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* This was also used for Coming Attraction screens from around 1988-1990. In this variant, the logo plays as normal. When it finishes, the background turns into a gray marble color. Then the ribbons and "{{font|Serif|MGM/UA}}" shrink and move to the upper right. "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" moves slightly to the right and a transparent square flies in behind "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}". The square shines as a purple squiggly line etches itself in below "{{font|Serif|MGM/UA}}" and a lime green squiggly line etches itself below the square. "COMING ATTRACTION" wipes itself below "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" and flashes, and as this happens, the preview begins above "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}", and when the words flash, the screen zooms into the preview. | * This was also used for Coming Attraction screens from around 1988-1990. In this variant, the logo plays as normal. When it finishes, the background turns into a gray marble color. Then the ribbons and "{{font|Serif|MGM/UA}}" shrink and move to the upper right. "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" moves slightly to the right and a transparent square flies in behind "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}". The square shines as a purple squiggly line etches itself in below "{{font|Serif|MGM/UA}}" and a lime green squiggly line etches itself below the square. "COMING ATTRACTION" wipes itself below "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" and flashes, and as this happens, the preview begins above "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}", and when the words flash, the screen zooms into the preview. | ||
* On home video TV spots for ''Desperate Hours'' and ''Death Warrant'', the lines above and below "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" are thicker. | * On home video TV spots for ''Desperate Hours'' and ''Death Warrant'', the lines above and below "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" are thicker. | ||
* On an | * On an UK promo for musical films that were released to home media in 1986, the logo appears 9 times (3 logos on three rows), and clips from the films flip over the logos to end one clip and start another. | ||
* On a 1983 promo seen at the end of some tapes in late 1983/early 1984, the tail end is shown after clips from such works as ''Poltergeist'', ''Clash of the Titans'', ''Coma'', ''Village of the Damned'', ''Midnight Cowboy'', ''Diner'', ''Shaft'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', ''Diva'', ''Network'', ''Westworld'', ''Fame'', ''The Compleat Beatles'', ''My Favorite Year'', ''A Gumby Adventure'', ''Tom and Jerry Cartoon Festival'', ''Viva Las Vegas'', ''Travels with My Aunt'', ''Whose Life Is It Anyway?'', ''The Goodbye Girl'', ''Singin' in the Rain'', ''Pennies from Heaven'', ''Victor/Victoria'', ''An American in Paris'', ''Easter Parade'', ''That's Entertainment! Part II'', and ''The Wizard of Oz'', among other titles in the MGM/UA library. | * On a 1983 promo seen at the end of some tapes in late 1983/early 1984, the tail end is shown after clips from such works as ''Poltergeist'', ''Clash of the Titans'', ''Coma'', ''Village of the Damned'', ''Midnight Cowboy'', ''Diner'', ''Shaft'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', ''Diva'', ''Network'', ''Westworld'', ''Fame'', ''The Compleat Beatles'', ''My Favorite Year'', ''A Gumby Adventure'', ''Tom and Jerry Cartoon Festival'', ''Viva Las Vegas'', ''Travels with My Aunt'', ''Whose Life Is It Anyway?'', ''The Goodbye Girl'', ''Singin' in the Rain'', ''Pennies from Heaven'', ''Victor/Victoria'', ''An American in Paris'', ''Easter Parade'', ''That's Entertainment! Part II'', and ''The Wizard of Oz'', among other titles in the MGM/UA library. | ||
* Another variant exists where a “/“ is in the middle of the screen, zooming out and brightly shining. “{{font|Serif|MGM}}” and “{{font|Serif|UA}}” slide out from behind the “/“, and zoom with it into its usual position. A {{color|red}} trail of a silhouette of the MGM logo zooms out, revealing the MGM logo. “{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}” zooms out to the usual spot, but doesn’t flash. | * Another variant exists where a “/“ is in the middle of the screen, zooming out and brightly shining. “{{font|Serif|MGM}}” and “{{font|Serif|UA}}” slide out from behind the “/“, and zoom with it into its usual position. A {{color|red}} trail of a silhouette of the MGM logo zooms out, revealing the MGM logo. “{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}” zooms out to the usual spot, but doesn’t flash. | ||