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* Seen on the initial batch of twenty-four VHS and Betamax tapes, including ''The Wizard of Oz'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', ''Ben-Hur'', ''An American in Paris'', ''Network'', ''Jailhouse Rock'', ''Coma'', ''The Street Fighter'', and the Bolshoi Ballet productions of ''The Nutcracker'' and ''Giselle''. | * Seen on the initial batch of twenty-four VHS and Betamax tapes, including ''The Wizard of Oz'', ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', ''Ben-Hur'', ''An American in Paris'', ''Network'', ''Jailhouse Rock'', ''Coma'', ''The Street Fighter'', and the Bolshoi Ballet productions of ''The Nutcracker'' and ''Giselle''. | ||
* Also seen on the very first CED releases from CBS, as well as a few other VHS releases, including ''Being There'', ''Fame'', ''Carny'', ''Cruising'', ''Great Figures in History: John F. Kennedy'', ''Treasure Island'', ''Mutiny on the Bounty'', ''Benji'', ''The Formula'' and ''My Fair Lady''. | * Also seen on the very first CED releases from CBS, as well as a few other VHS releases, including ''Being There'', ''Fame'', ''Carny'', ''Cruising'', ''Great Figures in History: John F. Kennedy'', ''Treasure Island'', ''Mutiny on the Bounty'', ''Benji'', ''The Formula'' and ''My Fair Lady''. | ||
===2nd Logo (June 1981-June 1982, November 1981-August 1982 (UK))=== | ===2nd Logo (June 1981-June 1982, November 1981-August 1982 (UK))=== | ||
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'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the previous logo, with the added shining effects. | '''FX/SFX:''' Same as the previous logo, with the added shining effects. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A short, orchestrated, majestic trumpet fanfare | '''Music/Sounds:''' A short, orchestrated, majestic trumpet fanfare. | ||
'''Availability:''' Also pretty rare. | '''Availability:''' Also pretty rare. | ||
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* Some [[Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment]] releases such as ''The Billion Dollar Hobo'' would feature this logo at the end (this practice would continue when the Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment library shifted to CBS/Fox Video, although on the original VHS/Betamax release of ''Guys and Dolls'', this logo was shown at the beginning before the first SGHE logo). | * Some [[Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment]] releases such as ''The Billion Dollar Hobo'' would feature this logo at the end (this practice would continue when the Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment library shifted to CBS/Fox Video, although on the original VHS/Betamax release of ''Guys and Dolls'', this logo was shown at the beginning before the first SGHE logo). | ||
* Surprisingly, this was retained on ''The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' even after Warner took over distribution of the Turner library. | * Surprisingly, this was retained on ''The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' even after Warner took over distribution of the Turner library. | ||
===3rd Logo (February-July 1982)=== | ===3rd Logo (February-July 1982)=== | ||
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{{YouTube|id=K1bYs7OnGKQ}} | {{YouTube|id=K1bYs7OnGKQ}} | ||
'''Nicknames:''' "Leo the Lion", "Still Leo the Lion", "MGM Lion", "The Static Leo Moving", "MGM/UA | '''Nicknames:''' "Leo the Lion", "Still Leo the Lion", "MGM Lion", "The Static Leo Moving", "MGM/UA" | ||
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a {{color|blue|bluish}} metallic "{{font|Serif|[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]]/[[United Artists|UA]]}}" moving ("{{font|Serif|MGM}}" going from top-right to left, "{{font|Serif|UA}}" going from bottom-left to right). Then a "/" appears between them as we see a static picture of Leo inside the circled filmstrip with the drama mask zooming out on top of the text. {{color|gold|Yellow}} lights appear and wipe in the remainder of the filmstrips on the left and right sides of Leo while "{{font|Serif|MGM/UA}}" shines. After that, "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" in Microgramma font zooms out under the completed logo, and two white lines flash in above and below "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}". | '''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a {{color|blue|bluish}} metallic "{{font|Serif|[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]]/[[United Artists|UA]]}}" moving ("{{font|Serif|MGM}}" going from top-right to left, "{{font|Serif|UA}}" going from bottom-left to right). Then a "/" appears between them as we see a static picture of Leo inside the circled filmstrip with the drama mask zooming out on top of the text. {{color|gold|Yellow}} lights appear and wipe in the remainder of the filmstrips on the left and right sides of Leo while "{{font|Serif|MGM/UA}}" shines. After that, "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}" in Microgramma font zooms out under the completed logo, and two white lines flash in above and below "{{color|blue|HOME VIDEO}}". | ||
