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* ''Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life'' has its own unique fanfare (only on the main feature, not the preceding short feature ''The Crimson Permanent Assurance''), which was reused on the second disc of the 2003 special edition DVDs. | * ''Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life'' has its own unique fanfare (only on the main feature, not the preceding short feature ''The Crimson Permanent Assurance''), which was reused on the second disc of the 2003 special edition DVDs. | ||
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* This logo made its theatrical debut on ''Charade'', released on December 5, 1963, and made its last regular appearance on ''Bird on a Wire'', released on May 18, 1990. | * This logo made its theatrical debut on ''Charade'', released on December 5, 1963, and made its last regular appearance on ''Bird on a Wire'', released on May 18, 1990. | ||
* This was never plastered over (the 20th Anniversary version of ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' does plaster this with a special variant of the 1997 Universal logo; however, the 1982 variation is still seen on the 1988 and 1996 VHS releases, the theatrical DVD and Blu-ray release, and airings on HBO and Cinemax, as well as the 2015 Nickelodeon airing). | * This was never plastered over (the 20th Anniversary version of ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' does plaster this with a special variant of the 1997 Universal logo; however, the 1982 variation is still seen on the 1988 and 1996 VHS releases, the theatrical DVD and Blu-ray release, and airings on HBO and Cinemax, as well as the 2015 Nickelodeon airing). | ||
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* Sometimes, the logo is silent. | * Sometimes, the logo is silent. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Was used on all Universal releases of the era, such as ''Cape Fear'', ''Army of Darkness'', ''Carlito's Way'', ''Jurassic Park'', ''Schindler's List'', ''Casino'', ''Happy Gilmore'', ''Billy Madison'', ''Casper'', and ''Waterworld'', among others. | ||
* This logo made its theatrical debut on ''Back to the Future Part III'', released on May 25, 1990, and made its final appearance on ''McHale's Navy'', released on April 18, 1997. | * This logo made its theatrical debut on ''Back to the Future Part III'', released on May 25, 1990, and made its final appearance on ''McHale's Navy'', released on April 18, 1997. | ||
** The final film to use the 75th Anniversary version was ''A Kiss Before Dying'', released on April 26, 1991. | ** The final film to use the 75th Anniversary version was ''A Kiss Before Dying'', released on April 26, 1991. | ||
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* On some films, such as ''The Soloist'', the music is PAL-pitched. | * On some films, such as ''The Soloist'', the music is PAL-pitched. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Appears on all Universal films from the era. This logo first appeared on ''The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' (although the trailers, TV spots and a featurette use the previous logo) and made its final theatrical appearance on ''Wanderlust''. | ||
* This logo also precedes releases originally without this logo on video (and served as a de facto home entertainment logo), before direct-to-home media content (like ''An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars''), TV shows (like ''The Office'') and occasionally on cable channels, usually on made-for-TV movies (and as a result of that, sometimes deletes [[USA Cable Entertainment]] and other [[Universal Television]]-related logos at the end). | * This logo also precedes releases originally without this logo on video (and served as a de facto home entertainment logo), before direct-to-home media content (like ''An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars''), TV shows (like ''The Office'') and occasionally on cable channels, usually on made-for-TV movies (and as a result of that, sometimes deletes [[USA Cable Entertainment]] and other [[Universal Television]]-related logos at the end). | ||
* Also seen on new prints of ''The Blues Brothers'' (the theatrical cut only, the expanded version actually uses the 1963 logo), ''Tremors'' (replacing the 9th Logo), ''The American President'', a PAL DVD release of ''The Shadow'' and ''Strange Days'' (Blu-ray international prints). It was also seen on the 1999 DVD of ''The Last Starfighter'', plastering the 10th and Lorimar logos. | * Also seen on new prints of ''The Blues Brothers'' (the theatrical cut only, the expanded version actually uses the 1963 logo), ''Tremors'' (replacing the 9th Logo), ''The American President'', a PAL DVD release of ''The Shadow'' and ''Strange Days'' (Blu-ray international prints). It was also seen on the 1999 DVD of ''The Last Starfighter'', plastering the 10th and Lorimar logos. | ||
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* On ''The Grinch'', the fanfare is off-sync. | * On ''The Grinch'', the fanfare is off-sync. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' It can be seen on newer films from the company. | ||
''General information'' | ''General information'' | ||