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===Background===  
===Background===  
'''MGM Home Entertainment''' was founded in 1973  (some sources claim 1979) originally known as '''MGM Home Video''' by releasing its [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|film]] and [[MGM Television|television]] libraries on video.
In 1997, the UA name was dropped, renaming it as '''MGM Home Entertainment'''. Outside North America, MGM sold their international home video operations to [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]]. The assets of the former [[Orion Home Video]] was transferred to MGM itself, as well as picking up the pre-1996 PolyGram film library. Outside North America, MGM sold their international home video operations to [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]].
 
In 1979, MGM joined forces with [[CBS Video|CBS Video Enterprises]], the home video division of the [[CBS National IDs|CBS Television Network]], and established "'''MGM/CBS Home Video'''", which released its first VHS batch (consisting of 16 MGM titles and 8 CBS Video titles) in October 1980.
 
MGM/CBS Home Video was later renamed to '''MGM/UA Home Video''' in 1982 after CBS ended its venture with MGM since MGM acquired [[United Artists]] a year earlier.
 
In 1986, after MGM's pre-1986 library (including most of the pre-1950 [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] library, a fraction of some UA material, and most US rights to the [[RKO Radio Pictures]] library (although RKO retains the copyrights to their films)) was acquired by Ted Turner and forming [[Turner Entertainment Co.]], MGM/UA Home Video signed a deal with Turner to continue distributing the pre-1986 MGM and the pre-1948 Warner Bros. libraries for video release.
 
In 1990, after MGM was purchased by Pathé, MGM/UA signed a deal with [[Warner Home Video]] to have them distribute its titles exclusively on video. In 1995, this division was renamed to '''MGM/UA Home Entertainment''' (logo is still the same name, though) and also launched [[MGM/UA Family Entertainment]]. On March 24, 1997, MGM/UA began releasing its titles on DVD (with ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' and ''The Wizard of Oz'' on launch day), and managed to release over 30 titles from the Turner catalog on DVD (due to their video distribution deal) until it was transferred to Warner Home Video in 1999 (after MGM ended their distribution deal with Warner Bros.) and folded [[Orion Pictures]] with all its owned-library into this company. Around 1997, the UA name was dropped, renaming it as '''MGM Home Entertainment'''. Outside North America, MGM sold their international home video operations to [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]].


Following MGM's acquisition by the Sony-led consortium in 2005, [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] began distributing the MGM library on home video until May 31, 2006, when MGM shifted most of its home entertainment output to [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] for worldwide release (although Sony and Fox traded off releases throughout the rest of the year as part of a transitional period). TCFHE's worldwide distribution deal distributing the MGM library was expected to expire in September 2011, but it was later extended to end until sometime in 2016, and again on June 27, 2016, when MGM extended its deal with TCFHE until June 2020.
Following MGM's acquisition by the Sony-led consortium in 2005, [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] began distributing the MGM library on home video until May 31, 2006, when MGM shifted most of its home entertainment output to [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] for worldwide release (although Sony and Fox traded off releases throughout the rest of the year as part of a transitional period). TCFHE's worldwide distribution deal distributing the MGM library was expected to expire in September 2011, but it was later extended to end until sometime in 2016, and again on June 27, 2016, when MGM extended its deal with TCFHE until June 2020.
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|MGM/CBS Home Video|
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|MGM-CBS Home Video (1980).jpg|1st Logo (October 1980-April 6, 1981)
|MGM-CBS_Home_Video_(1982).jpg|2nd Logo (June 1981-June 1982, November 1981-August 1982 (UK))
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|First Run Home Video Theatre|
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|MGM-CBS_Home_Video_First_Run_Home_Video_Theater_(1982).jpg|(February-July 1982)
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|MGM/UA Home Video|
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|MGM-UA_Home_Video_(1989)_20200822_022930.png|1st Logo (July 1982-July 21, 1993, 1999 in Indonesia)
|MGM-UA Home Video (1985)-2.jpg|2nd Logo (1983-1986)
|Mgm-ua1989.jpg|3rd Logo (October 24, 1989-August 23, 2005, 2006 on Thailand VCDs)
|MGM_UA_Home_Video_1993.png|4th Logo (August 4, 1993-February 4, 1998, 2002 in the UK)
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==MGM/CBS Home Video==
===1st Logo (October 1980-April 6, 1981)===
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, the words "'''[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]]'''" and "'''[[CBS National IDs|CBS]]'''" in white and in Helvetica font fly in from the top and bottom of the screen, with {{color|green}} lines on the top and bottom of each letter respectively. We fade to another set of {{color|green}} lines sort of shaped like a room, which zoom back to bring another copy of the words, and then "{{color|orange|AN}}" and "{{color|orange|HOME VIDEO PRESENTATION}}" zoom into their respective places. A forward slash appears in-between "'''MGM'''" and "'''CBS'''" on the last note of the music.
