Trans World Entertainment (film company)
| Company type | Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion picture |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Founder | Moshe Diamant Eduard Sarlui |
| Defunct | 1993 |
| Fate | Foreclosed, assets folded into Epic Productions |
| Successor | Company: Epic Productions Library: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Amazon MGM Studios/Amazon) Universal Pictures (Carlito's Way only) |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Tom Coleman Michael Rosenblatt Moshe Diamant Eduard Sarlui |
| Products | Motion Pictures |
| Owner | Independent (1983–1993) |
Trans World Entertainment was an American independent production and distribution company which produced low-to-medium budget films mostly targeted for home-video market. In the early 1990s, the company became embroiled in the Credit Lyonnais banking scandal in Hollywood and was foreclosed on by the bank and subsequently incorporated into the Epic Library. Since 1998, its library has been owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.