Logo captures by EnormousRat and others
1st Logo (June 6, 1986-September 19, 1986)[]
Nicknames: "The Lion Statue", "The 2-D Lion"
Logo: On a gray background, a small black lion graphic flies from the bottom to the top of the screen. Then the red letters "DEG", with four lines in black and white respectively above and below it, slowly spins and flips into the screen with "DE LAURENTIIS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP", also in red, underneath the letters. After everything settles into place, a black trademark ("TM") symbol fades in to the right of the text and copyright information fades in at the bottom of the screen.
FX/SFX: 2-D animation with a fake 3-D effect for the spinning text.
Music/Sounds: A thirteen-note dramatic synth fanfare. In most cases, it's silent or uses the opening theme of the film.
Music/Sounds Variant: On North American prints of Transformers: The Movie, it uses the Rank Organisation gong sounds as a result of a sloppy plaster. This is attributed to said company distributing the film in international territories. Current prints still retain the sounds, while a few older releases such as the 1987 FHE VHS and the Australian Blu-ray correctly have it silent.
Availability: Rare, as this logo was only used for a few months.
- Seen on films such as Manhunter, Raw Deal, North American prints of the 1986 Transformers and My Little Pony movies, Maximum Overdrive, and Blue Velvet, among others.
- Usually preceded by an MGM or StudioCanal logo.
2nd Logo (October 24, 1986-May 12, 1989)[]
Nickname: "The Lion Statue II"
Logo: On a black background are three still images of a lion statue close-up. The camera zooms out to reveal that it is a gold abstract lion from the first logo, in 3-D, as the background turns red. Underneath the lion are the gold letters "DEG" (with two black lines above and below it) and the name "DE LAURENTIIS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP" in white appearing underneath. The "G" in "DEG" then shines.
Variant: A short version, beginning at the point where the lion and "DEG" zoom out, began to be used later on in the logo's life.
FX/SFX: The close-up of the lion, the zoom-out to show the abstract lion, the letter "G" in "DEG" shining.
Music/Sounds: A beautiful and dramatic fanfare composed by Maurice Jarre. In some cases, it's silent or uses the opening theme of the film.
Availability: Rare.
- This logo can be found on Tai-Pan, Trick or Treat, Crimes of the Heart, and King Kong Lives, among others.
- The short version was seen on later releases circa 1987-89 such as Near Dark, Hiding Out, Date with an Angel, Dracula's Widow, The Bedroom Window, Traxx, and Collision Course.
- Like the last logo, expect an MGM or StudioCanal logo to precede this.