Hometown Films

Credits

Descriptions by
Logoboy95

Captures by
Logoboy95 and Eric S.

Editions by
TLogos and Logoboy95

Video captures courtesy of
JCraver98 and ClosingLogosDude90

Background

This is Frank Mancuso Jr.'s production company.

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.

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, the closing theme plays. On episode 2 and onwards, it's a dramatic tune consisting of nine notes with a ding at the end.

Availability: Seen on Friday the 13th: The Series.

3rd Logo (October 7, 1989-May 26, 1990)

Nickname: "The CGI Sign"

Logo: We see a video of a city. The camera pans to the sign and behind it is the plain blue sign, done in CGI, 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 flute notes.
• 1989-1990 (Episode 11 and onwards): Same as the last 1989 one, but lower.

Availability: Rare. Seen on Friday the 13th: The Series. Also seen on the War of the Worlds TV series.