Buena Vista Pictures Distribution: Difference between revisions

The Buena Vista distribution company was established in 1953 after Walt Disney broke off his distribution deal with [[RKO Radio Pictures]], using a logo in some form until 1989. It is named after the street on which the Disney Studios reside. In 2007 after the release of ''The Game Plan'', the company was renamed and rebranded as "Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures".

 

=== 1st Logo (November 10, 1953-July 10, 1981) ===

*In 1960, starting with ''Pollyanna'', the word "FILM" is removed.

*This logo was redone in 1966, brightening up the background to a {{color|blue}}/white gradient and changing the letters to a turquoise color. Also, the font for the "DISTRIBUTED BY" and "DISTRIBUTION CO., INC." text would change into a more normal font. This variant was first used on ''Follow Me, Boys!''.

*A black and white variant of the 1966 version also exists. It is only seen on the 1932 Mickey Mouse shorts ''Touchdown Mickey'' and ''Mickey's Good Deed'', both reissued in 1974.

*A variation where the text reads "Buena Vista FILM DISTRIBUTION CO., INC. Presents" (with "Presents" in the same signature font) also exists. This was seen on the featurette ''Alaskan Sled Dog''

*On some late-1980s/early-1990s reissues of classic animated features, which had the 1985 [[Walt Disney Pictures]] logo tacked on at the beginning, the films' respective BV logos were placed at the end of the film, where they played silently. This phenomenon is intact on the 1990 Laserdisc release of ''Peter Pan'' (this also happened on early-90s Disney Channel airings), the 1992 VHS release of ''101 Dalmatians'', the 1999 VHS and 2003 DVD releases of ''The Rescuers'', and a late-1980s print of the animated short ''Goofy and Wilbur''.

*On ''The Big Fisherman'' (a non-Disney film that BV distributed), the text is an in-credit notice placed at the end of the movie.

*On the Blu-ray release of ''The Rescuers'', the logo is longer due to having been plastered over the 1990 Walt Disney Pictures logo from an earlier reprint.

*On reissues of the majority of the theatrical cartoon shorts, as well as ''Son of Flubber'', a horn stinger, composed by George Bruns, is heard.

*On several films, such as ''Darby O'Gill and the Little People'', ''Mysteries of the Deep'', ''In Search of the Castaways'', and very few cartoon reissues, an ominous-sounding melody, composed by Oliver Wallace, is heard. The music's pitch also varies.

*On a few late-50s/early 60s featurettes, such as ''Noah's Ark'', ''Goliath II'' and ''Gala Day at Disneyland'', a majestic 20th Century Fox-esque horn fanfare, composed by George Bruns, is heard.

*On ''Nikki, Wild Dog of the North'', ''Big Red'' and ''The Legend of Lobo'', a majestic 20th Century Fox-esque string/brass fanfare, composed by Oliver Wallace, is heard. On the two latter movies, the fanfare is re-orchestrated.

*On ''The Absent-Minded Professor'', ''Emil and the Detectives'' and ''Run, Appaloosa, Run'', a suspenseful theme, composed by George Bruns, was heard.

*On the ''Winnie the Pooh'' films (except ''Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore''), an ascending stinger, composed by Buddy Baker, was heard. It was re-orchestrated on ''Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day'' and television broadcasts of ''Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree''.

*On ''The Rescuers'', there is a thunderclap over the logo, which is actually the Castle Thunder sound effect.

* On the 1979 Italian re-issue of ''Peter Pan'', the text is not there, leaving just the color bars (the logo of [[Cinema International Corporation]], which distributed Disney's films in Italy at the time, would follow).

'''Availability:''' The only domestic releases to contain the logo were ''The Cat from Outer Space'' and ''Hot Lead and Cold Feet''. It was also seen in international re-issues of older films such as ''Peter Pan''.

'''Variant:''' On the 1999 [[Anchor Bay Entertainment (1995-2006)|Anchor Bay Entertainment]] DVD and VHS release of the film, the Buena Vista screen is blacked out.

=== 1st Logo (July 1-December 23, 1987)===

'''Variant:''' On ''Good Morning, Vietnam'', the words are positioned at the bottom of the screen and the word "Inc." is added to the end.

'''Availability:''' Seen on a few [[Touchstone Pictures|Touchstone]] films, such as ''Adventures in Babysitting'', ''Stakeout'', ''Can't Buy Me Love'' and ''Good Morning, Vietnam'', all of which were released in 1987.

'''Visuals''' On a turquoise gradient background, there is the text "DISTRIBUTED BY BUENA VISTA PICTURES DISTRIBUTION, INC." in a bubbly cartoon font and arranged in the same manner as the 1953 logo.

'''Availability:''' Only appeared on the Roger Rabbit short ''Tummy Trouble'', which played in theaters with ''Honey I Shrunk the Kids'', and appears as a special feature on the 2003 ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' Vista Series DVD.

'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a {{color|blue}} triangle rotates along the side of the screen until it's split into two triangles, all while a {{color|blue}} diamond grows below them, and they're positioned vertically. The end result is that top half of the screen is {{color|blue}} and the bottom half black, with a black triangle on the top half forming a stylized "A" and a {{color|blue}} triangle on the bottom half forming a "{{color|blue|V}}". On the top half, the black letters "BUEN" slide in left from behind the "A", while the "{{color|blue|V}}" slides left to reveal the {{color|blue}} letters "{{color|blue|ISTA}}". After the "BUENA {{color|blue|VISTA}}" text is revealed, the black words "DISTRIBUTED BY" and "PICTURES" wipe in on the top half, while the {{color|blue}} words "{{color|blue|DISTRIBUTION CO., INC.}}" wipe in on the bottom half. Finally, both "A"s in "BUENA {{color|blue|VISTA}}" receive proper strikes through them.

=== Final Note ===