PolyGram Filmed Entertainment: Difference between revisions

'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Only known to be seen on the 1980 ABC TV movie ''Mysteries of the Sea'', which is very hard to come by as it seems to not have been reran in years and the recording that's available may be from the only airing the film had.

'''Availability:''' Appears on ''An American Werewolf in London'', ''Endless Love'', ''King of the Mountain'' and ''Deadly Blessing'' (preceded by the 1976 United Artists Pictures logo). Also seen on the 2013 Shout! Factory DVD and Blu-Ray release of the latter. Don't expect to see this on ''Flashdance'' (which PolyGram co-produced with Paramount Pictures).

'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Found on most 1992 to 1997 PolyGram films, most notably ''Posse'', ''Romeo is Bleeding'', ''Jason's Lyric'', ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (it was left intact on the 2007 MGM Region 4 DVD release, proceeded by the 1986 MGM logo), ''Dead Man Walking'', ''Kalifornia'' (1997 [[PolyGram Video]] DVD and 2000 [[MGM]] DVD releases only, the 1994 PolyGram Video VHS release and current prints have this logo removed), ''A Gnome Named Gnorm'' (1994 PolyGram Video VHS release only, plastered by the 2005 [[Lionsgate Films]] logo on current prints due to PolyGram only handling that home media release and Lionsgate owning the film through producer [[Vestron Pictures]]), ''Fargo'', ''The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert'' (but not on the 1995 PolyGram Video VHS release) and ''Bean'', among others. Also seen on UK trailers for PolyGram films, some which can be found on VHS releases in the United States by PolyGram Video. Appears on the PolyGram Video United Kingdom VHS, some 1996 US VHS prints, and 1999 MGM US DVD of ''The Usual Suspects''. This logo is not seen on ''Shallow Grave'', the Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher ''Batman'' films (which PolyGram gets credited as a producer on due to Jon Peters and Peter Guber producing the films and PolyGram receiving a portion of the films' earnings as part of Peters's and Guber's departure from the studio), ''The Matchmaker'' or any pre-1992 PolyGram films. It is unknown if this appears on any video prints of ''The Basketball Diaries'', which they acquired through its purchase of ''Island World'' a few months before its theatrical release. On newer prints of post-1996 films, and pre-1996 films that they own, this is plastered with the 1997 Universal logo. This is seen on current prints of ''The Borrowers'' (which originally used the next logo) when it last aired on Disney XD, Discovery Family and Netflix and on the Universal DVD as well (after the 1997 Universal logo respectively). This also happens on a 16th April 2001 UK airing of ''Spice World: The Movie'' (1997) on BBC One as well. The inverted variant can be seen on ''The Jacksons: An American Dream'' on TV One, VH1 and VH1 Classic, although it's plastered by the short version of the 1997 Universal logo on BET and Centric (now BET Her) broadcasts, the Motown DVD releases and Tubi's print. This logo also made an appearance during the documentary ''Return to Shining Time: Your Ticket to Thomas and the Magic Railroad'', which can be seen as a bonus feature on the 2020 Blu-Ray/DVD copy of ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad''.

'''Availability:''' Very rare. This was used for only three years, and later home media releases as well as most television airings of films that originally used this logo have it plastered by the 1997 Universal logo. Theatrically, the "FILMED ENTERTAINMENT" variant was seen outside of the US, while the "FILMS" variant appeared on PFE's "tentpole" features in the US, including ''The Game'', ''The Borrowers'', ''Barney's Great Adventure'', ''What Dreams May Come'', ''Very Bad Things'', ''Return to Paradise'', and ''The Proposition''. PFE's other films would use the Gramercy Pictures logo in the US instead. Can be found on [[PolyGram Video]] VHS and DVD releases of films such as ''Barney's Great Adventure'', ''The Big Lebowski'', ''Elizabeth'', ''Clay Pigeons'', ''The Borrowers'', and ''Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels'', among others. The prototype version with "FILMS" can be seen on ''The Game'' (where the logo debuted), a teaser trailer and a TV spot for ''The Borrowers'' and a trailer for ''Barney's Great Adventure'' which can be found on the [[Lyrick Studios]] VHS releases of ''Barney: It's Time For Counting'' and ''Barney In Outer Space,'' including the screener version of the latter. The "FILMED ENTERTAINMENT" variant of the prototype version can be seen on ''Dead Letter Office'', the United Kingdom trailer for ''The Game'', the theatrical trailer for ''The Borrowers'' and makes a surprise appearance on an early teaser trailer for ''The Green Mile.'' When [[Universal Studios Home Entertainment]] reissued PolyGram Video/[[USA Home Entertainment]] DVD releases from 2002 to 2004, they re-released the PolyGram manufactured discs in their original packaging, but edited out almost all references to said company on the cases (however, it would be likely that films from this time frame released in this method would preserve this logo) - one such release was a 2003 reprint of ''The Big Lebowski'' under Universal. Also found intact on a 2008 Showtime airing of ''The Hi-Lo Country'', as well as a Hulu print of ''Your Friends & Neighbors''. The "FILMS" variant was seen on theatrical prints of ''The Borrowers'' and on a TMC on Demand print of ''What Dreams May Come'' (the VHS and original DVDs of both films used the "FILMED ENTERTAINMENT" variant). One of few films, if not the only one, to retain this on all current prints is ''Barney's Great Adventure: The Movie'', where it's sometimes preceded by the 1997 Universal logo, especially since 2014 when Mattel (a Universal partner) acquired the HiT Entertainment library.