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Background

Magnum Entertainment was an offshoot of porn outfit VCA Pictures established by VCA co-founder Walter Gernert after selling his stock in VCA to his former partner, Russ Hampshire. The company had two sub labels: Sagebrush Productions for Westerns such as Django, and Epic Pictures for adaptations of literary classics such as The Weather in the Streets.

Logo (1985-1993)

Visuals: On a background of two sets of moving purple lines, a bright flash appears and the word "MAGNUM", in light blue with a Persian blue stripe in the middle and in a slightly thinner "Frankfurter" font, zooms-in. Meanwhile, the word "Entertainment" in a shocking pink cursive font (with the bottom line of the first "E" extended out) zooms-out underneath "MAGNUM". The word "Entertainment" would later shine and shine again a second later.

Variant: On some tapes that had previews, the words "COMING SOON" would appear before the coming attraction.

Technique: Early CGI.

Audio: After some loud kettledrum beats, there is a triumphant synthesized trumpet/accordion fanfare, slightly similar to the one used in King World's "Spotlights" and Camelot Entertainment Sales logos.

Availability: Found on VHS releases of Witchtrap, Nail Gun Massacre, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980), The Hills Have Eyes (1977), Drive-In Massacre, Lucio Fulci's Zombie (a.k.a. Zombi 2), The Thorn, Mindfield, Night Terror, and Bad Taste, among others. Some Starmaker reissues of Magnum titles, such as The Hills Have Eyes and White Fang and the Hunter (originally released by Magnum sublabel Sagebrush Productions), preserve this logo after the opening Starmaker logo.

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-Editions by Shadeed A. Kelly
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+===Background===
+'''Magnum Entertainment''' was an offshoot of porn outfit [[VCA Pictures]] established by VCA co-founder Walter Gernert after selling his stock in VCA to his former partner, Russ Hampshire. The company had two sub labels: Sagebrush Productions for Westerns such as ''Django'', and Epic Pictures for adaptations of literary classics such as ''The Weather in the Streets''.
-(1985-1993?)
+===Logo (1985-1993)===
-Magnum Entertainment (1985)Magnum Entertainment "Coming Soon" Variant
+[[File:Magnum Entertainment logo.jpg|350px|center]]
+[[File:Magnum Entertainment Coming Soon.webp|center|frameless|220x220px]]
+'''Visuals:''' On a background of two sets of moving purple lines, a bright flash appears and the word "MAGNUM", in light blue with a Persian blue stripe in the middle and in a slightly thinner "Frankfurter" font, zooms-in. Meanwhile, the word "Entertainment" in a shocking pink cursive font (with the bottom line of the first "E" extended out) zooms-out underneath "MAGNUM". The word "Entertainment" would later shine and shine again a second later.
+'''Variant:''' On some tapes that had previews, the words "COMING SOON" would appear before the coming attraction.
+'''Technique:''' Early CGI.
-Nicknames: "The Walls", "Bette Midler's Least Favorite Company"
+'''Audio:''' After some loud kettledrum beats, there is a triumphant synthesized trumpet/accordion fanfare, slightly similar to the one used in [[King World Productions|King World]]'s "Spotlights" and [[Camelot Entertainment Sales]] logos.
-Logo: On a background of two sets of moving indigo lines, a bright flash appears and the word "MAGNUM", in light blue with a Persian blue stripe in the middle and in a slightly thinner "Frankfurter" font, zooms-in. Meanwhile, the word "Entertainment" in a in shocking pink cursive font (with the bottom line of the first "E" extended out) zooms-out underneath "MAGNUM". The word "Entertainment" would later shine and shine again a second later.
+'''Availability:'''  Found on VHS releases of ''Witchtrap'', ''Nail Gun Massacre'', ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' (1980), ''The Hills Have Eyes'' (1977), ''Drive-In Massacre'', Lucio Fulci's ''Zombie'' (a.k.a. ''Zombi 2''), ''The Thorn'', ''Mindfield,'' ''Night Terror,'' and ''Bad Taste'', among others. Some [[Starmaker Entertainment|Starmaker]] reissues of Magnum titles, such as ''The Hills Have Eyes'' and ''White Fang and the Hunter'' (originally released by Magnum sublabel Sagebrush Productions), preserve this logo after the opening Starmaker logo.
-Variant: On some tapes that had previews, the words "COMING SOON" would appear before the coming attraction.
+{{Navbox-Lionsgate}}{{Home Entertainment-Navbox}}
-FX/SFX: The words zooming, and the indigo lines moving.
+[[Category:American home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
-Music/Sounds: After some loud kettledrum beats, we hear a triumphant synthesized trumpet/accordion fanfare, slightly similar to the one used in King World's "Spotlights" and Camelot Entertainment Sales’ logos.
+[[Category:Home entertainment logos]]
-Availability: Rare. Check eBay or your mom-and-pop video store for this logo. A couple of places to start with are older VHS issues of Nail Gun Massacre, Revenge of the Radioactive Reporter, City of Blood, The Big Hurt, Confidential, Night Terror, Curse of the Blue Lights, Poor White Trash Part II, Blackout, Vampyres, Frenchman's Farm, The Night After Halloween, Maxim Xul, Revenge of the Living Zombies (a.k.a. Flesheater), the 1980 TV movie version of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Blood Salvage, Witchtrap, Street Asylum, The Jar, The Comic, Tusks, The Return of Captain Invincible, The Mad Butcher, Dr. Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks, The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism, Primal Scream, Patrick, The Hills Have Eyes (1977), Drive-In Massacre, Lucio Fulci's Zombie (a.k.a. Zombi 2), Mindfield, and Bad Taste. Some Starmaker reissues of Magnum titles, such as The Hills Have Eyes, preserve this logo after the opening Starmaker logo.
-Editor's Note: None.