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Currently, most of Orion's post-1982 films are owned by MGM (with Orion retaining the copyright). Warner Bros. continues to own all pre-1982 films, select films that they released afterwards (although MGM/Orion does own two Orion films they released after the initial deal, ''A Midsummer's Night Sex Comedy'' and ''Zelig'') and films produced by The Saul Zaentz Company, [[StudioCanal (France)|StudioCanal]] owns ''First Blood'' through producer [[Carolco Pictures]], [[HBO Films]] owns North American distribution rights to ''Three Amigos'' (MGM retains TV and foreign rights, however), [[Paramount Pictures]] owns North American distribution rights to ''The Addams Family'' and [[Lionsgate Films]] owns films produced by [[Artisan Entertainment|LIVE Entertainment]]. Films produced by [[Nelson Entertainment]] and [[Hemdale Film Corporation]] were originally distributed by Orion and became owned by MGM (with Orion holding the copyright) after MGM purchased the pre-March 31, 1996 [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment | Currently, most of Orion's post-1982 films are owned by MGM (with Orion retaining the copyright). Warner Bros. continues to own all pre-1982 films, select films that they released afterwards (although MGM/Orion does own two Orion films they released after the initial deal, ''A Midsummer's Night Sex Comedy'' and ''Zelig'') and films produced by The Saul Zaentz Company, [[StudioCanal (France)|StudioCanal]] owns ''First Blood'' through producer [[Carolco Pictures]], [[HBO Films]] owns North American distribution rights to ''Three Amigos'' (MGM retains TV and foreign rights, however), [[Paramount Pictures]] owns North American distribution rights to ''The Addams Family'' and [[Lionsgate Films]] owns films produced by [[Artisan Entertainment|LIVE Entertainment]]. Films produced by [[Nelson Entertainment]] and [[Hemdale Film Corporation]] were originally distributed by Orion and became owned by MGM (with Orion holding the copyright) after MGM purchased the pre-March 31, 1996 [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment|PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]] library. | ||
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* The byline-less version is preserved on most 1982 to 1995 films (usually with the [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] logo), such as ''The Silence of the Lambs'', ''The Terminator'' (although the 1991 [[Hemdale Home Video]] VHS and 1995 [[Image Entertainment]] Laserdisc releases plaster this logo with the [[Hemdale Film Corporation]] logo), ''Madhouse'', ''Bull Durham'', the original ''Robocop'' trilogy, ''Hoosiers'', ''Mississippi Burning'', ''Platoon'' (except for the 1998 [[PolyGram Video | * The byline-less version is preserved on most 1982 to 1995 films (usually with the [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] logo), such as ''The Silence of the Lambs'', ''The Terminator'' (although the 1991 [[Hemdale Home Video]] VHS and 1995 [[Image Entertainment]] Laserdisc releases plaster this logo with the [[Hemdale Film Corporation]] logo), ''Madhouse'', ''Bull Durham'', the original ''Robocop'' trilogy, ''Hoosiers'', ''Mississippi Burning'', ''Platoon'' (except for the 1998 [[PolyGram Video|PolyGram]] VHS), ''UHF'', ''Three Amigos'', ''Breathless'' (1983), ''Harry and Son'', ''Dances with Wolves'' (US prints only), and both ''Bill & Ted'' films, among others (though the 2001 DVD release of ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' inexplicably cuts the logo, going from the MGM logo straight to the opening credits, while current prints of ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' omit this, having only the 2010 MGM and [[Nelson Entertainment|Nelson]] logos). | ||
* The earlier variant with the Warner Bros. byline first appeared on the 1980 [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|WCI Home Video]] VHS and Betamax release of ''10'' to plaster the previous logo, and was also seen on theatrical releases of the time frame (in tandem with the previous logo). This version plasters the previous logo on current releases of 1979 to 1981 films such as ''Caddyshack'', ''The Great Santini'', ''Arthur'' (1981), ''Sharky's Machine'' and ''Wolfen'', among others. On ''First Blood'', it was preserved on the 1983 [[Thorn EMI Video | * The earlier variant with the Warner Bros. byline first appeared on the 1980 [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|WCI Home Video]] VHS and Betamax release of ''10'' to plaster the previous logo, and was also seen on theatrical releases of the time frame (in tandem with the previous logo). This version plasters the previous logo on current releases of 1979 to 1981 films such as ''Caddyshack'', ''The Great Santini'', ''Arthur'' (1981), ''Sharky's Machine'' and ''Wolfen'', among others. On ''First Blood'', it was preserved on the 1983 [[Thorn EMI Video|Thorn EMI Video]] VHS release, appearing on the film all the way up to the 1995 [[Avid Home Entertainment]] release, and also appears on the widescreen laserdisc release from Live Home Video; oddly enough, though the film itself is letterboxed, the logo is still anamorphically squeezed into a 4:3 frame. | ||
