Weintraub Entertainment Group

Background : Weintraub Entertainment Group was the independent production company of Jerry Weintraub that was founded in 1987. The company was backed with a $461 million credit invested by Columbia Pictures and Cineplex Odeon among other firms. A lack of box-office hits caused WEG to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 1990. Weintraub disbanded from the company shortly thereafter and made a deal with Warner Bros. Pictures.

(1988-1989?)

Nickname : "Copper W"

Logo : On a black background, we see a W made out of copper with lines zooming-out. When the zooming has finished, under it, the words "WEINTRAUB" in gold, and "ENTERTAINMENT GROUP" in white fade in. Later, the words "RELEASED THROUGH COLUMBIA PICTURES" fade-in.

Variants : At the end of The Gods Must Be Crazy II, the Columbia text isn't seen below. This was also seen on late 1980s prints of Thorn EMI films that WEG briefly owned.

FX/SFX : The "W" zooming out, the letters fading.

Music/Sounds : Usually silent, or the opening theme of the film. Availability : Rare. Seen on films such as My Stepmother Is An Alien, Troop Beverly Hills, She's Out of Control, and Fresh Horses. Was also seen on U.S theatrical prints of The Gods Must Be Crazy II and The Big Blue, but the most video and TV prints of the former have it removed, while the latter (like on the U.S DVD release) has the 2001 Samuel Goldwyn and 10th Gaumont logos instead.'''

Scare Factor : Low.

Final Note : In 1997, Jerry Weintraub started another production company, JW Productions.