Nest Family Entertainment
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Nest Family Entertainment was formed in 1987 and was managed by Richard Rich
, Brian Nissen
and Jared F. Brown. The company is best known for producing and distributing educational animated Christian
and historical videos for children such as Animated Stories from the Bible
, Animated Stories from the New Testament
and Animated Hero Classics
, the third latter produced in association with Warner Bros.
Nest also owns Rich's animation studio, Rich Animation Studios, until 2000, when it was acquired by India's Crest Animation Studios
and renamed to RichCrest Animation Studios.
Nest Entertainment's most famous animated film is The Swan Princess
(1994), based on the classic ballet Swan Lake
and produced for New Line Cinema
. The film was rather successful on its first opening weekend. It also spawned two sequels, The Swan Princess II: Escape from Castle Mountain
(1997) and The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom
(1998), neither of which did a good performance. In 1999, Nest Entertainment teamed up with Morgan Creek Productions
and Rankin/Bass
to produce an animated adaptation
of Rodgers and Hammerstein
's The King and I
for Warner Bros. However, the film bombed at the box office and received very negative reviews, which forced Nest Entertainment to sell off Rich's animation studio to Crest Animation Studios in 2000. The last feature film produced by Rich for Nest Entertainment is The Trumpet of the Swan
(2001), based on E.B. White's 1970 novel of the same name
and released by TriStar Pictures
, although it also does a poor performance. However, RichCrest continued to produce Bible videos for Nest Entertainment. Nest Entertainment currently releases animated religious DVDs.
Richard Rich (director)
Richard Rich is an American film director, producer and writer known for his work in animation. He is president of Crest Animation Productions. Unlike most animation directors Rich has never worked as animator on a film....
, Brian Nissen
Brian Nissen
Brian Nissen was a British actor and television continuity announcer.-Biography:Nissen made an early appearance in Laurence Olivier's film of Shakespeare's Henry V, and made many TV, film and stage appearances, including The Dam Busters , and the television series The New Adventures of Charlie...
and Jared F. Brown. The company is best known for producing and distributing educational animated Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
and historical videos for children such as Animated Stories from the Bible
Animated Stories from the Bible
Animated Stories from the Bible is a video series produced by Nest Family Entertainment in association with Rich Animation Studios.The series is non-sectarian and features twelve beloved stories from the Hebrew Bible...
, Animated Stories from the New Testament
Animated Stories from the New Testament
Animated Stories from the New Testament is a video series produced by Nest Family Entertainment in association with Rich Animation Studios. Unlike other animated series based on Bible stories, these programs are not based on modern characters interacting with Biblical figures, but rather provide...
and Animated Hero Classics
Animated Hero Classics
Animated Hero Classics is an educational Animated television series of programs co-produced by Nest Family Entertainment and Warner Bros. The series, geared toward elementary school aged children, includes twenty biographies of both female and male scientists, inventors, explorers, and social...
, the third latter produced in association with Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
Nest also owns Rich's animation studio, Rich Animation Studios, until 2000, when it was acquired by India's Crest Animation Studios
Crest Animation Studios
Crest Animation Studios Ltd. is an Indian animation studio. It was founded by Shyam Raja Ramanna in 1990 under the name Crest Communications and it first went public in 1995...
and renamed to RichCrest Animation Studios.
Nest Entertainment's most famous animated film is The Swan Princess
The Swan Princess
The Swan Princess is a 1994 American animated film based on the ballet "Swan Lake". Starring the voice talents of Jack Palance, John Cleese, Steven Wright, and Sandy Duncan, the film is directed by a former Disney animation director, Richard Rich, with a music score by Lex de Azevedo...
(1994), based on the classic ballet Swan Lake
Swan Lake
Swan Lake ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, composed 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, was fashioned from Russian folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger...
and produced for New Line Cinema
New Line Cinema
New Line Cinema, often simply referred to as New Line, is an American film studio. It was founded in 1967 by Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne as a film distributor, later becoming an independent film studio. It became a subsidiary of Time Warner in 1996 and was merged with larger sister studio Warner...
. The film was rather successful on its first opening weekend. It also spawned two sequels, The Swan Princess II: Escape from Castle Mountain
The Swan Princess II: Escape from Castle Mountain
The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain is the first sequel to the animated film The Swan Princess. It was directed by Richard Rich and released in 1997....
(1997) and The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom
The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom
The Swan Princess III and the Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure is the second and final sequel to the animated film The Swan Princess...
(1998), neither of which did a good performance. In 1999, Nest Entertainment teamed up with Morgan Creek Productions
Morgan Creek Productions
Morgan Creek Productions is an American film studio that has released box-office hits like Young Guns, Dead Ringers, Major League, True Romance, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The King and I, The Crush, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and others. The studio was co-founded in 1987 by James G...
and Rankin/Bass
Rankin/Bass
Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc. , also known as Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment, was an American production company, known for its seasonal television specials, particularly its work in stop-motion animation. The pre-1974 library is currently owned by Classic Media,while the post-1974 library is...
to produce an animated adaptation
The King and I (1999 film)
The King and I is a 1999 animated film adaptation of the stage musical The King and I, which in turn is adapted from the Anna Leonowens story. The film was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Morgan Creek Productions, and released theatrically by Warner Bros. Family Entertainment on March 19, 1999...
of Rodgers and Hammerstein
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were a well-known American songwriting duo, usually referred to as Rodgers and Hammerstein. They created a string of popular Broadway musicals in the 1940s and 1950s during what is considered the golden age of the medium...
