Your Dream Variations - Empire Pictures

MattBr:

These are the logo variations seen throughout the years by Empire Pictures. This also spoofs the Paramount Pictures logo variations.

Melrose Avenue (1950): The logo is superimposed on a street floor.

Mint for You (SailorBoy Short, 1951): An end gag that may have started it all. Leptune is on this star top and then SailorBoy grabs the star top (with Leptune on it), with a lasso. He then punches Leptune and lets go of the star top and triangles emerge from Leptune's head and form the Empire logo, as the words "An Empire Picture" and "Color by TECHNICOLOR" appear below Leptune. SailorBoy later appears from the bottom of the screen and blows his pipe.

The Greatest Man on Earth (1952): The logo appears on the background of a spinning wheel.

Front Window (1954): At the end of the film, the star with the canyon-style scenery is not displayed with the logo, but it the rest of the logo appears on the background of London City.

The Ten Amendents (1956): A different reddish-brown star appears with a red sky, with the words "Empire Presents" in gold and moved to the top near the triangles. The words "A CECIL B. DE MILLE PRODUCTION", also in gold appear below.

The Pirate Slave (1958): It's the Empire star from the time, only this time the font has slightly changed and seems more "handwritten" and the name is not stretched to fit in the circle of triangles. The stars on the mountain are also gray. Under the Empire name are the words "SUPERVISED BY" in a Roman font and "Cecil B. DeMille" in DeMille's signature handwriting.

Spiral (1958): The standard VistaVision logo, but the logo is darker and in B&W and the clouds are static.

Criptic (1960): The logo plays, but the words "An Empire Release" are outlined in black.

Reblette (1964): The only film from Empire in which the company was referred as "Empire Film Service". Over the closing scene background, we see the Empire logo from the time, superimposed over it in red.

Green (1968): The company name and byline fade into the background. Only on the trailer.

What.... (1968), Paper Sun (1973), The Black Dawn (1974) and New York (1974): The 1968 logo is in black & white.

Downhill Walker (1969): Almost the same as the Jazz Dancing variant of the 1974 logo, but brighter. Usually plasters over the 1968 logo on most current prints.

The Grandma (1972): The 1968 logo is presented austerely over a black background.

Harold's Box (1973): The 1968 logo is skinny.

On the VHS version of this film, there is a special animated and bylineless version of the 1986 logo. On a blue gradient background with light blue filmstrips, the Empire script logo, in gold, writes itself. We then zoom out to see 22 yellow triangles which usually encircle the star in the movie logo. After that, the Empire script logo turns white and the filmstrips turn into a picture of the 1986-2002 logo without the stars, text and byline. As the logo plays throughout, a voice-over says "Empire Pictures, bringing you the finest in holiday entertainment and the best of the new year." This was also seen on any other Empire video such as Vampire, The Ronnald Family and Quiet Snow that you might have purchased at participating McDonald's restaurants during the 1993 holiday season.

Avenue (1974): The 1926 "An Empire Picture" logo is used, but in sepiatone.

On the trailer for this film, it is exactly the same as the Green variant.

Jump (1975), Leeway (1976) and Finding Mr. John (1977): The 1974 logo plays normally, but the text "Empire", the star and the blue near-circle are smaller and the triangles are larger. The byline "A Green+Whizzer Company" is larger as well and is left unchanged.

Fuzzy (1976, Non-US Version): The 1975 logo is on a royal blue background and the near-circle is blue.

The Good News Starts (1976): The 1976 version of the 1974 logo looks a bit slim.

Nice Lady (1976): The 1976 version of the 1974 logo is on a Han blue background and the near-circle is navy blue. The stars, Empire text and G+W byline appears to be in a light yellow color.

Race for Yourself Brown Charlie Brown(1977): The 1977 version of the 1974 logo is on a pink background.

XPretty Child' (1978): The stars, text, byline and Registered trademark symbol are tinted in pale pink.

Heaven Can Stop (1978): The 1977 version of the 1974 logo is on a sky blue background and the near-circle is medium blue.

The Good News Starts in Japan (1978): The star turns into Mount Fuji. The Green+Whizzer byline is in a different font as well.

Singing Parents (1978): The 1977 version of the 1974 logo is on a cornflower-colored background, the near-circle is pigment blue and an unknown fanfare plays. Usually, this variant has been replaced by the Yoshi variant of the 1986-2003 logo.

On the 1998 re-release trailer, the Yoshi variant of the 1986-2002 logo turns black & white.

