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<div class="WPC-editableContent"><font size="3"><i><font color="#ffa500">Logo description and video capture courtesy of </font>EnormousRat</i></font><br/><font size="3"><i><font color="#ffa500">Logo captures by</font> Eric S., Livin', and EnormousRat</i><br/><i><font color="#ffa500">Editions by <font color="#333333">thehugetvfan</font></font></i><br/><br/><br/><u>Background</u>: Penta Pictures (also known as "Penta Entertainment" and "PentAmerica") was the short-lived American production branch of Italian distribution company [[Penta Film (Italy)|Penta Film]], a joint venture between producers [[Cecchi Gori Group (Italy)|Mario & Vittorio Cecchi Gori]] (founders of Cecchi Gori Group, producers of <i>Il Postino</i>) and fellow producer Silvio Berlusconi, the future Prime Minister of Italy. In addition to financing its own productions, Penta distributed [[Castle Rock Entertainment]] films throughout Europe in the early 1990s.<br/><br/><br/>(1992-1993)</font><div><font size="3"><br/></font><div align="center"><font size="1"><img align="bottom" alt="Penta (1992)" height="176" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/ePIfa0wVyUPPLDL-CeRf7g348239/GW237H176" title="Penta (1992)" width="237"/></font><font size="1"><img align="bottom" alt="Penta Pictures" height="178" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/OvLOuM38iEOTHZwRfCSfkw17027/GW235H178" title="Penta Pictures" width="235"/><img align="bottom" alt="Penta Pictures Europe (1992)" height="179" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/gQzSKet-M_skoV8RNmTgNQ16202/GW318H179" title="Penta Pictures Europe (1992)" width="318"/></font><font size="1"><img align="bottom" alt="Penta Pictures Europe (1993)" height="180" src="http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/gh95ZvX5xZIE1xVpFyfeSA23938/GW332H180" title="Penta Pictures Europe (1993)" width="332"/><br/></font><div align="center"><iframe frameborder="0" height="156" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/3ee4582dd9d871f3574db0d7cf5f30a15a9b73c9" width="302"></iframe></div> </div><font size="3"><br/><u>Nickname</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: "The Pentagon"</font><br/><br/><u>Logo</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#333333">: We see five comets moving in various directions over a black BG. The comets' traces create a star, which slowly rotates with the light cloud under it. Then light ceases and a </font><font color="#0000ff">blue </font><font color="#333333">pentagonal figure appears around the star. Every of its five parts have two lines over. "</font></font><font face="Times">PENTA PICTURES</font><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">" also appears below, in the same color as the pentagon.</font></font><br/><font size="3"><font size="3"><br/><u>Variants</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: There are two international variants:one reads</font> <font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">"</font><font face="Times">PENTA PICTURES EUROPE</font><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">" ("Europe" is below), </font></font></font><font size="3"><font size="3"><font size="3"><font size="3">first seen on <i>Love Potion #9</i></font></font><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">; the other reads "</font><font face="Times"><b>PENTA EUROPE</b></font><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">", on international releases of </font><i>A Bronx Tale</i><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">.</font><br/><br/></font><u>FX/SFX</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Shooting comets, star rotating and becoming a pentagon.</font><br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: A synth theme, accompanied by four whooshes, a long whoosh, and a chime. Sometimes, it's silent or the opening theme.</font></font><br/><font size="3"><u><br/></u></font><font size="3"><u>Music/Sounds Variant</u>: On international prints of <i>Love Potion #9</i>, the 1981 20th Century Fox fanfare is heard, due to an obvious plaster error.</font><font size="3"><br/></font><font size="3"><u><br/></u></font><font size="3"><u>Availability</u>: Can be seen on <i>Folks!</i>, <i>Man Trouble</i>, and <i>House of Cards</i> (1992), among others. The European variants are very rare, and can be found on international prints of <i>A Bronx Tale</i>, <i>Love Potion #9</i>, as well as some Castle Rock Entertainment films.<br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.</font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><br/></div>
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<div class="WPC-editableContent"><font size="3"><i><font color="#ffa500">Logo description and video capture courtesy of </font>EnormousRat</i></font><br/><font size="3"><i><font color="#ffa500">Logo captures by</font> Eric S., Livin', and EnormousRat</i><br/><i><font color="#ffa500">Editions by <font color="#333333">thehugetvfan</font></font></i><br/><br/><br/><u>Background</u>: Penta Pictures (also known as "Penta Entertainment" and "PentAmerica") was the short-lived American production branch of Italian distribution company [[Penta Film (Italy)|Penta Film]], a joint venture between producers [[Cecchi Gori Group (Italy)|Mario & Vittorio Cecchi Gori]] (founders of Cecchi Gori Group, producers of <i>Il Postino</i>) and fellow producer Silvio Berlusconi, the future Prime Minister of Italy. In addition to financing its own productions, Penta distributed [[Castle Rock Entertainment]] films throughout Europe in the early 1990s.<br/><br/><br/>(1992-1993)</font><div><font size="3"><br/></font><div align="center"><font size="1">[[File:EPIfa0wVyUPPLDL-CeRf7g348239.png|237px|Penta (1992)]]</font><font size="1">[[File:OvLOuM38iEOTHZwRfCSfkw17027.jpeg|235px|Penta Pictures]][[File:GQzSKet-M skoV8RNmTgNQ16202.jpeg|318px|Penta Pictures Europe (1992)]]</font><font size="1">[[File:Gh95ZvX5xZIE1xVpFyfeSA23938.jpeg|332px|Penta Pictures Europe (1993)]]<br/></font><div align="center"><iframe frameborder="0" height="156" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/closinglogos/widget/genericvideo/3ee4582dd9d871f3574db0d7cf5f30a15a9b73c9" width="302"></iframe></div> </div><font size="3"><br/><u>Nickname</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: "The Pentagon"</font><br/><br/><u>Logo</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#333333">: We see five comets moving in various directions over a black BG. The comets' traces create a star, which slowly rotates with the light cloud under it. Then light ceases and a </font><font color="#0000ff">blue </font><font color="#333333">pentagonal figure appears around the star. Every of its five parts have two lines over. "</font></font><font face="Times">PENTA PICTURES</font><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">" also appears below, in the same color as the pentagon.</font></font><br/><font size="3"><font size="3"><br/><u>Variants</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: There are two international variants:one reads</font> <font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">"</font><font face="Times">PENTA PICTURES EUROPE</font><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">" ("Europe" is below), </font></font></font><font size="3"><font size="3"><font size="3"><font size="3">first seen on <i>Love Potion #9</i></font></font><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">; the other reads "</font><font face="Times"><b>PENTA EUROPE</b></font><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">", on international releases of </font><i>A Bronx Tale</i><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">.</font><br/><br/></font><u>FX/SFX</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Shooting comets, star rotating and becoming a pentagon.</font><br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u><font face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: A synth theme, accompanied by four whooshes, a long whoosh, and a chime. Sometimes, it's silent or the opening theme.</font></font><br/><font size="3"><u><br/></u></font><font size="3"><u>Music/Sounds Variant</u>: On international prints of <i>Love Potion #9</i>, the 1981 20th Century Fox fanfare is heard, due to an obvious plaster error.</font><font size="3"><br/></font><font size="3"><u><br/></u></font><font size="3"><u>Availability</u>: Can be seen on <i>Folks!</i>, <i>Man Trouble</i>, and <i>House of Cards</i> (1992), among others. The European variants are very rare, and can be found on international prints of <i>A Bronx Tale</i>, <i>Love Potion #9</i>, as well as some Castle Rock Entertainment films.<br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u>: None.</font></div><div><font size="3"><br/></font></div><br/></div>

