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Logo descriptions by KodyBoy555
Editions by Logophile
Logo captures by Eric S., Logoboy95, Logophile and Juniorfan88
Background: Morgan Creek is a company found by James G. Robinson in 1988. The film distributors were 20th Century Fox from 1988-1990 (although 1990's Coup De Ville was from Universal and 1989's Major League was from Paramount, but did not have the logo), Warner Bros. from 1991-2004 and Universal from 2005 onward (Warner distributed Ace Ventura, Jr. from 2009). Some of its most successful films include the Ace Ventura films and the Young Guns films.
1st Logo
(1988-1991)
Nicknames: "2D Creek", "Chapter I: The Logo Debuts", "Cheesy Creek"
Logo: Against a black BG, a curvy blue line (intended to be a creek) moves across the screen. The camera then zooms out to reveal a tall black rectangle against a blue BG with the curvy line cut out near the bottom. "MORGAN" is seen on top, and "CREEK" is seen on the bottom, with a line placed above and below the words.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The zooming, which is fairly simplistic animation, even for 1988 (at least they didn't go for a still logo!).
Music/Sounds: None, or the opening of the movie.
Availability: Uncommon; seen on Coupe De Ville, Young Guns I and II, and Pacific Heights. At the time, this logo was used on most of the films were released by Fox, though on current prints, the Fox logo is cut out. But the Fox/Morgan Creek logo combo can be seen on video releases from CBS/Fox or Fox Video such as Pacific Heights and Young Guns II.
Scare Factor: None to low.
2nd Logo
(1991-2001)
Nicknames: "CGI Creek", "3D Creek", "Chapter II: The Logo Goes CGI"
Variants:
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The 3D-animated creek, and the camera zooming out. As for the cheesy factor, nitpicking maybe (considering how good the CGI was for the time period), but this logo's predecessor's animation evokes a creek better than this one does.
Music/Sounds: An orchestral brass tune. This is the majestic version of the "American Experience" theme song. This tune was also heard on Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. The Ace Ventura animated series has the ending theme playing over it. In the early days of the company, the logo was silent or the movie's theme would play over it. The theme first appeared on 1992's Stay Tuned.
Availability: Can be seen on several films released by the company, most notably the Ace Ventura series. Also appears on Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Stay Tuned, The Crush, True Romance, Major League 2, Silent Fall, Big Bully, Two If by Sea, Chill Factor, The Whole Nine Yards, The Art of War and 3000 Miles to Graceland. On films from 1992-1999, this also can be found at the end of the movies with the Warner Bros. logo after it. This can also appear after the Warner Home Video logo on DVD releases such as Young Guns II, The Whole Nine Yards and 3000 Miles to Graceland.
Scare Factor: None to medium; the loud music and zooming out might be intimidating. Nevertheless, this is a fairly well known logo.
3rd Logo
(2001- )
Nicknames: "Morgan Creek's New Logo", "The Watery Logo", CGI Creek II", "3D Creek II", "Darkened Creek"
Logo: On a black background, we now see the bright river effects on the creek, which zooms out and settles on the darker blue background with a dissolving river effect. "MORGAN" settles on top while as "CREEK" settles on the bottom.
Variant: In 2006, the logo was slightly redone, only with the bright river effects didn't dissolve on a creek. This logo is also squished.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: Newly redone from the 1st logo.
Music/Sounds: Same as 2nd logo.
Availability: Can be found on various Universal releases, such as Two for the Money. Some Warner Bros. releases have this logo such as American Outlaws and Juwanna Mann. The squished version appears on Ace Ventura, Jr. Pet Detective.
Scare Factor: None to low, due to the music (which audiences should be used to by now).
Editions by Logophile
Logo captures by Eric S., Logoboy95, Logophile and Juniorfan88
Background: Morgan Creek is a company found by James G. Robinson in 1988. The film distributors were 20th Century Fox from 1988-1990 (although 1990's Coup De Ville was from Universal and 1989's Major League was from Paramount, but did not have the logo), Warner Bros. from 1991-2004 and Universal from 2005 onward (Warner distributed Ace Ventura, Jr. from 2009). Some of its most successful films include the Ace Ventura films and the Young Guns films.
1st Logo
(1988-1991)
Logo: Against a black BG, a curvy blue line (intended to be a creek) moves across the screen. The camera then zooms out to reveal a tall black rectangle against a blue BG with the curvy line cut out near the bottom. "MORGAN" is seen on top, and "CREEK" is seen on the bottom, with a line placed above and below the words.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The zooming, which is fairly simplistic animation, even for 1988 (at least they didn't go for a still logo!).
Music/Sounds: None, or the opening of the movie.
Availability: Uncommon; seen on Coupe De Ville, Young Guns I and II, and Pacific Heights. At the time, this logo was used on most of the films were released by Fox, though on current prints, the Fox logo is cut out. But the Fox/Morgan Creek logo combo can be seen on video releases from CBS/Fox or Fox Video such as Pacific Heights and Young Guns II.
Scare Factor: None to low.
2nd Logo
(1991-2001)
Logo: On a rather navy blue background, a line cuts through and draws out the creek in 3D, with river effects on the creek. The creek then zooms out on a blue/black gradient background. Then the words "MORGAN" and "CREEK" zoom out in their usual positions.
Variants:
- A sped-up/abridged version of the logo was used on the Ace Ventura animated series.
- The box with the creek can differ in color. Sometimes it's purple, dark blue, or light blue.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The 3D-animated creek, and the camera zooming out. As for the cheesy factor, nitpicking maybe (considering how good the CGI was for the time period), but this logo's predecessor's animation evokes a creek better than this one does.
Music/Sounds: An orchestral brass tune. This is the majestic version of the "American Experience" theme song. This tune was also heard on Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. The Ace Ventura animated series has the ending theme playing over it. In the early days of the company, the logo was silent or the movie's theme would play over it. The theme first appeared on 1992's Stay Tuned.
Availability: Can be seen on several films released by the company, most notably the Ace Ventura series. Also appears on Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Stay Tuned, The Crush, True Romance, Major League 2, Silent Fall, Big Bully, Two If by Sea, Chill Factor, The Whole Nine Yards, The Art of War and 3000 Miles to Graceland. On films from 1992-1999, this also can be found at the end of the movies with the Warner Bros. logo after it. This can also appear after the Warner Home Video logo on DVD releases such as Young Guns II, The Whole Nine Yards and 3000 Miles to Graceland.
Scare Factor: None to medium; the loud music and zooming out might be intimidating. Nevertheless, this is a fairly well known logo.
3rd Logo
(2001- )
Logo: On a black background, we now see the bright river effects on the creek, which zooms out and settles on the darker blue background with a dissolving river effect. "MORGAN" settles on top while as "CREEK" settles on the bottom.
Variant: In 2006, the logo was slightly redone, only with the bright river effects didn't dissolve on a creek. This logo is also squished.
FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: Newly redone from the 1st logo.
Music/Sounds: Same as 2nd logo.
Availability: Can be found on various Universal releases, such as Two for the Money. Some Warner Bros. releases have this logo such as American Outlaws and Juwanna Mann. The squished version appears on Ace Ventura, Jr. Pet Detective.
Scare Factor: None to low, due to the music (which audiences should be used to by now).