'''Closing Variant:''' See [[CBS Home Entertainment]] for description.
'''Technique:''' Basic computer effects.
'''Music/Sounds:''' An uninspired synth tune which sounds like the opening of a news program.
'''Availability:'''  Quite rare.
* Seen on the initial batch of twenty-four VHS and Betamax tapes, including ''The Wizard of Oz'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', ''Ben-Hur'', ''An American in Paris'', ''Network'', ''Jailhouse Rock'', ''Coma'', ''The Street Fighter'', and the Bolshoi Ballet productions of ''The Nutcracker'' and ''Giselle''.
* Also seen on the very first CED releases from CBS, as well as a few other VHS releases, including ''Being There'', ''Fame'', ''Carny'', ''Cruising'', ''Great Figures in History: John F. Kennedy'', ''Treasure Island'', ''Mutiny on the Bounty'', ''Benji'', ''The Formula'' and ''My Fair Lady''.
===2nd Logo (June 1981-June 1982, November 1981-August 1982 (UK))===
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'''Logo:''' We see a metallic forward slash mark on a dark background dropping down. Afterward, "'''[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]]'''" and "'''[[CBS National IDs|CBS]]'''", in the same font as before, zoom out toward the slash at the same time, "'''CBS'''" from the right and "'''MGM'''" from the left. After that, we see "{{color|green|HOME VIDEO}}" zooming out. The "'''MGM/CBS'''" text then shines.
'''Variant:''' On rental-only tapes, this fades to the next logo.
'''Closing Variant:''' See [[CBS Home Entertainment]] for description.
'''Technique:''' Computer effects.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A short, orchestrated, majestic trumpet fanfare.
'''Availability:''' Also pretty rare.
* Seen on most MGM/CBS releases after the first batch of twenty-four Betamax and VHS tapes and on UK pre-cert releases from the company. Notable titles to include this logo include ''Return of the Street Fighter'', ''Westworld'', and ''Clash of the Titans'', as well as titles such as ''Gigi'', ''The Philadelphia Story'', ''Adam's Rib'', ''My Fair Lady'', ''South Pacific'', ''Cruising'', and ''Victory''.
* However, early MGM/UA releases with the MGM/CBS Polaroid seal or tape labels would still use the MGM/UA Home Video logo, and some later MGM/CBS releases, such as select copies of ''Viva Las Vegas'' as well as copies of ''Kismet'' and ''The Prisoner of Zenda'', go straight to the MGM logo used by the film.
* Some [[Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment]] releases such as ''The Billion Dollar Hobo'' would feature this logo at the end (this practice would continue when the Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment library shifted to CBS/Fox Video, although on the original VHS/Betamax release of ''Guys and Dolls'', this logo was shown at the beginning before the first SGHE logo).
* Surprisingly, this was retained on ''The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' even after Warner took over distribution of the Turner library.
* It also appears at the start of the 1981 UK pre-cert VHS release of ''Tom and Jerry: Cartoon Festival'' as well, among others.
==First Run Home Video Theatre==
===(February-July 1982)===
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a red line forming a cloud-like outline. After the line has finished forming, yellow text in a royal font surrounding the outline "First Run" flashes in. The text "HOME VIDEO THEATER" in red fades in afterwards.
'''Technique:''' Computer effects.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A whooshing sound as the outline is drawn. Closing variants have an announcer herald previews for upcoming titles.
'''Availability:''' Extinct. Seen on the six rental-only offerings from MGM/CBS's First Run Home Video Theatre label: ''Tarzan the Ape Man'' (1981 version), ''S.O.B.'', ''Rich and Famous'', ''...All the Marbles'', ''Whose Life Is It Anyway?'', and ''Pennies from Heaven''.
