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*The in-credit variant is also seen on all the British-made films from London Productions that were distributed by UA, though it does not appear on the 1942 ''Jungle Book'' film. | *The in-credit variant is also seen on all the British-made films from London Productions that were distributed by UA, though it does not appear on the 1942 ''Jungle Book'' film. | ||
*The 20th-anniversary variant is seen on some prints of ''Of Mice and Men'' (as seen in the above photo), and ''A Chump at Oxford'', both Hal Roach Studios-produced films. | *The 20th-anniversary variant is seen on some prints of ''Of Mice and Men'' (as seen in the above photo), and ''A Chump at Oxford'', both Hal Roach Studios-produced films. | ||
*On the 1990 [[MGM/UA Home Video]] | *On the 1990 [[MGM/UA Home Video]] LaserDisc release of ''A Bridge Too Far'', this logo plasters over the Transamerica byline variant that is on the film itself. | ||
*It also does not appear on ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (1963), ''The Miracle Worker'', ''The Barefoot Contessa'', ''The Killing'', ''A Fistful of Dollars'', ''For a Few Dollars More'', ''Tom Jones'', ''The Pink Panther'', ''The Alamo'', ''Birdman of Alcatraz'', or ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying''. | *It also does not appear on ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (1963), ''The Miracle Worker'', ''The Barefoot Contessa'', ''The Killing'', ''A Fistful of Dollars'', ''For a Few Dollars More'', ''Tom Jones'', ''The Pink Panther'', ''The Alamo'', ''Birdman of Alcatraz'', or ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying''. | ||
*A VHS and | *A VHS and LaserDisc release of these will sometimes preserve this logo's absence without also showing a later logo. | ||
**This has been known to happen on the 1990 | **This has been known to happen on the 1990 LaserDisc release of ''A Fistful of Dollars'', the 1981 Magnetic Video release of ''The Pink Panther'' (some prints just use the 5th logo), the 2000 Western Classics VHS release of ''The Alamo'', the 1990 VHS release of ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'', and the 1992 VHS release of ''The Miracle Worker''. | ||
*This logo was also recently seen at the start of a January 3, 2023 Film4 airing of ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'', following the 2001 variant of the 1986 MGM logo. | *This logo was also recently seen at the start of a January 3, 2023 Film4 airing of ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'', following the 2001 variant of the 1986 MGM logo. | ||
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*Among the other films that originally featured this logo were ''Billion Dollar Brain'', ''Operation Kid Brother'' (U.S. prints), ''Death Rides a Horse'' (U.S. prints), ''The Party'', ''Kill a Dragon'', ''Yours, Mine & Ours'', ''Danger Route'', ''Live for Life'', and ''Hang 'Em High''. | *Among the other films that originally featured this logo were ''Billion Dollar Brain'', ''Operation Kid Brother'' (U.S. prints), ''Death Rides a Horse'' (U.S. prints), ''The Party'', ''Kill a Dragon'', ''Yours, Mine & Ours'', ''Danger Route'', ''Live for Life'', and ''Hang 'Em High''. | ||
*The trailer variant is seen on the ''Clambake!'' trailer, but on the main feature (Region 2 and 4 DVD releases only), it has a United Artists/Ledy-Gardner-Laven productions in-credit logo instead. | *The trailer variant is seen on the ''Clambake!'' trailer, but on the main feature (Region 2 and 4 DVD releases only), it has a United Artists/Ledy-Gardner-Laven productions in-credit logo instead. | ||
*The original U.S. theatrical run of ''The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'' also did not originally have this logo, as confirmed by the original 1967 continuity script which described the first reel as going straight to the title sequence from the leader (the absence thereof is preserved on the 1990 MGM/UA VHS and | *The original U.S. theatrical run of ''The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'' also did not originally have this logo, as confirmed by the original 1967 continuity script which described the first reel as going straight to the title sequence from the leader (the absence thereof is preserved on the 1990 MGM/UA VHS and LaserDisc releases). | ||
