Copperhead Communications

Background: Copperhead Communications was a shell-label created as a joint venture between Donald Kushner and Peter Locke (The Kushner-Locke Company), Elliot Strange (Gecko Studios), Lily Laney and Frank Novice (Laney/Novice Productions) and Pen Densham and John Watson (Trilogy Entertainment Group) solely to produce Passage. During the film's infamous production period, the producers believed that having the names of their respective companies would tarnish their reputation if the film turned out to be a failure. It was decided that they would not have their names listed on the film when it made its debut in the United Kingdom (where a majority of its funding came from) unless it broke even. When it did, they opted to be credited on promotions for the film released in other parts of the world and the label was brought to a close. The name was used again to represent the producers (as well as the Weinstein brothers) when they were taken to court by the film's producer Owen Emerson for finishing the film after telling him it was cancelled, but he ultimately lost when his treatment of the staff surfaced. Any newer prints of the film wiped any reference to the company.

(1999)

Logo: On a dark blue background we see a picture of a drawing of the head of a copperhead snake. Its head has a red circle above it, meant to represent two conjoined "C"s.

FX/SFX: None.

Cheesy Factor: The Cs look more like an "O"

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Near extinction. This was limited to theatrical prints of Passage. Home media prints don't have it, and instead feature the logos for the owners' own companies. It strangely made an appearance on the film's airing on SBS in Australia.