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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*On releases of Orion movies, the beginning of the Orion Pictures logo begins behind the Orion Home Video logo, as the stars become brighter. The logo shrinks to the top star, playing the Orion Pictures logo from on out. | * On releases of Orion movies, the beginning of the [[Orion Pictures]] logo begins behind the Orion Home Video logo, as the stars become brighter. The logo shrinks to the top star, playing the Orion Pictures logo from on out. | ||
*On videos that did not have the Orion Pictures logo, the logo shines for a few seconds more before fading out | * On videos that did not have the Orion Pictures logo, the logo shines for a few seconds more before fading out | ||
*On 1988 tapes from this company, a still version of the logo is displayed before the FBI warning. | * On 1988 tapes from this company, a still version of the logo is displayed before the FBI warning. | ||
*Sometimes, when previews of upcoming releases were shown, the words "COMING FROM" would be superimposed above the logo. The font varies. | * Sometimes, when previews of upcoming releases were shown, the words "COMING FROM" would be superimposed above the logo. The font varies. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The comet swerving, the text shining, and in some cases, the movie logo transition. | '''FX/SFX:''' The comet swerving, the text shining, and in some cases, the movie logo transition. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Most releases use an extended version of the fanfare that surges into the standard Orion Pictures logo. Sometimes, a shortened version of the fanfare was used. In rare cases, it is silence or the film's opening music. | '''Music/Sounds:''' Most releases use an extended version of the fanfare that surges into the standard Orion Pictures logo. Sometimes, a shortened version of the fanfare was used. In rare cases, it is silence or the film's opening music. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Most of the back catalog's been reissued by MGM Home Entertainment. Titles with this logo include ''RoboCop'' and ''RoboCop'' ''2'', ''Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'', ''UHF'', ''Frog'', ''Mac and Me'', and ''State of Grace'', among others. The still variant can be found on a 1988 VHS of ''Married to the Mob''. The short and silent version also can be spotted on some early 1990s [[GoodTimes Entertainment|GoodTimes Home Video]] releases that were under license from Orion, including ''Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw'', ''Breaker! Breaker!'', ''Class'', ''Lone Wolf McQuade'', and ''Back to School'', among others. Orion's first home video release was ''Malone''. | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Most of the back catalog's been reissued by [[MGM Home Entertainment]]. Titles with this logo include ''RoboCop'' and ''RoboCop'' ''2'', ''Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'', ''UHF'', ''Frog'', ''Mac and Me'', and ''State of Grace'', among others. The still variant can be found on a 1988 VHS of ''Married to the Mob''. The short and silent version also can be spotted on some early 1990s [[GoodTimes Entertainment|GoodTimes Home Video]] releases that were under license from Orion, including ''Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw'', ''Breaker! Breaker!'', ''Class'', ''Lone Wolf McQuade'', and ''Back to School'', among others. Orion's first home video release was ''Malone''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' A neat variation of the Orion logo with some nice star effects, though it's nowhere near as good as the next effort... | '''Editor's Note:''' A neat variation of the Orion logo with some nice star effects, though it's nowhere near as good as the next effort... | ||