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The announcer on the Coming Attractions and Feature Presentation bumpers is NOT Brain Cummings, as his voice doesn't sound deep compared to the announcer on the CA/FP bumpers. Also, other changes. |
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'''Availability:''' Appears on ''Paramount Comedy Theatre, Vol. 1: Well Developed''. |
'''Availability:''' Appears on ''Paramount Comedy Theatre, Vol. 1: Well Developed''. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on the 1987 VHS releases of ''Jay Leno: The American Dream'', ''Heartburn'' and ''The Best of Spike Jones: Volume One''. |
'''Availability:''' Seen on the 1987 VHS releases of ''Jay Leno: The American Dream'', ''Heartburn'' and ''The Best of Spike Jones: Volume One''. |
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'''Technique:''' Fading effects. |
'''Technique:''' Fading effects. |
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'''Audio:''' None, except for Brian Cummings saying the lowercase lettered text on some of the later bumpers from 1990-91 (he does not say the movie title). |
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'''Audio Variant:''' Sometimes, the end of the music from any given trailer would play underneath the bumper. |
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'''Availability:''' It can be found on Paramount videocassettes from the era after each individual trailer, such as ''Beverly Hills Cop II'' (the first release to have it), ''Tucker: The Man and His Dream'', ''"Crocodile" Dundee II'', ''The Presidio'', ''Planes, Trains, and Automobiles'', ''Coming to America'', ''The Naked Gun'', ''The Experts'', ''Cousins'', ''Major League'', ''The Accused'', ''Distant Thunder'', ''Scrooged'', ''Shirley Valentine'', ''Black Rain'', ''Harlem Nights'', ''Internal Affairs'', ''Fat Man and Little Boy'', ''Days of Thunder'', and ''The Hunt for Red October''. |
'''Availability:''' It can be found on Paramount videocassettes from the era after each individual trailer, such as ''Beverly Hills Cop II'' (the first release to have it), ''Tucker: The Man and His Dream'', ''"Crocodile" Dundee II'', ''The Presidio'', ''Planes, Trains, and Automobiles'', ''Coming to America'', ''The Naked Gun'', ''The Experts'', ''Cousins'', ''Major League'', ''The Accused'', ''Distant Thunder'', ''Scrooged'', ''Shirley Valentine'', ''Black Rain'', ''Harlem Nights'', ''Internal Affairs'', ''Fat Man and Little Boy'', ''Days of Thunder'', and ''The Hunt for Red October''. |
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'''Technique:''' Both versions are animated with CGI, while the 90th anniversary variant's stormy background is live-action footage. |
'''Technique:''' Both versions are animated with CGI, while the 90th anniversary variant's stormy background is live-action footage. |
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'''Audio/Voice-over:''' The 1988 ''Paramount on Parade'' fanfare, with a rearranged intro as well (the 1986 rendition of the 1976 fanfare had the synthesized chimes fade out when the music began). When the text is revealed, we hear an deep-voiced male announcer, possibly Bill McAllister, saying: |
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*'''Coming Attractions:''' "Here are some exciting coming attractions from Paramount." |
*'''Coming Attractions:''' "Here are some exciting coming attractions from Paramount." |
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*'''Feature Presentation (Variant A):''' "And now, we're pleased to bring you...our feature presentation." This was usually used on videocassettes that had previews before the film, though it strangely appears on ''Timeline'', ''Extreme Ops'', later prints of ''The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'', the 1991 releases of the first five ''Star Trek'' motion pictures (in addition to the 1989 release of ''Star Trek V: The Final Frontier'') and ''Footloose'', the 1994 VHS of ''Top Gun'', ''Just for You'', ''A Soldier's Sweetheart'', ''Midnight in St. Petersburg'', ''Star Trek: Nemesis'', ''The Prince and Me'', promotional copies of ''Teletubbies: Naughty Noo-Noo!'', ''Boohbah: Hot Dog'', ''Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'', ''Whitewash: The Clarence Bradley Story'' and ''Jay-Z: Fade to Black'', a Spanish-subtitled print of ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>Til There Was You'', alternating prints of ''Patriot Games'', ''The Butcher's Wife'', ''Necessary Roughness'', ''Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star'', ''The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear'', ''Prehysteria'', ''Major League'', ''Narc'', ''Cousins'', ''Boomerang'', ''Scrooged'', ''The Addams Family'', ''Kid Cop'', ''We Were Soldiers'', ''The Core'', ''Sliver'', ''The Fighting Temptations'', ''Mean Girls'', ''The School of Rock'', ''The Perfect Score'', and ''Paycheck'', and most Paramount Communications-era Philips CD-I disc releases of Paramount films, all of which have no previews. |
