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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* On UK, German, Australian, Brazilian and Argentine VHS releases, just before the logo settles in place, a white flash is seen, and the logo is now set against a {{color|dodgerblue|light blue}} background. | * On UK, German, Australian, Brazilian and Argentine VHS releases, just before the logo settles in place, a white flash is seen, and the logo is now set against a {{color|dodgerblue|light blue}} background. | ||
** Some releases have the logo zooming out to the top as a {{color|deepskyblue|light blue}} marquee with white lines fades in below reading "GREAT FILMS", along with "from the Hollywood studios of PARAMOUNT & UNIVERSAL", which would lead into sneak previews of upcoming movies. | |||
*** Another background variant of the above has the logo zooming out to the top, but cuts to black; it can be found on the 1986 UK VHS re-release of ''Woody Woodpecker and His Friends''. | |||
* A still variant simply consisting of the logo in white on a light blue background is known to have been seen on some Japanese tapes, VCDs and LaserDiscs, as well as VHDs (basically the country's version of CED). | |||
* One variant has the CIC Video logo ({{color|dodgerblue|blue}} background version) "morph" into the 1986 Paramount logo (with a smaller Paramount Communications byline), which then morphs into the 1971 version of the 1963 Universal logo. This was only seen on some Brazilian tapes as the beginning of a promotional music video, celebrating 1,000,000 copies of CIC videotapes sold in Brazil. | * One variant has the CIC Video logo ({{color|dodgerblue|blue}} background version) "morph" into the 1986 Paramount logo (with a smaller Paramount Communications byline), which then morphs into the 1971 version of the 1963 Universal logo. This was only seen on some Brazilian tapes as the beginning of a promotional music video, celebrating 1,000,000 copies of CIC videotapes sold in Brazil. | ||
** A 1991 trailer tape had the common {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} background variant flash into this particular variant. The 1986 Paramount logo also does not morph into the Universal logo. | ** A 1991 trailer tape had the common {{color|dodgerblue|blue}} background variant flash into this particular variant. The 1986 Paramount logo also does not morph into the Universal logo. | ||
* At the end of the Spanish VHS release of ''Earthquake'', an extended variant appears, where titles of movies scroll from bottom to top. After that, the logo starts playing, while the last piece of the text starts scrolling up. Once the logo finishes playing, the text "PARAMOUNT Y UNIVERSAL" stops scrolling and appears on top of the logo. | * At the end of the Spanish VHS release of ''Earthquake'', an extended variant appears, where titles of movies scroll from bottom to top. After that, the logo starts playing, while the last piece of the text starts scrolling up. Once the logo finishes playing, the text "PARAMOUNT Y UNIVERSAL" stops scrolling and appears on top of the logo. | ||
* On an Italian promo, the logo is cropped, only leaving the CIC part of the logo playing. | * On an Italian promo, the logo is cropped, only leaving the CIC part of the logo playing. | ||
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* This logo may also come after a home video logo from that country (such as [[Argentina Video Home|AVH]] in Argentina, [[Home Video Hellas|HVH]] in Greece, and [[ITI Home Video|ITI]] in Poland). | * This logo may also come after a home video logo from that country (such as [[Argentina Video Home|AVH]] in Argentina, [[Home Video Hellas|HVH]] in Greece, and [[ITI Home Video|ITI]] in Poland). | ||
* The blue background variant with the marquee appears on some tapes from the era such as the original UK retail releases of ''Saturday Night Fever'' and ''Back to the Future''. | * The blue background variant with the marquee appears on some tapes from the era such as the original UK retail releases of ''Saturday Night Fever'' and ''Back to the Future''. | ||
** It was also spotted on the Japanese laserdisc of ''Back to the Future'', although it hasn't been translated through subtitles. | |||
* Other releases to have this include ''Back to the Future Part III'', ''Ghost'', ''Kindergarten Cop'', ''Top Gun'', ''Twins'', ''The Naked Gun 2 1/2'', ''Coming To America'', ''The Godfather Part III'', ''Beverly Hills Cop II'', ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', ''The Hunt for Red October'' and ''Stepping Out'', among others. | * Other releases to have this include ''Back to the Future Part III'', ''Ghost'', ''Kindergarten Cop'', ''Top Gun'', ''Twins'', ''The Naked Gun 2 1/2'', ''Coming To America'', ''The Godfather Part III'', ''Beverly Hills Cop II'', ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', ''The Hunt for Red October'' and ''Stepping Out'', among others. | ||
* It was also spotted at the end on a late 1990s TNT airing of ''American Graffiti'' with the movie's end theme playing over. | * It was also spotted at the end on a late 1990s TNT airing of ''American Graffiti'' with the movie's end theme playing over. | ||
* It was also spotted at the beginning of a 1994 Brazilian VHS release of ''Dark Angel: The Ascent'' (1994), a [[Full Moon Entertainment|Full Moon]] film released by Paramount, with the 6th logo appearing afterwards. | * It was also spotted at the beginning of a 1994 Brazilian VHS release of ''Dark Angel: The Ascent'' (1994), a [[Full Moon Entertainment|Full Moon]] film released by Paramount, with the 6th logo appearing afterwards. | ||
* The blue background variant also appears on the 1988 UK VHS release of ''U2: Rattle and Hum''. | * The blue background variant also appears on the 1988 UK VHS release of ''U2: Rattle and Hum''. | ||