De Laurentiis Entertainment Group

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) was an entertainment production company and distribution studio founded by Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis. The company is notable for producing ''Manhunter'', ''Blue Velvet'', the horror films ''Near Dark'' and ''Evil Dead II'', ''King Kong Lives'' (the sequel to De Laurentiis' remake of ''King Kong''), and ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'', as well as distributing ''The Transformers: The Movie''.

The company's main studios were located in Wilmington, North Carolina, which is now EUE/Screen Gems Studios. The studio's first releases were in 1986. It went bankrupt two years later after ''Million Dollar Mystery'', among other films, failed at the box office. Carolco Pictures acquired DEG in 1989. Provided by Wikipedia