Hometown Films

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.