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|founded=December 1995 ({{age|1995|12|1}} years ago) |
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|subsidiaries=[[Jerry Bruckheimer Television]] |
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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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'''Jerry Bruckheimer Films Inc.''' is an American film production company founded in December 1995 by '''Jerry Bruckheimer''', who had dissolved [[Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films]] after cutting ties with his longtime partner Don Simpson (who died in January 1996). The first film produced by the company was ''Con Air'', released on June 6, 1997. Until 2014, most of the company's films were released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (now [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]]) under its [[Walt Disney Pictures]], [[Hollywood Pictures]] and [[Touchstone Pictures]] labels (except for films released by [[Columbia Pictures]], [[Screen Gems (1998-present)|Screen Gems Pictures]] or [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]). In 2013, the company shifted its ties to [[Paramount Pictures]]; however, it became fully independent in 2020. |
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===(June 27, 1990-May 27, 2022)=== |
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'''Nickname:''' "Twin Lightning" |
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'''Logo:''' We start with {{color|skyblue|sky blue}} clouds moving across the screen. Two bolts of lightning then strike and converge at the bottom as the clouds instantly turn {{color|orange}}. The screen zooms out in a box on a black background, as the text "{{color|red|{{Fon|Times New Roman|DON SIMPSON/JERRY BRUCKHEIMER FILMS}}}}" is revealed at the bottom of the screen. |
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* A print version exists. |
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* An early version just has the company name. |
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* In the logo's later years, it is shortened and the text is smaller. |
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* There exists a version without the text. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' Appears to be live-action footage mixed with 2D animation. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Just the sounds of lightning. On ''Top Gun: Maverick'', the opening theme of the movie is heard without any sound at all. |
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'''Availability:''' Uncommon. |
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* In its original run, the logo was seen on some films from 1990 until 1996, including ''Days of Thunder'', ''Crimson Tide'', ''Dangerous Minds'', and ''The Rock''. |
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* Following Simpson's death, however, Bruckheimer has opted to retain this logo on sequels to films he originally produced with Don Simpson when he was still alive, presumably out of respect; with the logo reinstated for ''Bad Boys II'', ''Bad Boys for Life'', and ''Top Gun: Maverick''. |
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* The version without the lightning box was on a teaser trailer for ''Days of Thunder'', which can be found on the 1990 Paramount VHS release of ''Black Rain''. |
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* Don't expect this logo to appear on ''The Ref'', strangely enough. |
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'''Legacy:''' The animation and atmosphere may get to some people who do not like lightning. It also looks poor, with limited visuals and choppy movement. |
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Road", "The Lightning", "The Tree" |
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'''Visuals:''' The camera zooms down a road as a thunderstorm brews and lightning flashes multiple times. As the camera stops at a leafless tree, a lightning bolt strikes it, and leaves instantly appear on the tree. The scene freezes and zooms out in a box, and the text "JERRY BRUCKHEIMER" appears below it, with an underline and the spaced-out text "FILMS" underneath it. |
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* According to Jerry Bruckheimer, the lightning bolt is meant to represent "the power of an idea." The tree was modeled after an oak on a property in Kentucky that Bruckheimer owns. He photographed the tree and sent it to Dream Quest Images, who created the logo.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220325134444/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/13/movies/movie-studios-strive-for-ever-more-inventive-logos.html</ref> |
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* The lighting bolt comes from the Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films logo, and was intended to have two bolts for Bruckheimer and Simpson, not unlike the Simpson/Bruckheimer logo. After Simpson died, only one bolt was featured. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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* A prototype version of this logo exists, where the tree backdrop is entirely different. It also already has leaves on it and lacks the zooming down the road animation. The text is also larger, more stretched out and in a yellow color. |
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* On ''Con Air'', the logo is slightly longer, and the box above the text is bigger. |
