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* On films released from 1986 to 1990, including ''Heartbreak Ridge'', ''The Witches of Eastwick'', ''The Lost Boys'', ''Who's That Girl'', ''Above the Law'', ''The Dead Pool'', ''Caddyshack II'', ''Clean and Sober'', ''Lethal Weapon 2'', ''National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'', ''Driving Miss Daisy'', ''Tango & Cash'', and ''Hard to Kill'', the credit logo used the previous logo font with a WB shield. A variation of the credit logo can be seen at the end of ''The Bonfire of the Vanities'' and ''Curly Sue'' with the WB shield and below that "Distributed by Warner Bros., A Time Warner Company". | * On films released from 1986 to 1990, including ''Heartbreak Ridge'', ''The Witches of Eastwick'', ''The Lost Boys'', ''Who's That Girl'', ''Above the Law'', ''The Dead Pool'', ''Caddyshack II'', ''Clean and Sober'', ''Lethal Weapon 2'', ''National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'', ''Driving Miss Daisy'', ''Tango & Cash'', and ''Hard to Kill'', the credit logo used the previous logo font with a WB shield. A variation of the credit logo can be seen at the end of ''The Bonfire of the Vanities'' and ''Curly Sue'' with the WB shield and below that "Distributed by Warner Bros., A Time Warner Company". | ||
* December 8, 1988-March 22, 2000: Another ending variation features the movie logo, but with the words "{{font|Times New Roman|'''DISTRIBUTED BY WARNER BROS.'''}}" above the shield. This was also used at the beginning of ''Freejack''. | * December 8, 1988-March 22, 2000: Another ending variation features the movie logo, but with the words "{{font|Times New Roman|'''DISTRIBUTED BY WARNER BROS.'''}}" above the shield. This was also used at the beginning of ''Freejack''. | ||
** A 16:9 stretched to 4:3 variant also exists. | |||
* May 12, 2000-February 2, 2001: Only the words "{{font|Times New Roman|'''DISTRIBUTED BY'''}}" appear above the shield, and the text on the banner is redone. Some films like ''The In Crowd'', ''Get Carter'' and ''Miss Congeniality'' have the banner simply reading "{{font|Times New Roman|'''WARNER BROS.'''}}". A URL is also added below the byline. There is also a print closing logo, but it's very rare and was seen on ''Invictus''. | * May 12, 2000-February 2, 2001: Only the words "{{font|Times New Roman|'''DISTRIBUTED BY'''}}" appear above the shield, and the text on the banner is redone. Some films like ''The In Crowd'', ''Get Carter'' and ''Miss Congeniality'' have the banner simply reading "{{font|Times New Roman|'''WARNER BROS.'''}}". A URL is also added below the byline. There is also a print closing logo, but it's very rare and was seen on ''Invictus''. | ||
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* On ''Gremlins'' and ''Innerspace'', a lusher, re-orchestrated version of the 1930s/40s Max Steiner fanfare is heard, composed by Jerry Goldsmith. This can be found on the Warner Archive soundtrack release of the former movie (titled "Fanfare in C"). | * On ''Gremlins'' and ''Innerspace'', a lusher, re-orchestrated version of the 1930s/40s Max Steiner fanfare is heard, composed by Jerry Goldsmith. This can be found on the Warner Archive soundtrack release of the former movie (titled "Fanfare in C"). | ||
* On the Warner Archive DVD-R release of ''How Sweet It Is!'', the logo is accompanied by the National General fanfare (the original distributors of the film) as the result of a plastering error. | * On the Warner Archive DVD-R release of ''How Sweet It Is!'', the logo is accompanied by the National General fanfare (the original distributors of the film) as the result of a plastering error. | ||
* On a Kabel 1 airing of ''It's Alive III: Island of the Alive'' (1987), the logo is accompanied by the 1985 Warner Home Video rendition of Max Steiner fanfare due to another shoddy plastering job. Surprisingly, this logo fits better with that fanfare. | * On a Kabel 1 airing of ''It's Alive III: Island of the Alive'' (1987), the logo is accompanied by the 1985 Warner Home Video rendition of the Max Steiner fanfare due to another shoddy plastering job. Surprisingly, this logo fits better with that fanfare. | ||
'''Availability:''' Ultra common. In fact, the 1992 version is usually the one that plasters older logos, and it's probably the most common movie logo ever. Fortunately, WB has eased up on this somewhat, and older logos have been seen more often in recent years on newer prints/masters. | '''Availability:''' Ultra common. In fact, the 1992 version is usually the one that plasters older logos, and it's probably the most common movie logo ever. Fortunately, WB has eased up on this somewhat, and older logos have been seen more often in recent years on newer prints/masters. | ||
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** Many of the UK quad posters of Disney/Touchstone films released during this period incorporate the WB print logo design guidelines while replacing the print WB shield logo with their corresponding logos, for example, the Disney logo for ''Fantasia'' and ''The Little Mermaid'' and the Touchstone logo on ''Good Morning Vietnam''. A handful number of UK quad posters do not have any mentions of Warner at all, like in the case of ''Oliver & Company''. | ** Many of the UK quad posters of Disney/Touchstone films released during this period incorporate the WB print logo design guidelines while replacing the print WB shield logo with their corresponding logos, for example, the Disney logo for ''Fantasia'' and ''The Little Mermaid'' and the Touchstone logo on ''Good Morning Vietnam''. A handful number of UK quad posters do not have any mentions of Warner at all, like in the case of ''Oliver & Company''. | ||
