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→1st (and only) Logo (July 31, 1987-December 16, 1988)
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'''Nicknames:''' " | '''Nicknames:''' "MGM-UA", "WGBH Rip-Off" | ||
'''Logo:''' On a black background, an outline of the MGM-UA logo zooms out, leaving a smoky trail behind it. The trail and "MGM-UA" outline splits into three. The smoky trails get sucked into the logo, which stops in the top center of the screen. The "MGM-UA" logo is a metallic, WGBH-like outline. Then, the letters in the words "MGM/UA COMMUNICATIONS CO.", in red, appear one-by-one below "MGM-UA". A {{Font color|red|red}} line starts in the center of the company name and splits into two, one line going towards the top of the screen, and one towards the bottom. The lines wipe the screen and bring forth either the MGM "Lion" or the UA "Swoosh". The MGM-UA logo zooms towards the viewer as this happens. | '''Logo:''' On a black background, an outline of the MGM-UA logo zooms out, leaving a smoky trail behind it. The trail and "MGM-UA" outline splits into three. The smoky trails get sucked into the logo, which stops in the top center of the screen. The "MGM-UA" logo is a metallic, WGBH-like outline. Then, the letters in the words "MGM/UA COMMUNICATIONS CO.", in red, appear one-by-one below "MGM-UA". A {{Font color|red|red}} line starts in the center of the company name and splits into two, one line going towards the top of the screen, and one towards the bottom. The lines wipe the screen and bring forth either the MGM "Lion" or the UA "Swoosh". The MGM-UA logo zooms towards the viewer as this happens. | ||
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*A black and white version exists. | *A black and white version exists. | ||
*Adapted for widescreen (2.35:1) films, the "MGM-UA" logo does not zoom out further than usual. | *Adapted for widescreen (2.35:1) films, the "MGM-UA" logo does not zoom out further than usual. | ||
*On trailers for films on MGM/UA Home Video VHS releases the logo plays as normal, but the logo video zooms out and lands on a film cell and it slides away. Another film cell appears and the trailer begins | *On trailers for films on MGM/UA Home Video VHS releases the logo plays as normal, but the logo video zooms out and lands on a film cell and it slides away. Another film cell appears and the trailer begins. | ||
*Depending on the film quality, the silver may appear as light brown. | *Depending on the film quality, the silver may appear as light brown. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' Very cool '80s computer graphics. | '''FX/SFX:''' Very cool '80s computer graphics. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A synth chord | '''Music/Sounds:''' A synth chord segueing into some whooshing sounds combined with a drum-beat, followed by a synth trumpet fanfare, and then a metallic hit at the end (which is not present on the standalone variant). A low pitched version exists, and was spotted on the Blu-Ray release of ''Rain Man'', on the French audio track. | ||
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. The MGM/UA Communications-UA Swoosh mixture is seen on old TV, VHS and Laserdisc prints of several James Bond movies and movies from the ''Pink Panther'' series (and plasters old UA logos, such as the "Transamerica T"). The version with the UA logo following it can be seen on ''Baby Boom'', ''I'm Gonna Git You Sucka!'', ''Rain Man'', ''Child's Play'', and the 1998 DVD of ''The Great Escape''. The version with the MGM logo following can be seen on ''Fatal Beauty'', ''Moonstruck'', and the VHS releases of ''Overboard'', ''Poltergeist III'' (including the Scream Factory Blu-Ray), ''A Fish Called Wanda'' (including the 2017 Arrow Video Blu-ray), and others. Recent prints of some of these films, such as the 20th anniversary DVD of ''Moonstruck'', will have it replaced with a newer MGM logo. The black and white variant can be seen on the 1988 MGM/UA Home Video VHS release of ''The Manchurian Candidate'' and the 1989 MGM/UA Home Video Laserdisc release of ''The Apartment''. The trailer variant can be seen on several MGM/UA Home Video releases, such as the 1988 VHS release of ''Spaceballs''. | '''Availability:''' Uncommon. The MGM/UA Communications-UA Swoosh mixture is seen on old TV, VHS and Laserdisc prints of several James Bond movies and movies from the ''Pink Panther'' series (and plasters old UA logos, such as the "Transamerica T"). The version with the UA logo following it can be seen on ''Baby Boom'', ''I'm Gonna Git You Sucka!'', ''Rain Man'', ''Child's Play'', and the 1998 DVD of ''The Great Escape''. The version with the MGM logo following can be seen on ''Fatal Beauty'', ''Moonstruck'', and the VHS releases of ''Overboard'', ''Poltergeist III'' (including the Scream Factory Blu-Ray), ''A Fish Called Wanda'' (including the 2017 Arrow Video Blu-ray), and others. Recent prints of some of these films, such as the 20th anniversary DVD of ''Moonstruck'', will have it replaced with a newer MGM logo. The black and white variant can be seen on the 1988 MGM/UA Home Video VHS release of ''The Manchurian Candidate'' and the 1989 MGM/UA Home Video Laserdisc release of ''The Apartment''. The trailer variant can be seen on several MGM/UA Home Video releases, such as the 1988 VHS release of ''Spaceballs''. | ||