*'''Feature Presentation (Variant A):''' "And now, we're pleased to bring you...our feature presentation." This was usually used on videocassettes that had previews before the film, though it strangely appears on ''Timeline'', ''Extreme Ops'', later prints of ''The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'', the 1991 releases of the first five ''Star Trek'' motion pictures (in addition to the 1989 release of ''Star Trek V: The Final Frontier'') and ''Footloose'', the 1994 VHS of ''Top Gun'', ''Just for You'', ''A Soldier's Sweetheart'', ''Midnight in St. Petersburg'', ''Star Trek: Nemesis'', ''The Prince and Me'', promotional copies of ''Teletubbies: Naughty Noo-Noo!'', ''Boohbah: Hot Dog'', ''Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'', ''Whitewash: The Clarence Bradley Story'' and ''Jay-Z: Fade to Black'', a Spanish-subtitled print of ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>Til There Was You'', alternating prints of ''Patriot Games'', ''The Butcher's Wife'', ''Necessary Roughness'', ''Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star'', ''The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear'', ''Prehysteria'', ''Major League'', ''Narc'', ''Cousins'', ''Boomerang'', ''Scrooged'', ''The Addams Family'', ''Kid Cop'', ''We Were Soldiers'', ''The Core'', ''Sliver'', ''The Fighting Temptations'', ''Mean Girls'', ''The School of Rock'', ''The Perfect Score'', and ''Paycheck'', and most Paramount Communications-era Philips CD-I disc releases of Paramount films, all of which have no previews. |
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*'''Feature Presentation (Variant B):''' "Paramount is pleased to bring you our feature presentation." This was used with all three byline variants, and can be found on Laserdiscs and Viacom-era Philips CD-Is (as well as the Paramount Communications-era releases of ''The Addams Family'', ''Black Rain'', and ''Apocalypse Now''), as well as videocassettes without any opening previews. This variation did appear on tapes with previews, examples including: ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', ''Wayne's World'', ''Pet Shop'', ''Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns'', the 1996 VHS of ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', screener tapes of ''The Silver Stallion: King of the Wild Brumbies'', ''It's All True'', ''Jimmy Hollywood'', ''The Browning Version (1994)'', ''I.Q.'', ''Pontiac Moon'', ''Parallel Lives'', ''Dead Man on Campus'', ''Midnight Man'', ''Bad Apple'', ''Apres Vous'', ''Asylum'', ''Ask the Dust'', ''Year of the Dog'', and ''Next'', two out of four videocassettes sold as part of a 1993 McDonald's promotion, specifically ''Ghost'' and ''The Addams Family'' (these releases have the Rank Home Video print logo on one of the spines on the slipcovers for those films and a face label on the tapes with a special red, yellow, black and white color scheme; ''Charlotte's Web'' and ''Wayne's World'' use the "And now, we're..." variant), and the Directors' Series editions of ''Fatal Attraction'' and ''Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home''. This was also used on the 90th Anniversary FP bumper on the 2002 VHS releases of ''Damaged Care'', ''Bleacher Bums'', ''The Day Reagan Was Shot'', ''My Horrible Year!'', ''Bobbie's Girl'', the Columbia House copy of ''The Sum of All Fears'', and demo tapes from this era such as those of ''Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies'', ''Rugrats: Mysteries'', and ''Hey Arnold!: The Movie''. |