* The original closing variant appeared from 1979 to 1982, only appearing without the Warner Bros. byline towards the end of its run. The last film to feature it was ''Split Image'', which removed it on all home video releases; currently, the only known sources for the bylineless variant are old video copies of ''Amityville II: The Possession'', the first film to use this logo without the WB byline. Beginning with ''Lone Wolf McQuade'', which doesn’t have “Orion” in its usual stylized font, the closing logo was on a single line of text and usually appeared during the closing credits sequences instead of after. | * The original closing variant appeared from 1979 to 1982, only appearing without the Warner Bros. byline towards the end of its run. The last film to feature it was ''Split Image'', which removed it on all home video releases; currently, the only known sources for the bylineless variant are old video copies of ''Amityville II: The Possession'', the first film to use this logo without the WB byline. Beginning with ''Lone Wolf McQuade'', which doesn’t have “Orion” in its usual stylized font, the closing logo was on a single line of text and usually appeared during the closing credits sequences instead of after. | ||
* This logo is usually removed from current prints of ''Split Image'' (one of the first films to feature this logo without the Warner Bros. byline) and instead go straight to the PolyGram logo. Out of the original ''Amityville'' films, this is retained only on ''Amityville 3-D'', where the MGM logo does not appear at all on the Blu-ray, even at the end. The R-rated Director's Cut version of ''Amadeus'' plasters this logo with the 2001 Warner Bros. logo, since Orion only handled theatrical distribution in the United States and Warner Bros. owns the film via The Saul Zaentz Company. It is intact on some releases of the original Theatrical Cut, such as the [[Pioneer Entertainment]] Widescreen Laserdisc release and the 1997 WB R1 DVD release. Recent TV airings and the Blu-ray of ''No Way Out'' plasters this with the next logo, although it is retained on the R1 DVD release and also on the 2000s MGM VHS reissue. | * This logo is usually removed from current prints of ''Split Image'' (one of the first films to feature this logo without the Warner Bros. byline) and instead go straight to the PolyGram logo. Out of the original ''Amityville'' films, this is retained only on ''Amityville 3-D'', where the MGM logo does not appear at all on the Blu-ray, even at the end. The R-rated Director's Cut version of ''Amadeus'' plasters this logo with the 2001 Warner Bros. logo, since Orion only handled theatrical distribution in the United States and Warner Bros. owns the film via The Saul Zaentz Company. It is intact on some releases of the original Theatrical Cut, such as the [[Pioneer Entertainment]] Widescreen Laserdisc release and the 1997 WB R1 DVD release. Recent TV airings and the Blu-ray of ''No Way Out'' plasters this with the next logo, although it is retained on the R1 DVD release and also on the 2000s MGM VHS reissue. | ||
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* Can be found on the studio's (limited) output of films from this period until its original demise in 1999, such as ''The Locusts'', ''City of Industry'', ''Gang Related'', and ''Ulee's Gold''. Like the previous logo, the [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] logo precedes this logo on most current prints. | * Can be found on the studio's (limited) output of films from this period until its original demise in 1999, such as ''The Locusts'', ''City of Industry'', ''Gang Related'', and ''Ulee's Gold''. Like the previous logo, the [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] logo precedes this logo on most current prints. | ||
* It can also be seen on DVD releases and television airings of many American International Pictures films, such as ''The Island of Dr. Moreau'', ''Coffy'', ''Hell Up In Harlem'', and ''Bucktown'' (indeed, you're more likely to find this logo on an AIP film than an actual Orion movie). | * It can also be seen on DVD releases and television airings of many American International Pictures films, such as ''The Island of Dr. Moreau'', ''Coffy'', ''Hell Up In Harlem'', and ''Bucktown'' (indeed, you're more likely to find this logo on an AIP film than an actual Orion movie). | ||
* This also plasters the [[Filmways Pictures]] logo on the MGM DVD release of ''Blow Out'' and it is seen on current prints of the unofficial James Bond film ''Never Say Never Again'' (meaning it was not produced by [[Eon Productions | * This also plasters the [[Filmways Pictures]] logo on the MGM DVD release of ''Blow Out'' and it is seen on current prints of the unofficial James Bond film ''Never Say Never Again'' (meaning it was not produced by [[Eon Productions|Eon Productions]], the production company of the series) plastering the Warner Bros. "Big W" logo, including the 2001 MGM/UA United Kingdom VHS release, MGM DVD releases, and Netflix's (deleted) streaming print. | ||
* Some prints of Orion films distributed by MGM plastered the previous logo with the this one, such as ''No Way Out'' and ''The Falcon and The Snowman''. | * Some prints of Orion films distributed by MGM plastered the previous logo with the this one, such as ''No Way Out'' and ''The Falcon and The Snowman''. | ||
* Also seen on Pluto TV's print of ''Henry V'' (1989), plastering [[The Samuel Goldwyn Company]] logo. | * Also seen on Pluto TV's print of ''Henry V'' (1989), plastering [[The Samuel Goldwyn Company]] logo. | ||