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|GW237H179.jpg|2nd Logo (October 30, 1942-July 17, 1943) | |GW237H179.jpg|2nd Logo (October 30, 1942-July 17, 1943) | ||
|GW317H152.png|3rd Logo (June 13, 1967-August 3, 1968) | |GW317H152.png|3rd Logo (June 13, 1967-August 3, 1968) | ||
|GW283H161.png|4th Logo (June 19, 1968- | |GW283H161.png|4th Logo (June 19, 1968-August 4, 1976) | ||
|GW349H150.jpg|5th Logo (April 23, 1976-August 14, 1981) | |GW349H150.jpg|5th Logo (April 23, 1976-August 14, 1981) | ||
|GW316H173.jpg|6th Logo ( | |GW316H173.jpg|6th Logo (November 3-December 17, 1976) | ||
|GW216H164.jpg|7th Logo (8th logo placeholder) (September 18, 1981-December 1982) | |GW216H164.jpg|7th Logo (8th logo placeholder) (September 18, 1981-December 1982) | ||
|Ua1982flat.png|8th Logo (May 28, 1982-October 8, 1987) | |Ua1982flat.png|8th Logo (May 28, 1982-October 8, 1987) | ||
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*The black background variant can be seen on some trailers of films, notably the trailer of ''The Party'' (1968). | *The black background variant can be seen on some trailers of films, notably the trailer of ''The Party'' (1968). | ||
===4th Logo (June 19, 1968- | ===4th Logo (June 19, 1968-August 4, 1976)=== | ||
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**So thus, this logo has started to become much more common than it was during the last 10 years. | **So thus, this logo has started to become much more common than it was during the last 10 years. | ||
*The logo was allegedly first seen on ''The Thomas Crown Affair''. | *The logo was allegedly first seen on ''The Thomas Crown Affair''. | ||
**The original variant's last regular appearance was on | **The original variant's last regular appearance was on ''Rosebud'', released in 1975; its last appearance on a feature film was ''That's the Way of the World''. It continued to appear on DePatie/Freleng cartoons until at least ''Medicur'', ''The Dogfather''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s final cartoon. | ||
**The 1975 variant first appeared on ''Brannigan'' and | **The 1975 variant first appeared on ''Brannigan'' and made its last regular appearance on ''The Killer Elite'', subsequently appearing on ''Breakheart Pass'' and ''The Return of a Man Called Horse''. | ||
*Most adult offerings (either X or a hard R, or in one case a hard ''PG'') from United Artists instead opened with a textual notice due to Transamerica wanting nothing to do with them. | *Most adult offerings (either X or a hard R, or in one case a hard ''PG'') from United Artists instead opened with a textual notice due to Transamerica wanting nothing to do with them. | ||
**The only X-rated film to use this, or any other Transamerica T logo, was ''Midnight Cowboy'', which temporarily had a self-applied X rating because of internal concerns that the MPAA was too lenient in rating it R; the original R rating would finally be accepted soon after its commercial success saw it win the Best Picture Oscar in 1970. | **The only X-rated film to use this, or any other Transamerica T logo, was ''Midnight Cowboy'', which temporarily had a self-applied X rating because of internal concerns that the MPAA was too lenient in rating it R; the original R rating would finally be accepted soon after its commercial success saw it win the Best Picture Oscar in 1970. | ||
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*In the case of modern prints, it can also be seen on the 1978 film "Convoy", preceded by the 2011 StudioCanal logo international-wise (it is unknown, however, whether the 1984 [[Thorn EMI Video]] release retains this). | *In the case of modern prints, it can also be seen on the 1978 film "Convoy", preceded by the 2011 StudioCanal logo international-wise (it is unknown, however, whether the 1984 [[Thorn EMI Video]] release retains this). | ||
===6th Logo ( | ===6th Logo (November 3-December 5, 1976)=== | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' However, on the 2001 Special Edition DVD release of ''Rocky'', it uses the 1994 music, due to a reverse plastering error (the previous 1998 DVD release had the 1994 logo). | '''Music/Sounds Variant:''' However, on the 2001 Special Edition DVD release of ''Rocky'', it uses the 1994 music, due to a reverse plastering error (the previous 1998 DVD release had the 1994 logo). | ||
'''Availability:''' Very rare, due to this logo | '''Availability:''' Very rare, due to this logo only lasting just over a month. | ||
*The bylineless version can be found on the original 1976 film ''Carrie'' and is intact on modern releases of the film (which has no logical reason to be plastered). | *The bylineless version can be found on the original 1976 film ''Carrie'' and is intact on modern releases of the film (which has no logical reason to be plastered). | ||
*The rendition with the Transamerica byline is much harder to find due to plastering, and was seen | *The rendition with the Transamerica byline is much harder to find due to plastering, and was seen during the rest of its short run. | ||
*It is preserved on the 2001 DVD release of ''Rocky'' (with the 1994 music tacked on, due to sloppy editing), but then replaced with the current logo on the 2006 DVD release. | |||
**However, the 1990 VHS release has this logo plastered with the 1987 logo and the MGM/UA Communications logo, while the 1996 VHS | **However, the 1990 VHS release has this logo plastered with the 1987 logo and the MGM/UA Communications logo, while the 1996 VHS, 1998 DVD, and current releases have it plastered with the 1994 logo. | ||
**However, it was still kept on the RCA CED release, which was released months before Transamerica | **However, it was still kept on the RCA CED release, which was released months before Transamerica sold UA to MGM. | ||
*Occasionally, it did some plastering of its own, usually over the later variant of the 1968 logo. This is believed to have happened with ''Rollerball'' and ''The Return of a Man Called Horse''. | |||
*Also seen on current TV airings of ''Champion of Death'' (AKA ''Karate Bullfighter''), after the 2008 MGM logo. | *Also seen on current TV airings of ''Champion of Death'' (AKA ''Karate Bullfighter''), after the 2008 MGM logo. | ||
**This logo was last seen on ''Bound for Glory'', in which the R2 DVD releases and ThisTV airings (following the 10th logo) retain it, while the R1 DVD releases have it plastered with the 1987 logo. | **This logo was last seen on ''Bound for Glory'', in which the R2 DVD releases and ThisTV airings (following the 10th logo) retain it, while the R1 DVD releases have it plastered with the 1987 logo. | ||
*It can also be seen in some trailers of films of the time period like ''Carrie'' and even ''The Pink Panther Strikes Again'' (the film would use the previous logo). | *It can also be seen in some trailers of films of the time period like ''Carrie'' and even ''The Pink Panther Strikes Again'' (the film itself would use the previous logo). | ||
===7th Logo (8th logo placeholder) (September 18, 1981-December 1982)=== | ===7th Logo (8th logo placeholder) (September 18, 1981-December 1982)=== | ||