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imported>Ry2ThaF89 (Despite that some Magnum Entertainment tapes used the same warning screen as FHE/IVE/USA Home Video releases, this company does not have ties to Lionsgate.) |
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===Background=== | |||
'''Magnum Entertainment''' was an offshoot of porn outfit [[VCA Pictures]] established by VCA co-founder Walter Gernert after selling his stock in VCA to his former partner, Russ Hampshire. The company had two sub labels: Sagebrush Productions for Westerns such as ''Django'', and Epic Pictures for adaptations of literary classics such as ''The Weather in the Streets''. | |||
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'''Audio:''' After some loud kettledrum beats, there is a triumphant synthesized trumpet/accordion fanfare, slightly similar to the one used in [[King World Productions|King World]]'s "Spotlights" and [[Camelot Entertainment Sales]] logos. | '''Audio:''' After some loud kettledrum beats, there is a triumphant synthesized trumpet/accordion fanfare, slightly similar to the one used in [[King World Productions|King World]]'s "Spotlights" and [[Camelot Entertainment Sales]] logos. | ||
'''Availability:''' Found on VHS releases of ''Witchtrap, Nail Gun Massacre'', ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' (1980), ''The Hills Have Eyes'' (1977), ''Drive-In Massacre'', Lucio Fulci's ''Zombie'' (a.k.a. ''Zombi 2''), ''The Thorn'', ''Mindfield,'' ''Night Terror,'' and ''Bad Taste'', among others. Some [[Starmaker Entertainment|Starmaker]] reissues of Magnum titles, such as ''The Hills Have Eyes'' and ''White Fang and the Hunter'' (originally released by Magnum sublabel Sagebrush Productions), preserve this logo after the opening Starmaker logo. | '''Availability:''' Found on VHS releases of ''Witchtrap'', ''Nail Gun Massacre'', ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' (1980), ''The Hills Have Eyes'' (1977), ''Drive-In Massacre'', Lucio Fulci's ''Zombie'' (a.k.a. ''Zombi 2''), ''The Thorn'', ''Mindfield,'' ''Night Terror,'' and ''Bad Taste'', among others. Some [[Starmaker Entertainment|Starmaker]] reissues of Magnum titles, such as ''The Hills Have Eyes'' and ''White Fang and the Hunter'' (originally released by Magnum sublabel Sagebrush Productions), preserve this logo after the opening Starmaker logo. | ||
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