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'''Nicknames:''' "Leo the Lion IV", "The King of the Plasters", "Classic Lion" , "MGM Marquee XII" , "MGM Marquee LXX" , "MGM Marquee LXXV" | '''Nicknames:''' "Leo the Lion IV", "The King of the Plasters", "Classic Lion" , "MGM Marquee XII" , "MGM Marquee LXX" , "MGM Marquee LXXV", "The Lion of Annoyance", "The Lion of Boredom" | ||
'''Logo:''' The logo is the same as the 1984 logo, minus the "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ENTERTAINMENT CO.</span>" banner beneath the {{Font color|red|red}} mask. The company name is now {{Font color|gold|golden colored}}, and will remain this way from this point forward. The mask appears in a darker {{Font color|darkred|red}} color. Leo roars twice as usual. | '''Logo:''' The logo is the same as the 1984 logo, minus the "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ENTERTAINMENT CO.</span>" banner beneath the {{Font color|red|red}} mask. The company name is now {{Font color|gold|golden colored}}, and will remain this way from this point forward. The mask appears in a darker {{Font color|darkred|red}} color. Leo roars twice as usual. | ||
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*''Bandits'', ''Walking Tall'', ''De-Lovely,'' Wicker Park, ''A Guy Thing, and the 2004 VHS of Uptown Girls'' have a low-pitched 1995 roar on the 2001 logo. | *''Bandits'', ''Walking Tall'', ''De-Lovely,'' Wicker Park, ''A Guy Thing, and the 2004 VHS of Uptown Girls'' have a low-pitched 1995 roar on the 2001 logo. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Ultra common, especially the 2001 variant which is notorious for plastering numerous logos from so many other companies. Seen on all MGM releases of this era. | ||
*Its earliest-known appearance was on TV spots for ''Running Scared'' (1986), but it is currently unknown if theatrical prints used this logo, as the original U.S. VHS had the 9th logo and the UK VHS had no logo at the front of the film, while 1990s VHS reissues feature the bylineless gold-ribboned logo (in letterbox), as did a 1994 broadcast on BBC1 (cropped to 4:3). | *Its earliest-known appearance was on TV spots for ''Running Scared'' (1986), but it is currently unknown if theatrical prints used this logo, as the original U.S. VHS had the 9th logo and the UK VHS had no logo at the front of the film, while 1990s VHS reissues feature the bylineless gold-ribboned logo (in letterbox), as did a 1994 broadcast on BBC1 (cropped to 4:3). | ||
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*Also seen on current international prints (including a recent PRO Cinema broadcast in Romania) of ''BeastMaster 2: Through the Portal of Time'', which was released by Vision International overseas (American rights are with Warner Bros./New Line). | *Also seen on current international prints (including a recent PRO Cinema broadcast in Romania) of ''BeastMaster 2: Through the Portal of Time'', which was released by Vision International overseas (American rights are with Warner Bros./New Line). | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' Like the 9th logo, it's one of the most popular logos ever. | '''Editor's Note:''' Like the 9th logo, it's one of the most popular logos ever. However, some people don't like the 2001 website variant of this logo, since it plasters so many older logos. | ||
===14th Logo (November 14, 2008-March 16, 2012)=== | ===14th Logo (November 14, 2008-March 16, 2012)=== | ||