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* Found on many VHS and Laserdisc videos from MGM and UA, and the logo lasted for a pretty good eleven years, with the last release to use this being ''Rich in Love''. Also seen on early [[Hemdale Home Video]] releases. | * Found on many VHS and Laserdisc videos from MGM and UA, and the logo lasted for a pretty good eleven years, with the last release to use this being ''Rich in Love''. Also seen on early [[Hemdale Home Video]] releases. | ||
* Makes a surprise appearance on the 1995 Australian VHS of ''Getting Even with Dad'', a 1999 VHS of ''Annie Hall'', and at the end of the documentary ''Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'', which can be found on the 2001 MGM flipper disc release of ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World''. | * Makes a surprise appearance on the 1995 Australian VHS of ''Getting Even with Dad'', a 1999 VHS of ''Annie Hall'', and at the end of the documentary ''Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'', which can be found on the 2001 MGM flipper disc release of ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World''. | ||
* | * This appears on a 1985 Betamax release of ''Forbidden Planet'', but in an MGM/CBS case and with MGM/CBS labels. | ||
* Also seen on the Laserdisc and VHS releases of ''The Golden Age of Looney Tunes''. | * Also seen on the Laserdisc and VHS releases of ''The Golden Age of Looney Tunes''. | ||
* This logo was kept on reprints even past 1993, including 1995 printings of ''Pink Floyd: The Wall'' and ''Diamonds Are Forever'', due to those printings still using tape masters from 1993 and 1992, respectively. | * This logo was kept on reprints even past 1993, including 1995 printings of ''Pink Floyd: The Wall'' and ''Diamonds Are Forever'', due to those printings still using tape masters from 1993 and 1992, respectively. | ||
* | * In a few Asian countries (including Indonesia), VCDs kept using this logo (instead of having the 4th logo) until 1999. Example of this are the 1997 VCD of ''GoldenEye'' and the 1999 VCD of ''Get Shorty'' (both 1995 films). Other VCD releases probably used the regular 1986 MGM logo as de-facto home entertainment logo. | ||
* Also showed up on a 1999 reprint of ''Cotton Comes to Harlem'', as MGM used the original 1992 tape master for the release. | * Also showed up on a 1999 reprint of ''Cotton Comes to Harlem'', as MGM used the original 1992 tape master for the release. | ||
* The variant with the red trail is said to be seen on a 1987 VHS of an unknown movie before a trailer. | * The variant with the red trail is said to be seen on a 1987 VHS of an unknown movie before a trailer. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. This logo appeared at the beginning of a promotional trailer for MGM/UA's video release ''Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever'' and a 1986 promo for classic MGM musicals on home video. | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. This logo appeared at the beginning of a promotional trailer for MGM/UA's video release ''Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever'' and a 1986 promo for classic MGM musicals on home video. | ||
===3rd Logo (October 24, 1989-August 23, 2005 [2006 on Thailand VCDs])=== | ===3rd Logo (October 24, 1989-August 23, 2005 [2006 on Thailand VCDs])=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "Leo the Lion IV", "Gold Leo the Lion", "The Rollercoaster Filmstrip", "Gold Ribboning IV", "CGI Gold Ribboning | '''Nicknames:''' "Leo the Lion IV", "Gold Leo the Lion", "The Rollercoaster Filmstrip", "Gold Ribboning IV", "CGI Gold Ribboning" | ||
'''Logo:''' | '''Logo:''' | ||
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* On the 1996 VHS release of ''Rocky'', both the opening and closing variations of this appear at the beginning of the tape. The opening variation appears before the previews, while the closing variation appears after the previews. | * On the 1996 VHS release of ''Rocky'', both the opening and closing variations of this appear at the beginning of the tape. The opening variation appears before the previews, while the closing variation appears after the previews. | ||
*The closing variant didn't appear on the UK VHS of ''Tank Girl'' as it is instead gone straight to black after the closing credits. It is most likely that other MGM/UA UK VHS releases might be affected by this. | *The closing variant didn't appear on the UK VHS of ''Tank Girl'' as it is instead gone straight to black after the closing credits. It is most likely that other MGM/UA UK VHS releases might be affected by this. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* There are two digitalized variations of each logo variant, including the theatrical trailer. The DVD quality variant for the opening logo is found on DVDs containing MGM/UA related menus (examples include the video configuration menu, un-supported language notice, disc read error, and an audio track selection menu), while the others are still in dot crawl quality, in which they're immediately played on media players on PC. It also has a minor graphical glitch on the top left, when panning through the filmstrip with motion Jackie images, which then disappears after the usual MGM properties dissolve leaving a blemish on the bottom left. DVDs without these menus, like ''Get Shorty'', ''Poltergeist'', ''How The Grinch Stole Christmas'' (1998 printing), ''Red Dawn'', and ''Hang Em' High'' have them sourced from a video master, presumably from a laserdisc source. Minor changes with the opening logo have it cropped