[1] Andrew G. Vajna, a Hungarian native, launched his career in the entertainment industry with his purchase of motion picture theaters in the Far East.

In 1982, Vajna and Kassar made their film production debut with the highly successful First Blood, starring Sylvester Stallone.

Rambo: First Blood Part II was released in 1985, generating more than $300 million worldwide, making it one of the most profitable films in the history of filmmaking.

Vajna and Kassar were executive producers on such films as Alan Parker's Angel Heart, Rambo III, and Johnny Handsome.

Other projects included Music Box, Total Recall, Air America, Mountains of the Moon, Narrow Margin and Jacob's Ladder.

[2] Vajna's strategy was to develop long-term relationships with certain talent and to produce a steady supply of two to four event motion pictures per year.

In 1994, Cinergi released Color of Night starring Bruce Willis, Jane March and Lesley Ann Warren.

[2] In 1995, Cinergi released Die Hard with a Vengeance starring Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, and Samuel L. Jackson.

[4] The box office and budgets for their films began to fall in late 1996, and Cinergi Pictures eventually closed on February 27, 1998.