Descriptions by Reactor37654 and SeanElGatoTV2k8
Logo Pictures by Eric S.

Background: Castle Hill Productions is a film distribution company founded in 1978 by Broadway, film and television producer Julian Schlossberg. This company actively distributes some 400 films from its library and releases about ten films to art-house and revival theaters annually. It has also branched out into TV documentary production. More information can be found at the company's website (http://castlehillfilms.com).


1st (known) Logo
(1982?-)

Logo: On a black background, we see a red, tilted star emerge from the top left of the screen. As it zooms in to the middle of the screen, two yellow lines are drawn near the top and bottom of the screen (the bottom line is slightly thicker). "Castle" and "Productions" appear below the top line and above the bottom line respectively. They are both in a yellow, bold font. Once the star is in place, it flashes at the screen and "Hill" appears at the star. The star is part of the second "l". "Presents" in a different yellow font appears below the bottom line via a "star" effect.

FX: The flashing.

Music: An ethereal sound, overlaid with a light, bouncy synth fanfare; this eventually fades out.

Availability: Can be found on prints of Orson Welles' version of Othello, the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Woody Allen's What's Up Tiger Lilly, Stagecoach, Breaker Morant and A Face In The Crowd, among other films seen on IFC, AMC, Turner Classic Movies and other movie networks. Opened mid-1990s Sci-Fi Channel reruns of the short-lived 1982 series The Phoenix.

Scare Factor: Low.