*'''Feature Presentation (Variant B):''' "Paramount is pleased to bring you our feature presentation." This was used with all three byline variants, and can be found on Laserdiscs and Viacom-era Philips CD-Is (as well as the Paramount Communications-era releases of ''The Addams Family'', ''Black Rain'', and ''Apocalypse Now''), as well as videocassettes without any opening previews. This variation did appear on tapes with previews, examples including: ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', ''Wayne's World'', ''Pet Shop'', ''Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns'', the 1996 VHS of ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', screener tapes of ''The Silver Stallion: King of the Wild Brumbies'', ''It's All True'', ''Jimmy Hollywood'', ''The Browning Version (1994)'', ''I.Q.'', ''Pontiac Moon'', ''Parallel Lives'', ''Dead Man on Campus'', ''Midnight Man'', ''Bad Apple'', ''Apres Vous'', ''Asylum'', ''Ask the Dust'', ''Year of the Dog'', and ''Next'', two out of four videocassettes sold as part of a 1993 McDonald's promotion, specifically ''Ghost'' and ''The Addams Family'' (these releases have the Rank Home Video print logo on one of the spines on the slipcovers for those films and a face label on the tapes with a special red, yellow, black and white color scheme; ''Charlotte's Web'' and ''Wayne's World'' use the "And now, we're..." variant), and the Directors' Series editions of ''Fatal Attraction'' and ''Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home''. This was also used on the 90th Anniversary FP bumper on the 2002 VHS releases of ''Damaged Care'', ''Bleacher Bums'', ''The Day Reagan Was Shot'', ''My Horrible Year!'', ''Bobbie's Girl'', the Columbia House copy of ''The Sum of All Fears'', and demo tapes from this era such as those of ''Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies'', ''Rugrats: Mysteries'', and ''Hey Arnold!: The Movie''. |
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'''Audio/Voice-over Variants:''' |
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*On the VHS of ''The Desperate Hours'' and the Laserdisc of ''The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live'' (both from 1989), as well as some screener tapes, the ending of the fanfare is cut off. |
*On the VHS of ''The Desperate Hours'' and the Laserdisc of ''The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live'' (both from 1989), as well as some screener tapes, the ending of the fanfare is cut off. |
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*On the 1991 screener VHS of ''Subspecies'', the FP bumper is silent. |
*On the 1991 screener VHS of ''Subspecies'', the FP bumper is silent. |
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'''Audio/Voice-over:''' Same as the 3rd bumper, except Brian Cummings says the lowercase lettered text more consistently than before. A few different voiceovers were used for some of the screens; for the sake of convenience, these are listed as Version #1, where he says it in a low voice, and Version #2, where he says it in a jollier voice. |
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'''Audio Variants:''' |
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*On some 1991 VHS releases, the end of the music from any given trailer would play underneath the bumper. |
*On some 1991 VHS releases, the end of the music from any given trailer would play underneath the bumper. |
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*On the 1991 VHS release of ''Subspecies'', after a trailer for ''Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth'', Cummings' voiceover starts at the last second of the trailer. |
*On the 1991 VHS release of ''Subspecies'', after a trailer for ''Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth'', Cummings' voiceover starts at the last second of the trailer. |
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'''Availability:''' The ''Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You'' variant can be seen on both the 1992 VHS of ''Patriot Games'' and the 1993 VHS of ''Cool World'', while the other variants can be seen on the titles mentioned above. |
'''Availability:''' The ''Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You'' variant can be seen on both the 1992 VHS of ''Patriot Games'' and the 1993 VHS of ''Cool World'', while the other variants can be seen on the titles mentioned above. |
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'''Technique:''' Live-action footage. |
'''Technique:''' Live-action footage. |
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'''Audio:''' Tweed saying "Hi, I'm Shannon Tweed. You're about to see me in ''Cold Sweat'', an electrifying, sexy suspense thriller. How would you like to meet me in person for a night on the town? You can if you're one of four grand prize winners in the ''Cold Sweat Night on the Town Sweepstakes''. You'll get all the details right after the following feature presentation of ''Cold Sweat''. And be sure to watch the film closely so you can answer the sweepstakes questions, then we'll talk after the movie." |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on the 1994 VHS release of ''Cold Sweat''. |
