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'''Logo:''' We see the words "UNITED ARTISTS" appearing inside a 3-layer hexagon shape.

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'''Logo:''' We see the words "UNITED ARTISTS" appearing inside a circular field. The words "A Transamerica CORPORATION" (or "A Transamerica COMPANY") are seen in small letters underneath. The "U" and the "A" are somewhat taller than the rest of the company name, and they overlap each other. The word "FROM" appears above the UA circle, in teeny, tiny letters. The logo is contained inside a {{Font color|gold|yellow}} circle, focused off-center from the screen, but centered around the logo, which is inside a {{Font color|blue|blue}} rectangle with rounded corners, encased inside an off-center {{Font color|purple|purple}} box, surrounded by offset {{Font color|darkred|dark red}} bars.

*On some full screen prints, including the RCA VideoDisc release of ''Fiddler on the Roof'', the logo is squeezed to fit the 4:3 aspect ratio. On the cancelled VHD print of the film, the logo is cropped/zoomed in so that the "United Artists" text appears to be in the center of the screen, resulting in the "T" being cut off at the right side.

'''Music/Sounds:''' An ascending musical scale of 6 groovy bass guitar notes accompanying each of the 6 {{Font color|blue|blue}} lines, followed by a sharp drum roll, and concluded by a fanfare of horns and drums composed by Doug Goodwin, a staff composer at DePatie-Freleng also known for writing the theme song for ''The Pink Panther Show''.

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'''Logo:''' We see the text "United Artists" in a similar Impact font on a black background. A few seconds later, the {{Font color|blue|blue}} "T" design fades in on the left side of the company name. Like the previous logo variant, the "T" is made up of 6 {{Font color|blue|blue}} lines, with three stacked on top of each other on both sides. At the same time, a {{Font color|blue|blue}} text that says "{{Font color|blue|A Transamerica Company}}" appears underneath the United Artists name.

* On European releases, such as the Italian release of ''Cannibal Holocaust'', it would say "United Artists Europa Inc.", in the 5th logo's font. This can be seen on the Shameless UK DVD & Blu-ray release. This logo is not on American releases, as the Grindhouse DVD plasters it with the [[Grindhouse Releasing]] logo, and even if the cancelled Mogul Video release were to turn up it might not have had any logo. This logo was also seen on ''Primo Amore''.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Silent, or the film's opening cue/theme.

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'''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|copper}}. Then, various spots on the word "UNITED ARTISTS" sparkle for a few seconds.

*A short version seen on trailers starts with the logo already revealed and the sparkles 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 1994 music, due to a reverse plastering error (the previous 1998 DVD had the 1994 logo).

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'''Logo:''' It's just the on-screen text of the 6th logo without the Transamerica "T" logo and byline.

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'''Logo:''' On a black screen, a whitish line slowly fades in. The line then rotates clockwise at an extremely slow pace and reveals itself to be a {{Font color|lightskyblue|silvery blue}} stylized "UA". The logo is in the shape of a "U" with a bigger left side, and a diagonal line protruding from the shorter right side to form the "A." When the symbol finishes turning around, the words "United Artists" appear under it in the same font that was used during the "Transamerica" era.

*A rare variant is seen on Columbian VHS releases from Kyron Home Video. The logo is in black & white and zooms in from the left.

'''FX/SFX:''' The "turning UA", designed by Sandy Dvore.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A low sonic tone plays in the background as the line fades in, then a soft "ping" is heard and a slow, somewhat somber five-note piano tune plays when the line begins rotating; a long "whoosh" is also heard throughout this section. When the "UA" is revealed and the words "United Artists" appear, they are accompanied by a short, swelling progression of violins immediately leading to an uplifting, dramatic 5-note orchestral conclusion. This theme was composed by Joe Harnell.

'''Legacy:''' This is a very popular logo, thanks to the effective model work, its uplifting fanfare, and its prevalence on VHS releases in the golden age of the format.

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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a {{Font color|blue|blue}} "UA," similar-looking to the previous logo but more uniformed in structure and with three cross-indentations on the "A." Once it reaches a comfortable distance, the "UA" stops zooming, and "United Artists" in a white thin sans-serif font fades in below it.

'''Music/Sounds:''' None.

*Some reissues in the early to mid '90s had the 1989 version without the byline.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A low bass sound, followed by a jet engine-like "swoosh" and a single note timed with the logo shining. Other times, it's silent or even the opening soundtrack to the film.

* The low tone version was spotted on the Blu-Ray release of ''Rain Man'', on the French audio track, with the MGM/UA logo.

===12th Logo (October 26, 1994-March 24, 2000)===

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'''Logo:''' It starts with a couple dozen bright stars showering over. The backdrop is a dark-colored marble wall, which appears a few seconds later. The glittering stars glide over the screen causing the words, "UNITED ARTISTS" with "U" and "A" bigger than the rest of the letters, wiping in from the left. After this progression, two stars criss-cross each other's paths and fade away left and right underneath to reveal, in smaller text, the words "PICTURES INC.", in spaced-out letters. As the logo completes, one big star goes against the "U" and flashes. Then it shines, a la the [[Columbia Pictures|Columbia]] Torch Lady's torch shining.

*There is a print closing version where the words "UNITED ARTISTS" are stacked and the shine is intact.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Some tingling sounds followed by an orchestral tune with a dramatic, trip hop-esque backbeat, ending with a rhythmic twinkling sound, sometimes extended. Composed by Starr Parodi and Jeff Eden Fair. On some films such as ''The Birdcage'' and ''Man in the Iron Mask'' (1998), it has the opening theme.

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'''Logo:''' On a black screen, white streaks appear, streaking to form a new UA logo that looks similar to the 1982 and 1987 logos, except the logo is a little narrower and there are no streaks. The words "UNITED ARTISTS" come from both sides of the lower part of the screen and converge. The words "AN MGM COMPANY" soon fade in afterwards, where we later see a shining wipe effect on the UA logo.

'''Variant:''' There is a variant where the logo is zooming out from 1.78:1 to 2.35:1 scope. This was because the film was in scope but the MGM lion preceding was in "flat" aspect.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A short synth instrumental bed consisting of a drum beat, a synth harmony, and sounds of synth wind, with a short 4-note synth piano stinger at the end.

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'''Logo:''' Essentially the same as the previous logo, except this one includes a metallic version of the "UA Swoosh" logo from 1987. Instead of the cross-indentations of the "A" being swooshed in this time around, they are "sliced" in by a light effect from left to right, one by one. There is also a URL for "www.unitedartists.com" underneath the company byline.

* On newer prints of ''Heaven's Gate'' on Starz Encore Westerns, the logo has a slightly enhanced look. The streaks are brighter, the logo is formed a little faster. The words "UNITED" and "ARTISTS" show their streaks a little more before they converge, the "UA" logo shines a little more, and the logo fades out a little faster instead of slowly.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as above. On some films such as ''Valkyrie'' and ''Hot Tub Time Machine'', it's silent or has the movie's opening theme playing over it.