[DOC] [TLE] FINAL CUT: DREAMS AND DISASTERS IN THE MAKING OF ... [PAR] Aug 18, 1985 ... 18, 1980, United Artists knew that its production had cost exactly ... The failure of 
the film was a proximate cause of the sale of UA by Transamerica to Kirk 
Kerkorian of MGM, so that "Heaven's Gate" can be ... and distribution company, 
the brave venture in independent artistry ... Seizure Led to FloJo's Death... [DOC] [TLE] United Artists - Wikipedia [PAR] United Artists (UA) is an American film and television entertainment studio. The 
studio was ... In September 2014, MGM acquired controlling interest in Mark 
Burnett and ..... However, the 1972 film version of Man of La Mancha was a 
failure. ... In 1980, the Transamerica leadership decided the company should exit 
the film... [DOC] [TLE] Orion Pictures - Wikipedia [PAR] Orion Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and 
distribution that produced and released films from 1978 until 1999, and was also 
involved in television production and syndication throughout the 1980s until the 
early ... In January 1978, three executives of Transamerica (TA)-owned studio 
United... [DOC] [TLE] Final Cut: Art, Money, and Ego in the Making of Heaven's Gate, the ... [PAR] The 1980 film "Heaven's Gate" has become synonymous with failure, its very 
name ... D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, is purchased by 
MGM to ..... deal that would ultimately convince parent company Transamerican 
to sell UA. ... in 1980 that it destroyed Michael Cimino's reputation as a director 
and led to... [DOC] [TLE] FAILURE OF AN EPIC - NYTimes.com [PAR] Jul 28, 1985 ... FINAL CUT Dreams and Disaster in the Making of ''Heaven's Gate.'' By Steven 
Bach. 432 pp. New York: William Morrow & Company. ... him to stop knocking the 
industry lest he wind up selling apples on street corners, ... all the unfavorable 
publicity the film generated, sold United Artists to M-G-M in 1981. [DOC] [TLE] 10 stories of excess from the production of Heaven's Gate | Den of ... [PAR] Mar 27, 2014 ... We look back at one of the most infamous film productions in history. Here are 10 
stories of excess from Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate... ... Gate, from the pursuit 
of perfection to its infamous premiere in November 1980. ..... ultimately saw 
investment corporation Transamerica sell United Artists to MGM. [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about BUSINESS & INDUSTRY - StudyStack [PAR] IN 1984 THIS AMERICAN COMPANY INTRODUCED THE FIRST MINIVAN, 
CHRYSLER. INTUIT'S ... 1980 FAILURE OF "HEAVEN'S GATE" LED 
TRANSAMERICA TO SELL THIS MOVIE COMPANY TO MGM, UNITED ARTISTS
. COMPANY THAT IS ..... HAD AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE IN JAPAN, FUJI FILM. 
THE LARGEST... [DOC] [TLE] Final Cut: Art, Money, and Ego in the Making of Heaven's Gate, the ... [PAR] Heaven's Gate is probably the most discussed, least seen film in modern ... in 
1980 that it destroyed Michael Cimino's reputation as a director and led to ... A 
long look at the chaotic making of Heaven's Gate and the downfall of a 
Hollywood studio, ... After all, the downfall of United Artists is often blamed on the 
singular failure... [DOC] [TLE] Ten Memorable Box-Office Bombs | IndieWire [PAR] May 21, 2012 ... In honor of the miserable failure of "Battleship" (and the fact that we got through 
this .... had become a mega-flop 25 years earlier: 1980's "Raise The Titanic! .... 
Well, you do what Michael Cimino did, and make "Heaven's Gate," a film that still 
... TransAmerica to sell United Artists to MGM, ending the company... [DOC] [TLE] United Artists - History - The 1980s and 1990s: MGM/UA - LiquiSearch [PAR] Around 1980, Transamerica was retiring from the filmmaking business, and 
United ... MGM, led by Kirk Kerkorian (the company that United Artists had a 10-
year ... following the disaster of Heaven's Gate, cut its production schedule 
sharply. ... be offered for sale to

Question: 1980 failure of "Heaven's Gate" led Transamerica to sell this movie company to MGM
Answer: United Artists