'''Availability:''' Seen on the 1994 VHS release of ''Cold Sweat''. |
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'''Technique:''' None. |
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'''Audio:''' None. |
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'''Availability:''' Appears on earlier printings of the 1995 VHS of ''Congo''. |
'''Availability:''' Appears on earlier printings of the 1995 VHS of ''Congo''. |
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'''Technique:''' None. |
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'''Audio:''' None. |
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'''Availability:''' This only appears on the original VHS of ''Clueless''. |
'''Availability:''' This only appears on the original VHS of ''Clueless''. |
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'''Audio:''' The closing of the soundtrack promo's voiceover, playing over an excerpt of "Moonlight." |
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'''Availability:''' Appears on the 1996 VHS of ''Sabrina'' (1995). |
'''Availability:''' Appears on the 1996 VHS of ''Sabrina'' (1995). |
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'''Technique:''' CGI. |
'''Technique:''' CGI. |
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'''Audio:''' A horn-and-drum theme (the opening theme to ''Harriet the Spy'', composed by Jamshied Sharifi) with a young female announcer saying "Stay tuned for a bonus ''Rugrats'' music video followed by ''Harriet the Spy''! And don't touch that VCR, because there's another ''Rugrats'' music video coming up right after the movie!" |
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'''Availability:''' This can be seen on the VHS of ''Harriet the Spy''. |
'''Availability:''' This can be seen on the VHS of ''Harriet the Spy''. |
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'''Technique:''' Computer animation. |
'''Technique:''' Computer animation. |
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'''Audio:''' Two seconds of silence, then a male announcer (Michael Bell) says the text. The other variants are completely silent. |
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'''Availability:''' It's known to appear on tapes that use the 14th bumper, as well as Special Edition releases. |
'''Availability:''' It's known to appear on tapes that use the 14th bumper, as well as Special Edition releases. |
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'''Technique:''' None. |
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'''Audio:''' Silent, except for the announcer, Brian Cummings, enthusiastically saying one of the following: |
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*'''Coming to Video Stores:''' "Coming this November to video stores." |
*'''Coming to Video Stores:''' "Coming this November to video stores." |
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*'''Coming to Theatres:''' "Coming to theatres!" |
*'''Coming to Theatres:''' "Coming to theatres!" |
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'''Audio Variant:''' A variant of the "COMING TO VIDEO STORES" clip-on features Cummings saying "And, coming this February from Paramount Home Video." This appears only on the original 1999 VHS release of ''The Truman Show''. |
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'''Availability:''' This was used for a very short time before being replaced with the next bumper, but it can be found on the original 1998-99 VHS releases of ''Deep Impact'' and ''The Truman Show''. |
'''Availability:''' This was used for a very short time before being replaced with the next bumper, but it can be found on the original 1998-99 VHS releases of ''Deep Impact'' and ''The Truman Show''. |
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'''Technique:''' Zooming and fading effects. |
'''Technique:''' Zooming and fading effects. |
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'''Audio:''' The original four clip-ons have Beau Weaver announcing them, usually after a few seconds of silence following the Paramount logo. Another male announcer, Brian Cummings, announces the last four clip-ons, as well as the later variant of the "Coming To Theaters" and "Now In Theaters" clip-ons. |