** | **It is intact on the 2017 Kino Blu-ray release of ''The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'' (after the 2012 MGM logo) as well as on the 2021 Blu-ray and 4k UHD releases. | ||
**It is also intact on Kino's Blu-ray releases of ''A Fistful of Dollars'' and ''For a Few Dollars More''. | **It is also intact on Kino's Blu-ray releases of ''A Fistful of Dollars'' and ''For a Few Dollars More''. | ||
*The continuity script for ''In the Heat of the Night'' also confirms that the logo didn't originally appear on that film or its camera negative. | *The continuity script for ''In the Heat of the Night'' also confirms that the logo didn't originally appear on that film or its camera negative. | ||
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*It is also seen on Magnetic Video releases of United Artists films from the early 1980's, such as the pre-Transamerica films ''The Barefoot Contessa'', ''West Side Story'', and ''Tom Jones'', the American print of ''Last Tango in Paris'' (plastering the textual notice at the start), and the release of ''Let It Be''. | *It is also seen on Magnetic Video releases of United Artists films from the early 1980's, such as the pre-Transamerica films ''The Barefoot Contessa'', ''West Side Story'', and ''Tom Jones'', the American print of ''Last Tango in Paris'' (plastering the textual notice at the start), and the release of ''Let It Be''. | ||
*The version with the fanfare was mainly seen on original prints of ''Pink Panther'' shorts and various DePatie-Freleng Enterprises cartoons of the time, co-produced with Mirisch/UA. | *The version with the fanfare was mainly seen on original prints of ''Pink Panther'' shorts and various DePatie-Freleng Enterprises cartoons of the time, co-produced with Mirisch/UA. | ||
*It has also | *It has also resurfaced on the first ''Blue Racer'' and ''Hoot Kloot'' shorts, as well as on all ''The Dogfather'' shorts on the Kino Lorber DVD and Blu-ray releases. | ||
**It also makes an appearance on the Magnetic Video Corporation | **It also makes an appearance on the Magnetic Video Corporation LaserDisc release of ''Carrie'' (plastering the 7th logo). | ||
*It also makes appearances on the 1998 VHS release of ''Mr. Majestyk'' (after the 1994 logo), an Australian airing of ''The Last Escape'' (after the 1987 logo), and the Digiview DVD release of ''The World of Hans Christian Andersen''. | *It also makes appearances on the 1998 VHS release of ''Mr. Majestyk'' (after the 1994 logo), an Australian airing of ''The Last Escape'' (after the 1987 logo), and the Digiview DVD release of ''The World of Hans Christian Andersen''. | ||
*The ''Fiddler on the Roof'' variant was seen on early television broadcasts, and is also intact on the 1981 RCA CED release (Magnetic Video Corporation's version was released later that same year, and by that time, Transamerica no longer owned United Artists; early copies thereof may retain this variant, though). | *The ''Fiddler on the Roof'' variant was seen on early television broadcasts, and is also intact on the 1981 RCA CED release (Magnetic Video Corporation's version was released later that same year, and by that time, Transamerica no longer owned United Artists; early copies thereof may retain this variant, though). | ||
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*Seen on the original American prints of ''Last Tango in Paris'' (however, the original Magnetic Video Corporation VHS and Betamax releases use the contemporary "Transamerica T"), ''Rancho Deluxe'', ''92 in the Shade'', ''Undercovers Hero'', ''Trackdown'', ''Drum'', and other sleaze films Transamerica wanted nothing to do with. | *Seen on the original American prints of ''Last Tango in Paris'' (however, the original Magnetic Video Corporation VHS and Betamax releases use the contemporary "Transamerica T"), ''Rancho Deluxe'', ''92 in the Shade'', ''Undercovers Hero'', ''Trackdown'', ''Drum'', and other sleaze films Transamerica wanted nothing to do with. | ||
