directors and comedians of the second half of the 20th century. Introduction Following the example of Charlie Chaplin, he films, Hollywood blockbusters such as the first TerminatorThe Terminator was a 1984 sci-fi action film which became the break-through role for former body-builder Arnold Schwarzenegger. Directed by James Cameron, the premise of the movie is that a "cybernetic construct" (living tissue over an android skeleton) t film and the Robocop films, and Academy Award winners such as Amadeus, Platoon, Dances With Wolves, and The Silence of the Lambs. In 1986, billionaire John Kluge invested in the company as a favor to Krim, and by 1988 his Metromedia organization had become majority owner.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Orion had severe financial problems, and declared bankruptcy in 1992. Silence of the Lambs was almost passed on due to lack of funding, and several other projects in production at the time, such as Car 54 Where Are You? and Clifford, had their release delayed by three years (from 1991 to 1994) because of the bankruptcy filing. Orion was eventually able to exit bankruptcy in 1996, but few of the films released during the four years under bankruptcy protection made much of a critical or commercial impact.

In 1997, Metromedia sold Orion (as well as the Samuel Goldwyn Company and Motion Picture Corporation of America ) to MGM, with the deal finalized in late 1998. Orion remains an in-name-only subsidiary of MGM, and all Orion releases (mostly of the AIP and Filmways backlogs, as well as their own post-1982 library) now bear the MGM name, though in most cases, the 1980s Orion logo is retained (or added on, in the case of the Filmways and AIP libraries). Its back catalog from the 1978-1982 joint venture period remains under the control of Warner Bros.