==MGM/UA Home Video==
===1st Logo (July 1982-July 21, 1993 [1999 in Indonesia])===
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MGM-UA Home Video (B-W).jpg
MGM-UA Home Video ("DISTRIBUTED BY" variant).jpg|"DISTRIBUTED BY" variant
MGM-UA Home Video ("Now Available" variant).jpg|"ALSO AVAILABLE" variant
MGM-UA Home Video (1983).jpg|"Ask your local dealer about availability" variant
MGM-UA Home Video (1986).jpg|Spanish "PROMOREEL" variant
MGM-UA Home Video ("Esselte Video" variant -1).jpg|Swedish "Esselte Video" variant
MGM-UA Home Video ("Esselte Video" variant -2).jpg|Alternate "Esselte Video" variant
MGM-UA Home Video (198?l.jpg|German variant
MGM-UA Home Video ("Coming Attractions"variant).jpg|"Coming Attractions" variant
MGM-UA Home Video (Mettalic background variant).jpg|Mettalic background still variant
MGM-UA Coming Soon To A Theater Near You.jpg
MGM-UA Now Playing At A Theater Near You.jpg
MGM-UA Coming Soon On Videocassette.jpg
MGM-UA Now Available On Videocassette.jpg
MGM-UA Home Video (RARE "Great Titles" variant).jpg
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a {{color|blue|bluish}} metallic "{{font|Serif|[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]]/[[United Artists|UA]]}}" moving ("{{font|Serif|MGM}}" going from top-right to left, "{{font|Serif|UA}}" going from bottom-left to right). Then a "/" appears between them as we see a static picture of Leo inside the circled filmstrip with the drama mask zooming out on top of the text. {{color|gold|Yellow}} lights appear and wipe in the remainder of the filmstrips on the left and right sides of Leo while "{{font|Serif|MGM/UA}}" shines. After that, "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" in Microgramma font zooms out under the completed logo, and two white lines flash in above and below "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}".
'''Variants:'''
* There is a black and white variant for classic MGM and UA movies in B&W.
* Some tapes have a slightly different lion/ribbon design.
* In Sweden, MGM tapes were often distributed through [[Esselte Video (Sweden)|Esselte Video]]. The byline "From ESSELTE VIDEO" in white appears below. In between "From" and "ESSELTE" is a circle with an "X" inside and eight little "points" around it. The logo is also poorly cropped, as the entire space below the byline either shows the color bars or blank black space.
*On German releases, "IM VERTRIEB DER IMV AUS DEM HAUSE EUROVIDEO" fades out below the logo.
*On a Spanish VHS promo for ''MGM Cartoon Moviestars'', after the logo finishes animating, "PROMOREEL" appers below the logo.
* On some videos from Australia and New Zealand, the logo animates as normal up until "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" flashes. Then, Leo's static picture becomes Leo roaring, and then the beginning of a promotional reel tunnels in.
* On tapes from the early 1990s, this was used for preview bumpers (and usually at the end of films). The logo plays like normal, but instead of "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" appearing, the logo eases back upward, and either "Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You", "Now Playing at a Theatre Near You", "Coming Soon on Videocassette", or "Now Available on Videocassette" appears below. There's an earlier version of this variant (spotted as early as 1989), where "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" remains intact while the logo eases upward, and "ALSO AVAILABLE" appears below.
* This was also used for Coming Attraction screens from around 1988-1990. In this variant, the logo plays as normal. When it finishes, the background turns into a gray marble color. Then the ribbons and "{{font|Serif|MGM/UA}}" shrink and move to the upper right. "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" moves slightly to the right and a transparent square flies in behind "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}". The square shines as a purple squiggly line etches itself in below "{{font|Serif|MGM/UA}}" and a lime green squiggly line etches itself below the square. "COMING ATTRACTION" wipes itself below "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" and flashes, and as this happens, the preview begins above "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}", and when the words flash, the screen zooms into the preview.
* On home video TV spots for ''Desperate Hours'' and ''Death Warrant'', the lines above and below "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" are thicker.