**While ''Vigilante Force'' is rated PG in the United States and even bears the T on print advertising, the final product uses this logo because Transamerica found it to be just as sleazy as the R-rated films with this logo (censors in the UK and West Germany felt the same way, which caused them to issue adults-only ratings to the picture). | **While ''Vigilante Force'' is rated PG in the United States and even bears the T on print advertising, the final product uses this logo because Transamerica found it to be just as sleazy as the R-rated films with this logo (censors in the UK and West Germany felt the same way, which caused them to issue adults-only ratings to the picture). | ||
*It is also seen on later Magnetic Video Corporation and most 20th Century-Fox Video VHS, Betamax and | *It is also seen on later Magnetic Video Corporation and most 20th Century-Fox Video VHS, Betamax and LaserDisc prints of ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'', ''Rocky'', ''Dr. No'', ''Goldfinger'', ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'', ''For Your Eyes Only'', ''White Lightning'', ''Now, Voyager'', ''The Return of a Man Called Horse'', and ''Rollerball'', among others. | ||
**It is also seen on some reprints from CBS/Fox Video and Key Video, such as ''For Your Eyes Only'' and ''The Missouri Breaks''. | **It is also seen on some reprints from CBS/Fox Video and Key Video, such as ''For Your Eyes Only'' and ''The Missouri Breaks''. | ||
*Currently appears on the 2002 MGM DVD and the Criterion DVD and Blu-ray releases of ''The French Lieutenant's Woman''; however, streaming prints and overseas Blu-ray releases have the 2001 logo in its place instead. | *Currently appears on the 2002 MGM DVD and the Criterion DVD and Blu-ray releases of ''The French Lieutenant's Woman''; however, streaming prints and overseas Blu-ray releases have the 2001 logo in its place instead. | ||
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*It was also presented intact on a June 15, 1995 Movie Channel (UK) airing of ''Roadie''; however the 1989 Wood Knapp Video VHS release of the film has a black screen in its place, and the 2003 DVD release and a non-US broadcast of the film plaster it with the 14th logo while keeping the opening sound effects and music intact. | *It was also presented intact on a June 15, 1995 Movie Channel (UK) airing of ''Roadie''; however the 1989 Wood Knapp Video VHS release of the film has a black screen in its place, and the 2003 DVD release and a non-US broadcast of the film plaster it with the 14th logo while keeping the opening sound effects and music intact. | ||
*The U.S. print of the [[ITC Entertainment Group]]-produced ''The Big Sleep'' also has this logo. | *The U.S. print of the [[ITC Entertainment Group]]-produced ''The Big Sleep'' also has this logo. | ||
**Early U.S. television airings of ''Apocalypse Now'' should also preserve this logo, although the 1990s [[Paramount Home Entertainment|Paramount Home Video]] | **Early U.S. television airings of ''Apocalypse Now'' should also preserve this logo, although the 1990s [[Paramount Home Entertainment|Paramount Home Video]] LaserDisc release uses the 1990 version of the 1986 [[Paramount Pictures]] logo, and neither the early videocassette releases nor the DVD releases contain a logo at all. | ||
*A shortened version is preserved on the original VHS release of ''Manhattan'', cutting any frame where Transamerica references are visible. | *A shortened version is preserved on the original VHS release of ''Manhattan'', cutting any frame where Transamerica references are visible. | ||
*It is also preserved on trailers on the iTunes movie store. | *It is also preserved on trailers on the iTunes movie store. | ||
*It is also preserved on the original [[Magnetic Video Corporation]] release of ''The Jazz Singer'', followed by the 1923 [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] logo. | *It is also preserved on the original [[Magnetic Video Corporation]] release of ''The Jazz Singer'', followed by the 1923 [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] logo. | ||
