[3] As a small studio, Trimark produced and released theatrical, independent, television and home video motion pictures.

[5] Vidmark Entertainment was formed in August 1984 and began operating as a domestic home video distributor in early 1985.

Other Trimark productions included The Dentist, a major hit on HBO, Return of the Living Dead III and Pinocchio's Revenge.

Trimark also made the dramatic Eve's Bayou, starring Samuel L. Jackson, which received critical acclaim.

[8] On December 31, 1991, Vidmark acquired International Broadcast Systems, Ltd. for $1.6 million and renamed the company as Trimark Television.