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* On the 1983 [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] VHS release of ''Time After Time'', the color scheme is brighter and is also zoomed in.

* Appears on the original WCI/Warner VHS and Betamax releases of ''Monty Python's Life of Brian'', ''Time After Time'', ''Prince of the City'', ''Sharky's Machine'', ''Arthur'' (preserved on the retail copy only; the rental copy has it plastered by the next logo), ''Wolfen'' (also intact on a 1992 HBO broadcast), ''The Great Santini'', ''The Hand'' (also on the 1999 VCD release) and ''Caddyshack'', along with a TV Land airing of the latter and AMC airings of former.

* The logo was also retained on a July 12, 1996 airing of ''Arthur'' on WLIG-TV in Riverhead, New York (which renamed itself to WLNY on September 1, 1996).

* The second closing variant is available on early VHS prints of ''Arthur''.

* On the U.S. VHS release 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.

* Starting in 1984 on trailers, the logo is close up and begins from the stars spinning to form the "O", but, instead of the words "An" and "PICTURES RELEASE" fading in, the words "COMING FROM" (in a larger font) and "PICTURES CORPORATION" fade in above and below the logo, respectively.

* Starting in 1986, an updated version with the words in {{color|blue}} and smaller size is used.

* Starting in 2018, the logo was slightly updated; here, only "PICTURES" appears underneath the "ORION" text, similar to the 3rd logo, and there is now an MGM byline. The freeze-frame, which was designed to hide the Warner Bros. references, also remains on this version.

*A rare German variant exists, which appears on a 1987 ARD airing of ''Breathless'', where a traced Orion logo, with "IM FILMVERLAG" below it, zooms in.   

* 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 release 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 release), ''UHF'', ''Three Amigos'', ''Breathless'' (1983), ''Harry and Son'', ''Dances with Wolves'' (U.S. 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 also appears on theatrical releases of the time frame (in tandem with the previous logo). This version also 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 is 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 VHS releases 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 release, 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 also intact on some releases of the original Theatrical Cut, such as the [[Pioneer Entertainment]] Widescreen Laserdisc release and the 1997 WB Region 1 DVD release. Recent TV airings and the Blu-ray release of ''No Way Out'' plasters this with the next logo, although it is still retained on the Region 1 DVD release and also on the 2000s MGM VHS reissue.

* The trailer variants can be found on some theatrical or teaser trailers on DVD releases, such as on ''The Terminator'' and ''UHF''. The Italian variant appears on the 1989 IVE VHS release of the 1988 film ''Domino''; some prints may also use the standard Orion Pictures logo.

** The shortened version could be seen at the end of ''Green Acres'' reruns as late as the mid-2000s. The studio produced several films in 1991 that were not released until 1993 and 1994, such as ''The Dark Half'', ''Robocop 3'', ''Car 54 Where Are You?'', ''There Goes My Baby'', ''Clifford'' and ''China Moon''.

* The Orion Home Video variant appears on VHS releases of the studio's material from the company (but not on material licensed to the company).

* It also appears on international VHS prints of ''The Addams Family'', but the international DVD releases weirdly enough has the 1990 version of the 1986 [[Paramount Pictures]] logo instead just like on the domestic release.

* It also appears on international prints of ''Crimes of Passion'' (1984) and ''Iron Warrior'', though the [[Arrow Video]] release of the former goes straight to the opening title screen, while the latter is plastered with the 2001 variant of the 1986 MGM logo.

* It also appears on the screener VHS release of ''The Arrival'' from Live Entertainment, followed by a shortened version of Live's logo.

* It is unknown if this also appears on the screener VHS release of ''Phat Beach'', also produced by Live Entertainment.

* This logo also appears on ''Behind Enemy Lines'' (1997).  

* It is unknown if this appears on U.S. theatrical prints of the 1989 film ''Rude Awakening''; the [[HBO Home Entertainment|HBO Video]] VHS release only has the Aaron Russo Entertainment logo instead.

* A B&W variant of this logo exists, which appears on [[American International Pictures]] films in black and white.

'''Audio Variant:''' Sometimes, the logo is silent or the opening theme of the film may be heard.

* It also appears 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 also plasters the [[Filmways Pictures]] logo on the MGM DVD release of ''Blow Out'' and it also appears 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 1972 Warner Bros. "Big W" logo, including the 2001 MGM/UA UK VHS release, MGM DVD releases, and Netflix's (deleted) streaming print.

* It also appears on Pluto TV's print of ''Henry V'' (1989), plastering [[The Samuel Goldwyn Company]] logo.  

* The ''Stargate: SG-1'' television movie pilot also has this logo.

'''Audio:''' An ethereal choir accompanied by some howling, a timpani hit and then a three-note tune as the line appears. Composed by electro-pop musician Kid Moxie.

 

'''Audio Variant:''' Otherwise, it's the opening theme of the film.