MGM UA Communications Co.

Logo[]

On a black background, an outline of the MGM-UA logo zooms out, leaving a smoky trail behind it. The trail and "MGM-UA" outline splits into three. The smoky trails get sucked into the logo, which stops in the top center of the screen. The "MGM-UA" logo is a metallic, WGBH-like outline. Then, the letters in the words "MGM/UA COMMUNICATIONS CO." appear on-by-one below "MGM-UA". A red line starts in the center of the company name and splits into two, one line going towards the top of the screen, and one towards the bottom. The lines wipe the screen and bring forth either the MGM "Lion" or the UA "Swoosh". The MGM-UA logo zooms towards the viewer as this happens.

Variants[]

There is a variation that only uses this logo alone, as neither the MGM or UA logo will follow. This is seen on Pumpkinhead (even on current prints where the 2001 MGM logo appears before it) and the original VHS release of Illegally Yours.
A black and white version exists.
A variant exists on the original VHS release of A Fish Called Wanda, where the MGM logo comes first. Sadly, most current prints just contain the latter logo or the 2001 revision.
Adapted for widescreen (2.35:1) films, the "MGM-UA" logo does not zoom out further than usual, and it doesn't zoom in during the transition to the next logo.
Depending on the film quality, the silver may appear as light brown.

Music/Sounds[]

Starts out with a synth chord, and segues into some whooshing sounds com bined with a drum-beat, followed by a synth trumpet fanfare, and then a metallic hit at the end. Some versions feature an echo effect. Although there is one thing, that "hit" at the end does not sound on the standalone variant. The logo will often segue into either Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Leo roaring or the United Artists logo's music.