* On an UK promo for musical films that were released to home media in 1986, the logo appears 9 times (3 logos on three rows), and clips from the films flip over the logos to end one clip and start another.
* On a 1983 promo seen at the end of some tapes in late 1983/early 1984, the tail end is shown after clips from such works as ''Poltergeist'', ''Clash of the Titans'', ''Coma'', ''Village of the Damned'', ''Midnight Cowboy'', ''Diner'', ''Shaft'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', ''Diva'', ''Network'', ''Westworld'', ''Fame'', ''The Compleat Beatles'', ''My Favorite Year'', ''A Gumby Adventure'', ''Tom and Jerry Cartoon Festival'', ''Viva Las Vegas'', ''Travels with My Aunt'', ''Whose Life Is It Anyway?'', ''The Goodbye Girl'', ''Singin' in the Rain'', ''Pennies from Heaven'', ''Victor/Victoria'', ''An American in Paris'', ''Easter Parade'', ''That's Entertainment! Part II'', and ''The Wizard of Oz'', among other titles in the MGM/UA library.
* Another variant exists where a “/“ is in the middle of the screen, zooming out and brightly shining. “{{font|Serif|MGM}}” and “{{font|Serif|UA}}” slide out from behind the “/“, and zoom with it into its usual position. A {{color|red}} trail of a silhouette of the MGM logo zooms out, revealing the MGM logo. “{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}” zooms out to the usual spot, but doesn’t flash.
* On UK VHS releases in the 1980s such as the 1983 UK pre-cert VHS release of ''MGM Cartoon Magic Vol. 1'', a still variant features the logo with the words "{{color|red|MORE GREAT TITLES}}" and "{{color|red|Available now from your local dealer}}" in red, appearing above and below the logo, respectively.
* On a 1983 pre-cert UK VHS release of ''The Dr. Seuss Video Festival'', after the logo finishes animating, the words "Ask your local dealer about availability" in pink fade in.
'''Technique:''' Computer effects.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the second CBS Video logo: in other words, an extension of the second MGM/CBS logo music, but with a different ending.
'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
* The late 1980s-early 1990s Coming Attraction screen starts off with twelve drumbeats played four at a time, then goes into a moving majestic orchestrated theme with Don LaFontaine announcing "The following is an MGM/UA Home Video coming attraction." The tune is called "Destiny" and is composed by Keith Mansfield.
* On the MGM/UA Home Video Laserdisc Sampler from 1990, the logo is shown at the end with Leo's 1960 roar (aside from the closing theme).
* The Australian promo logo (with Leo actually roaring) has a different roar track.
* The TV spots for ''Desperate Hours'' and ''Death Warrant'' have the sound of Leo roaring, despite being a still picture, possibly because they replaced it from the original TV spots during each movie's theatrical run.
* On certain UK rental tapes from the 1980s, after the logo finishes, an announcer says "The following new films, which will soon be available from your local stockist, are brought to you by MGM/UA Home Video, one of the leaders in home entertainment."
* There does exist a silent variant of this logo. It was spotted on a French Canadian video release of ''All Dogs Go to Heaven''.
* The 1983 promo variant features "Help!" by the Beatles from ''The Compleat Beatles'', "I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow from ''The First Barry Manilow Special'', "Ebben? Ne andrò lontano" by Wilhelmina Wiggins Fernandez from ''Diva'', "Fame" by Irene Cara from ''Fame'', "I Feel the Earth Move" by Carole King from ''Carole King: One to One'', "Shake It Up" by The Cars from ''The Last American Virgin'', and "Le Jazz Hot" by Julie Andrews from ''Victor/Victoria''.
'''Availability:''' Pretty common.
* Found on many VHS and Laserdisc videos from MGM and UA, and the logo lasted for a pretty good eleven years, with the last release to use this being ''Rich in Love''.
* It also seen on early [[Hemdale Home Video]] releases as well.
* It also makes a surprise appearance on the 1995 Australian VHS of ''Getting Even with Dad'', a 1999 VHS of ''Annie Hall'', and at the end of the documentary ''Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'', which can be found on the 2001 MGM flipper disc release of ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World''.
* This appears on a 1985 Betamax release of ''Forbidden Planet'', but in an MGM/CBS case and with MGM/CBS labels.
