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*Also made appearances on the 1998 VHS release of ''Mr. Majestyk'' (after the 1994 logo), an Australian airing of ''The Last Escape'' (after the 1987 logo), the Digiview DVD of ''The World of Hans Christian Andersen'', and the U.S.A. Home Video/International Video Entertainment release of ''That's the Way of the World''. | *Also made appearances on the 1998 VHS release of ''Mr. Majestyk'' (after the 1994 logo), an Australian airing of ''The Last Escape'' (after the 1987 logo), the Digiview DVD of ''The World of Hans Christian Andersen'', and the U.S.A. Home Video/International Video Entertainment release of ''That's the Way of the World''. | ||
*The ''Fiddler on the Roof'' variant appeared on early television broadcasts, and on the 1981 RCA CED (Magnetic Video Corporation's version was released later that same year, and by that time, Transamerica no longer owned United Artists). | *The ''Fiddler on the Roof'' variant appeared on early television broadcasts, and on the 1981 RCA CED (Magnetic Video Corporation's version was released later that same year, and by that time, Transamerica no longer owned United Artists). | ||
*The second version is much harder to find, but is kept intact on the 1993 Republic Pictures Home Video VHS of ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', and on the American MGM DVD and ThisTV airings of ''The Killer Elite''. It can also be found on the Capelight | *The second version is much harder to find, but is kept intact on the 1993 Republic Pictures Home Video VHS of ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', and on the American MGM DVD and ThisTV airings of ''The Killer Elite''. It can also be currently found on the Fun City Editions Blu-Ray of ''Smile'', the Scorpion Releasing 2021 Blu-Rays of ''The Killer Elite'' (1975), ''Shark's Treasure'', and ''Rollerball'' (1975), as well as 2020 German Capelight 4K UHD and remastered Blu-Ray of the latter. | ||
*On James Bond films of this period, it originally appeared on ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (appears on a 16mm print), ''Diamonds Are Forever'' (appears on the RCA CED version), ''Live and Let Die'', and ''The Man with the Golden Gun''. The black & white version has been spotted on the 1989 VHS and current prints of ''Sleeper'' and surprisingly, current releases of ''Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia''. It is currently unknown if any other full screen versions of Woody Allen titles on DVDs retain their original United Artists titles. | *On James Bond films of this period, it originally appeared on ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (appears on a 16mm print), ''Diamonds Are Forever'' (appears on the RCA CED version), ''Live and Let Die'', and ''The Man with the Golden Gun''. The black & white version has been spotted on the 1989 VHS and current prints of ''Sleeper'' and surprisingly, current releases of ''Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia''. It is currently unknown if any other full screen versions of Woody Allen titles on DVDs retain their original United Artists titles. | ||
*This logo is also preserved on some trailers on DVDs, Blu-rays, and trailers on the iTunes store. The reissue variant can be seen on the 2000 MGM DVD release of ''Thunderball'' on a reissue trailer for a double feature of said film and ''You Only Live Twice''. It is unknown if this logo originally appeared on original American prints of 1973 to 1975 MGM films. | *This logo is also preserved on some trailers on DVDs, Blu-rays, and trailers on the iTunes store. The reissue variant can be seen on the 2000 MGM DVD release of ''Thunderball'' on a reissue trailer for a double feature of said film and ''You Only Live Twice''. It is unknown if this logo originally appeared on original American prints of 1973 to 1975 MGM films. | ||
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*It also makes Blu-ray reappearances on the MGM release of ''Sleeper'', the Kino Lorber releases of ''Cops and Robbers'' and ''Busting'', the Arrow Video releases of ''Pulp'' and ''Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia'' (including the U.S. Twilight Time release), the Criterion Collection Blu-ray of ''Midnight Cowboy'', the Scream Factory release of ''What's the Matter With Helen?'', and the UK BFI Blu-ray of ''Women in Love'' (the Criterion Collection release of the latter, oddly enough, has the current UA logo in its place after the 2012 MGM logo). | *It also makes Blu-ray reappearances on the MGM release of ''Sleeper'', the Kino Lorber releases of ''Cops and Robbers'' and ''Busting'', the Arrow Video releases of ''Pulp'' and ''Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia'' (including the U.S. Twilight Time release), the Criterion Collection Blu-ray of ''Midnight Cowboy'', the Scream Factory release of ''What's the Matter With Helen?'', and the UK BFI Blu-ray of ''Women in Love'' (the Criterion Collection release of the latter, oddly enough, has the current UA logo in its place after the 2012 MGM logo). | ||
*It may appear on Cartrivision tapes of UA and AAP features, including ''The Jazz Singer''. | *It may appear on Cartrivision tapes of UA and AAP features, including ''The Jazz Singer''. | ||
*This logo was also seen on the US theatrical version of ''That’s the Way of the World'' (A Bryanston Pictures production they later got distribution rights back to). Some releases keep this logo, while others remove it or have the Bryanston Pictures logo in it's place. | |||
'''Editor’s Note:''' This logo is a favorite among many due to its unique animation and funky fanfare. It's also one of the earliest examples of brand unification, as Transamerica used the same font and logo throughout all of its divisions. | '''Editor’s Note:''' This logo is a favorite among many due to its unique animation and funky fanfare. It's also one of the earliest examples of brand unification, as Transamerica used the same font and logo throughout all of its divisions. | ||