MGM/UA Feature Animation

MGM/UA Feature Animation is the feature animation division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was in operation from 1982 to 1992. It later had a spirtual successor in form of MGM Animation, which was operated in the 1990s.

History
In 1982, following the success of The Secret of NIMH, MGM/UA announced its plan to launch a feature animation division, and hired some of the employees formerly held by Chuck Jones Enterprises to join the company.

The first film The White Bride and the Black One, an adaptation of the fairy tale of the same name was released in 1985 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The following two films, however subsequently released in 1987 and 1988, were Hidden Caves and Amelia Bedelia.

In 1992, MGM decided to absorb its feature animation unit into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Some of the staff however joined MGM Animation to make All Dogs Go to Heaven 2

Library
The title's first film The White Bride and the Black One (1985) was owned by Warner Bros. through Turner Entertainment Co., who controlled the pre-1986 lbirary.

The remaining features starting with Hidden Caves (1987) were owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, who controlled the post-1986 library.