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'''Availability:''' Appears on films and animated shorts by the company from the time-period until 1976.
'''Availability:''' Appears on films and animated shorts by the company from the time-period until 1976.
*Until recently, this logo was very hard to find due to rampant plastering by the means of MGM and later UA variants.
*Until recently, this logo was very hard to find due to rampant plastering by the means of MGM and later UA variants.
**This is presumably done because Transamerica Corporation still exists as a company (and was still using the "T-Flower" logo in the 1980s).
**This was presumably done for legal reasons, as Transamerica Corporation still exists as a company (and were still using the "T-Flower" logo in the 1980s).
**Nowadays, MGM licenses its films to various video labels that perform new scans and remasters and are more likely to leave studio logos intact on the film than MGM themselves.
**Nowadays, MGM licenses its films to various video labels that perform new scans and remasters and are more likely to leave studio logos intact on the film than MGM themselves; as a result, this logo has started to become much more common than it was during the last ten years.
**So thus, this logo has started to become much more common than it was during the last ten years.
*The logo was allegedly first seen on ''The Thomas Crown Affair''.
*The logo was allegedly first seen on ''The Thomas Crown Affair''.
**The original variant's last regular appearance was on ''Rosebud'', released in 1975; its last appearance on a feature film was ''That's the Way of the World''. It continued to appear on DePatie-Freleng cartoons until at least ''Medicur'', ''The Dogfather''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s final theatrical cartoon.
**The original variant's last regular appearance was on ''Rosebud'', released in 1975; its last appearance on a feature film was ''That's the Way of the World''. It continued to appear on DePatie-Freleng cartoons until at least ''Medicur'', ''The Dogfather''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s final theatrical cartoon.
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'''Availability:''' Appears on films from the company (mainly older prints that retain it) from the time-period until 1981.
'''Availability:''' Appears on films from the company (mainly older prints that retain it) from the time-period until 1981.
* Until recently, this logo was very hard to find outside of old TV airings and select prints, due to rampant plastering by the means of MGM and later UA variants.
* As with the 4th logo, this was very hard to find outside of old TV airings and select prints, due to rampant -- and possibly legally-required -- plastering by the means of MGM and later UA variants; like the 4th logo, it has begun to resurface in recent years thanks to these films being re-released by boutique companies who use original film prints.
**Nowadays, MGM sub-licenses its films to video labels that perform new scans and remasters and leave studio logos intact on the film unlike MGM themselves.
**Therefore, this logo and its later variant have been making more reappearances than in the past few years.
**Most United Artists films of the time have had this logo edited over with newer logos or recent MGM logos, but it still occasionally appears on older prints.
*The original version is believed to have first appeared on ''Stay Hungry'', becoming UA's regular logo beginning with ''The Missouri Breaks'', and last appeared on ''Head Over Heels'' (the original version of ''Chilly Scenes of Winter'', which would be reissued in 1982 under the [[United Artists Classics]] banner), while the variant with the smaller byline first appeared on the 1978 rerelease of ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', taking over as the regular logo beginning with ''The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh'', and last appeared on ''Deadly Blessing''.
*The original version is believed to have first appeared on ''Stay Hungry'', becoming UA's regular logo beginning with ''The Missouri Breaks'', and last appeared on ''Head Over Heels'' (the original version of ''Chilly Scenes of Winter'', which would be reissued in 1982 under the [[United Artists Classics]] banner), while the variant with the smaller byline first appeared on the 1978 rerelease of ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', taking over as the regular logo beginning with ''The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh'', and last appeared on ''Deadly Blessing''.
*It is also preserved on the 1990 [[MGM Home Entertainment|MGM/UA Home Video]] VHS releases of ''The Black Stallion'' and ''Thunderbird 6'', the 1980 MGM/CBS Home Video releases of the United Artists-distributed [[Lorimar Film Entertainment|Lorimar Motion Pictures]] films ''Being There'' (same for the Criterion Collection Blu-ray release), ''Cruising'' (same for the CBS/Fox Video and Warner Home Video re-releases of the latter), and ''Carny''.
*It is also preserved on the 1990 [[MGM Home Entertainment|MGM/UA Home Video]] VHS releases of ''The Black Stallion'' and ''Thunderbird 6'', as well as the 1980 MGM/CBS Home Video releases of the United Artists-distributed [[Lorimar Film Entertainment|Lorimar Motion Pictures]] films ''Being There'' (same for the Criterion Collection Blu-ray release), ''Cruising'' (same for the CBS/Fox Video and Warner Home Video re-releases of the latter), and ''Carny''.
**In the case of ''Carny'', it is removed.
**In the case of ''Carny'', it is removed on recent releases.
*It also appears on the 1997 [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] VHS and DVD releases of ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', plastering over the later variant of the 1968 logo.