* Also seen on the Laserdisc and VHS releases of ''The Golden Age of Looney Tunes''.
* This logo was kept on reprints even past 1993, including 1995 printings of ''Pink Floyd: The Wall'' and ''Diamonds Are Forever'', due to those printings still using tape masters from 1993 and 1992, respectively.
* In a few Asian countries (including Indonesia), VCDs kept using this logo (instead of having the 4th logo) until 1999. Example of this are the 1997 VCD of ''GoldenEye'' and the 1999 VCD of ''Get Shorty'' (both 1995 films). Other VCD releases probably used the regular 1986 MGM logo as de-facto home entertainment logo.
* Also showed up on a 1999 reprint of ''Cotton Comes to Harlem'', as MGM used the original 1992 tape master for the release.
* The variant with the red trail is said to be seen on a 1987 VHS of an unknown movie before a trailer.
* It also appears on UK VHS releases such as ''Terrytoons: The Cowardly Watchdog'' and ''MGM Cartoon Magic Vol. 1'', among many others.
'''Legacy:''' One of the most iconic video logos of the 1980s.
===2nd Logo (1983-1986)===
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'''Logo:''' Same as before, except the text does not move, "HOME VIDEO" is metallic like the [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]]/[[United Artists|UA]] text and is a bit smaller with the 1984 MGM logo (minus the Diamond Jubilee text) above the text. Leo roars once.
'''Variants:'''
*A variant exists, where a Sears logo appears below the logo.
*On a VHS commercial for ''Gone with the Wind'' which aired around 1984-85, it has the "DIAMOND JUBILEE" text (keeping consistent with MGM's 60th anniversary in 1984).
*At the end of the promotional Laserdisc ''MGM GREATEST MOMENTS: A Video Sampler'', a copyright stamp appears below the logo.
'''Technique:''' Live-action footage.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Leo's 1982 roar.
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. This logo appeared at the beginning of a promotional trailer for MGM/UA's video release ''Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever'' and a 1986 promo for classic MGM musicals on home video.
===3rd Logo (October 24, 1989-August 23, 2005 [2006 on Thailand VCDs])===
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'''Logo:''' Just the [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]]/[[United Artists|UA]] Home Video logo with a copyright stamp on the bottom. against a space background. In the background, there is a pattern of the "MGM/UA HOME VIDEO" text slanted at an angle, which scrolls from right to left while changing in many different colors. The following changing colors are: {{color|gray}}, {{color|red}}, {{color|teal|teal blue}}, {{color|magenta}}, {{color|blue}}, and {{color|green}}.
'''Trivia:'''
* This logo was inspired by the hologram stickers that were used on most VHS releases from MGM before this logo came out.
* No copyright dates of 1991, 1994, and 2005 were made, these years' tapes just used the prior year's copyright date.
'''Variants:'''
* 1989-1992 releases show the copyright stamp in a slightly different font, arranged to the left.
* Some late 1990s-2000 releases had a screen freeze of this logo.
* The beginning of the U.S. VHS of ''Tea With Mussolini'' has the logo almost entirely freeze-framed and only starts moving three seconds before it cuts to black.
* The size of the logo and the color changing arrangements varies.
* On some releases, there's an extended version (with the ending part in place either at the beginning or end of the tapes) where we see the colors: {{color|#FF0080|rose pink}}, {{color|gold|golden yellow}}, {{color|violet}}, and {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} in place.
'''Technique:''' Simple computer animation.
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
'''Availability:''' Common.
* It can be seen on most MGM/UA VHS releases at both beginning and end of their tapes such as ''All Dogs Go to Heaven'' and all the ''007'' VHS releases of the era, even after the the company's renaming as MGM Home Entertainment. Not  all releases may have the opening or closing variants, however. Starting in 2003, it was only used at the end of tapes.
* One of the first tapes to use this logo was the original VHS release of ''Leviathan'', and some of the last tapes to use this logo were the 2005 VHS releases of ''Be Cool'', ''Hotel Rwanda'', and ''Beauty Shop''; the last of which was their final independent release. All MGM films released on VHS after that were distributed by other parties (mainly Sony).
