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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* A longer variant exists which is basically a three-roar restoration, but was never used. | * A longer variant exists, which is basically a three-roar restoration, but was never used. | ||
* For the closing variant and on 2009 cable broadcasts (unless the MGM Television logo was used), the logo is a brighter gold color. | * For the closing variant and on 2009 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, likely due to MGM no longer releasing their | * Starting in 2011, the logo began appearing without the URL, likely due to MGM no longer releasing their own films (outside some regions) after their emergence from bankruptcy. This version 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, but is still 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 current WGN airing of ''Mr. Mom'', a slightly different font is used. | '''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 current WGN airing of ''Mr. Mom'', a slightly different font is used. | ||
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'''Audio Variant:''' The 1995 roar track is muted on ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo''. | '''Audio Variant:''' The 1995 roar track is muted on ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo''. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Seen on all MGM releases from this period, starting with ''Quantum of Solace'' and ending with ''21 Jump Street''. | ||
* Other movies with this logo include ''Valkyrie'', ''The Pink Panther 2'', ''The Taking of Pelham 123'', ''Fame'', ''Hot Tub Time Machine'' and ''Zookeeper''. | * Other movies with this logo include ''Valkyrie'', ''The Pink Panther 2'', ''The Taking of Pelham 123'', ''Fame'', ''Hot Tub Time Machine'' and ''Zookeeper''. | ||
* Despite being retired, this logo made a | * Despite being retired, this logo made a surprise appearance on ''Licorice Pizza'', released on November 26, 2021. | ||
* Also, some movies owned by MGM when aired on cable and pay-TV, and some home media releases may plaster or precede older logos with this (one example being the 2016 Olive Films Blu-ray release of ''Mannequin''). | * Also, some movies owned by MGM when aired on cable and pay-TV, and some home media releases may plaster or precede older logos with this (one example being the 2016 Olive Films Blu-ray release of ''Mannequin''). | ||
* On non-U.S. prints of ''Valkyrie'', | * On non-U.S. prints of ''Valkyrie'', this logo follows the 1994 20th Century Fox logo. | ||
* It precedes the Universal Pictures logo on current overseas prints of ''Conan the Destroyer'' (1984) and the UA Ovoid on the Kino Lorber Blu-ray release of ''Fistful of Dollars'' (1964) (however, for the latter film, it's not attached to the actual feature, only directly preceding it according to a playlist file). | * It precedes the Universal Pictures logo on current overseas prints of ''Conan the Destroyer'' (1984), and the UA Ovoid on the Kino Lorber Blu-ray release of ''Fistful of Dollars'' (1964) (however, for the latter film, it's not attached to the actual feature, only directly preceding it according to a playlist file). | ||
* | * It can also be found on video games such as ''James Bond 007: Blood Stone'' and ''Goldeneye 007 (2010)''. | ||
* It also makes a surprise appearance on the YouTube Movies print of ''The Usual Suspects'' (1995). | * It also makes a surprise appearance on the YouTube Movies print of ''The Usual Suspects'' (1995). | ||
* The logo with the 2008 roar track also | * The logo with the 2008 roar track can also be found at the start and end of ''Cop'' (1988) on the 2018 Blu-ray release thereof from NSM Records. | ||
===13th Logo (August 8, 2012-October 8, 2021) === | ===13th Logo (August 8, 2012-October 8, 2021) === | ||