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On December 21, 1987, Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. was renamed to "Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc." and Coke merged Tri-Star and Columbia to become "Columbia/Tri-Star", of which Coca-Cola owned 80% of its stock. In late 1987, most of Tri-Star's releases were copyrighted under the "Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc." name until mid-1988, when it was reverted back to "Tri-Star Pictures, Inc.", as a new entity with that name was incorporated on April 13. In January 1988, CPE's stocks fell a little and Coke decreased its shares in CPE to 49%. On November 8, 1989, Sony Corporation of Japan acquired Columbia Pictures Entertainment for $3.4 billion. On August 7, 1991, under [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]], the hyphen (-) was taken off of the name to refer it to the current CamelCase-style name, "TriStar". | On December 21, 1987, Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. was renamed to "Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc." and Coke merged Tri-Star and Columbia to become "Columbia/Tri-Star", of which Coca-Cola owned 80% of its stock. In late 1987, most of Tri-Star's releases were copyrighted under the "Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc." name until mid-1988, when it was reverted back to "Tri-Star Pictures, Inc.", as a new entity with that name was incorporated on April 13. In January 1988, CPE's stocks fell a little and Coke decreased its shares in CPE to 49%. On November 8, 1989, Sony Corporation of Japan acquired Columbia Pictures Entertainment for $3.4 billion. On August 7, 1991, under [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]], the hyphen (-) was taken off of the name to refer it to the current CamelCase-style name, "TriStar". | ||
Early on (with a few exceptions), TriStar's films were released on home video by either [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (now Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)]], CBS/FOX/[[Key Video]] (now [[20th Century Studios Home Entertainment]]), occasionally [[Vestron Video]]/[[Lightning Video]] (now [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]]), or [[Thorn EMI Video | Early on (with a few exceptions), TriStar's films were released on home video by either [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (now Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)]], CBS/FOX/[[Key Video]] (now [[20th Century Studios Home Entertainment]]), occasionally [[Vestron Video]]/[[Lightning Video]] (now [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]]), or [[Thorn EMI Video|Thorn-EMI]]/[[HBO/Cannon Video]]/[[HBO Home Entertainment|HBO Video (now HBO Home Entertainment)]], among other companies. In 1988, following Columbia's buyout of TriStar, home video distribution of films produced by the studio moved exclusively to RCA/Columbia. From 1985 until 1994, TriStar also distributed films produced by [[Carolco Pictures]] in the US and select international regions; these were released on the [[Artisan Entertainment|International Video Entertainment and Live Home Video]] labels (now Lionsgate Home Entertainment), often with TriStar's logo cut. ''Cliffhanger'' is the only Carolco film in which the rights were retained by the original distributor. The [[Taft Entertainment Pictures|Taft Entertainment]] movies they released (such as ''The Monster Squad'' and Stephen King's ''The Running Man'') now belong to [[Paramount Pictures]] after Taft merged into [[Republic Pictures (1985-2010)|Republic]] and then [[Viacom (1952-2006)|Viacom]]. International distribution rights to Tri-Star's titles were previously handled by [[Warner-Columbia Films|Columbia-Warner Distributors]] (a partnership between Columbia and [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]]) until it was absorbed into [[Sony Pictures Releasing International|Columbia Tri-Star Films]] in 1988. | ||
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*Also may be found on theatrical prints of ''High Spirits'' and ''Santa Claus: The Movie''; for both films, don't expect this on the Media Home Entertainment VHS releases. For the latter film, there is a small chance it might be restored on the recent DVD and Blu-Ray releases from Lionsgate, and maybe non-American media, but the odds aren't very likely. However, it was preserved on HBO airings of ''Santa Claus: The Movie'' from the late-1980s (including a Christmas Eve 1986 broadcast), among other possible premium cable prints. | *Also may be found on theatrical prints of ''High Spirits'' and ''Santa Claus: The Movie''; for both films, don't expect this on the Media Home Entertainment VHS releases. For the latter film, there is a small chance it might be restored on the recent DVD and Blu-Ray releases from Lionsgate, and maybe non-American media, but the odds aren't very likely. However, it was preserved on HBO airings of ''Santa Claus: The Movie'' from the late-1980s (including a Christmas Eve 1986 broadcast), among other possible premium cable prints. | ||
*Strangely, on a couple episodes of the TV series ''Werewolf'', this was used in place of the TriStar Television logo and was even retained on Chiller reruns, CTV Throwback prints and the DVD prints. | *Strangely, on a couple episodes of the TV series ''Werewolf'', this was used in place of the TriStar Television logo and was even retained on Chiller reruns, CTV Throwback prints and the DVD prints. | ||
*It was also retained on VOD prints of ''Lifeforce'', including prints on now-defunct FEARNet, and surprisingly, the original UK VHS release from [[Guild Home Video | *It was also retained on VOD prints of ''Lifeforce'', including prints on now-defunct FEARNet, and surprisingly, the original UK VHS release from [[Guild Home Video|Guild]] and the U.S. [[Scream Factory]] Blu-Ray (the latter after the MGM lion). Don't expect it on the original Vestron Video VHS, the 1997 MGM/UA Movie Time VHS or the 2000 MGM DVD (both of which include the film's international cut, where it probably wouldn't be intact at all anyway). It may be intact on the Video Treasures reprint, but the odds aren't likely. | ||
*It's also retained on the Scream Factory Blu-Ray of ''Candyman'' (with the 1997 [[Universal Pictures]] logo preceding it). | *It's also retained on the Scream Factory Blu-Ray of ''Candyman'' (with the 1997 [[Universal Pictures]] logo preceding it). | ||
*It is unknown if this was retained on VHS or DVD releases of ''Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star'', the Scorpion DVD of ''Where the Boys Are '84'' (don't expect it on the Blu-Ray), ''Love at Stake'', foreign releases of ''They Live'', or ''High Tide''. Don't expect it on VHS releases of ''Flashpoint'' and ''Made in U.S.A.'' | *It is unknown if this was retained on VHS or DVD releases of ''Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star'', the Scorpion DVD of ''Where the Boys Are '84'' (don't expect it on the Blu-Ray), ''Love at Stake'', foreign releases of ''They Live'', or ''High Tide''. Don't expect it on VHS releases of ''Flashpoint'' and ''Made in U.S.A.'' | ||