* On the 1992 VHS of ''Fiddler on the Roof'', this logo used a 1992 copyright at the beginning of the tape, but a 1990 copyright at the end of the tape. ''Fiddler on the Roof'' was released on the format originally in 1990; when they reprinted it in 1992, they changed the copyright info at the beginning, but they forgot to change the copyright info at the end.
* VCD releases in Thailand also used this logo until 2006, using the 2000 copyright perhaps due to an editing mistake.
===4th Logo (August 4, 1993-February 4, 1998 [2002 in the UK])===
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MGM_UA_Home_Video_1993.png|Digital opening logo
MGM_UA_Home_Video_1993_2.png|Analog TV opening logo
MGM_UA_Home_Video_Opening_Dark.png|Opening logo (dark)
MGM_UA_Home_Video_1993_Closing.png|Digital closing logo
MGM_UA_Home_Video_1993_Closing_2.png|Analog TV closing
Mgm-uamgmgmgreats.jpg|"MGM GREATS" variant
mgm-uamodernclassics.jpg|"Modern Classics" variant
mgm-uapresents.jpg|The rare "MGM/UA PRESENTS" variant
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MGM_UA_DVD_language_not_used.png|Opening logo seen on error popups
MGM UA DVD Video preference menu.png|Opening logo used on video options menus
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'''Logo:'''
* '''Opening:''' On a black background, a {{color|gold|golden}} 3D CGI filmstrip swerves in the screen, and the camera pans down, around, and then upwards on it in a rollercoaster-style fashion. While panning upwards, the 1928 [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] logo with Jackie the Lion slowly fades onto the frames of the filmstrip, as Jackie roars once. {{color|Blue}} rays suddenly appear around the filmstrip, and it then suddenly pans down, revealing the then-current MGM logo, redone in a lusher, CGI style (including the drama mask with the reef surrounding it) with Leo the Lion in it. The {{color|blue}} light rays are all around the logo's ribboning, and the "Metro Goldwyn Mayer" and "TRADE MARK" texts are still intact around it all, as well as the "(R)" symbol (this time, in {{color|gold}} gradient coloring). The logo turns and zooms out as the light rays dim out. As the logo makes its way to its normal position, and when Leo roars the second time, the logo flashes, causing Leo and the drama mask to turn {{color|gold}}, the texts around him and the reef to dissolve into dust, then one specular highlight on the right side of the filmstrip turns dark, and at last, the trademark symbol surfaces on the right. The dark blue letters of "{{font|Serif|{{color|darkblue|MGM/UA}}}}" then rotate letter-by-letter underneath Leo, followed by a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} line, and then "{{color|darkblue|HOME VIDEO}}" in Century Gothic. The entire logo then shines.
* '''Closing:''' The completed logo, with Leo in it, the drama mask already in {{color|gold}}, and without the text, as well as the reef, flies in from the left side of the screen with the light rays all around it. After making its way onto the screen, the words "{{color|darkblue|{{font|Serif|MGM/UA}} HOME VIDEO}}", line and all, animate in the same style as the opening variant. Leo roars throughout the variant and does not turn {{color|gold}}.
'''Trivia:'''
* The whole logo, with the ribboning, text and the reef at its zooming point was screenshotted, then photoshopped to blackout almost every spot of the usual MGM properties for the MGM/UA text to fade in, along with the gold Leo image added a layer beneath the ribbon logo.
* On the 1999 VHS release of ''National Velvet'', this logo comes after the MGM Home Entertainment logo at the beginning of the tape. Likely a result of MGM forgetting to erase the logo when making new masters.
* On the 1996 VHS release of ''Rocky'', both the opening and closing variations of this appear at the beginning of the tape. The opening variation appears before the previews, while the closing variation appears after the previews.
*The closing variant didn't appear on the UK VHS of ''Tank Girl'' as it is instead gone straight to black after the closing credits. It is most likely that other MGM/UA UK VHS releases might be affected by this.