off from the original logo rendering, and the logo is fuzzy. | * There are two digitalized variations of each logo variant, including the theatrical trailer. The DVD quality variant for the opening logo is found on DVDs containing MGM/UA related menus (examples include the video configuration menu, un-supported language notice, disc read error, and an audio track selection menu), while the others are still in dot crawl quality, in which they're immediately played on media players on PC. It also has a minor graphical glitch on the top left, when panning through the filmstrip with motion Jackie images, which then disappears after the usual MGM properties dissolve leaving a blemish on the bottom left. DVDs without these menus, like ''Get Shorty'', ''Poltergeist'', ''How The Grinch Stole Christmas'' (1998 printing), ''Red Dawn'', and ''Hang Em' High'' have them sourced from a video master, presumably from a laserdisc source. Minor changes with the opening logo have it cropped off from the original logo rendering, and the logo is fuzzy. | ||
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* THEATRICAL TRAILER | * THEATRICAL TRAILER | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The zooming ribbon and pan outs | '''FX/SFX:''' The zooming ribbon and pan outs. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' An orchestral fanfare composed by David Engel based off the opening theme of ''The Wizard of Oz'', which starts dramatically and then ends in a majestic fashion. During the fanfare, we hear Tanner's roar, and then Leo's 1985 roar. The closing variant has a shortened version of the opening fanfare's ending. | '''Music/Sounds:''' An orchestral fanfare composed by David Engel based off the opening theme of ''The Wizard of Oz'', which starts dramatically and then ends in a majestic fashion. During the fanfare, we hear Tanner's roar, and then Leo's 1985 roar. The closing variant has a shortened version of the opening fanfare's ending. | ||
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* This logo was used on many UK MGM VHS releases from Warner Home Video and 20th Century Fox until at least 2002, on titles such as ''Tomorrow Never Dies'', ''The World Is Not Enough'', and ''Child's Play''. | * This logo was used on many UK MGM VHS releases from Warner Home Video and 20th Century Fox until at least 2002, on titles such as ''Tomorrow Never Dies'', ''The World Is Not Enough'', and ''Child's Play''. | ||
* The opening variant was also made available on the author's [https://vimeo.com/106222325 Vimeo profile]. | * The opening variant was also made available on the author's [https://vimeo.com/106222325 Vimeo profile]. | ||
==MGM Home Entertainment== | ==MGM Home Entertainment== | ||
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* Some earlier international DVD prints from Warner Home Video (e.g. the 1999 release of ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'') don't use this logo, instead just using the standard 1986 logo for de-facto purposes. | * Some earlier international DVD prints from Warner Home Video (e.g. the 1999 release of ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'') don't use this logo, instead just using the standard 1986 logo for de-facto purposes. | ||
* This does not appear on the Australian DVD release of ''The Secret of NIMH'', even though the print logo is shown on the cover, instead, the standard 1986 logo is used (as with earlier Australian MGM DVD releases up until sometime in 2001, when this logo most likely began to appear internationally), it's also strangely absent from the Australian DVD release of ''12 Angry Men'', despite the print logo being shown on the cover, instead, the 1986 logo is used as the de-facto logo. | * This does not appear on the Australian DVD release of ''The Secret of NIMH'', even though the print logo is shown on the cover, instead, the standard 1986 logo is used (as with earlier Australian MGM DVD releases up until sometime in 2001, when this logo most likely began to appear internationally), it's also strangely absent from the Australian DVD release of ''12 Angry Men'', despite the print logo being shown on the cover, instead, the 1986 logo is used as the de-facto logo. | ||
===2nd Logo (2003-2019)=== | ===2nd Logo (2003-2019)=== | ||
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* It also doesn't appear on MGM releases distributed by Universal on DVD & Blu-ray, such as ''The Addams Family'' (2019), its sequel and ''No Time to Die''. | * It also doesn't appear on MGM releases distributed by Universal on DVD & Blu-ray, such as ''The Addams Family'' (2019), its sequel and ''No Time to Die''. | ||
* As MGM became more of a film financer in 2011, this logo began to be used less frequently, with only DVD releases of films MGM co-produced but held the home video rights to, films from Orion Pictures released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, or TV shows utilizing this logo. | * As MGM became more of a film financer in 2011, this logo began to be used less frequently, with only DVD releases of films MGM co-produced but held the home video rights to, films from Orion Pictures released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, or TV shows utilizing this logo. | ||
* | * This does not appear on the DVD release of the 2018 remake of ''Death Wish''. | ||
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