's The King and I
The King and I
The King and I is a stage musical, the fifth by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The work is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon and derives from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in...
for Warner Bros. However, the film bombed at the box office and received very negative reviews, which forced Nest Entertainment to sell off Rich's animation studio to Crest Animation Studios in 2000. The last feature film produced by Rich for Nest Entertainment is The Trumpet of the Swan
The Trumpet of the Swan (film)
The Trumpet of the Swan is a 2001 animated film produced by RichCrest Animation Studios, directed by Richard Rich, and distributed by TriStar Pictures, being TriStar's first animated film since 1988's Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw.-Plot:...
(2001), based on E.B. White's 1970 novel of the same name
The Trumpet of the Swan
The Trumpet of the Swan is a children's novel by E.B. White published in 1970. It tells the story of Louis, a Trumpeter Swan born without a voice and trying to overcome it by learning to play a trumpet, always trying to impress a beautiful pen named Serena.-Plot summary:In Canada in the spring of...
and released by TriStar Pictures
TriStar Pictures
TriStar Pictures, Inc. is an American film production/distribution studio and subsidiary of Columbia Pictures, itself a subdivision of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, which is owned by Sony Pictures...
, although it also does a poor performance. However, RichCrest continued to produce Bible videos for Nest Entertainment. Nest Entertainment currently releases animated religious DVDs.
Filmography
- Animated Stories from the BibleAnimated Stories from the BibleAnimated Stories from the Bible is a video series produced by Nest Family Entertainment in association with Rich Animation Studios.The series is non-sectarian and features twelve beloved stories from the Hebrew Bible...
(1987-) - Animated Stories from the New TestamentAnimated Stories from the New TestamentAnimated Stories from the New Testament is a video series produced by Nest Family Entertainment in association with Rich Animation Studios. Unlike other animated series based on Bible stories, these programs are not based on modern characters interacting with Biblical figures, but rather provide...
(1987-) - Animated Hero ClassicsAnimated Hero ClassicsAnimated Hero Classics is an educational Animated television series of programs co-produced by Nest Family Entertainment and Warner Bros. The series, geared toward elementary school aged children, includes twenty biographies of both female and male scientists, inventors, explorers, and social...
(1990-) (co-production with Warner Bros.Warner Bros.Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
) - The Swan PrincessThe Swan PrincessThe Swan Princess is a 1994 American animated film based on the ballet "Swan Lake". Starring the voice talents of Jack Palance, John Cleese, Steven Wright, and Sandy Duncan, the film is directed by a former Disney animation director, Richard Rich, with a music score by Lex de Azevedo...
(1994) (released by New Line CinemaNew Line CinemaNew Line Cinema, often simply referred to as New Line, is an American film studio. It was founded in 1967 by Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne as a film distributor, later becoming an independent film studio. It became a subsidiary of Time Warner in 1996 and was merged with larger sister studio Warner...
) - The Swan Princess II: Escape from Castle MountainThe Swan Princess II: Escape from Castle MountainThe Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain is the first sequel to the animated film The Swan Princess. It was directed by Richard Rich and released in 1997....
(1997) - The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted KingdomThe Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted KingdomThe Swan Princess III and the Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure is the second and final sequel to the animated film The Swan Princess...
(1998) - The King and IThe King and I (1999 film)The King and I is a 1999 animated film adaptation of the stage musical The King and I, which in turn is adapted from the Anna Leonowens story. The film was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Morgan Creek Productions, and released theatrically by Warner Bros. Family Entertainment on March 19, 1999...
(1999) (co-production with Warner Bros.Warner Bros.Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
, Morgan Creek ProductionsMorgan Creek ProductionsMorgan Creek Productions is an American film studio that has released box-office hits like Young Guns, Dead Ringers, Major League, True Romance, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The King and I, The Crush, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and others. The studio was co-founded in 1987 by James G...
and Rankin/BassRankin/BassRankin/Bass Productions, Inc. , also known as Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment, was an American production company, known for its seasonal television specials, particularly its work in stop-motion animation. The pre-1974 library is currently owned by Classic Media,while the post-1974 library is...
) - The ScarecrowScarecrow (disambiguation)A scarecrow is a device to discourage birds from disturbing crops. It may also refer to:In film:* Scarecrow , one of the main protagonists in L...
(2000) (released by Warner Bros.Warner Bros.Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
) - The Trumpet of the SwanThe Trumpet of the Swan (film)The Trumpet of the Swan is a 2001 animated film produced by RichCrest Animation Studios, directed by Richard Rich, and distributed by TriStar Pictures, being TriStar's first animated film since 1988's Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw.-Plot:...
(2001) (co-production with TriStar PicturesTriStar PicturesTriStar Pictures, Inc. is an American film production/distribution studio and subsidiary of Columbia Pictures, itself a subdivision of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, which is owned by Sony Pictures...
)