'''Variants:'''
* There are two digitalized variations of each logo variant, including the theatrical trailer. The DVD quality variant for the opening logo is found on DVDs containing MGM/UA related menus (examples include the video configuration menu, un-supported language notice, disc read error, and an audio track selection menu), while the others are still in dot crawl quality, in which they're immediately played on media players on PC. It also has a minor graphical glitch on the top left, when panning through the filmstrip with motion Jackie images, which then disappears after the usual MGM properties dissolve leaving a blemish on the bottom left. DVDs without these menus, like ''Get Shorty'', ''Poltergeist'', ''How The Grinch Stole Christmas'' (1998 printing), ''Red Dawn'', and ''Hang Em' High'' have them sourced from a video master, presumably from a laserdisc source. Minor changes with the opening logo have it cropped off from the original logo rendering, and the logo is fuzzy.
* At the end of ''The Pebble and the Penguin'', the logo cuts to black near the end before it fades out.
* On MGM Greats releases, after the sparkle effects fade out, the words "{{color|red|MGM GREATS}}" wipe in (instead of the normal "{{color|darkblue|{{font|Serif|MGM/UA}} HOME VIDEO}}" text) without the spotlight gradient effect. It has been spotted on a 2001 UK VHS of ''The Great Escape''. The logo also fades out slower than usual at the end.
* On an infomercial for ''James Bond'' films which was broadcast on KLGT-TV 23 in 1995, the specular highlights for "{{font|Serif|{{color|darkblue|MGM/UA}}}}" were lit up, and "Presents" fades in instead of the home video text that is normally in place. Also, the logo doesn't shine.
*An edited version of the logo appears on TeleCine bumpers from the early 2000s.
'''Trailer Variants:''' There is a bumper that precedes trailers with a still of the end logo, replacing "HOME VIDEO" with one of these below:
* COMING SOON TO A THEATER NEAR YOU
* NOW PLAYING AT A THEATER NEAR YOU
* NOW AVAILABLE ON VIDEOCASSETTE
* COMING SOON ON VIDEOCASSETTE
* THEATRICAL TRAILER
'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
'''Music/Sounds:''' An orchestral fanfare composed by David Engel based off the opening theme of ''The Wizard of Oz'', which starts dramatically and then ends in a majestic fashion. During the fanfare, we hear Tanner's roar, and then Leo's 1985 roar. The closing variant has a shortened version of the opening fanfare's ending.
'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
* On the retail VHS release of ''The Pebble and the Penguin'', the fanfare has weird stereo mixing due to a video processing error.
* A different version, with completely different music and different roars, is seen on Mexican Spanish tapes until 2000-2001.
'''Availability:''' Common.
* It debuted with the August 1993 home video release of ''Untamed Heart'', and can be found on VHS and Laserdisc releases of this era, such as ''The Pebble and the Penguin'', ''Get Shorty'', ''All Dogs Go to Heaven 2'', and the 1996 release of ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!''.
* Earlier DVD releases also have this logo such as ''Red Dawn'' (which has the MGM Home Entertainment logo on the cover), ''The Wizard of Oz'', ''Rocky'', ''Rocky II'', ''Rocky IV'', ''The Black Stallion'', ''Leaving Las Vegas'', ''Rob Roy'', ''GoldenEye'', ''A Christmas Story'' and ''Poltergeist''.
* Even though this logo officially ended in 1998 with the DVD releases of ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'', ''Moonraker'', ''Hoodlum'', and the aforementioned ''Leaving Las Vegas'' and ''Red Dawn'', the trailer bumpers were still used into the MGM Home Entertainment days, and the logo itself made a surprise appearance on the 1999 VHS releases of ''When Harry Met Sally...'', ''National Velvet'', ''The Cutting Edge'', and ''Moonstruck''.
* Also seen on ''The Golden Age of Looney Tunes'' on Laserdisc.
* The closing variant makes a surprise appearance at the end of a behind-the-scenes featurette on the 2000 DVD of ''Spaceballs'' (this was likely sourced from a 1996 Special Edition Laserdisc release).
* This logo was used on many UK MGM VHS releases from Warner Home Video and 20th Century Fox until at least 2002, on titles such as ''Tomorrow Never Dies'', ''The World Is Not Enough'', and ''Child's Play''.
* The opening variant was also made available on the author's [https://vimeo.com/106222325 Vimeo profile].
==MGM Home Entertainment==
==MGM Home Entertainment==
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* This does not appear on the DVD release of the 2018 remake of ''Death Wish''.
* This does not appear on the DVD release of the 2018 remake of ''Death Wish''.


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