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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Greater Union Film Distributors''' was | '''Greater Union Film Distributors''', a successor to [[GUO Film Distributors]], was the name of the distribution arm of [[Greater Union Cinemas]], an Australian cinema chain. The company distributed its own productions as well as those of [[Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment]], [[Walt Disney Productions]] (later [[Walt Disney Pictures]]), and the [[Touchstone Pictures]] subsidiary that was founded by Disney in 1984. Greater Union are now owned by AHL which falls under Village Roadshow ownership. In 1987, Greater Union Film Distributors merged with the distribution arm of Village Roadshow, but both companies retained their own patterns of distributing films temporarily. In 1992, Greater Union Film Distributors was absorbed into [[Roadshow Films]]. | ||
===1st (known) Logo ( | ===1st (known) Logo (1982-1988)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Near extinction. This logo was only used in Australian cinemas. However this has shown up letterboxed on a 1984 PBV VHS of ''The Last Starfighter'', another unknown video and strangely enough the UK VHS release of ''Warriors of the Wind'', the infamous [[Manson International]] dub of ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind''. Also appears on the short film ''Palace of Dreams''. This makes a surprise appearance on the Umbrella Entertainment Blu-ray of ''Razorback'', instead of the Warner Bros. logo. | '''Availability:''' Near extinction. This logo was only used in Australian cinemas. However this has shown up letterboxed on a 1984 PBV VHS of ''The Last Starfighter'', another unknown video and strangely enough the UK VHS release of ''Warriors of the Wind'', the infamous [[Manson International]] dub of ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind''. Also appears on the short film ''Palace of Dreams''. This makes a surprise appearance on the Umbrella Entertainment Blu-ray of ''Razorback'', instead of the Warner Bros. logo. | ||
===2nd Logo ( | ===2nd Logo (1988-1991)=== | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A ding when the flash of light appears, followed by a synth horn fanfare over a chorus pad, then a drumbeat when the emblem stops zooming in, ending in a synthesized flourish. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A ding when the flash of light appears, followed by a synth horn fanfare over a chorus pad, then a drumbeat when the emblem stops zooming in, ending in a synthesized flourish. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extinct. Until 2023, the only evidence this logo existing is on Australian VHS releases of ''Blinky Bill'' on the video cover and on trailers for the film. This print logo has been recently spotted on a TV spot for ''Proof''. This logo was most likely seen only in Australian cinemas as the logo is erased from all home media releases or plastered with the Roadshow Television logo on TV prints. | '''Availability:''' Extinct. Until 2023, the only evidence this logo existing is on Australian VHS releases of ''Blinky Bill'' on the video cover and on trailers for the film. This print logo has been recently spotted on a TV spot for ''Proof''. This logo was most likely seen only in Australian cinemas as the logo is erased from all home media releases or plastered with the Roadshow Television logo on TV prints. According to the OzMovies website, Greater Union Distributors' final production under that name was ''The Magic Riddle'', released in Australian cinemas on 26 September 1991, and its final release under that name was ''Sweet Talker'', released in the same cinemas on 7 November 1991; it is unknown if there are prints of either film with this logo. | ||
{{Chronology|[[GUO Film Distributors]]|[[Roadshow Films]]}} | {{Chronology|[[GUO Film Distributors]]|[[Roadshow Films]]}} | ||