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'''Gracie Films''' is an American film and television production company, created by [[James L. Brooks]] in 1986. The company has produced many award-winning films and television series, some of which include ''Broadcast News'' and ''Jerry Maguire'', but most notably, ''[[The Simpsons]]''. The company is primarily associated with film studio and distributor Sony Pictures Entertainment, but it still has an office at the 20th Century Fox lot due to the indefinite contract Gracie Films has had with Fox for the last 20 years for ''The Simpsons''.[[File:Gracie_films.jpg|thumb|The Gracie Films logo. ]] | '''Gracie Films''' is an American film and television production company, created by [[James L. Brooks]] in 1986. The company has produced many award-winning films and television series, some of which include ''Broadcast News'' and ''Jerry Maguire'', but most notably, ''[[The Simpsons]]''. The company is primarily associated with film studio and distributor Sony Pictures Entertainment, but it still has an office at the 20th Century Fox lot due to the indefinite contract Gracie Films has had with Fox for the last 20 years for ''The Simpsons''.[[File:Gracie_films.jpg|thumb|The Gracie Films logo. ]] | ||
| − | The Gracie production logo depicts noisy movie patrons at a movie theatre hearing a woman in the back row saying "Shhhhh!" so the title, the company's name, can be projected, and that the company's musical signature can be heard. Some special versions of the company's jingle were made to fit certain episodes of the Simpsons. For example, after a Halloween episode of the Simpsons, the company's jingle was played by a large organ with a girl screaming in the background. Other special kinds of the jingle were a medieval music one (in [[Lisa's Wedding]]) and a ranchera one with people shouting "Olé!" at the end. Sometimes, there is a commentary after the "shh" is heard. For example, Simon Cowell, as a special guest, was "insulting" the people on the credits and after the "shh" Simon says "Oh, you 'shush' yourself" also, in another episode [Gil] says"Oh, why did you have to 'shhh'? Now you ruined the whole show!".<ref name="[[Gracie Films at Allexperts]]">''[http://www.associatepublisher.com/e/g/gr/gracie_films.htm|Gracie Films at Allexperts]''</ref> Another one is where Homer is crying because he's not rich and at the end after the "shh", he says "don't shush me you rich basterd!".<ref name="[[Don't Shush Me]]">''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXJj8qqV9hs|Don't Shush Me]''</ref> | + | The Gracie production logo depicts noisy movie patrons at a movie theatre hearing a woman in the back row saying "Shhhhh!" so the title, the company's name, can be projected, and that the company's musical signature can be heard. Some special versions of the company's jingle were made to fit certain episodes of the Simpsons. For example, after a Halloween episode of the Simpsons, the company's jingle was played by a large organ with a girl screaming in the background. Other special kinds of the jingle were a medieval music one (in [[Lisa's Wedding]]) and a ranchera one with people shouting "Olé!" at the end. Sometimes, there is a commentary after the "shh" is heard. For example, Simon Cowell, as a special guest, was "insulting" the people on the credits and after the "shh" Simon says "Oh, you 'shush' yourself" also, in another episode [[Gil]] says"Oh, why did you have to 'shhh'? Now you ruined the whole show!".<ref name="[[Gracie Films at Allexperts]]">''[http://www.associatepublisher.com/e/g/gr/gracie_films.htm|Gracie Films at Allexperts]''</ref> Another one is where Homer is crying because he's not rich and at the end after the "shh", he says "don't shush me you rich basterd!".<ref name="[[Don't Shush Me]]">''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXJj8qqV9hs|Don't Shush Me]''</ref> |
It is often speculated that the main chorus of the 1990 song entitled King of Wishful Thinking by the British pop band Go West can be heard in this musical signature. This has been fervently denied by some members of the successful pop band, though others have expressed their displeasure. | It is often speculated that the main chorus of the 1990 song entitled King of Wishful Thinking by the British pop band Go West can be heard in this musical signature. This has been fervently denied by some members of the successful pop band, though others have expressed their displeasure. | ||
Revision as of 04:58, July 14, 2010
The Gracie production logo depicts noisy movie patrons at a movie theatre hearing a woman in the back row saying "Shhhhh!" so the title, the company's name, can be projected, and that the company's musical signature can be heard. Some special versions of the company's jingle were made to fit certain episodes of the Simpsons. For example, after a Halloween episode of the Simpsons, the company's jingle was played by a large organ with a girl screaming in the background. Other special kinds of the jingle were a medieval music one (in Lisa's Wedding) and a ranchera one with people shouting "Olé!" at the end. Sometimes, there is a commentary after the "shh" is heard. For example, Simon Cowell, as a special guest, was "insulting" the people on the credits and after the "shh" Simon says "Oh, you 'shush' yourself" also, in another episode Gil says"Oh, why did you have to 'shhh'? Now you ruined the whole show!".[1] Another one is where Homer is crying because he's not rich and at the end after the "shh", he says "don't shush me you rich basterd!".[2]
It is often speculated that the main chorus of the 1990 song entitled King of Wishful Thinking by the British pop band Go West can be heard in this musical signature. This has been fervently denied by some members of the successful pop band, though others have expressed their displeasure.
The company's production office is located in the Sidney Poitier Building on the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City, California.
References in The Simpsons
Notable TV series and films
- The Tracey Ullman Show (1987-1990)
- Broadcast News (1987)
- Big (1988)
- Say Anything (1989)
- The Simpsons (1989-present)
- War of the Roses (1989)
- Sibs (1991-1992)
- Phenom (1993-1994)
- The Critic (1994-1995)
- I'll Do Anything (1994)
- Jerry Maguire (1996)
- The Daytrippers (1996)
- Bottle Rocket (1996)
- As Good as It Gets (1997)
- Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
- What About Joan? (2001-2002)
- Spanglish (2004)
- The Upside Down Show (2006)
- The Simpsons Movie (2007)
