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A look at Wikipedia's article confirmed just what happened to Largo. Also, according to that article, "Grey Owl" was released on February 15, 2000, but I assume that was the film's American release date (it'll count as the end date for now). Revert the dates if necessary.
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imported>AUnnamedDragon (A look at Wikipedia's article confirmed just what happened to Largo. Also, according to that article, "Grey Owl" was released on February 15, 2000, but I assume that was the film's American release date (it'll count as the end date for now). Revert the dates if necessary.) |
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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Largo Entertainment''' was a production company founded in August 1989. It was run by movie producers and brothers '''La'''w'''r'''ence and Charles '''Go'''rdon and was backed by Japanese electronics firm JVC/Victor in an investment that cost more than $100 million. The company released their first film, ''Point Break'', in 1991. The following year, they formed "'''Largo International N.V.'''", a short-lived international division | '''Largo Entertainment''' was a production company founded in August 1989. It was run by movie producers and brothers '''La'''w'''r'''ence and Charles '''Go'''rdon and was backed by Japanese electronics firm JVC/Victor in an investment that cost more than $100 million. The company released their first film, ''Point Break'', in 1991. The following year, they formed "'''Largo International N.V.'''", a short-lived international division. | ||
===Logo (July 12, 1991- | In January 1994, Lawrence Gordon left the company, forging a production deal with [[Universal Pictures]], although Largo remained active. In 1999, JVC transferred Largo's film acquisition assets to JVC Entertainment, a film subsidiary for the Japanese market, and shut down the company's foreign sales operation, effectively ending the company; Lawrence Gordon went on to form his own company, [[Lawrence Gordon Productions]]. | ||
Largo's film library was acquired by [[Intermedia Films]] in 2001; today, [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] (through [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]]) holds video rights to most of the Intermedia-owned Largo Entertainment library, with a few exceptions. | |||
===Logo (July 12, 1991-February 15, 2000)=== | |||
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a {{color|red}} line scrolls down. As it does this, the word "{{Font|Serif|LARGO}}" rises up. They both rest in the middle of the screen. Then the word "{{Font|Serif|E N T E R T A I N M E N T}}" crawls down from below the {{color|red}} line and stops. The byline "IN ASSOCIATION WITH JVC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.", with the JVC logo in {{color|red}} and between "WITH" and "JVC", fades in below. | '''Visuals:''' On a black background, a {{color|red}} line scrolls down. As it does this, the word "{{Font|Serif|LARGO}}", in a font that resembles Times New Roman and with the letters connecting to one another, rises up. They both rest in the middle of the screen. Then the word "{{Font|Serif|E N T E R T A I N M E N T}}" crawls down from below the {{color|red}} line and stops. The byline "IN ASSOCIATION WITH JVC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.", with the JVC logo in {{color|red}} and between "WITH" and "JVC", fades in below. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* | * For the company's <u>short-lived international division</u>, the word "{{Font|Serif|E N T E R T A I N M E N T}}" is replaced with the words "{{Font|Serif|I N T E R N A T I O N A L N. V.}}". | ||
* A <u>still version</u> of this logo appears at the end of John Carpenter's ''Vampires''. | * A <u>still version</u> of this logo appears at the end of John Carpenter's ''Vampires''. | ||
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'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
* Seen on films from Largo Entertainment such as ''Point Break'' (1991), ''The Super'', ''Dr. Giggles'', ''Judgment Night'', ''Timecop'', ''The Getaway'' (1994), ''Mulholland Falls'', ''Omega Doom'', ''Adrenalin: Fear the Rush'', ''Meet Wally Sparks'' and John Carpenter's ''Vampires''. | * Seen on films from Largo Entertainment such as ''Point Break'' (1991), ''The Super'', ''Dr. Giggles'', ''Judgment Night'', ''Timecop'', ''The Getaway'' (1994), ''Mulholland Falls'', ''Omega Doom'', ''Adrenalin: Fear the Rush'', ''Meet Wally Sparks'' and John Carpenter's ''Vampires''. | ||
* On current prints of some of these, with examples being ''Timecop'' and ''Unlawful Entry'', this is replaced by the Intermedia logo, while leaving the respective original distributor's logo (the 1981 [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] and 1991 [[Universal Pictures]] logos, for example) intact; on the Blu-ray of ''Timecop'', the Universal logo is replaced with the 2003 | * On current prints of some of these, with examples being ''Timecop'' and ''Unlawful Entry'', this is replaced by the Intermedia logo, while leaving the respective original distributor's logo (the 1981 [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] and 1991 [[Universal Pictures]] logos, for example) intact; on the Blu-ray of ''Timecop'', the Universal logo is replaced with the 2003 Warner Bros. shield. | ||
* The "INTERNATIONAL N.V." variant was seen on international prints of ''Malcolm X''. | * The "INTERNATIONAL N.V." variant was seen on international prints of ''Malcolm X'' (Largo co-financed and handled the foreign distribution of the film). | ||
* The last film to use this logo was ''Grey Owl'', starring Pierce Brosnan; the film also happens to be Largo's final production. | * The last film to use this logo was ''Grey Owl'', starring Pierce Brosnan; the film also happens to be Largo's final production. | ||
* Among the few films that is known to retain this is ''Point Break''; it is retained on at least AMC's print of the film as well as the now out-of-print [[20th Century Home Entertainment]] Blu-ray release. | * Among the few films that is known to retain this is ''Point Break''; it is retained on at least AMC's print of the film as well as the now out-of-print [[20th Century Home Entertainment]] Blu-ray release. | ||