Line #130 Creator/StreamlinePictures


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3	Founded in 1988 by Harmony Gold writer Carl Macek (the man associated, perhaps unfairly, with the {{Macekre}}) and animation historian [[Blog/CartoonBrew Jerry Beck]], Streamline Pictures was the first company to bring over and dub anime uncut on video in North America.[[note]]Contemporary US anime pioneers Creator/AnimEigo and Creator/CentralParkMedia would not start releasing product until slightly later, and Creator/VizMedia – although it did exist at the time as a manga distributor – would not venture into the animation market for another few years.[[/note]] While all of Streamline's dubs and productions were uncut, Carl Macek's script rewrites were designed to increase accessibility for American audiences, and this was usually more than enough to tick off the louder contingent of hardcore fans in the already-exhausting SubbingVersusDubbing war. Despite the name behind the company, these were ''not'' {{Macekre}}s with [[CulturalTranslation totally different character names]] and gratuitous edits. Needless to say, the scope of the changes varied by production, with some translations being more faithful than others.
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5	Throughout the late 80's/early 90's, as other anime distributors began releasing subtitled tapes along with the better-selling dubbed versions, and then putting both versions on Laserdisc/DVD, Streamline Pictures stayed with the dub-only approach (since Macek firmly believed that releasing subtitled animation was pointless since the Japanese dialog was also technically dubbed). On their laserdisc releases and some of their DVD releases you can have both Japanese and English audio, but no subtitles. ''Manga/{{Akira}}'' and ''Anime/TwilightOfTheCockroaches'' were the only releases with subtitled versions available (on ''[=TotC=]'', the subtitles were done – poorly – by Macek himself). There were actually subtitles created for ''Literature/VampireHunterD'', and their Miyazaki films, but they were only released as film prints (there were a few roadshows back around 1992). There also was one instance of Harmony Gold releasing subbed anime, as part of the ''{{Anime/Robotech}}'' Perfect collection which had two episodes of Robotech, and the corresponding two episodes of one of the three Japanese series that made it up with rather poor subtitles. Each set got approximately halfway through its source series.
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7	Streamline also issued much of their early product in their original aspect ratio. ''Akira'', ''Twilight of the Cockroaches'', ''Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro'', and ''The Professional: Golgo 13'' were among them. Though most were later released by Creator/OrionPictures in pan-and-scan format, one later release, ''Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo'', did get the letterbox treatment.
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9	Due to the failure of ''Crimson Wolf'' in 1995 as well as Orion's financial problems, Streamline Pictures folded in 1997, just as DVD (and anime in general) was beginning to grow in popularity. The few DVD's Streamline put out prior to their collapse are extremely rare today.
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11	After Streamline Pictures went under, other anime companies would pick up the rights to much of their catalog. Some companies (Urban Vision) chose to keep the Streamline dubs on their releases while others (Creator/BandaiEntertainment, Creator/{{Geneon}}) chose to commission new dubs. Creator/ADVFilms did mostly the latter, but kept a few Streamline dubs. Recent releases of old Streamline properties by Creator/NozomiEntertainment and Creator/DiscotekMedia (Eastern Star) have included Macek's dubs, even if a newer dub exists (in those cases, they try to include ''both''). And of course, Creator/{{Disney}} decided to produce their own dubs of the Miyazaki films when they took over the Creator/StudioGhibli catalog.
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13	Most of Streamline's dubs were recorded at Screenmusic Studios (now Creator/{{Studiopolis}}) in Los Angeles, with a few being recorded at Wally Burr Recording or [=InterSound=]. Many of the company's voice actor pool would continue to work in dubbing/ADR for years afterwards, becoming well-regarded industry veterans. Some also moved into ADR writing and directing. Macek himself continued writing scripts for anime series and voice directing (including a dub of ''Anime/AuraBattlerDunbine'' for Creator/ADVFilms) until his sudden death in 2010. One of the studio's employees, animation enthusiast Fred Patten, would go on to do a 18-part retrospective of the company on Beck's Cartoon Research, which can be found [[https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/category/funny-animals-and-more/page/10/ here]].