Latest revision as of 23:58, 5 November 2020

Logo description and video capture courtesy of EnormousRat
Logo captures by Eric S., Livin', and EnormousRat
Editions by thehugetvfan


Background: Penta Pictures (also known as "Penta Entertainment" and "PentAmerica") was the short-lived American production branch of Italian distribution company Penta Film, a joint venture between producers Mario & Vittorio Cecchi Gori (founders of Cecchi Gori Group, producers of Il Postino) and fellow producer Silvio Berlusconi, the future Prime Minister of Italy. In addition to financing its own productions, Penta distributed Castle Rock Entertainment films throughout Europe in the early 1990s.


(1992-1993)


Nickname: "The Pentagon"

Logo: We see five comets moving in various directions over a black BG. The comets' traces create a star, which slowly rotates with the light cloud under it. Then light ceases and a blue pentagonal figure appears around the star. Every of its five parts have two lines over. "PENTA PICTURES" also appears below, in the same color as the pentagon.


Variants: There are two international variants:one reads "PENTA PICTURES EUROPE" ("Europe" is below),
first seen on Love Potion #9; the other reads "PENTA EUROPE", on international releases of A Bronx Tale.

FX/SFX: Shooting comets, star rotating and becoming a pentagon.

Music/Sounds: A synth theme, accompanied by four whooshes, a long whoosh, and a chime. Sometimes, it's silent or the opening theme.


Music/Sounds Variant: On international prints of Love Potion #9, the 1981 20th Century Fox fanfare is heard, due to an obvious plaster error.

Availability: Can be seen on Folks!, Man Trouble, and House of Cards (1992), among others. The European variants are very rare, and can be found on international prints of A Bronx Tale, Love Potion #9, as well as some Castle Rock Entertainment films.

Editor's Note: None.