The high-profile Hollywood producing team of Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer achieved great success with films such as Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun, and Flashdance. When their five-year contract with Paramount went sour, it created quite a stir, and the duo became the most sought after producing team in Hollywood. It was announced on this day in 1991 that Disney won out and the duo inked a five-year agreement with the studio to produce films under the Hollywood Pictures label. Although Don Simpson shockingly passed away in 1996, Jerry Bruckheimer continued a longtime association with Disney, producing nearly 20 films and striking gold with the Pirates of the Caribbean and National Treasure series.