*It also appears on the 1997 [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Home Video]] VHS and DVD releases of ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', plastering over the later variant of the 1968 logo.
**It also makes an appearance on the trailer for ''The Last Wave'' on The Criterion Collection DVD release.
**It also makes an appearance on the trailer for ''The Last Wave'' on The Criterion Collection DVD release.
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*Other times, the logo is silent or the opening soundtrack to the film plays.
*Other times, the logo is silent or the opening soundtrack to the film plays.


'''Availability:''' Despite being subject to plastering with the 1994 and 2001 logos, it still easily appears on UA-released films of the period, such as ''Baby Boom'', ''Rain Man'', and ''Rocky V'' to name a few.
'''Availability:''' Despite being subject to plastering with the 1994 and 2001 logos, it still appears on UA-released films of the period, such as ''Baby Boom'', ''Rain Man'', and ''Rocky V'' to name a few.  This logo was often paired off with the popular MGM/UA Communications logo (which is sometimes cut off like on current prints of ''The Living Daylights'' and a 1993 MGM/UA Home Video VHS print of ''Rocky''), and both logos are thus regarded as favorites; however, the short version seems slightly easier to find than the normal variant.
*This logo first appeared on the U.S. release of ''The Living Daylights'', released on July 31, 1987, and made its final appearance on ''Son of the Pink Panther'', released on August 27, 1993.   
*This logo first appeared on the U.S. release of ''The Living Daylights'', released on July 31, 1987, and made its final appearance on ''Son of the Pink Panther'', released on August 27, 1993.   
*It also appears on the 1997 DVD release of ''The Black Stallion'', the MGM MOD DVD-R release of ''Tomorrow Is Forever'', the 2001 MGM DVD releases of ''All Dogs Go to Heaven'', ''License to Kill'', and ''Child's Play'', TCM airings of ''Malta Story'' and ''Valdez Is Coming'', ThisTV airings of ''The World of Henry Orient'', ''Call Me Bwana'', ''The Barefoot Contessa'', ''Bound for Glory'' (with the 7th logo following it), ''Ten Seconds of Hell'', ''Support Your Local Sheriff!'', ''Trail of the Pink Panther'', ''True Love'', ''The Aviator'', and ''Heaven's Gate'' (the shorter general release cut) and Comet airings of ''The Man from Planet X'' and ''Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete''.
*It also appears on the 1997 DVD release of ''The Black Stallion'', the MGM MOD DVD-R release of ''Tomorrow Is Forever'', the 2001 MGM DVD releases of ''All Dogs Go to Heaven'', ''License to Kill'', and ''Child's Play'', TCM airings of ''Malta Story'' and ''Valdez Is Coming'', ThisTV airings of ''The World of Henry Orient'', ''Call Me Bwana'', ''The Barefoot Contessa'', ''Bound for Glory'' (with the 7th logo following it), ''Ten Seconds of Hell'', ''Support Your Local Sheriff!'', ''Trail of the Pink Panther'', ''True Love'', ''The Aviator'', and ''Heaven's Gate'' (the shorter general release cut) and Comet airings of ''The Man from Planet X'' and ''Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete''.
*This logo also appears on the 2005 U.S. DVD release of ''Fatal Beauty'' (which was a 1987 MGM film, so this was most likely an editing error).
*This logo also appears on the 2005 U.S. DVD release of ''Fatal Beauty'' (which was a 1987 MGM film, so this was most likely an editing error).
**It also appears on the 2005 Australian Special Edition DVD release of ''Rain Main'' (1988).   
**It also appears on the 2005 Australian Special Edition DVD release of ''Rain Main'' (1988).   
*This logo was often paired off with the popular MGM/UA Communications logo (which is sometimes cut off like on current prints of ''The Living Daylights'' and a 1993 MGM/UA Home Video VHS print of ''Rocky''), and both logos are thus regarded as favorites.
**However, the short version seems slightly easier to find than the normal variant.
*The scope variant appears on older letterboxed video releases of ''The Living Daylights'' and was also used to plaster older logos on certain older DVD releases.
*The scope variant appears on older letterboxed video releases of ''The Living Daylights'' and was also used to plaster older logos on certain older DVD releases.
*The 1989 variant of the short version with the MGM/UA Communications byline also appears at the beginning of the 1993 UK VHS release of ''The Pink Panther's Greatest Hits'' and the 1994 UK VHS release of ''The Pink Panther's Zaniest Adventures'' from [[MGM/UA Home Entertainment|MGM/UA Home Video]], respectively.
