Flashdance [SEP] distributor
release document giving Paramount Pictures the right to portray her life story on screen, for which she was given a one-off payment of $2,300. "Flashdance" is estimated to have grossed more than $200 million worldwide. In June 2006, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco affirmed a lower court's ruling that Marder gave up her rights to the film when she signed the release document in 1982. The panel of three judges stated in its ruling: "Though in hindsight the agreement
MTI Home Video
MTI Home Video is a United States-based movie distributor in the direct-to-video market. MTI most often purchases the distribution rights to independent films and televised films that did not see a theatrical run in the U.S., for direct release to DVD.
History.
MTI Home Video was founded in 1984 by music industry veteran Larry Brahms. One of the company's first releases was "Freedance", an interactive fitness workout video featuring Marine Jahan from the film "Flashdance".