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'''Logo:''' We first see a starry sky, then a constellation of stars (in the shape of the constellation Orion, appropriately) in the middle shine brighter than the rest. It moves to the left, forms a circle, and spins around until, in a small but bright flash, it forms a letter "O". Then the letters "RION" appear by a sliding effect to complete the logo, which is stylized when a line is drawn across it. The traces of the line remain on the left side of each letter except the "I", which has the line across the word. "{{color|deepskyblue|An}}" and "{{color|deepskyblue|PICTURES RELEASE}}" appear above and below the logo accordingly.
'''Logo:''' We first see a starry sky, then a constellation of stars (in the shape of the constellation Orion, appropriately) in the middle shine brighter than the rest. It moves to the left, forms a circle, and spins around until, in a small but bright flash, it forms a letter "O". Then the letters "RION" appear via a sliding effect to complete the logo, which is stylized when a line is drawn across it. The traces of the line remain on the left side of each letter except the "I", which has the line across the word. "{{color|deepskyblue|An}}" and "{{color|deepskyblue|PICTURES RELEASE}}" appear above and below the logo accordingly.


'''Trivia:'''
'''Trivia:'''
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'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
* On films from 1980 to 1982, under the logo itself, there was a byline that said "Thru [[Warner Bros. Pictures|WARNER BROS]], A Warner Communications Company", with a little \\' next to the company name and the Warner byline underneath. The byline can be centered or off-centered. After Orion purchased [[Filmways Television|Filmways]], the logo was freeze-framed to hide the Warner Bros. references.
* On films from 1980 to 1982, under the logo itself, there was a byline that said "Thru [[Warner Bros. Pictures|WARNER BROS]], A Warner Communications Company", with a little \\' next to the company name and the Warner byline underneath. The byline can be centered or off centered. After Orion purchased [[Filmways Television|Filmways]], the logo was freeze-framed to hide the Warner Bros. references.
* On a VHS of ''First Blood'', the logo has a {{color|green}} tint and appears to be compressed (stretched to fill 4:3). In the case of the latter, it was most likely due to the anamorphic widescreen ratio of the film not being uncompressed.
* On a VHS of ''First Blood'', the logo has a {{color|green}} tint and appears to be compressed (stretched to fill 4:3). In the case of the latter, it was most likely due to the anamorphic widescreen ratio of the film not being uncompressed.
*Beginning with ''Desperately Seeking Susan'', there is a registered trademark symbol "®" that appears next to the Orion name.
*Beginning with ''Desperately Seeking Susan'', there is a registered trademark symbol "®" that appears next to the Orion name.
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* Some Italian films distributed by Orion use a special variant in that language where "CDI" replaces "ORION" and "COMPAGNIA DISTRIBUZIONE INTERNAZIONALE" appears underneath. More of this variant can be found [[Compagnia Distribuzione Internazionale (Italy)|here]].
* Some Italian films distributed by Orion use a special variant in that language where "CDI" replaces "ORION" and "COMPAGNIA DISTRIBUZIONE INTERNAZIONALE" appears underneath. More of this variant can be found [[Compagnia Distribuzione Internazionale (Italy)|here]].
* A trailer variant of this logo was spotted on an early US trailer of ''The Addams Family'', before Orion sold distribution rights for the film.
* A trailer variant of this logo was spotted on an early US trailer of ''The Addams Family'', before Orion sold distribution rights for the film.
* On current prints of ''The Arrival'', in one of the most sloppiest plasters ever, when the full text appears, it cuts off to the 2006 [[Lionsgate]] logo, covering up any reference to the [[Artisan Entertainment|LIVE Entertainment]] logo.
* On current prints of ''The Arrival'', in one of the sloppiest plasters ever, when the full text appears, it cuts off to the 2006 [[Lionsgate]] logo, covering up any reference to the [[Artisan Entertainment|LIVE Entertainment]] logo.
* Starting in 2018, the logo was slightly updated; here, the "PICTURES RELEASE" text is just replaced with "PICTURES" and there is now an MGM byline. The freeze-frame, which was designed to hide the Warner Bros. references, remains on this version.
* Starting in 2018, the logo was slightly updated; here, the "PICTURES RELEASE" text is just replaced with "PICTURES" and there is now an MGM byline. The freeze-frame, which was designed to hide the Warner Bros. references, remains on this version.


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'''Availability:''' Current, but it may not last.
'''Availability:''' Current, but it may not last.
* 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 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|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 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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'''Logo:''' Starts similarly to the second logo. As the stars of Orion fade into view, the stars form a circle, but it stays at the center instead of shifting to the left. Additionally, the space background is now much more detailed and continues to rotate along with the Orion stars. As the stars form the circle, a {{color|darkviolet|purple}}-{{color|blue}} cloud appears, which quickly turns into a constantly-shifting spectrum of color. After a few seconds, the word "'''ORION'''" (now in a completely different font and straight up) emerges from the cloud on a new space background, lacking the holes in the letters (a la the [[A24]] logo's ''Bodies Bodies Bodies'' trailer variant). The dazzling colors then die down and form a backdrop within the letters, as a line slashes through the letters like the second logo and a tiny [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] byline fades in underneath the second "O".
'''Logo:''' Starts similarly to the second logo. As the stars of Orion fade into view, the stars form a circle, but it stays at the center instead of shifting to the left. Additionally, the space background is now more detailed and continues to rotate along with the Orion stars. As the stars form the circle, a {{color|darkviolet|purple}}-{{color|blue}} cloud appears, which quickly turns into a constantly shifting spectrum of color. After a few seconds, the word "'''ORION'''" (now in a completely different font and straight up) emerges from the cloud on a different, much darker space background, lacking the holes in the letters (a la the [[A24]] logo's ''Bodies Bodies Bodies'' trailer variant). The dazzling colors then die down and form a backdrop within the letters, as a line slashes through the letters like the second logo and a tiny [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] byline fades in underneath the second "O".


'''Trivia:''' The new, colorful design of this logo is intended to correspond with Orion's current focus on underserved minority audiences for films (a "wide spectrum of stories waiting to be told", [https://www.adweek.com/creativity/orion-pictures-modernizes-both-its-visual-identity-and-approach-to-storytelling/# per this ''Adweek'' article]).  
'''Trivia:''' The new, colorful design of this logo is intended to correspond with Orion's current focus on underserved minority audiences for films (a "wide spectrum of stories waiting to be told", [https://www.adweek.com/creativity/orion-pictures-modernizes-both-its-visual-identity-and-approach-to-storytelling/# per this ''Adweek'' article]).  
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