MGM/UA Communications Co.: Difference between revisions

* A variation that only uses this logo alone exists, which appears on ''<u>Pumpkinhead</u>'' (even on current prints where the 2001 variant of the 1986 MGM logo appears before it) and the <u>original VHS release of ''Illegally Yours''</u>.

* A <u>B&W variant of this logo</u> exists.

* Adapted for <u>widescreen (2.35:1) films</u>, the "MGM-UA" logo does not zoom out further than usual.

* On <u>trailers for films on MGM/UA Home Video VHS releases</u>, 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.

* A <u>1.37:1 "academy" version</u> of this logo exists, which appears on <u>full-screen and UK VHS prints of films</u> as well as a <u>2004 [[ITV1]] UK airing of ''Rain Man''</u> (1988).

* On a <u>2004 ITV1 UK airing of ''Rain Man''</u> (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.

* The <u>French dub of ''Rain Man''</u> and <u>syndicated prints of ''I'm Gonna Get You Sucka!''</u> have a <u>low-pitched version</u> of this jingle with the United Artists logo.

* On the <u>2017 Arrow Films remastered Blu-ray release of ''A Fish Called Wanda''</u> (1988), as well as the <u>2017 Scream Factory Blu-ray release of ''Poltergeist III''</u> (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'' has the MGM/UA jingle in high-tone.

* On the <u>2021 Severin Films remastered Blu-ray release of ''Overboard''</u> (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 <u>Russian dub of ''Child's Play''</u> (1988), the MGM/UA United Artists variation plays audio for the 1994 UA logo due to a reverse plastering error.  

* On the <u>1989 and 1994 VHS releases of ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang''</u> (1968), the opening theme of the movie (more accurately, the sound of racecars) is heard over the MGM/UA United Artists variation (this also replaces the 1968 "Transamerica T" UA logo).

* This logo's earliest known appearance was on the American theatrical release of ''The Living Daylights'' (released in America on July 31, 1987), while its last appearance was on ''Rain Man'' (released on December 16, 1988).

* The MGM/UA Communications-UA Swoosh mixture can be found on old TV, VHS, and Laserdisc prints of several James Bond movies and movies from the ''Pink Panther'' series (and also plasters old UA logos, such as the "Transamerica T" logo).

* The version with the UA logo following it can be found on older prints of ''Baby Boom'', ''I'm Gonna Git You Sucka!'', ''Rain Man'', and the original 1988 version of ''Child's Play''.

** It also makes an appearance on the 1998 DVD release of ''The Great Escape''.

* The version with the MGM logo following is preserved on older prints of ''Fatal Beauty'', ''Moonstruck'', the original ''Overboard'' (including the one used for the 2021 [[Severin Films]] Blu-ray release), ''Poltergeist III'' (including the print used for the [[Scream Factory]] Blu-ray release), ''A Fish Called Wanda'' (including the print used for the 2017 [[Arrow Video]] Blu-ray release), and others.

* Recent prints of many of the above, such as the 20th anniversary DVD release and Criterion Collection Blu-ray release of ''Moonstruck'', will have it replaced with a newer MGM logo.

* The B&W variant can be found 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 is 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 can also be found 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]].

* The version with the UA logo following it was also seen on a 2004 ITV1 UK airing of ''Rain Man'' (1988), which aired as part of the late night movie, and and is also intact at the start of the Marquee Collection 4K Blu-ray release of the aforementioned film, following the 2012 MGM logo.