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'''Music/Sounds:''' The 1995 lion roar. | '''Music/Sounds:''' The 1995 lion roar. | ||
'''Availability:''' Common. Found primarily on VHS releases, VCDs and later Laserdiscs. | '''Availability:''' Common. | ||
* Such examples include the Special Edition Laserdisc of ''The Spy Who Loved Me'', as well as on the 2000 VHS of ''Never Say Never Again'' (despite no MGM logo appearing on the packaging) and the 1998 VHS of ''Bad Influence''. One of the first releases to use this logo was the 1998 VHS of ''8 Heads in a Duffel Bag'' (the demo VHS used the 1990 [[Orion Home Video]] logo). | * Found primarily on VHS releases, VCDs and later Laserdiscs. | ||
* This makes a strange appearance on TV spots for the 2001 DVD of ''Platoon''. | * Such examples include the Special Edition Laserdisc of ''The Spy Who Loved Me'', as well as on the 2000 VHS release of ''Never Say Never Again'' (despite no MGM logo appearing on the packaging) and the 1998 VHS release of ''Bad Influence''. | ||
* MGM's sale to a Sony-led consortium put an end to this logo in the United States in 2005, with some of the last uses of this logo, like the 3rd logo, being the 2005 VHS releases of ''Be Cool'', ''The Ballad of Jack and Rose'', ''Hotel Rwanda'', and ''Beauty Shop''. | * One of the first releases to use this logo was the 1998 VHS release of ''8 Heads in a Duffel Bag'' (the demo VHS release used the 1990 [[Orion Home Video]] logo). | ||
* Strangely enough, VCDs released in Asia still use this logo, and it makes a surprise appearance on the Fox PAL DVD release of ''For a Few Dollars More''. | * This makes a strange appearance on TV spots for the 2001 DVD release of ''Platoon''. | ||
* It also doesn't appear on the 1998 [[THX]] remastered Laserdisc of ''Singin' in the Rain'', despite showing the print logo on the cover. | |||
* MGM's sale to a Sony-led consortium put an end to this logo in the United States in 2005, with some of the last uses of this logo, like the 3rd logo, being the 2005 VHS releases of ''Be Cool'', ''The Ballad of Jack and Rose'', ''Hotel Rwanda'', and ''Beauty Shop'', respectively. | |||
* Strangely enough, VCDs released in Asia still use this logo, and it also makes a surprise appearance on the Fox PAL DVD release of ''For a Few Dollars More''. | |||
{{chronology|[[MGM/UA Home Entertainment]]|[[MGM DVD]]}} | {{chronology|[[MGM/UA Home Entertainment]]|[[MGM DVD]]}} | ||