**The black and white variant is also preserved on the RCA CED and Magnetic Video Corporation VHS, Betamax and | **The black and white variant is also preserved on the RCA CED and Magnetic Video Corporation VHS, Betamax and LaserDisc releases of ''Raging Bull'', as well as the Blu-ray release and Netflix viewings of ''Stardust Memories'' (after the 2001 variant of the 1986 MGM logo and 2001 UA "Swoosh" logo). | ||
*It is also preserved on the Magnetic releases of ''The Black Stallion'', ''Annie Hall'', and ''La Cage Aux Folles''. | *It is also preserved on the Magnetic releases of ''The Black Stallion'', ''Annie Hall'', and ''La Cage Aux Folles''. | ||
**It is also preserved on the international prints of ''Piranha'', which is preserved on the Region 2 DVD release after the 1994 logo. | **It is also preserved on the international prints of ''Piranha'', which is preserved on the Region 2 DVD release after the 1994 logo. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Though this logo appears on theatrical releases, it was more prolific on video releases and cable during the 1980s. | '''Availability:''' Though this logo appears on theatrical releases, it was more prolific on video releases and cable during the 1980s. | ||
**This logo was used primarily to update UA's catalog and provide a visual branding presence in the process, especially considering that most pre-Transamerica UA films did not have a logo at the beginning. | **This logo was used primarily to update UA's catalog and provide a visual branding presence in the process, especially considering that most pre-Transamerica UA films did not have a logo at the beginning. | ||
*As examples, this appears plastering older logos on the CBS/Fox releases of ''The Spy Who Loved Me'', ''The Black Stallion'', ''Rocky'', ''Thunderball'', ''You Only Live Twice'', ''Goldfinger'', ''Witness for the Prosecution'' (in B/W), and ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'', the [[Playhouse Video]] release of ''Apache'', the 1983 MGM/UA Home Video release of ''The Last Waltz'', the 1983 Warner Home Video rental-only VHS and Betamax releases of ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (it also appears on the 1985 CBS/Fox | *As examples, this appears plastering older logos on the CBS/Fox releases of ''The Spy Who Loved Me'', ''The Black Stallion'', ''Rocky'', ''Thunderball'', ''You Only Live Twice'', ''Goldfinger'', ''Witness for the Prosecution'' (in B/W), and ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'', the [[Playhouse Video]] release of ''Apache'', the 1983 MGM/UA Home Video release of ''The Last Waltz'', the 1983 Warner Home Video rental-only VHS and Betamax releases of ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (it also appears on the 1985 CBS/Fox LaserDisc release), the RCA SelectaVision CED release of ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'', and Amazon Prime Video's print of ''Heaven's Gate'' (the shorter theatrical cut). | ||
*It is also preserved on some VHS releases of older Warner Bros. films, preceding the aforementioned company's old logo. | *It is also preserved on some VHS releases of older Warner Bros. films, preceding the aforementioned company's old logo. | ||
*This logo is preserved on most modern prints of 1982 UA films such as ''Rocky III'' (including the 2020 rerelease), ''The Secret Of NIMH'' and ''Trail Of The Pink Panther'', all of which are preceded by the 2001 version of the 1986 MGM logo. | *This logo is preserved on most modern prints of 1982 UA films such as ''Rocky III'' (including the 2020 rerelease), ''The Secret Of NIMH'' and ''Trail Of The Pink Panther'', all of which are preceded by the 2001 version of the 1986 MGM logo. | ||
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**It can also seen on TCM airings of ''The Horse Soldiers''. | **It can also seen on TCM airings of ''The Horse Soldiers''. | ||
*This logo is also intact on the 2004 MGM DVD and 2010 Blu-ray releases of ''The Thomas Crown Affair'', as well as on the 2018 Kino Lorber 4K remastered Blu-ray release. | *This logo is also intact on the 2004 MGM DVD and 2010 Blu-ray releases of ''The Thomas Crown Affair'', as well as on the 2018 Kino Lorber 4K remastered Blu-ray release. | ||