* On <u>''Con Air''</u>, the logo is slightly longer, and the box above the text is bigger. |
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* A later variant also exists, where there is a thin green rectangle added around the clip as the camera gradually keeps zooming out, stopping when the lightning strikes. The text is also absent. |
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* A print version exists. |
* A print version also exists. |
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* A short version also exists, which begins with the lightning strike. |
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* On <u>[[ITV1|ITV]], [[ITV2]] and [[Channel 4]] UK airings of ''Coyote Ugly''</u> (2000) as well as <u>small HD widescreen versions of ''Deja Vu''</u> (2006), the logo is cropped to 16:9 aspect ratio. |
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'''Technique:''' CGI by Dream Quest Images. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' Well-made CG animation that still looks great over two decades later. |
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'''Audio:''' The sounds of wind, thunder, and cracks of lightning. |
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'''Audio Variants:''' |
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* In most cases, the film's opening theme is heard, with the wind and lightning sounds intact. |
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* On ''Confessions of a Shopaholic'', the film's opening theme is heard |
* On <u>''Confessions of a Shopaholic''</u> and <u>''The Lone Ranger'' (2013)</u>, the film's opening theme is heard without any of the usual sounds. |
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* At the end of ''Black Hawk Down'' |
* <u>At the end of Disney-distributed movies like ''Armageddon''</u>, as well as on <u>''Black Hawk Down''</u> and <u>''Young Woman and the Sea''</u>, the logo is silent. |
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* On ''Secret Headquarters'', the opening theme of the movie plays a few seconds before the logo cuts out. |
* On <u>''Secret Headquarters''</u>, the opening theme of the movie plays a few seconds before the logo cuts out. |
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'''Availability:''' |
'''Availability:''' |
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* It made its debut on ''Con Air'' and has appeared on every film since. |
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* Appears on several films, including ''Armageddon'', ''Gone in 60 Seconds'', ''Pearl Harbor'', ''Black Hawk Down'', and the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' films. |
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* The later variant |
* The later variant can be found on most films from 2004 onward, beginning with ''National Treasure''. |
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* The prototype variant appeared at the end of ''Con Air'', as well as trailers and TV spots for the film. |
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* This logo does not appear on ''Remember the Titans'', which was produced by [[Technical Black Films]] and uses that label's logo instead. |
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* Also seen on two made-for-TV movies, which are ''Max Q'' (1998, co-produced with [[ABC Signature|Touchstone Television]]), and ''Swing Vote'' (1999, co-produced with [[Columbia TriStar Television]]). |
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* It was also seen on two made-for-TV movies: ''Max Q'' and ''Swing Vote'' (1999). |
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* The Sony Pictures Choice Collection DVD-R and Amazon Prime's print (provided by [[Samuel Goldwyn Films]] under license from Sony) of the latter title retain this |
** The Sony Pictures Choice Collection DVD-R and Amazon Prime's print (provided by [[Samuel Goldwyn Films]] under license from Sony) of the latter title also retain this. |
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===References=== |
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'''Legacy:''' The animation and concept is very creative and professional. The lightning may startle some people though. |
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Jerry Bruckheimer Films Inc. is an American film production company founded in December 1995 by Jerry Bruckheimer, who had dissolved Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films after cutting ties with his longtime partner Don Simpson (who died in January 1996). The first film produced by the company was Con Air, released on June 6, 1997. Until 2014, most of the company's films were released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (now Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) under its Walt Disney Pictures, Hollywood Pictures and Touchstone Pictures labels (except for films released by Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems Pictures or Warner Bros. Pictures). In 2013, the company shifted its ties to Paramount Pictures; however, it became fully independent in 2020.
Visuals: The camera zooms down a road as a thunderstorm brews and lightning flashes multiple times. As the camera stops at a leafless tree, a lightning bolt strikes it, and leaves instantly appear on the tree. The scene freezes and zooms out in a box, and the text "JERRY BRUCKHEIMER" appears below it, with an underline and the spaced-out text "FILMS" underneath it.
Trivia:
Variants:
Technique: CGI by Dream Quest Images.
Audio: The sounds of wind, thunder, and cracks of lightning.
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