*It doesn't appear on most video prints at least of [[CBS Theatrical Films]] releases of this time, though it's retained on the [[CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox]] VHS and Kino Lorber Blu-ray of ''Grandview, U.S.A.'' (without "PRESENTS"). | *It doesn't appear on most video prints at least of [[CBS Theatrical Films]] releases of this time, though it's retained on the [[CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox]] VHS and Kino Lorber Blu-ray of ''Grandview, U.S.A.'' (without "PRESENTS"). | ||
* The 1984 Warner Communications "Distributed by" variant can be found at the end of the 1999 DVD of ''The American President'' (1995) of all places, likely due to a printing error when editing out the [[Columbia Pictures]] in-credit closing logo. | * The 1984 Warner Communications "Distributed by" variant can also be found at the end of the 1999 DVD release of ''The American President'' (1995) of all places, likely due to a printing error when editing out the [[Columbia Pictures]] in-credit closing logo. | ||
* It also appears on U.S. theatrical and VHS releases of ''The Nutcracker Prince'', but the [[GoodTimes Entertainment|GoodTimes]] DVD release trims it off and only contains the [[Amberwood Entertainment|Lacewood Productions]] logo, most likely because it used a master prepared by the new rights holders that removed references to Warner and added overseas opening credits (sourced from a VHS master) onto a higher quality U.S. master. | * It also appears on U.S. theatrical and VHS releases of ''The Nutcracker Prince'', but the [[GoodTimes Entertainment|GoodTimes]] DVD release trims it off and only contains the [[Amberwood Entertainment|Lacewood Productions]] logo, most likely because it used a master prepared by the new rights holders that removed references to Warner and added overseas opening credits (sourced from a VHS master) onto a higher quality U.S. master. | ||
* It may have been seen on theatrical prints of the [[HandMade Films]] productions ''Checking Out'' and ''How to Get Ahead in Advertising'', but video prints remove this logo. | * It may have been seen on theatrical prints of the [[HandMade Films]] productions ''Checking Out'' and ''How to Get Ahead in Advertising'', but video prints remove this logo. | ||
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* Strangely, it appears on a 1988 reissue of the [[American International Pictures|AIP]] film ''Grayeagle'', after the Warner Home Video logo. | * Strangely, it appears on a 1988 reissue of the [[American International Pictures|AIP]] film ''Grayeagle'', after the Warner Home Video logo. | ||
* The 1992 opening variant also makes a surprise appearance at the end of the 2001 widescreen DVD of ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'' (1971), replacing the 2000 closing variant with URL (which the fullscreen DVD used). | * The 1992 opening variant also makes a surprise appearance at the end of the 2001 widescreen DVD of ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'' (1971), replacing the 2000 closing variant with URL (which the fullscreen DVD used). | ||
* The 1984 Warner Communications opening variant strangely plasters the [[New Line Cinema]] logo on the 2018 Criterion Collection DVD | * The 1984 Warner Communications opening variant also strangely plasters the [[New Line Cinema]] logo on the 2018 Criterion Collection DVD releases of ''Female Trouble'' and ''Polyester''. | ||
* The opening TWE byline variant is not preserved on the [[20th Century Home Entertainment]] 4K release of the Regency film ''Heat''; it only shows the Regency logo. The closing variant is preserved, however. | ** It also makes an even stranger appearance on the ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' version of ''Catalina Caper'', a [[Crown International Pictures|Crown International]] film (it appears to have been sourced from a television print from around 1987); it appears as Joel and the Bots are entering the theater. | ||
* The opening TWE byline variant is not preserved on the [[20th Century Home Entertainment]] 4K release of the Regency film ''Heat''; it only shows the Regency logo. The 1992 closing variant is preserved, however. | |||
* The 1984 Warner Communications byline variant also plastered the 1968 [[Paramount Pictures]] logo on the 1991 laserdisc release of ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'' (1971). | * The 1984 Warner Communications byline variant also plastered the 1968 [[Paramount Pictures]] logo on the 1991 laserdisc release of ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'' (1971). | ||
** The in-credit variant also appears at the end of the film. | ** The in-credit variant also appears at the end of the film. | ||
* The 1984 Warner Communications opening variant was also seen at the beginning of a November 14, 2022 airing of ''Operation Daybreak'' (1974) on TCM Movies UK | * The 1984 Warner Communications opening variant was also seen at the beginning of a November 14, 2022 airing of ''Operation Daybreak'' (1974) on TCM Movies UK. | ||
* The 1992 closing variant also made a surprise appearance at the end of a April 5, 2023 airing of ''King of the Wild Stallions'' (1959) on TCM Movies UK. | |||
'''Legacy:''' This is considered by many to be a throwback to the 1948 shield. However, the 1992 variant is disliked by many people for its large-scale plastering, giving it the nickname "Shield of Staleness". | '''Legacy:''' This is considered by many to be a throwback to the 1948 shield. However, the 1992 variant is disliked by many people for its large-scale plastering, giving it the nickname "Shield of Staleness". | ||