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===Background===
===Background===
'''PolyGram Pictures''' was formed in 1979 by producers Jon Peters and Peter Guber. It was the launched as the film division of the PolyGram Records label. [[Universal Pictures]] would handle U.S. distribution for a majority of their films (with the exceptions of ''Wes Craven's Deadly Blessing'', ''Split Image'' and ''Flashdance'', which were distributed by [[United Artists]], [[Orion Pictures]] and [[Paramount Pictures]] respectively) while [[Producers Sales Organization]] would handle distribution outside the US. In 1982, Peters and Guber left PolyGram to form [[The Guber-Peters Entertainment Company|The Guber-Peters Company]] which would lead to the deactivation of PolyGram Pictures a year later in 1983. Two years later in 1985, MCA Home Video sold the video rights to the PolyGram Pictures library to [[Vestron Video]] as a way of cutting losses due to most of these films losing money at the box office. However, the home video rights to ''Deadly Blessing'' would go to [[Embassy Home Entertainment]] while the rights to ''Flashdance'' would remain with [[Paramount Home Media Distribution|Paramount]]. Universal would eventually regain the distribution rights to some of the PolyGram films they distributed, which included ''Endless Love'', ''An American Werewolf in London'' and ''Missing'', among others. [[Lionsgate Film|Lionsgate]] holds streaming and TV rights to the PolyGram Pictures-era films (except ''Flashdance'') such as ''The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper'', ''King of the Mountain'' and ''Six Weeks'', under license from [[Hearst Entertainment]], which previously had the TV rights to these films via King Features, Lionsgate eventually gained the TV/streaming rights to Hearst's library in 2015.
In the early 1980s, PolyGram Video was formed to distribute concert films and featured films acquired from third-parties. To make up the funding, in 1986, PolyGram Video launched "PolyGram Filmed Entertainment" as a subsidiary based in England and became a European competitor to Hollywood. The first film was ''P.I. Private Investigations'' in 1987. In 1989, they set up a film sales subsidiary [[Manifesto Film Sales]]. However, they didn't enter full US distribution or use a logo until 1992. Prior to that, PolyGram often used other US distributors for some of their films such as [[The Samuel Goldwyn Company]] (''Wild at Heart'' and ''Fear, Anxiety & Depression'') and [[New Line Cinema]] (''Drop Dead Fred'', ''Fools of Fortune'' and ''Chicago Joe and the Showgirl''). Between 1990 and 1995, PolyGram would acquire several production companies such as [[Working Title Films]], [[Propaganda Films]], [[Interscope Communications]], [[Island Pictures]] and [[ITC Entertainment Group|ITC Entertainment]], among others. They also formed 2 other labels as well: [[Gramercy Pictures]] in 1992 (which was launched as a joint venture between PolyGram and [[Universal Pictures]]. It also acted as an art house label for Universal and a US distributor for PolyGram) and [[Rogue Pictures]] in 1997 (which was launched as a low budget label for PolyGram). In 1998, PolyGram was acquired by Seagram & Sons, and operated until 2000, when it was shut down and folded into [[Universal Studios]]. In 1999, Seagram & Sons sold most of the pre-March 31, 1996 library to [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] and it was incorporated into their [[Orion Pictures]] library. Currently, most of the pre-March 31, 1996 PolyGram film library, including most films from Island Pictures, the entire [[Atlantic Releasing Corporation]] library (through Island), and the [[Epic Productions|Epic]] library (which PolyGram had acquired in 1997), is owned by MGM while Universal owns the rights to some pre-March 31, 1996 films (''Backbeat'', ''Before the Rain'', ''Hate'' (also known as ''La Haine''), ''The Jacksons: An American Dream'', ''Drop Dead Fred'' (in the UK only) and ''Cold Blooded'') and the rest of PolyGram's films until its disestablishment.