*It is also preserved on 1980s prints of older 007 films, mainly on VHS and | *It is also preserved on 1980s prints of older 007 films, mainly on VHS and LaserDisc (it is also seen on the 1983 double feature of ''Moonraker'' and ''From Russia with Love'', reissued for one week to promote ''Octopussy'' and compete with ''Never Say Never Again''). | ||
*The variant is also seen on a VHS release from Kyron Home Video in Colombia. (NOTE: In terms of packaging, this logo only appeared on British, European, Latin, African, Australian, Asian, and Japanese 1980's video releases of UA films from Warner Home Video. CBS/Fox video releases simply had the MGM/UA logo on the packaging. This was perhaps due to branding rights that were different overseas, especially since this logo only actually appeared on film on occasion). | *The variant is also seen on a VHS release from Kyron Home Video in Colombia. (NOTE: In terms of packaging, this logo only appeared on British, European, Latin, African, Australian, Asian, and Japanese 1980's video releases of UA films from Warner Home Video. CBS/Fox video releases simply had the MGM/UA logo on the packaging. This was perhaps due to branding rights that were different overseas, especially since this logo only actually appeared on film on occasion). | ||
*It is also preserved on the original MGM/UA VHS and | *It is also preserved on the original MGM/UA VHS and LaserDisc releases of ''Rock and Rule''; however, the DVD and Blu-ray releases of the movie edit out the logo. | ||
*It is also preserved at the start of ''The Outer Limits'' on VHS. | *It is also preserved at the start of ''The Outer Limits'' on VHS. | ||
*It is also preserved on the 1986 UK VHS releases of ''Bugs Bunny: Hold the Lion, Please'' and ''Blake Edwards' The Pink Panther'', and the 1989 UK VHS release of ''The Pink Panther Cartoon Festival: Pink at First Sight'', | *It is also preserved on the 1986 UK VHS releases of ''Bugs Bunny: Hold the Lion, Please'' and ''Blake Edwards' The Pink Panther'', and the 1989 UK VHS release of ''The Pink Panther Cartoon Festival: Pink at First Sight'', respectively. | ||
'''Legacy:''' This is a very popular logo, thanks to the effective model work, its uplifting fanfare, and its prevalence on VHS releases in the golden age of the format. | '''Legacy:''' This is a very popular logo, thanks to the effective model work, its uplifting fanfare, and its prevalence on VHS releases in the golden age of the format. | ||
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*It also made appearances on ThisTV broadcasts of ''Separate Tables'' and ''Buffalo Bill and the Indians'' (the latter of which plasters over a Transamerica logo). | *It also made appearances on ThisTV broadcasts of ''Separate Tables'' and ''Buffalo Bill and the Indians'' (the latter of which plasters over a Transamerica logo). | ||
*It is also preserved on the original 1998/99 DVD releases of ''The Secret of NIMH'', plastering the 1982 "Turning UA" logo; and on the 1999 VHS and DVD releases of ''Yellow Submarine''. | *It is also preserved on the original 1998/99 DVD releases of ''The Secret of NIMH'', plastering the 1982 "Turning UA" logo; and on the 1999 VHS and DVD releases of ''Yellow Submarine''. | ||
*The 1996 | *The 1996 LaserDisc of ''The Great Train Robbery'' also plasters the 6th logo that was originally on the movie with this one. | ||
*This logo is also seen at the beginning of Epix's print of ''Son Rise: A Miracle of Love'', which was a Filmways production. | *This logo is also seen at the beginning of Epix's print of ''Son Rise: A Miracle of Love'', which was a Filmways production. | ||
*The "AN MGM COMPANY" variant of the logo is also preserved at the start of the pilot episode of ''The Super 6'' on the 2013 TGG Direct DVD release of ''The Super 6: The Complete Series''. | *The "AN MGM COMPANY" variant of the logo is also preserved at the start of the pilot episode of ''The Super 6'' on the 2013 TGG Direct DVD release of ''The Super 6: The Complete Series''. | ||