*The 1989 variant of the short version with the MGM/UA Communications byline also appears at the beginning of the 1993 UK VHS release of ''The Pink Panther's Greatest Hits'' and the 1994 UK VHS release of ''The Pink Panther's Zaniest Adventures'' from [[MGM/UA Home Entertainment|MGM/UA Home Video]], respectively.
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*A <u>shorter version</u> exists on most trailers as well a few TV spots. It begins with the "UNITED ARTISTS" text and the words either "PICTURES INC." or "AN MGM COMPANY" are already formed while it shines.
*A <u>shorter version</u> exists on most trailers as well a few TV spots. It begins with the "UNITED ARTISTS" text and the words either "PICTURES INC." or "AN MGM COMPANY" are already formed while it shines.
*A <u>still version</u> of this logo also exists on most TV spots as well as some trailers. The "UNITED ARTISTS" text and the words either "PICTURES INC." or "AN MGM COMPANY" are already formed, like the shorter version.
*A <u>still version</u> of this logo also exists on most TV spots as well as some trailers. The "UNITED ARTISTS" text and the words either "PICTURES INC." or "AN MGM COMPANY" are already formed, like the shorter version.
*A <u>print closing version</u> also exists, where the words "UNITED ARTISTS" are stacked and the shine is intact.
*A <u>print closing version</u> also exists, where the words "UNITED ARTISTS" are stacked and the shine is intact. A full-color version of this logo is also known to exist.


'''Technique:''' CGI. None for the still version.
'''Technique:''' CGI. None for the still version.
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*On the <u>2000 Special Edition DVD of ''Diamonds are Forever''</u>, the 1994 fanfare is low-pitched.
*On the <u>2000 Special Edition DVD of ''Diamonds are Forever''</u>, the 1994 fanfare is low-pitched.


'''Availability:''' Appears on films from the company from the time-period until 2000, and was also used as an plastering method during the logo's time period. It is mainly plastered over by the 2001 UA logo (with it sometimes retaining this logo's music).
'''Availability:''' Appears on films from the company from the time-period until 2000, and was also used as the chief means of logo plastering during most of the 1990s and some of the 2000s. Ironically, it is mainly plastered over these days by the 2001 UA logo (with it sometimes retaining this logo's music).
* Not as common as it once was when it was the chief means of plastering during most of the 1990s and some of the 2000s.
*This logo first appeared in print form as early as the 1994 LaserDisc release of ''Midnight Cowboy''; the logo itself debuted on the 1994 LaserDisc release of ''The Black Stallion''.
**In fact, it's believed to be how this logo first appeared, with the print logo appearing as early as the 1994 LaserDisc release of ''Midnight Cowboy'' and the logo itself debuting on the 1994 LaserDisc release of ''The Black Stallion''.
*In regards to theatrical releases, this logo first appeared on ''Tank Girl'' (released on March 31, 1995) and made its last regular appearance on ''Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her'' (released on January 22, 2000), with the print closing variant making its last appearance at the end of ''Mr. Accident'' (released on March 24, 2000).
*In regards to theatrical releases, this logo first appeared on ''Tank Girl'' (released on March 31, 1995) and made its last regular appearance on ''Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her'' (released on January 22, 2000), with the print closing variant making its last appearance at the end of ''Mr. Accident'' (released on March 24, 2000).
*This logo also plasters the MGM/UA Communications variant of the 10th logo on the original MGM DVD releases (as well as on select mid-1990s VHS reissues) of ''Child's Play'' and ''Rain Man'' (1988).
*This logo also plasters the MGM/UA Communications variant of the 10th logo on the original MGM DVD releases (as well as on select mid-1990s VHS reissues) of ''Child's Play'' and ''Rain Man'' (1988).
*It also appears on the 007 films ''GoldenEye'' and ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' and even appeared on trailers for ''The World Is Not Enough'' and ''The Thomas Crown Affair'' (though both films used the MGM 75th anniversary logo).
*It also appears on the 007 films ''GoldenEye'' and ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' and even appeared on trailers for ''The World Is Not Enough'' and the 1999 remake of ''The Thomas Crown Affair'' (though both films used the MGM 75th anniversary logo).
*It is also preserved on older MGM VHS and DVD releases (an example being the Australian DVD release of ''12 Angry Men'').  
*It is also preserved on older MGM VHS and DVD releases (an example being the Australian DVD release of ''12 Angry Men'').  
*On Blu-ray releases, this appears on the Scream Factory release of ''The Rage: Carrie 2'', MGM's releases of ''The Birdcage'', ''Rob Roy'', the 2014 remastered release of ''Rocky'' (even appearing on the 2020 theatrical re-release), and ''Ronin'' (as well as on the 2017 Arrow Video remastered Blu-ray release).  
