Multimedia Motion Pictures

Multimedia Motion Pictures (formerly known as David Scott Entertainment from 1976 to 1988) was an American film production company owned by Multimedia. The studio was in operation from 1988 to 1996, when it was folded into Universal Pictures following the MCA/Multimedia merger.

History
In 1988, after Multimedia acquired animation studio Michael Wildshill Productions (which was renamed to Multimedia Animation), Multimedia was looking to expand their film production. It acquired David Scott Entertainment, which was established by film producer David V. Scott in 1976, and the studio was renamed to Multimedia Motion Pictures. Many employees of Jennings Lang Productions and Jaffe/Lansing Productions were hired to run the film production company.

On September 17, 1991, Multimedia acquired several assets of Orbis Communications and Carolco Television Productions from Carolco Pictures. The latter was renamed to Multimedia Television Productions and later folded into its motion picture division.

On October 9, 1995, MCA announced a $40.6 billion deal to merge with Multimedia, Inc. from the Gannett Company, including Multimedia Motion Pictures. The deal was finalized on January 31, 1996. Most of Multimedia's films in development were transferred to Universal Pictures. The last film, The Behest was released on April 26, 1996, grossing $125 million worldwide on a $30 million budget. Afterwards, Multimedia Motion Pictures was folded into Universal, which now owns the company's library. Meanwhile, Fairpoint, a film project that was developed by Multimedia, was sold to DreamWorks Pictures, which released it on March 20, 1998.