In 1986, PolyGram Pictures was relaunched as "PolyGram Filmed Entertainment". The reorganized film unit was based in England and became a European competitor to Hollywood. However, they didn't enter full US distribution or use a logo until 1992. Prior to that, PolyGram often used other US distributors for some of their films such as [[The Samuel Goldwyn Company]] (''Wild at Heart'' and ''Fear, Anxiety & Depression'') and [[New Line Cinema]] (''Drop Dead Fred'', ''Fools of Fortune'' and ''Chicago Joe and the Showgirl''). Between 1990 and 1995, PolyGram would acquire several production companies such as [[Working Title Films]], [[Propaganda Films]], [[Interscope Communications]], [[Island Pictures]] and [[ITC Entertainment Group|ITC Entertainment]], among others. They also formed 2 other labels as well: [[Gramercy Pictures]] in 1992 (which was launched as a joint venture between PolyGram and [[Universal Pictures]]. It also acted as an art house label for Universal and a US distributor for PolyGram) and [[Rogue Pictures]] in 1997 (which was launched as a low budget label for PolyGram). In 1998, PolyGram was acquired by Seagram & Sons, and operated until 2000, when it was shut down and folded into [[Universal Studios]]. In 1999, Seagram & Sons sold most of the pre-March 31, 1996 library to [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] and it was incorporated into their [[Orion Pictures]] library. Currently, most of the pre-March 31, 1996 PolyGram film library, including most films from Island Pictures, the entire [[Atlantic Releasing Corporation]] library (through Island), and the [[Epic Productions|Epic]] library (which PolyGram had acquired in 1997), is owned by MGM while Universal owns the rights to some pre-March 31, 1996 films (''Backbeat'', ''Before the Rain'', ''Hate'' (also known as ''La Haine''), ''The Jacksons: An American Dream'', ''Drop Dead Fred'' (in the UK only) and ''Cold Blooded'') and the rest of PolyGram's films until its disestablishment.
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|PolyGram_Pictures_(1980;_Mysteries_of_the_Sea)_(EXTREMELY_RARE).png|1st Logo (May 18, 1980)
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|Polygram4.jpg|3rd Logo (November 13, 1981)
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|Polygram15.png|2nd Logo (September 12, 1997-April 2, 1999)
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==PolyGram Pictures==
===1st Logo (May 18, 1980)===
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'''Logo:''' We see the text "PolyGram Pictures" in {{color|gold}}. There are {{color|red}} stars lined up underneath the name.
 
'''Technique:''' None.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the movie.
 
'''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.
 
===2nd Logo (April 4, 1981-April 14, 1982)===
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see {{color|red}} stars going up, then down in a curve (like the 1980 [[Telepictures Corporation]] logo), revealing the text:
 
<center>'''P'''oly'''G'''ram Pictures</center>
 
The stars are in a line under the name.
 
'''Variants:'''
* An early variant features the stars and name wiping, without any animation at all.
* On ''An American Werewolf in London'', the logo cuts to black instead of fading to black at the end.
 
'''Technique:''' Scanimate effects.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' Usually none or the opening theme of the film.
 
'''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.
* It also does not appear on ''Flashdance'' (1983) as well (which PolyGram co-produced with Paramount Pictures).
 
===3rd Logo (November 13, 1981)===
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'''Logo:''' On a background of {{color|red}}, {{color|orange}} and {{color|gold|yellow}} stripes, we see the words "POLYGRAM" in a Prisma-like font near the middle of the screen.
 
'''Variant:''' An open-matte version exists on VHS prints of the film.
 
'''Technique:''' None.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
 
'''Availability:''' Very rare.
* The only known film to use this logo is ''The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper''.
* Preserved on current prints (including the future Kino Lorber Blu-Ray release) and the 1982 MCA Videocassette VHS release of said movie.
 
==PolyGram Filmed Entertainment==
===1st Logo (September 4, 1992-1998)===
===1st Logo (September 4, 1992-1998)===
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* 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.
* 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.


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