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* Some direct-to-video releases, such as ''Cats'', refer to the company as "POLYGRAM VISUAL PROGRAMMING". | * Some direct-to-video releases, such as ''Cats'', refer to the company as "POLYGRAM VISUAL PROGRAMMING". | ||
* There is a cut short videotaped variant that can be found on several UK VHS releases such as ''Spice World: The Movie'' (1997) and ''Barney's Great Adventure'' (1998) and the 1998 UK VHS rental release of ''Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie'' (1997), among others. This just has the Icarus shining and the "FILMED ENTERTAINMENT" text zooming out underneath. This was also used as the basis for the short [[PolyGram Video]] and [[PolyGram Television]] logos. | * There is a cut short videotaped variant that can be found on several UK VHS releases such as ''Spice World: The Movie'' (1997) and ''Barney's Great Adventure'' (1998) and the 1998 UK VHS rental release of ''Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie'' (1997), among others. This just has the Icarus shining and the "FILMED ENTERTAINMENT" text zooming out underneath. This was also used as the basis for the short [[PolyGram Video]] and [[PolyGram Television]] logos. | ||
* A cut short videotaped variant of the "POLYGRAM VISUAL PROGRAMMING" logo also exists which is seen on a UK VHS trailer for ''Maisy''. | ** A cut short videotaped variant of the "POLYGRAM VISUAL PROGRAMMING" logo also exists which is seen on a UK VHS trailer for ''Maisy''. | ||
* An open matte version can be found on the theatrical trailer for ''Barney's Great Adventure''. | * An open matte version can be found on the theatrical trailer for ''Barney's Great Adventure''. | ||
* There are two variants done for some films shot in the 2.35 aspect ratio. There is one where the 1.85 variant is cropped to 2.35 to accommodate the scope format. The other one is where the 4:3 version is cropped to 2.35. The cropped 1.85 version can be found on the PolyGram Video DVD of ''Your Friends and Neighbors''. The cropped 4.3 version plasters over the prototype version on some prints of ''The Game''. | * There are two variants done for some films shot in the 2.35 aspect ratio. There is one where the 1.85 variant is cropped to 2.35 to accommodate the scope format. The other one is where the 4:3 version is cropped to 2.35. The cropped 1.85 version can be found on the PolyGram Video DVD of ''Your Friends and Neighbors''. The cropped 4.3 version plasters over the prototype version on some prints of ''The Game''. | ||
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* Also found intact on a 2008 Showtime airing of ''The Hi-Lo Country'', as well as a Hulu print of ''Your Friends & Neighbors''. | * 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). | * 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. | * 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 from Apex Partners in 2011. | ||
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