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15	Voice actors include:
16	* Richard Allen (died 2013)
17	* Creator/StephenApostolina
18	* Creator/RobertAxelrod (died 2019)
19	* Robert V. Barron (died 2000)
20	* Catherine Battistone
21	* Creator/BobBergen
22	* Cyn Branch
23	* Creator/SteveBulen
24	* Wally Burr (died 2017)
25	* Creator/RichardCansino
26	* William Capizzi (died 2007)
27	* Russell Case
28	* Frank Catalano
29	* Ardwight Chamberlain
30	* Louise Chamis
31	* Cheryl Chase
32	* Creator/CamClarke
33	* Christopher Carroll
34	* Tony Clay
35	* Lara Cody
36	* John Dantona
37	* Rachel Davies
38	* Mari Devon
39	* Julie Diamond
40	* Creator/JulianaDonald
41	* David Ellenstein
42	* Creator/RichardEpcar
43	* Sam Fontana
44	* Michael Forest (sometimes credited as Alfred Thor)
45	* Creator/RebeccaForstadt
46	* Eddie Frierson
47	* Creator/BarbaraGoodson
48	* Melora Harte
49	* Milton James (died 2018)
50	* Eleni Kelakos
51	* Alexandra Kenworthy
52	* Art Kimbro
53	* Jason Klassi
54	* Creator/SteveKramer
55	* Gaye Kruger
56	* Joyce Kurtz
57	* Creator/WendeeLee
58	* CarlMacek (died 2010)
59	* Svea Macek
60	* Creator/JulieMaddalena
61	* Kerrigan Mahan
62	* Creator/DaveMallow
63	* Edward Mannix (died 1995)
64	* Creator/MichaelMcConnohie
65	* Melanie [=McQueen=] (sometimes credited as Aline Leslie)
66	* Diane Michelle
67	* Karlyn Michelson
68	* Lisa Michelson (died 1991)
69	* Creator/EdieMirman
70	* Iona Morris
71	* Creator/DaranNorris
72	* Joan-Carol O'Connell
73	* Creator/TonyOliver
74	* Fred Patten (died 2018)
75	* Creator/BobPapenbrook (died 2006)
76	* Bodie Plecas
77	* Tony Pope (died 2004)
78	* David Povall
79	* Simon Prescott
80	* Jan Rabson
81	* Creator/MikeReynolds (died 2022)
82	* Lia Sargent
83	* Ernie Sheesley
84	* Creator/BrianneSiddall
85	* Gregory Snegoff
86	* Michael Sorich
87	* Melodee M. Spevack
88	* Bonnie Stauch
89	* Barry Stigler (died 2005)
90	* Doug Stone
91	* Creator/KirkThornton
92	* Dean Wein
93	* Clifton Wells (died 2000)
94	* Bruce Winant
95	* Jeff Winkless (died 2006)
96	* Daniel Woren
97	* Tom Wyner
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99	Note: on the later releases with the Streamline dubs, on the intro it will have Carl Macek's name on it.
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102	!!List of dubs from Streamline (some of the shows were redubbed later):
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104	* ''Manga/SazanEyes'' (1992) (later redubbed and released on DVD by Geneon; Streamline dub only on VHS and Laserdisc)
105	* ''Manga/SazanEyes 2'' (1997) (later redubbed and released by Geneon; Streamline dub only on VHS and Laserdisc)
106	* ''Anime/EightManAfter'' (1994) (Streamline dub only on VHS and DVD as a CompilationMovie; later re-released on DVD by Creator/DiscotekMedia as individual episodes with both the Streamline dub and the Japanese language track.)
107	* ''Manga/{{Akira}}'' (1988) (later distributed by Orion Pictures, then Pioneer with a new dub, then Bandai, then Creator/FUNimation. Technically ''not'' dubbed by Streamline Pictures, who simply provided US distribution, though the dub itself contains much of the same voice pool as their actual output. The Creator/FUNimation release contains both dubs)
108	* ''Babel II'' (1995) (VHS and DVD only, later rereleased on DVD by Creator/DiscotekMedia who kept the Streamline dub)
109	* ''Manga/BarefootGen'' (1995)
110	* ''Anime/CasshanRobotHunter'' (1995) (later released to DVD by Creator/DiscotekMedia, who kept the Streamline dub)
111	* ''WesternAnimation/ClutchCargo'' (released as part of their Archive Series in the early '90s)
112	* ''Colonel Bleep'' (released as part of their Archive Series in the early '90s)
113	* ''Crimson Wolf'' (1995) (VHS and DVD only)
114	* ''Manga/CryingFreeman'' (1994) (later distributed by ADV Films in original form, with subtitles added; ADV handled the final OVA installment, with Steve Bulen and Edie Mirman reprising their respective roles alongside ADV's usual talent pool)
115	* ''The Literature/DirtyPair's Affair on Nolandia'' (1993) (later licensed and redubbed by Creator/ADVFilms; Creator/NozomiEntertainment re-released the OVA in 2012 with both the Streamline and ADV dub tracks)
116	* ''Literature/DirtyPair: Flight 005 Conspiracy'' (1994) (later licensed and redubbed by Creator/ADVFilms; Creator/NozomiEntertainment re-released the OVA in 2012 with both the Streamline and ADV dub tracks)
117	* ''Literature/DirtyPair: The Movie - Project Eden'' (1994) (later licensed and redubbed by Creator/ADVFilms; Creator/NozomiEntertainment re-released the film in 2012 with both the Streamline and ADV dub tracks)
118	* ''[[Literature/TeitoMonogatari Doomed Megalopolis]]'' (1993) (later distributed by ADV Films, with the Streamline dub kept on [=DVDs=])
119	* ''Anime/{{Fist of the North Star}}'' Movie (1991) (later distributed by Image Entertainment on VHS/LD/DVD, followed many years later by a new DVD release from Creator/DiscotekMedia)
120	* ''Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms'' (1995) (later distributed by Orion Pictures and Creator/DiscotekMedia)
121	* ''[[Series/GiantRobo Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot]]'' (1996) (Not owned by them but the first 8 episodes in Production Order were licensed through Orion Pictures, later rereleased in its entirety and in proper airing order by MGM and Shout! Factory in 2013. It was also notable for being their only {{Toku}} release).
