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Walt Disney?

posted 15 years ago by moviefiend69
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Ok, I saw this in Canada with Alliance
being the distributer. No Disney on the package.
Did Disney release this in the USA?
Or is it a sick Lynch joke at the start?
Any info would be good.
Cheers!

[–] Pertwillaby 15 years ago

Yes, it's a Disney film.

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[–] alouette1977 15 years ago

Well I believe it was released by Miramax, who has been owned by Disney since 1993. Miramax has long worked with Alliance in Canada (where I saw it) for theatre distribution; that's their arrangement.

[–] Harlesden_P_Ruffkins 14 years ago

Just watched it in the UK and it said Disney. Though not sure why a Disney film would also need funding from Channel+ and Film 4. Must just be distribution, picked it up after it had been made.