MGM/UA Home Video

ickname : "The Rollercoaster Filmstrip" Logo :


 * Opening : The logo starts out with 3D CGI with the filmstrip, and the filmstrip looks like something you would see from a rollercoaster or IMAX. We see a black-and-white image of Jackie the Lion during the filmstrip animation and Leo when the filmstrip animation stops. After Leo roars, we see the blue text of "MGM/UA HOME VIDEO" shining and sparkling in a spotlight while Leo turns gold and static.
 * Closing : Just Leo because the filmstrip animation cuts off Jackie the Lion. While Leo roars, we still see the blue text of "MGM/UA HOME VIDEO" and Leo turns gold and static.

Trailer Variants : There is a bumper that preceeds trailers with a still of the end logo but instead of "HOME VIDEO", it would have one of these below:

This would even be used in the MGM Home Entertainment years!
 * Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You
 * Now Available on Videocassette
 * Coming Soon to Videocassette
 * Theatrical Trailer

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor : The zooming ribbon and pan outs. A big improvement over the previous logo.

Music/Sounds :


 * Opening : A much different fanfare for this logo that starts off dramatic, then ends more triumphant. During the fanfare, we hear Tanner's roar, and then Leo's roar.
 * Closing : Same as the opening logo, except the fanfare cuts off Jackie II's roar as we hear Leo's roar.

Music/Sounds Trivia : This fanfare is based off the opening theme of The Wizard of Oz.

Availability : Pretty common as it can be found on VHS releases from MGM and UA between 1993-1998 from such movies such as The Pebble and the Penguin, Get Shorty, and How The Grinch Stole Christmas! Earlier DVD releases also have this logo intact, such as Red Dawn and Poltergeist, for example.

Scare Factor : Minimal to medium for both opening and closing variants, as they depend on what you think of the lion's roar.