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===4th Logo (June 13, 1984-February 17, 1994)===
===4th Logo (June 1, 1985-February 17, 1994)===
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'''Availability:''' Very common. Can be seen on several Cannon films from the time.
'''Availability:''' Very common. Can be seen on several Cannon films from the time.
*It debuted on ''The Naked Face'', though Cannon continued to use the previous logo for another year.
*It debuted on ''Hot Chili''.
*A sped-up version was used as Cannon Video's logo in the UK between 1986 and 1988.
*A sped-up version was used as Cannon Video's logo in the UK between 1986 and 1988.
*Some TV prints of Cannon films may have the logo removed, such as TBS broadcasts of ''Invasion U.S.A.'' in the 1990s, ending with the Viacom "wigga-wigga" logo.
*Some TV prints of Cannon films may have the logo removed, such as TBS broadcasts of ''Invasion U.S.A.'' in the 1990s, ending with the Viacom "wigga-wigga" logo.
*It also appears on the [[HBO/Cannon Video|HBO/Cannon]] release of ''The Manhattan Project'' and the Media VHS of ''Mannequin'', both of them [[Gladden Entertainment Corporation|Gladden Entertainment]] productions distributed by 20th Century Fox domestically (the U.S. video rights presumably were retained by Cannon, [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-08-13-fi-17904-story.html the result of a lawsuit filed by Gladden] after Cannon's takeover of Thorn EMI's assets; Thorn EMI had been a financial partner of Gladden's).
*It also appears on the [[HBO/Cannon Video|HBO/Cannon]] release of ''The Manhattan Project'' and the Media VHS of ''Mannequin'', both of them [[Gladden Entertainment Corporation|Gladden Entertainment]] productions distributed by 20th Century Fox domestically (the U.S. video rights presumably were retained by Cannon, [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-08-13-fi-17904-story.html the result of a lawsuit filed by Gladden] after Cannon's takeover of Thorn EMI's assets; Thorn EMI had been a financial partner of Gladden's).
*This is also retained on the 2012 [[The Criterion Collection|Criterion]] Blu-ray of ''Powaqqatsi''.
*This is also retained on the 2012 [[The Criterion Collection|Criterion]] Blu-ray of ''Powaqqatsi''.
*The MGM/UA VHS release of ''The Naked Face'', which originally didn't have a logo, adds this at the start.


'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is just as well-known as the movies that it preceded. Nice animation considering the time period.
'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is just as well-known as the movies that it preceded. Nice animation considering the time period.
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