American Cold Silk (1978): The 1974 logo is on a glaucous (blueish-gray) background and the near-circle is navy blue.

Goin' North (1978): The 1974 logo animates in reverse. Then the star turns into a grained picture of the star.

At the end of the movie, it is the exactly the same as the Singing Parents variant, but with no music.

"The Guards' (1979): The 1977 version of the 1974 logo is on a light sky blue background and the near-circle is royal blue. Looks almost similar to the Heaven Can Stop variant, but brighter.

Finishing Over (1979): Almost the same as the Heaven Can Stop variant, but a bit darker.

German Postcards (1979): Exactly the same as the Singing Parents variant and the Goin' North closing variant. The stars, text and byline are also in light pink.

Fireballs (1979): The 1974 logo is on an azure background and the near-circle is denim.

Star Garfield: The Motion Picture (1979): We see a shot of the finished Empire star logo with the Green+Whizzer byline on a black background. The Registered trademark symbol "®" later disappears, ten additional triangles fade in below, the light blue near-circle fades out, the Empire print logo and the G+W byline later disappear, and red and blue stars fade in while the stars burst into many stars and start to zoom in. While the stars are zooming, we hear the sound of the SSU Enterprise flying. Only appears on the teaser trailer.

Bonjour Brown Charlie Brown (1980): The 1977 version is on an ube background and the near-circle is Persian indigo.

There is also a cameo appearance by the 1974 Empire logo during the film on an airplane in-flight movie, consisting of the Butter Gang sitting on chairs on the plane, and on a screen, we see a movie countdown leader parody, followed by a shot of the finished Empire star logo (albeit with the Green+Whizzer byline in blue instead of the usual white). This appeared before a film-within-a-film entitled Laughing Turtles, which Doggy and Worlfirwere laughing out loud at during the film.

Little Girls (1980): Nearly the same as The Good News Starts in Japan variant, but this time it is normal. Also, there is no music.

Suburban Cowboy (1980): The 1977 version of the 1974 logo is on a royal blue background and the near-circle is black.

At the end of the movie, it is exactly the same as the Singing Parents and German Postcards variants and the Goin' North closing variant.

The Giraffe Man (1980): The 1974 logo is in black & white.

SailorBoy (1980): The 1954 "An Empire Picture" logo is used, but in black & white.

At the end of the movie, it is exactly the same as the Singing Parents and German Postcards variants and the Goin' North and Suburban Cowboy closing variants.

Serial Attack (1980): Exactly like the Bonjour Brown Charlie Brown variant, but brighter than usual.

The Air (1981): Exactly like the Heaven Can Stop and Finishing Over variants. The stars, text, byline and Registered trademark symbol are also tinted in a light yellow color and the near-circle is royal blue.

Yellows (1981): The 1974 logo is on a wild blue-yonder colored background and the near-circle is dark blue with a grayish tint.

Bagpipes (1981): Exactly like the Yellows variant, but the background is brighter and the near-circle is zoomed out further than usual.

Adventure Man Series (1981, 1984 and 1989): These logos were replicas of the 1953 "An Empire Picture" logo, but with a Green+Whizzer byline added at the bottom. The star fades from the logo and becomes: a star in South America (Raid), a star drawing on a gong (Temple of Death) and a star in the southwest United States (First Crusade).

Student Heads (1981): The 1975 logo is on a thistle-colored background and the near-circle is dark blue-violet.

ZIP Code (1982): The 1975 logo is on a denim blue background and the near-circle is navy blue.

24 Hrs. (1982): Exactly the same as Race for Yourself Brown Charlie Brown variant.

Jazz Dancing (1983): The 1982 version of the 1974 logo is on a steel blue background and like The Good News Starts and Suburban Cowboy variants, the near-circle is navy blue.

Handloose (1984): Nearly the same as the Jazz Dancing variant, but with a more grayish tint.

Bottom Secret (1984): The 1977 version of the 1974 logo is on a wild blue yonder-colored background and the near-circle is federal blue.

Star Garfield III: The Search for Odie (1984): The 1974 logo is on a palatinate blue background and the near-circle is navy blue.

Senior Sherlock Holmes (1985): Exactly just like the Heaven Can Stop, Finishing Over and The Air variants.

Voyagers (1985) and Extreme Condition''' (1987): On the trailers for the films, the 1974-1986 logo isn't animated. Also, the realistic star in a canyon scenery with trees around it stays on-screen and doesn't fade into the print logo.

