1st Warning
(1982-1990)

Nicknames: "Blinking FBI", "The FBI of Doom", "The Warning That Gives People Nightmares"
Warning: We see a white outline box, with a white filled box with "FBI" in black. Below it is a black box, with the word "
WARNING" in red, which blinks on and off, and below it is the Warning text in white.Variations: - On USA Home Video releases, the warning screen splits into quarters, which exit to all four sides of the screen.
- On some prints of I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings , the red "WARNING" text is strangely deleted.
- A still version of this was spotted on Monster Madness Volume 1
FX: The word "
WARNING" blinking.
Music: None.
Availability: This warning screen was first seen on most FHE/USA/IVE Video releases throughout 1982-1988. It has also appeared on various other companies tapes too, some of them not affiliated with IVE, FHE, or USA (i.e: Tenth Avenue Video, Magnum Entertainment, VCA Pictures). The warning remained on FHE releases until 1990. It is also seen on tapes from Caballero.
Scare Factor: Medium to high, because of the word "
WARNING" blinking on and off, including the jarring cut to scary logos. 2nd Warning
(1988-)


Warning: We see the word "
WARNING" in red, and in 3D. Below it is the warning text in white, and in italics.
Variations:
- On some tapes, the top text was referred to as "FBI WARNING".
- On Lionsgate releases since 2005, the word "WARNING" is in white and in the same size as the warning text, which is now smaller.
- Some Live Home Video releases, as well as Vidmark Entertainment releases, have a gap between the two sentences.
FX: None.
Music: None.
Availability: This warning screen is currently present on all late IVE, Family Home Entertainment, Artisan, Live, and Lionsgate releases. Also appears on Vestron releases distributed by Live Entertainment. Also seen on Pioneer Entertainment, and Vidmark Entertainment releases as well. The warning appeared later on FHE releases in 1990. Can still be seen on some recent DVD releases such as the 2009 DVD release of My Bloody Valentine.
Scare Factor: None. Much better than the previous.
3rd Warning
(2005-)
Warning: On a blue/white gradient textured background, we see the FBI logo, with a white box reading "
FBI ANTI-PIRACY WARNING" in front of the FBI logo, now in color. Below it is the FBI Warning text.
FX: None.
Music: None.
Availability: Current on all Lionsgate DVD releases from 2005-present.
Scare Factor: None.