122	* ''Anime/KikisDeliveryService'' (1989) (later distributed and redubbed by Disney and [=GKids=]; only available in the Japanese "Ghibli ga Ippai" UsefulNotes/LaserDisc boxset)
123	* ''[[Anime/CastleInTheSky Laputa: Castle in the Sky]]'' (1989) (later licensed and redubbed by Disney and [=GKids=]; Technically ''not'' actually dubbed by Streamline, who simply provided US distribution, though the dub itself contains much of the same voice pool as their actual output. Currently only available on the Japanese DVD)
124	* ''Literature/{{Lensman}}'' (1990) (VHS and Laserdisc only in US)
125	* ''Anime/LilyCAT'' (1994) (VHS only, later distributed on DVD by Creator/DiscotekMedia with the Streamline dub kept)
126	* ''Anime/LupinIIITalesOfTheWolf'' (1994) (two episodes of [[Anime/LupinIIIPartII the second TV series]], directed by Creator/HayaoMiyazaki, later relicensed by Creator/DiscotekMedia, with the dubs for these two episodes intact)
127	* ''Anime/LupinIII: Anime/TheMysteryOfMamo'' (1995) (distributed by Orion Pictures; later licensed and redubbed by Geneon, re-licensed again in 2012 by Creator/DiscotekMedia, who released the film to DVD with all four dubs)
128	* ''Anime/LupinIII: Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'' (1992) (dubbed version; later licensed and redubbed by Creator/MangaEntertainment. Both dubs are included on the Discotek Media rerelease, and the Streamline dub was also sublicensed by Disney for inclusion on their Miyazaki box set)
129	* ''Anime/Megazone23'' (1995) (later distributed and redubbed by ADV Films and Creator/AnimEigo. Parts of Megazone 23 were also adapted into ''{{Anime/Robotech}}: TheMovie'')
130	* ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro'' (1988) (Released by Creator/{{Troma}} Films, of all people, in 1993. The dub was distributed on home video by Creator/FoxSearchlightPictures. Even later distributed by Creator/{{Disney}} who redubbed it for their release)
131	* ''[[Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater Nadia]]'' (1992) (production ceased after 8 episodes; re-released in 1995 as ''The Secret of Blue Water''. Later redubbed and released to completion by ADV Films and Sentai Filmworks)
132	* ''Anime/NeoTokyo1987'' (1992) (later distributed by Creator/ADVFilms, keeping the Streamline dub)
133	* ''Planet Busters'' (1992) (later distributed and redubbed by ADV Films under the original title ''Birth'')
134	* ''Anime/RobotCarnival'' (1991) (Only on VHS and Laserdisc in the US, rereleased by Discotek on DVD with Streamline dub intact.)
135	* ''{{Anime/Robotech}}'' (1985) (previously released by Harmony Gold and Family Home Entertainment, later released by ADV Films and A&E Home Entertainment, currently distributed by Creator/{{Lionsgate}})
136	* ''Manga/SilentMobius'' (1994) (later distributed by Miramax Films and Creator/BandaiEntertainment; the latter eventually redubbed it; Streamline's dub was only on VHS)
137	* ''Manga/SpaceAdventureCobra'' (1995) (distributed to home video by Urban Vision, but dubbed by Streamline; a planned VHS release by Streamline had been cancelled due to problems with the distributor. Released to DVD in 2012 by Creator/DiscotekMedia with the Streamline dub kept)
138	* ''Space Angel'' (released as part of their Archive Series in the early '90s)
139	* ''The Professional: Manga/{{Golgo 13}}'' (1992) (later distributed by Urban Vision and Discotek, with the Streamline dub kept)
140	* ''The Anime/{{Speed Racer}} Show'' (1993) (later released on home video by Live Entertainment under the Family Home Entertainment name as "Speed Racer: The Movie", consists of "The Car Hater", the "Mammoth Car" 2-parter and several 50s commercials)
141	* ''Anime/TwilightOfTheCockroaches'' (1989) (Only on VHS and Laserdisc in the US)
142	* ''Literature/VampireHunterD'' (1992) (originally distributed by CBS Theatrical Films, later distributed by Urban Vision. Later rereleased and redubbed by Creator/SentaiFilmworks)
143	* ''Anime/WickedCity'' (1993) (later distributed by Urban Vision and Discotek, with the Streamline dub kept)
144	* ''Windaria'' (1991) (later distributed by ADV Films under the title ''Once Upon a Time'')
145	* ''[[Anime/RedPhotonZillion Zillion]]'' (1990) (only five episodes dubbed, later relicensed sub-only by Creator/FUNimation)
146	* ''[[Anime/RedPhotonZillion Zillion: Burning Night]]'' (1991)(later released sub-only by Creator/FUNimation)
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