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*On trailers for films on MGM/UA Home Video VHS releases, the logo plays as normal, but the logo video zooms out and lands on a film cell and it slides away. Another film cell appears and the trailer begins. | *On trailers for films on MGM/UA Home Video VHS releases, the logo plays as normal, but the logo video zooms out and lands on a film cell and it slides away. Another film cell appears and the trailer begins. | ||
*Depending on the film quality, the silver may appear as light brown. | *Depending on the film quality, the silver may appear as light brown. | ||
*A 1.37:1 "academy" version of this logo exists on full-screen and UK VHS prints of films as well as a 2004 [[ITV1 IDs|ITV1]] UK airing of ''Rain Man''. | *A 1.37:1 "academy" version of this logo exists on full-screen and UK VHS prints of films as well as a 2004 [[ITV1 IDs|ITV1]] UK airing of ''Rain Man'' (1988). | ||
*On a 2004 ITV1 UK airing of ''Rain Man'', the "Subtitles" text fades in at the top right when the trail and "MGM-UA" outline starts split into three. The "Subtitles" text also fades out when one of the letters in the words "MGM/UA COMMUNICATIONS CO." starts to appear. | *On a 2004 ITV1 UK airing of ''Rain Man'' (1988), the "Subtitles" text fades in at the top right when the trail and "MGM-UA" outline starts split into three. The "Subtitles" text also fades out when one of the letters in the words "MGM/UA COMMUNICATIONS CO." starts to appear. | ||
'''Technique:''' 80s computer animation. | '''Technique:''' 80s computer animation. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds variants:''' | '''Music/Sounds variants:''' | ||
*A French dub of ''Rain Man'' has a low-pitched version of this jingle with the United Artists logo. | *A French dub of ''Rain Man'' (1988) has a low-pitched version of this jingle with the United Artists logo. | ||
*On the 2017 Arrow Films remastered Blu- | *On the 2017 Arrow Films remastered Blu-ray release of ''A Fish Called Wanda'' (1988), as well as the 2017 Scream Factory Blu-Ray release of ''Poltergeist III'' (1988), the 5.1 tracks have the MGM/UA jingle play and when the MGM logo appears, cuts to the 1995 roar due to sloppy reverse plastering. The 2.0 stereo tracks on both films have the original audio and 1986 roar. Also, the 5.1 track for ''A Fish Called Wanda'' (1988) has the MGM/UA jingle in high-tone. | ||
*On the 2021 Severin Films remastered Blu-ray release of ''Overboard'' (1987), the logo is silent until the MGM logo shows up and the 1995 roar is heard. This is likely due to Severin reusing audio from the previous MGM master with the 2001 logo. | *On the 2021 Severin Films remastered Blu-ray release of ''Overboard'' (1987), the logo is silent until the MGM logo shows up and the 1995 roar is heard. This is likely due to Severin reusing audio from the previous MGM master with the 2001 logo. | ||
*On a Russian dub of ''Child's Play'' (1988), the MGM/UA United Artists variation plays audio for the 1994 UA logo due to poor reverse plastering. | *On a Russian dub of ''Child's Play'' (1988), the MGM/UA United Artists variation plays audio for the 1994 UA logo due to poor reverse plastering. | ||
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*The black and white variant can be seen on the 1988 MGM/UA Home Video VHS release of ''The Manchurian Candidate'' and the 1989 MGM/UA Home Video Laserdisc release of ''The Apartment''. | *The black and white variant can be seen on the 1988 MGM/UA Home Video VHS release of ''The Manchurian Candidate'' and the 1989 MGM/UA Home Video Laserdisc release of ''The Apartment''. | ||
*The trailer variant can be seen on several MGM/UA Home Video releases, such as the 1988 VHS release of ''Spaceballs'' (1987), among others. | *The trailer variant can be seen on several MGM/UA Home Video releases, such as the 1988 VHS release of ''Spaceballs'' (1987), among others. | ||
*The version with the UA logo following it also appears on the 1989 UK VHS releases of ''The Pink Panther Cartoon Festival: Pink Suds'' and ''The Pink Panther Cartoon Festival: Pink Paradise'', respectively, among many others from [[MGM/UA Home Video]] as well. | *The version with the UA logo following it also appears on the 1989 UK VHS releases of ''The Pink Panther Cartoon Festival: Pink Suds'' and ''The Pink Panther Cartoon Festival: Pink Paradise'', respectively, among many others from [[MGM/UA Home Entertainment|MGM/UA Home Video]] as well. | ||
*The version with the UA logo following it also made a surprise appearance on a 2004 ITV1 UK airing of ''Rain Man'' which aired as part of the late night movie. | *The version with the UA logo following it also made a surprise appearance on a 2004 ITV1 UK airing of ''Rain Man'' (1988) which aired as part of the late night movie and also at the start of the Marquee Collection 4K Blu-ray release of the aforementioned film after the 2012 MGM logo. | ||
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