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**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. | ||
*This also makes a reappearance on the 2010 Warner Home Video DVD and Blu-ray releases of Ralph Bakshi's ''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978), though it is absent on all older releases. | *This also makes a reappearance on the 2010 Warner Home Video DVD and Blu-ray releases of Ralph Bakshi's ''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978), though it is absent on all older releases. | ||
**It is also intact on the MGM MOD DVD-R and Kino Lorber Blu-ray releases of ''Valentino'', ''Burnt Offerings'', and the Scream Factory Blu-ray and Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray releases | **It is also intact on the MGM MOD DVD-R and Kino Lorber Blu-ray releases of ''Valentino'', ''Burnt Offerings'', and the Scream Factory Blu-ray and Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray releases of ''Invasion of the Body Snatchers'' (1978) (the 2007 MGM DVD and Blu-ray releases and Arrow Video UK Blu-ray release have both the 2001 variant of the 1986 MGM logo and UA logo in its place). | ||
*It was also presented intact on a June 15, 1995 Movie Channel (UK) airing of ''Roadie''; however the 1989 Wood Knapp Video VHS release of the film has a black screen in its place, and the 2003 DVD release and a non-US broadcast of the film plaster it with the 14th logo while keeping the opening sound effects and music intact. | *It was also presented intact on a June 15, 1995 Movie Channel (UK) airing of ''Roadie''; however the 1989 Wood Knapp Video VHS release of the film has a black screen in its place, and the 2003 DVD release and a non-US broadcast of the film plaster it with the 14th logo while keeping the opening sound effects and music intact. | ||
*The U.S. print of the [[ITC Entertainment Group]]-produced ''The Big Sleep'' also has this logo. | *The U.S. print of the [[ITC Entertainment Group]]-produced ''The Big Sleep'' also has this logo. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Though this logo appears on theatrical releases, it was more prolific on video releases and cable during the 1980s. | '''Availability:''' Though this logo appears on theatrical releases, it was more prolific on video releases and cable during the 1980s. | ||
*This logo was used primarily to update UA's catalog and provide a visual branding presence in the process, especially considering that most pre-Transamerica UA films did not have a logo at the beginning. | *This logo was used primarily to update UA's catalog and provide a visual branding presence in the process, especially considering that most pre-Transamerica UA films did not have a logo at the beginning. | ||
*As examples, this appears plastering older logos on the CBS/Fox releases of ''The Spy Who Loved Me'', ''The Black Stallion'', ''Rocky'', ''Thunderball'', ''You Only Live Twice'', ''Goldfinger'', ''Witness for the Prosecution'' (in B | *As examples, this appears plastering older logos on the CBS/Fox releases of ''The Spy Who Loved Me'', ''The Black Stallion'', ''Rocky'', ''Thunderball'', ''You Only Live Twice'', ''Goldfinger'', ''Witness for the Prosecution'' (in B&W), and ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'', the [[Playhouse Video]] release of ''Apache'', the 1983 MGM/UA Home Video release of ''The Last Waltz'', the 1983 Warner Home Video rental-only VHS and Betamax releases of ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (it also appears on the 1985 CBS/Fox LaserDisc release), the RCA SelectaVision CED release of ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'', and Amazon Prime Video's print of ''Heaven's Gate'' (the shorter theatrical cut). | ||
*It is also preserved on some VHS releases of older Warner Bros. films, preceding the aforementioned company's old logo. | *It is also preserved on some VHS releases of older Warner Bros. films, preceding the aforementioned company's old logo. | ||
*This logo is preserved on most modern prints of 1982 UA films such as ''Rocky III'' (including the 2020 rerelease), ''The Secret Of NIMH'' and ''Trail Of The Pink Panther''. | *This logo is preserved on most modern prints of 1982 UA films such as ''Rocky III'' (including the 2020 rerelease), ''The Secret Of NIMH'' and ''Trail Of The Pink Panther''. | ||
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*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''. | *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''. | ||
* | *Although it appeared on trailers for ''The World Is Not Enough'' and ''The Thomas Crown Affair'' (1999), the films themselves 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 is preserved 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 is preserved 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). | ||