*On Blu-ray releases, this appears on the Scream Factory release of ''The Rage: Carrie 2'', MGM's releases of ''The Birdcage'', ''Rob Roy'', the 2014 remastered release of ''Rocky'' (even appearing on the 2020 theatrical re-release), and ''Ronin'' (as well as on the 2017 Arrow Video remastered Blu-ray release).  
*Strangely, this logo also appears on late 1990s VHS releases of MGM produced titles from the MGM-Pathè era such as ''Death Warrant'', ''Thelma and Louise'', ''Delirious'', ''Shattered'' (1991), and others.
*Strangely, this logo also appears on late 1990s VHS releases of MGM produced titles from the MGM-Pathè era such as ''Death Warrant'', ''Thelma and Louise'', ''Delirious'', ''Shattered'' (1991), and others.
*It also made surprise appearances on ThisTV broadcasts of ''Separate Tables'' and ''Buffalo Bill and the Indians'' (the latter of which plasters over a Transamerica logo).  
*It also made surprise appearances on ThisTV broadcasts of ''Separate Tables'' and ''Buffalo Bill and the Indians'' (the latter of which plasters over a Transamerica logo).  
*It also appears on the original 1998/99 DVD releases of ''The Secret of NIMH'', plastering the 1982 "Turning UA" logo; and on the 1999 VHS and DVD releases of ''Yellow Submarine'' (including the 1999 UK VHS re-release thereof).
*It also appears on the original 1998/99 DVD releases of ''The Secret of NIMH'', plastering the 1982 "Turning UA" logo; and on the 1999 VHS and DVD releases of ''Yellow Submarine''.
*The 1996 Laserdisc of ''The Great Train Robbery'' also plasters the 6th logo that was originally on the movie with this one.
*The 1996 Laserdisc of ''The Great Train Robbery'' also plasters the 6th logo that was originally on the movie with this one.
*This also strangely appears at the beginning of Epix's print of ''Son Rise: A Miracle of Love'', which was a Filmways production.
*This also strangely appears at the beginning of Epix's print of ''Son Rise: A Miracle of Love'', which was a Filmways production.
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'''Availability:''' It appears on United Artists' limited output of this time before it became an in-name only subsidiary of MGM.
'''Availability:''' It appears on United Artists' limited output of this time before it became an in-name only subsidiary of MGM.
* The only known theatrical releases to feature this logo are ''Crime and Punishment in Suburbia'' (which also appears on the MGM Made on Demand Blu-ray release thereof), ''Born Romantic'' (except for UK and Europe), and ''The Claim''.
* The only known theatrical releases to feature this logo are ''Crime and Punishment in Suburbia'' (which also appears on the MGM Made on Demand Blu-ray release), ''Born Romantic'' (except for UK and Europe), and ''The Claim''.
* This logo also appears on DVD releases of ''The Black Stallion Returns'', ''Juggernaut'', as well as the Twilight Time Blu-ray releases of ''The Dogs of War'', and ''Play Dirty''.
* This logo also appears on DVD releases of ''The Black Stallion Returns'', ''Juggernaut'', as well as the Twilight Time Blu-ray releases of ''The Dogs of War'', and ''Play Dirty''.
* This logo is usually preceded by the current MGM lion on older United Artists releases.
* This logo is usually preceded by the current MGM lion on older United Artists releases.
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*This logo with both the MGM byline and United Artists URL also appears at the start of a November 10, 2022 UK airing of ''Countess Dracula'' (1971), after the 2001 version of the 1986 MGM logo and before [[The Rank Organisation]] logo on LEGEND.  
*This logo with both the MGM byline and United Artists URL also appears at the start of a November 10, 2022 UK airing of ''Countess Dracula'' (1971), after the 2001 version of the 1986 MGM logo and before [[The Rank Organisation]] logo on LEGEND.  
*This logo with both the MGM byline and United Artists URL also appears at the start of the Capelight Pictures Blu-ray release of ''Red River'' (1948), following the 2001 version of the 1986 MGM logo.
*This logo with both the MGM byline and United Artists URL also appears at the start of the Capelight Pictures Blu-ray release of ''Red River'' (1948), following the 2001 version of the 1986 MGM logo.
*This logo also appears on Max prints of ''Leaving Las Vegas'' (1995), preceeded by the 2008 Metro Goldwyn Mayer logo.  
*This logo also appears on Max prints of ''Leaving Las Vegas'' (1995), preceded by the 2008 Metro Goldwyn Mayer logo.


'''Legacy:''' It is seen as a refinement of the previous logo, thanks in large part to the use of the 1987 design.
'''Legacy:''' It is seen as a refinement of the previous logo, thanks in large part to the use of the 1987 design.
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