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'''Trivia:'''  
'''Trivia:'''  
* This logo was designed by Rocky Longo, an artist at Pacific Title and Art Studio, Inc. He also designed the next two logos.
* This logo was designed by Rocky Longo, an artist at Pacific Title and Art Studio, Inc. He also designed the next two logos.
* The 1977 variant was designed by Hal Needham, director of ''Smokey and the Bandit'', ''The Cannibal Run'', and ''Stroker Ace''.
* The extended CinemaScope fanfare has appeared in the two ''Star Wars'' 'original score' albums. Many other albums carry this fanfare (albeit rearranged). All of these albums can be found on iTunes.  
* The extended CinemaScope fanfare has appeared in the two ''Star Wars'' 'original score' albums. Many other albums carry this fanfare (albeit rearranged). All of these albums can be found on iTunes.  
* In December 1977, this logo was adapted as the label design of 20th Century-Fox Records, until the label was closed down in 1982.  
* In December 1977, this logo was adapted as the label design of 20th Century-Fox Records, until the label was closed down in 1982.  
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* There is an extended version of the 1953-1987 logo without the CinemaScope logo. It appeared only on two films, 1977's ''High Anxiety'' and 1981's ''History of the World, Part I'', both directed by and starring Mel Brooks. The logo loops in reverse like the next logo.
* There is an extended version of the 1953-1987 logo without the CinemaScope logo. It appeared only on two films, 1977's ''High Anxiety'' and 1981's ''History of the World, Part I'', both directed by and starring Mel Brooks. The logo loops in reverse like the next logo.
* 1968-1987: The structure and the sky background are off-center and shifted to the left. Starting in 1976 with ''The Omen'', the registered trademark symbol "®" was added to the bottom of the logo.
* 1968-1987: The structure and the sky background are off-center and shifted to the left. Starting in 1976 with ''The Omen'', the registered trademark symbol "®" was added to the bottom of the logo.
* 1977-1981; 1993?: This variant is drawn differently. Parts of the logo, like the left spotlight for example, have changed to a more cartoony look. The coloring in this logo also feels more cartoony. This logo would also be used as the base for the 20th Century Fox Records logo. Otherwise, it has a similar appearance to the previous logo.
*(December 17, 1977-March 4, 1978: The logo has a slightly different appearance. There are now only four spotlights in the logo with only one rear spotlight. The left spotlight's beam is slightly tilted, and furthermore, there is an extra spotlight on the far right side of the screen which has the same appearance as the front left spotlight, but the only difference is that it's mounted on a different base.
**Furthermore, the ending variant contains a box around it. For its first year, the box is in black and red, and has the words, "FOR SEVENTY-SEVEN" with the words spaced out.
*March 4, 1978-November 10, 1981: The logo with its standard appearance. The spotlight count has returned back to 5 and the extra spotlight on the far right side of the screen is now gone. This appeared as a secondary logo with the previous logo.
*The golden structure variant of the 1977 version is mostly seen as an onscreen print logo for VHS covers. It also appears on films, but is rare.
*The golden structure variant of the 1977 version is mostly seen as an onscreen print logo for VHS covers. It also appears on films, but is rare.
*Another rare version of the 1977 version exists, with the structure having more of a reddish, greenish, feel to it. The left spotlight beam is colored Aqua blue, The rear spotlight is colored clear blue, and the right spotlight beam is colored green.
* There was a short version of this logo.
* There was a short version of this logo.
* This logo takes place against either a day or a night sky backdrop.
* This logo takes place against either a day or a night sky backdrop.
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* The logo was not seen at all on ''Carmen Jones'', ''The Girl Can't Help It'', ''A Circle of Deception'', ''The Longest Day'', ''Zorba the Greek'', ''Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines'', ''Batman: The Movie'' (1966, as the previous logo is used), ''The Cape Town Affair'', ''The Day the Fish Came Out'', ''Star!'', ''Deadfall'', ''Patton'' (some TV broadcasts spliced in the logo from another film), ''Tora! Tora! Tora!'', ''Trouble Man'', ''The Poseidon Adventure'', USA prints of ''The Towering Inferno'' (as Fox owns primary North American distribution rights, while Warner Bros. owns most international rights, though both companies worked on the film together), ''At Long Last Love'', ''The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother'', ''Silent Movie'', ''Prudence and the Pill'', and ''All This and World War II''.
* The logo was not seen at all on ''Carmen Jones'', ''The Girl Can't Help It'', ''A Circle of Deception'', ''The Longest Day'', ''Zorba the Greek'', ''Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines'', ''Batman: The Movie'' (1966, as the previous logo is used), ''The Cape Town Affair'', ''The Day the Fish Came Out'', ''Star!'', ''Deadfall'', ''Patton'' (some TV broadcasts spliced in the logo from another film), ''Tora! Tora! Tora!'', ''Trouble Man'', ''The Poseidon Adventure'', USA prints of ''The Towering Inferno'' (as Fox owns primary North American distribution rights, while Warner Bros. owns most international rights, though both companies worked on the film together), ''At Long Last Love'', ''The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother'', ''Silent Movie'', ''Prudence and the Pill'', and ''All This and World War II''.
* The 1976 revision makes a very strange appearance on the Criterion Collection Blu-ray of ''Naked Lunch'' (a 1991 film).
* The 1976 revision makes a very strange appearance on the Criterion Collection Blu-ray of ''Naked Lunch'' (a 1991 film).
* The 1977 version is extinct since 2011.
* Appears on the Vestron VHS of ''Fort Apache: The Bronx'' (despite not mentioning TCF on the cover) and a Trifecta syndicated print of ''Oh Heavenly Dog!'' (Paramount/Trifecta owns the TV rights to this movie via Mulberry Square Productions, who previously had a deal with Viacom Enterprises in the past).
* Appears on the Vestron VHS of ''Fort Apache: The Bronx'' (despite not mentioning TCF on the cover) and a Trifecta syndicated print of ''Oh Heavenly Dog!'' (Paramount/Trifecta owns the TV rights to this movie via Mulberry Square Productions, who previously had a deal with Viacom Enterprises in the past).
* ''Southern Comfort'' was originally seen with the 1976 revision of this logo before the Cinema Group ident; it can be seen on some older European copies, preceded by the [[Overseas Filmgroup]] logo.
* ''Southern Comfort'' was originally seen with the 1976 revision of this logo before the Cinema Group ident; it can be seen on some older European copies, preceded by the [[Overseas Filmgroup]] logo.
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