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'''Audio:''' The 1995 lion roar. | '''Audio:''' The 1995 lion roar. | ||
'''Availability:''' Found primarily on VHS | '''Availability:''' Found primarily on VHS , VCD and later Laserdisc releases. | ||
* Such examples include the Special Edition | * Such examples include the Special Edition Laserdisc of ''The Spy Who Loved Me'', as well as on the 2000 U.S. VHS release of ''Never Say Never Again'' (despite no MGM logo appearing on the packaging) and the 1998 U.S. VHS release of ''Bad Influence''. | ||
* 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). | * One of the first releases to use this logo was the 1998 U.S. VHS release of ''8 Heads in a Duffel Bag'' (the demo VHS release used the 1990 [[Orion Home Video]] logo). | ||
* This makes a strange appearance on TV spots for the 2001 DVD release of ''Platoon''. | * This logo also makes a strange appearance on TV spots for the 2001 U.S. DVD release of ''Platoon''. | ||
* It also doesn't appear on the 1998 [[THX]] remastered | * It also doesn't appear on the 1998 [[THX]] remastered Laserdisc release 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. | * 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 U.S. VHS releases of ''Be Cool'', ''The Ballad of Jack and Rose'', ''Hotel Rwanda'', and ''Beauty Shop'', respectively. | ||
* | * VCD releases 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''. | ||
* It also appears on the 1999 UK VHS re-release of ''The Beatles: Yellow Submarine'' (1968) before the 1994 [[United Artists]] logo with the MGM byline. | * It also appears on the 1999 UK VHS re-release of ''The Beatles: Yellow Submarine'' (1968) before the 1994 [[United Artists]] logo with the MGM byline. | ||
* It appears on the packaging of the UK 2001 VHS re-release of Spaceballs (1987), but the actual tape has the 4th [[MGM/UA Home Entertainment|MGM/UA Home Video]] logo. | * It also appears on the packaging of the UK 2001 VHS re-release of Spaceballs (1987), but the actual tape has the 4th [[MGM/UA Home Entertainment|MGM/UA Home Video]] logo instead. | ||
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