Gracie Films, Inc. is an American film and television production company founded by James L. Brooks on January 4, 1986. The company is primarily known for producing its long-running flagship animated series The Simpsons. The company's headquarters is located on the Fox Studio Lot at 10201 West Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles.
History James L. Brooks, who had previously founded John Charles Walters Company, founded Gracie Films at 20th Century Fox on January 4, 1986, with Polly Platt as executive vice president. Named for comedian Gracie Allen, the company was established to "provide real writers with a vehicle to get their movies made".Alisa Perren, Its primary distributor is currently Sony Pictures Entertainment, though it continues to produce The Simpsons at Fox's studio in Century City, Los Angeles.
According to Simpsons Confidential, Brooks gave The Simpsons''' writing staff free rein, as he firmly believed they were the most important part of the process,John Ortved, and "in the legal battles over The Simpsons, it was Fox that was being sued, not Gracie Films".John Ortved, The company also coordinates international distribution and dubbing for The Simpsons,Michela Ardizzoni, Chiara Ferrari (eds.), "[finding] voices for dubbing that would match those of the original American actors as closely as possible."Chiara Francesca Ferrari, Gracie Films’ main production office is at the Sidney Poitier building on the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City, California. In 1989, Gracie Films had struck a deal with ABC.
Logo Gracie Films' production logo depicts noisy patrons in a movie theatre being shushed by a woman in the back row, while the movie theatre lights dim out and the company logo appears on a projector. This is occasionally changed or parodied in episodes of The Simpsons, particularly in the annual Treehouse of Horror'' Halloween episodes.
Filmography Television series Years active Title Genre Creator(s) Co-production company(s) Network(s) 1987–1990 The Tracey Ullman Show Sketch comedy James L. BrooksJerry BelsonKen EstinHeide Perlman Klasky Csupo (animation production)20th Television Fox 1989–present The Simpsons Animated sitcom Matt Groening 20th Television (1989–2021)20th Television Animation (2021–present) 1991–1992 SibsSitcom Heide Perlman Columbia Pictures Television ABC 1993–1994 Phenom Sam SimonDick BlasucciMarc Flanagan Columbia Pictures TelevisionELP Communications 1994–19952000–2001 The Critic Animated sitcom Al JeanMike Reiss Columbia Pictures TelevisionABC (1994)Fox (1995)AtomFilms/Shockwave.com (2000-2001) 2001 What About Joan? Sitcom Gwen Macsai Columbia TriStar TelevisionABC
Television episodes Title Series Director Writer Original air date Network Co-production company "The Simpsons Guy" Family Guy Peter Shin Patrick Meighan Fox Fuzzy Door Productions
Feature films Year Title Director Writer(s) Producer(s) Co-production company(s) Distributor(s) Box office 1987 Broadcast News James L. Brooks 20th Century Fox $67.3 million 1988 Big Penny Marshall Gary RossAnne Spielberg James L. BrooksRobert Greenhut $151.7 million 1989 Say Anything... Cameron Crowe Polly Platt $20.7 million Box Office Information for Say Anything.., BoxOfficeMojo.com; retrieved April 4, 2013. The War of the Roses Danny DeVito Michael J. Leeson James L. BrooksArnon Milchan $160.2 million 1994 I'll Do Anything James L. Brooks James L. BrooksPolly PlattColumbia Pictures Sony Pictures Releasing $10 million 1996 Bottle Rocket Wes Anderson Owen WilsonWes Anderson Polly PlattCynthia Hargrave $560,069 Jerry Maguire Cameron Crowe James L. BrooksRichard SakaiLaurence MarkCameron Crowe TriStar PicturesVinyl Films $273.6 million 1997 As Good as It Gets James L. Brooks Mark AndrusMark AndrusJames L. Brooks James L. BrooksBridget JohnsonKristi Zea TriStar Pictures $314.1 million 2001 Riding in Cars with Boys Penny Marshall Morgan Upton Ward James L. BrooksLaurence MarkSara ColletonRichard SakaiJulie Ansell Columbia Pictures $35.7 million 2004 Spanglish James L. Brooks Julie AnsellJames L. BrooksRichard Sakai $55 million 2007 The Simpsons Movie David Silverman James L. BrooksMatt GroeningAl JeanIan Maxtone-GrahamGeorge MeyerDavid MirkinMike ReissMike ScullyMatt SelmanJohn SwartzwelderJon Vitti James L. BrooksMatt GroeningAl JeanMike ScullyRichard Sakai 20th Century Fox Animation 20th Century Fox $536.4 million 2010 How Do You Know James L. Brooks Julie AnsellJames L. BrooksLaurence MarkPaula Weinstein Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Releasing $48.7 million 2016 The Edge of Seventeen Kelly Fremon Craig James L. BrooksRichard SakaiJulie Ansell H. BrothersTang Media ProductionsVirgin Produced STX Entertainment $19.4 million 2018 Icebox Daniel Sawka Julie AnsellJames L. BrooksRichard Sakai Endeavor ContentHBO Films HBO 2023 Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Kelly Fremon Craig James L. BrooksJulie AnsellRichard SakaiKelly Fremon CraigJudy BlumeAmy Lorraine BrooksAldric La'auli Porter Lionsgate $21.5 million 2025 Ella McCay James L. Brooks James L. BrooksRichard SakaiJulie AnsellJennifer Brooks 20th Century Studios $4.5 million 2027 The New Simpsons Movie 20th Century Animation 20th Century Studios
Theme parks Year Title Director Co-production company(s) Distributor(s) Notes 2008 The Simpsons Ride Mike B. Andersonand John Rice Blur StudioFilm RomanReel FX Creative Studios Universal Creative Located in Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood.
Shorts Year Title Director Co-production company(s) Distributor(s) Notes 2012 The Longest Daycare David Silverman 20th Century Fox AnimationAKOMFilm Roman 20th Century Fox Shown with Ice Age: Continental Drift. 2020 Playdate with Destiny 20th Century AnimationAKOM Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Shown with Onward. 2021 The Force Awakens from Its Nap 20th Television Disney+ Exclusive Disney+ short film. The Good, the Bart, and the Loki 20th Television AnimationAKOM Plusaversary 2022 When Billie Met Lisa 20th Television Animation Welcome to the Club The Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in "Feliz Navidad" 2023 Rogue Not Quite One Walt Disney Pictures (logo only) / 20th Television Animation 2024 May the 12th Be with You 20th Television Animation The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
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