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* A <u>prototype version</u> of the logo exists, with just the winged man and the word "POLYGRAM" in a stylistic font. Then either "FILMS" or "FILMED ENTERTAINMENT" in a smaller font fades in. | * A <u>prototype version</u> of the logo exists, with just the winged man and the word "POLYGRAM" in a stylistic font. Then either "FILMS" or "FILMED ENTERTAINMENT" in a smaller font fades in. | ||
* <u>Some direct-to-video releases</u>, such as ''Cats'', refer to the company as "POLYGRAM VISUAL PROGRAMMING". | * <u>Some direct-to-video releases</u>, such as ''Cats'', refer to the company as "POLYGRAM VISUAL PROGRAMMING". | ||
* | * A cut-short videotaped variant exists, which appears on <u>several UK VHS releases</u> 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 (1997-1999)|PolyGram Television]] logos, respectively. | ||
** A cut-short videotaped variant of the "POLYGRAM VISUAL PROGRAMMING" logo also exists which is seen on a <u>UK VHS trailer for ''Maisy''</u>. | ** A cut-short videotaped variant of the "POLYGRAM VISUAL PROGRAMMING" logo also exists, which is seen on a <u>UK VHS trailer for ''Maisy''</u>. | ||
* An open matte version can be found on the <u>theatrical trailer for ''Barney's Great Adventure''</u>. | * An open matte version can be found on the <u>theatrical trailer for ''Barney's Great Adventure''</u>. | ||
* 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 <u>PolyGram Video DVD of ''Your Friends and Neighbors''</u>. The cropped 4.3 version plasters over the <u>prototype version on some prints of ''The Game''</u>. | * 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 <u>PolyGram Video DVD of ''Your Friends and Neighbors''</u>. The cropped 4.3 version plasters over the <u>prototype version on some prints of ''The Game''</u>. | ||
* Another variant exists where "FILM DISTRIBUTION" replaces "FILMED ENTERTAINMENT". This can be spotted on a <u>French trailer for ''The Borrowers''</u> in a short version while the full version is found on both <u>''Fin août, début septembre'' and ''Trafic d'influence''</u>, the latter of which is in scope. | * Another variant also exists where "FILM DISTRIBUTION" replaces "FILMED ENTERTAINMENT". This can be spotted on a <u>French trailer for ''The Borrowers''</u> in a short version while the full version is found on both <u>''Fin août, début septembre'' and ''Trafic d'influence''</u>, the latter of which is in scope. | ||
* On a promotion seen <u>before the warning screen of the French VHS release of ''Spice World: The Movie'' (1997)</u>, the "FILMED ENTERTAINMENT" variant of the prototype version of the logo is seen with a {{color | * On a promotion seen <u>before the warning screen of the French VHS release of ''Spice World: The Movie'' (1997)</u>, the "FILMED ENTERTAINMENT" variant of the prototype version of the logo is seen with a {{color | ||
|goldenrod|dark yellow}} tint. | |goldenrod|dark yellow}} tint. | ||
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'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
* This was used for only two 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 (due to the aforementioned UMG transfer). | * This was used for only two 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 (due to the aforementioned UMG transfer). | ||
* Theatrically, the "FILMED ENTERTAINMENT" variant was seen outside of the | * Theatrically, the "FILMED ENTERTAINMENT" variant was seen outside of the U.S., while the "FILMS" variant appeared on PFE's "tentpole" features in the U.S., including ''The Game'', ''The Borrowers'', ''Barney's Great Adventure'', ''What Dreams May Come'', ''Very Bad Things'', ''Return to Paradise'', and ''The Proposition'', among others. | ||
* PFE's other films would use the Gramercy Pictures logo in the US instead. | * PFE's other films would use the Gramercy Pictures logo in the US instead. | ||
* It | * It appears 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 | * The prototype version with "FILMS" can be seen on ''The Game'' (where the logo debuted, even on current prints following the 1997 Universal logo), a teaser trailer, and a TV spot for ''The Borrowers'', 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 and the UK TV spot for ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' (albeit slightly off-centered). | ||
* The "FILMED ENTERTAINMENT" variant of the prototype version can also be seen on ''Dead Letter Office'', the | * The "FILMED ENTERTAINMENT" variant of the prototype version can also be seen on ''Dead Letter Office'', the UK trailer for ''The Game'', the theatrical trailer for ''The Borrowers'' and also makes a surprise appearance on an early teaser trailer for ''The Green Mile''. | ||
* It | * It also appears on British prints of ''Spice World'' (released in the UK as ''Spice World: The Movie''), but American prints use the [[Columbia Pictures]] logo instead (as Columbia distributed the movie in the U.S. instead). | ||
* When [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment|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 PolyGram 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. | * When [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment|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 PolyGram 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''. | * 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 also seen on theatrical prints of ''The Borrowers'' and on a TMC on Demand print of ''What Dreams May Come'' (however, the VHS and original DVD releases of both films | * The "FILMS" variant was also seen on theatrical prints of ''The Borrowers'' and on a TMC on Demand print of ''What Dreams May Come'' (however, the VHS and original DVD releases of both films use 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 from Apax Partners in October 2011. | * 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 Apax Partners in October 2011. | ||