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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*There has been a version with the "T" zooming out to the bottom left corner. So far, this has been seen on ''The Killer Elite'', ''Bugs Bunny Superstar'', ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', ''Breakheart Pass'', ''Brannigan'', and ''Return of the Pink Panther'', among other films from between 1975 and 1976. | *There has been a version with the "T" zooming out to the bottom left corner. So far, this has been seen on ''The Killer Elite'', ''Bugs Bunny Superstar'', ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', ''Breakheart Pass'', ''Brannigan'', ''Rollerball'', and ''Return of the Pink Panther'', among other films from between 1975 and 1976. | ||
*A prototype variant exists where the "T" forms at a faster rate, the byline is already present, and everything zooms out farther before jarringly cutting back to the normal spot. This is only known to have appeared on ''The Thomas Crown Affair''. | *A prototype variant exists where the "T" forms at a faster rate, the byline is already present, and everything zooms out farther before jarringly cutting back to the normal spot. This is only known to have appeared on ''The Thomas Crown Affair''. | ||
*On some trailers, the "T" is white. | *On some trailers, the "T" is white. | ||
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*It was also prolific on Magnetic Video releases of United Artists films from the early 1980's, such as the pre-Transamerica films ''The Barefoot Contessa'', ''West Side Story'', and ''Tom Jones'', the American print of ''Last Tango in Paris'' (plastering the textual notice at the start), and the extremely rare release of ''Let It Be''. | *It was also prolific on Magnetic Video releases of United Artists films from the early 1980's, such as the pre-Transamerica films ''The Barefoot Contessa'', ''West Side Story'', and ''Tom Jones'', the American print of ''Last Tango in Paris'' (plastering the textual notice at the start), and the extremely rare release of ''Let It Be''. | ||
*The version with the fanfare mainly appears on original prints of ''Pink Panther'' shorts and various DePatie-Freleng Enterprises cartoons of the time, co-produced with Mirisch/UA. | *The version with the fanfare mainly appears on original prints of ''Pink Panther'' shorts and various DePatie-Freleng Enterprises cartoons of the time, co-produced with Mirisch/UA. | ||
*It has recently resurfaced on the 1st episodes of ''Sheriff Hoot Kloot'' and ''Blue Racer'', as well as all episodes of ''The Dogfather'' on the Kino Lorber DVD and Blu-ray releases. It also makes a surprise appearance on the Magnetic Video Corporation Laserdisc release of ''Carrie'' (oddly enough, plastering the | *It has recently resurfaced on the 1st episodes of ''Sheriff Hoot Kloot'' and ''Blue Racer'', as well as all episodes of ''The Dogfather'' on the Kino Lorber DVD and Blu-ray releases. It also makes a surprise appearance on the Magnetic Video Corporation Laserdisc release of ''Carrie'' (oddly enough, plastering the 7th logo). | ||
*Also made appearances on the 1998 VHS release of ''Mr. Majestyk'' (after the 1994 logo), an Australian airing of ''The Last Escape'' (after the 1987 logo), the Digiview DVD of ''The World of Hans Christian Andersen'', and the U.S.A. Home Video/International Video Entertainment release of ''That's the Way of the World''. | *Also made appearances on the 1998 VHS release of ''Mr. Majestyk'' (after the 1994 logo), an Australian airing of ''The Last Escape'' (after the 1987 logo), the Digiview DVD of ''The World of Hans Christian Andersen'', and the U.S.A. Home Video/International Video Entertainment release of ''That's the Way of the World''. | ||
*The ''Fiddler on the Roof'' variant appeared on early television broadcasts, and on the 1981 RCA CED (Magnetic Video Corporation's version was released later that same year, and by that time, Transamerica no longer owned United Artists). | *The ''Fiddler on the Roof'' variant appeared on early television broadcasts, and on the 1981 RCA CED (Magnetic Video Corporation's version was released later that same year, and by that time, Transamerica no longer owned United Artists). | ||
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===6th | ===6th Logo (April 23, 1976-September 18, 1981)=== | ||
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*International prints of ''Buffalo Bill and the Indians (or, Sitting Bull's History Lesson)'', owned by StudioCanal as part of the Carolco Pictures library courtesy of producer Dino de Laurentiis, also retain this. | *International prints of ''Buffalo Bill and the Indians (or, Sitting Bull's History Lesson)'', owned by StudioCanal as part of the Carolco Pictures library courtesy of producer Dino de Laurentiis, also retain this. | ||
'''Editor’s Note:''' While not as memorable as the | '''Editor’s Note:''' While not as memorable as the previous logo, it still has its fans. | ||
===7th Logo (August 4-December 17, 1976)=== | |||
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'''Nicknames:''' "Blue Light", "The Secret Transamerica T", "UA Glow" | |||
'''Logo:''' The text "UNITED ARTISTS" starts appearing on a black screen in five segments, outlined by a {{Font color|blue}} blue light. After "UNITED ARTISTS" is completely revealed, the Transamerica "T" and the byline "A Transamerica Company" (which is sometimes tinted {{Font color|gold|gold}}) fade in below as "UNITED ARTISTS" turns {{Font color|orange|orange}}. Then, various spots on the word "UNITED ARTISTS" sparkle for a few seconds. | |||
'''Variants:''' | |||
*There is a variant without the Transamerica byline. | |||
*A short version seen on trailers starts with the logo already revealed and the sparkles on the "UNITED ARTISTS" text. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' The logo appearing in segments, the outline, the fade in of the "Transamerica T" and the byline (when it applies), and the sparkling on various on the "UNITED ARTISTS" text. | |||
'''Music/Sounds:''' Silent or the film's opening theme. On the 2001 Special Edition DVD release of ''Rocky'', however, it uses the 1995 music, due to a reverse plastering error (the previous 1998 DVD had the 1995 logo). | |||
'''Availability:''' Very rare, due to this logo being short-lived. | |||
*The bylineless version can be found on the original 1976 film ''Carrie'' (which has no logical reason to be plastered). | |||
*The rendition with the Transamerica byline is much harder to find due to plastering, and was seen on films such as ''Rocky'' and ''The Return of a Man Called Horse'' (the earliest film known to have this logo). It is however, preserved on the 2001 DVD and the Blu-ray releases of ''Carrie'' and ''Rocky'' (with the 1995 music tacked on, due to sloppy editing!), but then replaced with the current logo on the 2006 DVD release of the latter. However, the 1990 VHS of ''Rocky'' has this logo plastered with the 1987 logo and the MGM/UA Communications logo, while the 1996 VHS and 1998 DVDs of ''Rocky'' have it plastered with the 1994 logo, along with the 2014 Blu-ray. It is possible it may be on the 1981 USA RCA CED release, but this has yet to be seen. | |||
*Also seen on current TV airings of ''Champion of Death'' (AKA ''Karate Bullfighter''), after the 2008 MGM logo. This logo was last seen on ''Bound for Glory'', in which the R2 DVDs and ThisTV airings (following the 10th logo) retain it, while the R1 releases have it plastered with the 1987 logo. | |||
*Can also be seen in some trailers of films of the time period like ''Carrie'' and even ''The Pink Panther Strikes Again'' (the film would use the next logo below). | |||
'''Editor’s Note:''' An interesting concept, though it's not as fun as the 5th logo. | |||