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Logo descriptions by Logoboy95
Logo captures by Logoboy95, Eric S. and V of Doom
Editions by V of Doom and Shadeed A. Kelly
Video capture courtesy of Eric S.
Background: This independent film company was founded in 1979 by Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., the son of the famous Hollywood mogul, Samuel Goldwyn, to produce and distribute independent films mainly. After, that company and its library were acquired by Metromedia in 1996, and sold to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1997, where the rights stand today, but in 2001, Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. founded Samuel Goldwyn Films to continue releasing independent films. However, The Samuel Goldwyn Company did not have a animated logo until 1982. Currently, the pre-1997 films are owned by MGM, except The Chipmunk Adventure (a Bagdasarian movie release) is now released by Paramount Home Entertainment. Most of the SGF releases are currently distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
(1979- )
Nickname: "The Signature"
Logo: On a blue background, we see the words "Samuel Goldwyn" writing themselves in a script font, with a line drawing itself underneath the name. Then the company name appears below Goldwyn's name. At the end of the film, we see "DISTRIBUTED BY" above Goldwyn's name.
Variants: There are five variations.
FX/SFX: The "Samuel Goldwyn" name writing itself, the line drawing. None for the "A Samuel Goldwyn Release" variant.
Music/Sounds: None originally. For the later years, the logo had a dramatic fanfare.
Music/Sounds Variant: On MirrorMask, the jingle is fast-paced.
Availability: Can be seen on all Samuel Goldwyn films from the era, such as Mystic Pizza, Rock-a-Doodle, The Chipmunk Adventure, and on earlier international prints of Two Moon Junction among others. It can also be seen on the MST3K broadcasts of Escape from the Bronx (shown as Escape 2000) and Laserblast. Other films this logo appeared on include MirrorMask and Super Size Me. The black & white variant of this logo can be found on The Little Foxes. The "Samuel Goldwyn Company" variant of this logo is extinct outside of VHS because it was unfortunately plastered over with the MGM logo on the current DVD release of The Care Bears Movie. The DVD release of The Little Foxes retains the "Samuel Goldwyn Company" variant in lively black and white. This logo has been also spotted on the DVD of David Lynch's Wild at Heart as well.
Scare Factor: Low, mainly due to the fanfare. Minimal for the silent variant.
Logo captures by Logoboy95, Eric S. and V of Doom
Editions by V of Doom and Shadeed A. Kelly
Video capture courtesy of Eric S.
Background: This independent film company was founded in 1979 by Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., the son of the famous Hollywood mogul, Samuel Goldwyn, to produce and distribute independent films mainly. After, that company and its library were acquired by Metromedia in 1996, and sold to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1997, where the rights stand today, but in 2001, Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. founded Samuel Goldwyn Films to continue releasing independent films. However, The Samuel Goldwyn Company did not have a animated logo until 1982. Currently, the pre-1997 films are owned by MGM, except The Chipmunk Adventure (a Bagdasarian movie release) is now released by Paramount Home Entertainment. Most of the SGF releases are currently distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
(1979- )
Nickname: "The Signature"
Logo: On a blue background, we see the words "Samuel Goldwyn" writing themselves in a script font, with a line drawing itself underneath the name. Then the company name appears below Goldwyn's name. At the end of the film, we see "DISTRIBUTED BY" above Goldwyn's name.
Variants: There are five variations.
- The first, starting in 1982, has the words "THE SAMUEL GOLDWYN COMPANY" flying up from the bottom of the screen and positioning themselves underneath the "Samuel Goldwyn" name, otherwise fading in.
- The second, which has been used since 2001, has the text "SAMUEL GOLDWYN FILMS" fading in underneath the "Samuel Goldwyn" name.
- The third is the closing variant that has "DISTRIBUTED BY" above the logo.
- The fourth is a black & white variant that appears at the beginning of classic Goldwyn movies (example is the 1941 Samuel Goldwyn movie The Little Foxes).
- The fifth is the still version of this logo from 1979 that has "A" and "RELEASE" appearing above and below Goldwyn's name, respectively.
- There's also a TV variant from 1979 to 1989 that it described here at the Samuel Goldwyn Television page.
FX/SFX: The "Samuel Goldwyn" name writing itself, the line drawing. None for the "A Samuel Goldwyn Release" variant.
Music/Sounds: None originally. For the later years, the logo had a dramatic fanfare.
Music/Sounds Variant: On MirrorMask, the jingle is fast-paced.
Availability: Can be seen on all Samuel Goldwyn films from the era, such as Mystic Pizza, Rock-a-Doodle, The Chipmunk Adventure, and on earlier international prints of Two Moon Junction among others. It can also be seen on the MST3K broadcasts of Escape from the Bronx (shown as Escape 2000) and Laserblast. Other films this logo appeared on include MirrorMask and Super Size Me. The black & white variant of this logo can be found on The Little Foxes. The "Samuel Goldwyn Company" variant of this logo is extinct outside of VHS because it was unfortunately plastered over with the MGM logo on the current DVD release of The Care Bears Movie. The DVD release of The Little Foxes retains the "Samuel Goldwyn Company" variant in lively black and white. This logo has been also spotted on the DVD of David Lynch's Wild at Heart as well.
Scare Factor: Low, mainly due to the fanfare. Minimal for the silent variant.
