Hometown Films

1st Logo (October 3, 1987-July 30, 1988)
Nickname: "The Sign"

Logo: On a white background, we see a blue sign. On the sign is the words in silver lettering:

HOMETOWN

F I L M S

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.

Music/Sound Variant: A high pitched version appears on PAL prints.

Availability: Seen on season 1 of Friday the 13th: The Series.

2nd Logo (September 30, 1988-June 17, 1989)
Nickname: "The Church, The Houses and the City"

Logo: We see the same sign as the Hometown Films logo, but with a city, a church, and even some houses. On the blue sign is the words in silver lettering:

HOMETOWN

F I L M S

The sign then "flashes".

FX/SFX: The "flash" of the sign.

Music/Sounds: On the first episode of season 2, it's silent. On episode 2 and onwards, it's a dramatic tune consisting of nine notes with a ding at the end.

Music/Sound Variant: A high tone version appears on PAL prints.

Availability: Seen on season 2 of Friday the 13th: The Series. Also seen on older prints of early episodes of the second season of War of the Worlds (1988).

3rd Logo (October 7, 1989-May 26, 1990)
Nickname: "The CGI Sign"

Logo: We open on a nighttime view of a CGI city. The camera pans to a light blue street sign, with the words in silver lettering:

HOMETOWN

F I L M S

FX/SFX: The camera panning to the sign.

Music/Sounds:


 * 1989 (Episode 1-8): Same as the last logo.
 * 1989 (Episode 9 and 10): A tune consisting of 5 harmonica notes.
 * 1989-1990 (Episode 11 and onward): A lower-pitched version of the previous theme.

Music/Sound Variant: A high tone version appears on PAL prints.

Availability: Rare, appears on Friday the 13th: The Series and War of the Worlds.