Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios: Difference between revisions

'''Variant:''' Slats appears to move differently on every film in which the logo makes an appearance. Interestingly, on one movie titled ''Battling Butler'' released in 1926, despite Slats being given the title of "the only MGM lion that didn't roar," he roars once, and freezes for a few seconds before he turns his head as it fades out.

'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the movie's intro.

'''Closing Variant:''' After the MGM merger, a variant of the Metro-Goldwyn Pictures closing logo, with the appropriate addendum, was used on the studio's end cards from 1924-1950s.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Jackie roaring. The roar always varied. From 1929-1930, Jackie's actual roar was used. From 1930-1932, starting with the film ''Paid'', a panther's roar was used. From 1932-1953, another roar was used, which would also be used for the 4th logo. For silent films, it's the music's intro only without Jackie roaring.

* Sometimes, the logo is darker than usual due to film distortion.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A cougar's roar, which was also used for Jackie in the 1932 variant of the previous logo. Some movies would only have the music's intro or the music and Telly's roar.  

'''Variant:''' There is also a longer version of this logo, as well as a B&W version.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Just Coffee's roar.

* On ''My Grandfather's Clock'', the logo has a bit of a red hue.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Some movies would feature Tanner's roar or Coffee's roar on animated features by MGM. Other live-action films would have the music's intro with Tanner roaring. For the long version, it's just Tanner roaring.

* A CinemaScope variant exists. After the logo fades out, we see the golden text "IN '''CINEMASCOPE'''", with "'''CINEMASCOPE'''" in its corporate font, similar to the one used by 20th Century Fox, all on a black background.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the 3rd and 6th logos.

* There is also a black & white variant.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Tanner's re-dubbed roar or Tanner's roar with the music's intro.

* Closing: At the end of every MGM/UA release, the movie's title would often appear above, with text below reading "DISTRIBUTED BY" or "FROM" with the MGM/UA Entertainment Co. or MGM Entertainment Co. print logo below. ''The Beastmaster'' only showed the logo.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Some movies would only have Leo's roar. Other movies would have the music's intro with the roar.

* On trailers for the studio's films that were released by United Artists, an inverted version of the logo appears above the 1976 United Artists logo, with the text "An '''MGM''' Presentation" next to it.

'''Music/Sounds:''' None, but on ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', the film's opening theme plays over the logo.

'''Logo:''' Same as the 8th logo, but at the top, "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{Font color|gold|'''Metro Goldwyn Mayer'''}}}}", in the same font as the 1957 logo, is in {{Font color|gold|yellowish-gold}}. Inside the circle is the phrase "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{Font color|gold|'''BEGINNING OUR NEXT 50 YEARS...'''}}}}", with "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''B'''}}" a bit bigger and stretched vertically, also in {{Font color|gold|yellowish-gold}} as Leo roars. There would be a crossfade between the phrase and Leo. Instead of "{{Font|Times New Roman|TRADE MARK}}" seen on the sides of the circle, "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{Font color|gold|'''GOLDEN'''}}}}" is seen on the left and "{{Font|Times New Roman|{{Font color|gold|'''ANNIVERSARY'''}}}}" is seen on the right in the same color. Leo would roar again two more times.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the 9th logo from 1957.

'''Logo:''' We see the 1957 MGM logo, but instead, the ribboning is in gold instead of white and will remain this way from this point forward. On top of the logo are the words "DIAMOND JUBILEE", arched in a white font. On the circle is inscribed "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">METRO GOLDWYN MAYER/UNITED ARTISTS</span>"" in {{Font color|red|red}}, instead of the usual Latin phrase. The mask is redrawn once again, with the mouth inside the mask in white, and the wreath surrounding the mask is not there. Below the mask is a ribboning banner that reads "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ENTERTAINMENT CO.</span>" On the right side above the ribbon, there is a small trademark symbol "TM", and below the logo is the phrase "SIXTY YEARS OF GREAT ENTERTAINMENT" in white. Leo roars while the letters "M", "E" and "J" sparkle.

'''Music/Sounds:''' The 1982 lion roar.

* There is a short black-and-white version of the 1995 logo that's seen after any classic MGM-owned movie in black & white, such as those by United Artists and Samuel Goldwyn Productions. Though some, like the 2001 print of ''Some Like it Hot'', use the regular color version instead.  

'''Music/Sounds:''' Leo's roar, which would change throughout the years.

'''Nicknames:''' "Leo the Lion V", "Modern Lion"

'''Trivia:''' This logo was actually based on the print MGM logo that was used on the MGM Home Entertainment/MGM DVD print logos, as seen on VHS and DVD covers and other MGM merchandise. The gold mask seen on this logo looks similar to the one in the 1993 MGM/UA Home Video logo. The footage of Leo in this logo is actually taken from a negative master of the 1958 film ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' because the original 1957 3-roar footage was believed to be lost. Leo was then given an HD enhancement, with his mane and ears digitally remodeled to remove film fuzz and blemishes. They were also made to overlap the film ribbons in order to give the logo more depth. More info on the project [https://garycoates.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/logo-history-restoration-article.pdf here.]

'''Variants:'''

* On the closing variant and in 2009 on cable broadcasts (unless the MGM Television logo was used), the logo is a brighter gold color.

* Starting in 2011, the logo began appearing without the URL. This was because, after their emergence from bankruptcy, MGM stopped independently releasing their films (outside some regions). It first appeared on ''The Cutting Edge: Fire and Ice'' in 2010. It later made an appearance on a behind-the-scenes video of ''Zookeeper'' found on the MGM website, as well as the trailers for ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'', ''21 Jump Street'' and ''G.I. Joe: Retaliation''. Oddly, the roar track is not used on the former two trailers, though it is heard on the latter. The logo made its first appearance on a theatrical release of ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo''.

'''Closing Variant:''' At the end of ''Hot Tub Time Machine'' and some catalog titles, in which the words "{{Font|Times New Roman|DISTRIBUTED BY MGM DISTRIBUTION CO.}}" appear in place of the URL. On a recent WGN airing of ''Mr. Mom'', a slightly different font is used.

'''Music/Sounds:'''

* On some films, the movement of Leo's eye varies. Sometimes it looks straight at the camera, and other times it moves as if Leo was looking around, either once or twice.

'''Music/Sounds:''' The 1995 roar is used, along with whooshes throughout the animation and the sound of a running film projector before the lion roars. The noise dies down after the first roar. There is also an extra growling sound added after the second roar.

* On Screenpix On Demand's print of the 1953 film ''A Day to Remember'', the logo is cut short; before the second roar plays, it cuts to the film's original [[The Rank Organisation]] logo.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A majestic orchestral 5-note fanfare and a single drum beat plays in the beginning (notably marking the first time the logo has been complimented with a proper fanfare), which ends in a somber, violin-esque descent as the 1995 roar track caps it off. Composed by Sounds Red.