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*A shorter version shows the moon and stripes in place without animation, and it just shows the fade in of the company name, as well as the wheels turning. This version first appeared on ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'', and made its last appearance on ''Catch Me If You Can''. | * A shorter version shows the moon and stripes in place without animation, and it just shows the fade in of the company name, as well as the wheels turning. This version first appeared on ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'', and made its last appearance on ''Catch Me If You Can''. | ||
* On some movies such as ''The Goonies'' (1985) (first film to use the logo), ''Joe Versus the Volcano'' (1990), ''Cape Fear'' and ''Hook'' (both 1991), and ''A Far Off Place'' (1993), shot and released in 2.35:1 (anamorphic Panavision) as well as early [[ITV IDs (UK)|ITV]] airings of both ''Back to the Future Part III'' (1990) and ''The Flintstones'' (1994), the moon is flipped backwards. Full screen versions of some of these movies (e.g. 2001 VHS release of ''The Goonies'') use the normal variant on certain prints. | * On some movies such as ''The Goonies'' (1985) (first film to use the logo), ''Joe Versus the Volcano'' (1990), ''Cape Fear'' and ''Hook'' (both 1991), and ''A Far Off Place'' (1993), shot and released in 2.35:1 (anamorphic Panavision) as well as early [[ITV IDs (UK)|ITV]] airings of both ''Back to the Future Part III'' (1990) and ''The Flintstones'' (1994), the moon is flipped backwards. Full screen versions of some of these movies (e.g. 2001 VHS release of ''The Goonies'') use the normal variant on certain prints. | ||
* A still version appears at the end of ''War Horse'', ''Lincoln'', and ''The Hundred-Foot Journey'' (The final movie to use this logo; with the closing theme), ''West Side Story'' (2021), as well as some TV shows from Amblin. | * A still version appears at the end of ''War Horse'', ''Lincoln'', and ''The Hundred-Foot Journey'' (The final movie to use this logo; with the closing theme), ''West Side Story'' (2021), as well as some TV shows from Amblin. | ||
* A black & white version of the logo appears at the end of ''Hereafter''. | * A black & white version of the logo appears at the end of ''Hereafter''. | ||
*A medium-length version is known to exist on the original trailer of ''We're Back!: A Dinosaur's Story'', with the logo starting in the middle of it's formation and also having the entire name fade in at once. | * A medium-length version is known to exist on the original trailer of ''We're Back!: A Dinosaur's Story'', with the logo starting in the middle of it's formation and also having the entire name fade in at once. | ||
*On ''Dad'', the logo fades in after the credits roll. | * On ''Dad'', the logo fades in after the credits roll. | ||
*On 4:3 full screen prints of later films from 2005 until 2014, starting with ''The Legend of Zorro,'' the logo zooms out to a much farther distance than usual. Because the latters are shot and released in 2.35:1 (anamorphic Panavision) and framed for 2.39:1 scope. | * On 4:3 full screen prints of later films from 2005 until 2014, starting with ''The Legend of Zorro,'' the logo zooms out to a much farther distance than usual. Because the latters are shot and released in 2.35:1 (anamorphic Panavision) and framed for 2.39:1 scope. | ||
*On the ending of ''Memoirs of a Geisha'', it starts with the stripes positioning. | * On the ending of ''Memoirs of a Geisha'', it starts with the stripes positioning. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The moon zooming backward, Elliot and E.T on the bicycle appearing and its wheels moving, the red/blue stripes coming from both sides, AMBLIN shadow-wiping in. It's all traditional animation. | '''FX/SFX:''' The moon zooming backward, Elliot and E.T on the bicycle appearing and its wheels moving, the red/blue stripes coming from both sides, AMBLIN shadow-wiping in. It's all traditional animation. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Common. | '''Availability:''' Common. | ||
*The flipped moon variant debuted at the end of ''The Goonies'' while the normal variant debuted at the end of ''Back to the Future'', and can be found on every Amblin film from this era (except ''Schindler's List'', ''The Bridges of Madison County'', ''Minority Report'', ''Flags of Our Fathers'', and ''Letters from Iwo Jima'', as well as the three [[Amblimation (UK)|Amblimation]] productions, which featured that company's special logo, and the aforementioned with the 1st/print logo on the credits). | * The flipped moon variant debuted at the end of ''The Goonies'' while the normal variant debuted at the end of ''Back to the Future'', and can be found on every Amblin film from this era (except ''Schindler's List'', ''The Bridges of Madison County'', ''Minority Report'', ''Flags of Our Fathers'', and ''Letters from Iwo Jima'', as well as the three [[Amblimation (UK)|Amblimation]] productions, which featured that company's special logo, and the aforementioned with the 1st/print logo on the credits). | ||
*Most prints of ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' don't show this logo despite showing the logo on the packaging, except on the 1988 home video release and ABC Family/Freeform's print of the film. | * Most prints of ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' don't show this logo despite showing the logo on the packaging, except on the 1988 home video release and ABC Family/Freeform's print of the film. | ||
*The last film to use this logo was ''The Hundred-Foot Journey''. | * The last film to use this logo was ''The Hundred-Foot Journey''. | ||
*This logo makes a reappearance on ''The House with a Clock in Its Walls'', fitting with the retro theme, and ''West Side Story'' (2021), the still version of the logo. | * This logo makes a reappearance on ''The House with a Clock in Its Walls'', fitting with the retro theme, and ''West Side Story'' (2021), the still version of the logo. | ||
*This surprisingly appears at the end of the TV movie ''Amazing Stories: The Movie II''. | * This surprisingly appears at the end of the TV movie ''Amazing Stories: The Movie II''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' A favorite of many, especially for fans of Steven Spielberg's films. Although the way Elliot's cape is positioned makes him look sort of like a chicken riding a bicycle. And the shadow wipe effect for the AMBLIN text may give people chills because it felt like a snake is slithering. | '''Editor's Note:''' A favorite of many, especially for fans of Steven Spielberg's films. Although the way Elliot's cape is positioned makes him look sort of like a chicken riding a bicycle. And the shadow wipe effect for the AMBLIN text may give people chills because it felt like a snake is slithering. | ||