Splash made a bundle for Disney's new Touchstone division and was the studio's most successful live-action feature up to that time.
The original format consisted of a balance of theatrical cartoons, live-action features, and informational material.
Pal went on to produce several live-action special effects-laden feature films.
With this distribution, there is also a development deal, working on pictures and television, live-action features that would bear the Disney name.
During the 1980s and 1990s, he continued making animated and live-action features for television and video.
At Dreamworks, he won't have the option of making those mistakes again: Spielberg is running live-action features.
In the past, only animated shorts received awards, and an animated film needed to compete with live-action features.
In the late 1940s, the studio began regular work on live-action features, as they needed the money.
But the studio will continue to release significant live-action features, and films by Miramax, a wholly owned subsidiary.
In contrast to the dark theme of the first television series, the live-action feature was very heavy on slapstick humor and physics-defying stunts.