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* This logo is also seen on the Don Bluth/George Lucas and Steven Spielberg productions ''An American Tail'', ''The Land Before Time'', and the Paul Newman comedy ''Slap Shot''. A sped-up or cut-short version was seen on a few trailers from 1985-1990 (including those for all 3 ''Back to the Future'' films, the last of which actually uses the 9th logo), but most went without it. | * This logo is also seen on the Don Bluth/George Lucas and Steven Spielberg productions ''An American Tail'', ''The Land Before Time'', and the Paul Newman comedy ''Slap Shot''. A sped-up or cut-short version was seen on a few trailers from 1985-1990 (including those for all 3 ''Back to the Future'' films, the last of which actually uses the 9th logo), but most went without it. | ||
* This logo was not originally seen on the following films (recent releases of some of these films have this logo added on at the start, however): ''The Electric Horseman'', ''1941'', ''The Blues Brothers'', ''Torn Curtain'', ''Family Plot'', and ''Frenzy''. The ''Emergency!'' version can be found only on the pilot episode, available as part of the season 1 DVD set. (The episode is not rerun as part of the series' syndication package.) | * This logo was not originally seen on the following films (recent releases of some of these films have this logo added on at the start, however): ''The Electric Horseman'', ''1941'', ''The Blues Brothers'', ''Torn Curtain'', ''Family Plot'', and ''Frenzy''. The ''Emergency!'' version can be found only on the pilot episode, available as part of the season 1 DVD set. (The episode is not rerun as part of the series' syndication package.) | ||
* The original 1963 version of this logo makes a surprise appearance on the trailer for ''By the Sea''. | * The original 1963 version of this logo also makes a surprise appearance on the trailer for ''By the Sea''. | ||
* The 1971 logo was also retained on the 30th Anniversary theatrical re-release of ''Back to the Future'' and ''Back to the Future Part II''. | * The 1971 verrsion of this logo was also retained on the 30th Anniversary theatrical re-release of ''Back to the Future'' and ''Back to the Future Part II'', respectively. | ||
* It is unknown if this appears on any prints of ''Watchers''. | * It is unknown if this appears on any prints of ''Watchers''. | ||
* It appeared on theatrical prints of [[Associated Film Distribution]] titles they purchased the rights to; however, most home video, TV and/or streaming prints edit the logo out (since Universal only had theatrical rights; [[ITC Entertainment Group|ITC Entertainment]] or other successor companies retained all other rights). ''On Golden Pond'', for instance, had this logo on theatrical prints, but most video prints have this logo omitted (it does appear on the 1987 Mexican VideoVisa VHS release, however). Similarly, it was also seen on the theatrical release and an HBO airing of ''The Great Muppet Caper'', but all home video releases of the film delete the logo. Conversely, the scope variant was deleted from [[Jim Henson Video]]'s VHS of ''The Dark Crystal'', but is still intact on [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]]'s VHS and DVD releases of the film; the original [[Thorn EMI Video|Thorn EMI Video]] also retained it. | * It appeared on theatrical prints of [[Associated Film Distribution]] titles they purchased the rights to; however, most home video, TV and/or streaming prints edit the logo out (since Universal only had theatrical rights; [[ITC Entertainment Group|ITC Entertainment]] or other successor companies retained all other rights). | ||
** ''On Golden Pond'', for instance, had this logo on theatrical prints, but most video prints have this logo omitted (it does appear on the 1987 Mexican VideoVisa VHS release, however). | |||
** Similarly, it was also seen on the theatrical release and an HBO airing of ''The Great Muppet Caper'', but all home video releases of the film delete the logo. | |||
** Conversely, the scope variant was deleted from [[Jim Henson Video]]'s VHS of ''The Dark Crystal'', but is still intact on [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]]'s VHS and DVD releases of the film; the original [[Thorn EMI Video|Thorn EMI Video]] also retained it. | |||
* The closing variant is common on VHS and laserdisc releases, but extremely rare on DVD and Blu-ray. | * The closing variant is common on VHS and laserdisc releases, but extremely rare on DVD and Blu-ray. | ||
* It was found on some trailers for ''Back to the Future: Part III'', ''Ghost Dad'', ''Jetsons: The Movie'', ''Problem Child'', and ''Darkman'', all of which ultimately used the next logo. | * It was found on some trailers for ''Back to the Future: Part III'', ''Ghost Dad'', ''Jetsons: The Movie'', ''Problem Child'', and ''Darkman'', respectively, all of which ultimately used the next logo. | ||
*The closing variant was spotted on the Japanese Laserdisc of ''Back to the Future''. | * The closing variant was also spotted on the Japanese Laserdisc release of ''Back to the Future''. | ||
'''Legacy:''' Another iconic logo, one that lasted 27 years, making it one of the longest-used logos in film. | '''Legacy:''' Another iconic logo, one that lasted 27 years, making it one of the longest-used logos in film. | ||