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Foundation date 1 january 1995
PorchLight Entertainment, Inc. is an American production company founded in 1995 by Bruce D. Johnson and William T. Baumann. It dedicates in television production and animation. It produced projects like Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Adventures from the Book of Virtues, Tutenstein, JetCat, LeapFrog, The Secret Saturdays, Angelina Ballerina, Animalia, Pope Dreams, Gofrette, Night of the Twisters, A Martian Christmas, Kid Paddle, Cedric and Rain.
Based in Los Angeles, PorchLight specializes in high quality animation for television, Direct-to-DVD, and feature films. Known for successfully collaborating with outside partners, the studio provides creative and production services beginning with concept, script writing and voice-recording, through all levels of animation pre-production, production and post-production.
Most recently, PorchLight completed a series of best-selling Direct-to-DVD animated specials for LeapFrog, which have sold over 5 million units and have been widely praised by parents and educators.
In 2007, PorchLight launched KidMango, which was an online-only television network. Aside from showing PorchLight television series, it also showed television series from third parties such as Nelvana and Cookie Jar Group. The main website was abandoned in early 2013 and the domain name eventually expired in February 2014.
PorchLight produced independent films as well, and a majority of Feature Films for Families' movies were given the permission by PorchLight to release them to DVD.
Filmography of PorchLight Entertainment (21 films)
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Magic Rock (2001)
, 1h34Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Actors Adam Busch, Miko Hugues, Daryl Wein, Simms Thomas
When a beloved Summer Camp director dies, the popular boys' haven will be closed by the heartless Attorney who inherits it unless a dedicated young Camp Counselor can change his mind over one last summer, with the comic help of his oddball campers in a tale of the loyal camaraderie, life-defining choices, camp hi-jinks and summer magic that can make campfire memories last a lifetime.
Walking to the Waterline (1998)
, 1h40Directed by Matt Mulhern
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Matt Mulhern, Alan Ruck, Matthew Broderick, Hallie Foote, Jon Cypher, Hal Holbrook
Once a successful television sitcom star, Francis McGowan is now a struggling actor who returns to his family home on the Jersey Shore to sell it following his father's death. While there, he interacts with his agent Michael Woods, his childhood friend Duane Hopwood, and tour guide Lucy Bammer, with whom he drifts into a casual affair while his wife and children wait for him to return home.
Coyote Summer (1996)
, 1h33Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Actors Vinessa Shaw, Adam Beach, Bruce Weitz, Cindy Pickett, Gordon Tootoosis, Ed Lauter
Callie Carpenter (Vinessa Shaw) is a misguided teenager sent to stay for the summer with her aunt and uncle, Maggie and Mitchell Foster (Cindy Pickett and Ed Lauter), on their horse ranch. Callie becomes friends with horse trainer Rafe Acuna (Adam Beach), who teaches her to ride. She helps him discover that something is seriously amiss with Kia, a "wild" thoroughbred horse. When Snapper (Bruce Weitz), a horse trainer gone bad, tries to sell Kia illegally, Callie relies on her street smarts to outwit Snapper. Rafe and Callie figure out that to save Kia, they must prove he really is a champion.
Alan & Naomi (1992)
, 1h36Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Lukas Haas, Michael Gross, Amy Aquino, Kevin Connolly, Zohra Lampert
After initial urging from his parents, 14-year-old Alan (Haas) develops an emotional friendship with Naomi(Zaoui), who has been deeply troubled since seeing her father killed by the Nazis in Europe. The film is noted for its portrayal of stickball.
The Buttercream Gang (1992)
, 1h33Directed by Bruce Neibaur
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Jason Johnson
Pete Turner (Weatherred) is the leader of a good-deed group, the ButterCream Gang, in the small rural town of Elk Ridge. Before he moves away to live with his aunt (affectionately known as Aunt Spaghetti due to her famous ketchup spaghetti sauce) in Chicago, Pete bikes over to their treehouse, searching for Scott Carpenter (Johnson), Eldon Flowers (Blaser), and Lanny Glenn (Glenn). He climbs up to the tree, being surprised by the rest of the gang. After a brief discussion, Pete nominates Scott to become the new leader of their small band. At the bus station, Pete says good-bye to all his family and friends, then departs on the bus to Chicago.
, 1h24Directed by Gavin Millar
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Children's films
Actors Jeremy Irons, Robbie Coltrane, Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern, Lionel Jeffries, Jean Marsh
In 1955, William Smith (Jeremy Irons), a widower, lives with his nine-year-old son Danny (Samuel Irons) in a Vardo behind the filling station and garage where he works in the English countryside.