Caravan Pictures was created in 1992 by Joe Roth and Roger Birnbaum as part of the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group of The Walt Disney Company for producing films for film units
Hollywood Pictures,
Walt Disney Pictures, and
Touchstone Pictures. Their first movie was
The Three Musketeers, while their last film was
Inspector Gadget. In 1994, Roth became the head chief of Walt Disney Pictures and left Birnbaum in charge, then in 1998, Birnbaum himself left the company and formed
Spyglass Entertainment with Gary Barber. The company closed down in late July 1999 after the release of
Inspector Gadget.