Wednesday the 8th Part V: A New Start (1985, CIC Video): A Mustang from Small Car drives through the 75th Anniversary version of the 1986-2002 Empire Pictures logo. This was also seen on any other Empire video outside of the US purchased by CIC Video for Empire's 75th anniversary.

Adults of a Less God (1986): Exactly the same as the Singing Parents and German Postcards variants and the Goin' North, Suburban Cowboy and SailorBoy closing variants. One of the last films to use the 1974 logo.

Star Garfield IV: Traveling to Home (1986): The last movie with the 1974 logo. Exactly the same as the Singing Parents, German Postcards and Adults of a Less God variants and the Goin' North, Suburban Cowboy and SailorBoy closing variants.

The Silver Statue (1986): The first movie with the 1986-2002 logo. The text and byline are in a powder blue color, the word "75th" is white and the word "Anniversary" is yellow-orange.

Some Kind of Magnificent (1987): The 75th Anniversary version of the 1986 logo is skinny and the background is scratched out.

Good Attraction (1987): The 75th Anniversary version of the 1986 logo is skinny and a bit darker.

Arriving at America '(1988): The CGI EmpireStar forms as usual (with Green+Whizzer's byline). It then turns into a real star (with triangles and text intact) and we zoom in over the top and past the letters. This is done as Eddie Murphy's character lived in the kingdom beyond the EmpireStar.

Tucker: The Man and His Love (1988): The 1953 "An Empire Picture" logo is used. Seen after the "Empire Pictures Presents" credit.

Scratched (1988): The word "Empire" and the byline "A Green+Whizzer Company" are in a silver color and the camera zooms over the EmpireStar into the "Yule Love It!" promo. The theatrical trailer on the DVD has snow coming down from the sky and the camera zooms into the EmpireStar.

White Rain (1989): Standard logo (with fanfare), but fades into the red sun in Japan.

Hollywood Nights (1989): The Empire script logo glows. Only on the trailer.

Vampire (1990): The top half of the logo has a blue tint.

Soapwash (1991): White dots appear over the 1990 version of the 1986 logo.

School Connections (1992) Exactly the same as Vampire.

Indecent Planning (1993): Exactly the same as Vampire and School Connections.

On the trailer, the Empire script logo is darker and the script logo and company byline are in shadow mode.

Conefoot (1993): Exactly the same as Vampire, School Connections and Indecent Planning.

The Great World of SpongeBob (1993-1997, Empire Television): An extremely rare pre-school animated series that was produced by Acme aired on Homer Simpson and Movietown. The Empire logo turns into an animated version of the star with the canyon scenery as seen in this show.

Brother, Brother (1994-1999, Empire Television): On at least one episode, it is exactly the same as the Avenue variant.

Happy Heart (1995): The logo has a gray tint. This was only seen on US prints of the movie. The restored US version has the standard version instead.

Zaire (1995): On the teaser trailer, the logo is bylineless.

On the theatrical trailer, it's exactly the same as Vampire, School Connections, Indecent Planning and Conefoot.

The German in the Bottle (1995, Non-USA): Exactly the same as Vampire, School Connections, Indecent Planning, Conefoot and Zaire.

Bad Missions (1996, Empire Home Video): There is a special version of the 1988-2006 Empire Home Video logo. On a gold background, the camera zooms backward as we see "Empire" in it's corporate script font, with the abstract star logo in the circle and 22 triangles encircling it. The byline "A YOSHI COMPANY" fades in at the bottom and is smaller. As the logo plays throughout, an announcer says "Empire Pictures: the best show in town!". This might also appear on any other Empire video.

The Buffaction and the Beast (1997): When the logo finishes animating, the stars, text, and byline fade out and the star and clouds turn more realistic. After that, the logo pans down.

On the trailer, the logo has a page turning transition effect.

Best Burger (1997): The logo is stretched out. Only on the trailer.

Operation Horizon (1997): Standard Empire logo animation with fanfare; after the logo fully forms, the camera pans upward into space.

Gooseman: Private Jack/Family Man (1997, Empire Television): At the beginning of the 1997 episode "Gooseman and Fitzfed in Haunted Society Mechanics", the 1926 "An Empire Picture" logo is used, just like on Avenue but in black & white.

FableTale: A False Story (1997): A meteor comes up and strikes the logo, then the logo turns normal. Only on trailers and a TV spot.

Severe Rain (1998): The Empire star is seen in much worse weather than normal; the camera pans down from the logo to scenes of flooding.

The Bronx Babies Movie (1998): The Yoshi version of the 1986 logo is skinny.

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