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'''Availability:''' This was seen on most tapes of the era, such as many Nickelodeon TV and movie releases, including the 2002 VHS releases of ''Clockstoppers'', ''Hey Arnold!: The Movie'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories'', ''Rugrats: Christmas'' and ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge Buddies''. The first tape to use this was the 1999 VHS release of ''Snake Eyes'', and the last tape to have it was the 2003 VHS release of ''The Four Feathers''. The original variant is more common than the later variant due to it being used longer and can, for example, be found on the 2000 VHS releases of ''Snow Day'' and ''Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Musical Movie''. |
'''Availability:''' This was seen on most tapes of the era, such as many Nickelodeon TV and movie releases, including the 2002 VHS releases of ''Clockstoppers'', ''Hey Arnold!: The Movie'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories'', ''Rugrats: Christmas'' and ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge Buddies''. The first tape to use this was the 1999 VHS release of ''Snake Eyes'', and the last tape to have it was the 2003 VHS release of ''The Four Feathers''. The original variant is more common than the later variant due to it being used longer and can, for example, be found on the 2000 VHS releases of ''Snow Day'' and ''Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Musical Movie''. |
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'''Technique:''' CGI. |
'''Technique:''' CGI. |
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'''Audio:''' None. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on two different pressings of the VHS of ''Star Trek: Insurrection'' (one with regular previews, one with only ''Star Trek'' previews; a third pressing just cuts to the Feature Presentation ID). |
'''Availability:''' Seen on two different pressings of the VHS of ''Star Trek: Insurrection'' (one with regular previews, one with only ''Star Trek'' previews; a third pressing just cuts to the Feature Presentation ID). |
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'''Audio:''' None. |
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'''Availability:''' It appears on the 1999 Commemorative Edition VHS of ''Chinatown''. |
'''Availability:''' It appears on the 1999 Commemorative Edition VHS of ''Chinatown''. |
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'''Audio:''' None on the original variant, but on the second variant some ''Indiana Jones'' music plays over the ID as a male announcer says the text and then says "''And now, enjoy The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: [title of feature]''" as the ID fades over to the second screen. |
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'''Availability:''' Appears on ''Indiana Jones'' VHS releases from 1999, including UK editions. The variant can be found on the 1999 (and in the case of the UK version of ''The Phantom Train of Doom'', 2000) VHS releases of ''Young Indiana Jones'' features. |
'''Availability:''' Appears on ''Indiana Jones'' VHS releases from 1999, including UK editions. The variant can be found on the 1999 (and in the case of the UK version of ''The Phantom Train of Doom'', 2000) VHS releases of ''Young Indiana Jones'' features. |
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'''Technique:''' None. |
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'''Audio:''' The end of the trailer theme or none. |
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'''Availability:''' This appears on 2003-04 VHS and DVD releases such as ''The Four Feathers'', ''Star Trek: Nemesis'', ''The Hunted'', ''The Perfect Score'', ''Mean Girls'', and ''Paycheck'', as well as screener tapes such as the 2004 demos of ''The Perfect Score'', ''The United States of Leland'', and ''The Prince & Me''. Because this one appears at the end of trailers rather than the beginning, some trailers have their own end-of-trailer card instead, making this bumper rare. A prototype variant exists on the 2002 VHS releases of ''Domestic Disturbance'', ''Zoolander'', ''Sidewalks of New York'', ''My First Mister'', ''Crossroads''. |
'''Availability:''' This appears on 2003-04 VHS and DVD releases such as ''The Four Feathers'', ''Star Trek: Nemesis'', ''The Hunted'', ''The Perfect Score'', ''Mean Girls'', and ''Paycheck'', as well as screener tapes such as the 2004 demos of ''The Perfect Score'', ''The United States of Leland'', and ''The Prince & Me''. Because this one appears at the end of trailers rather than the beginning, some trailers have their own end-of-trailer card instead, making this bumper rare. A prototype variant exists on the 2002 VHS releases of ''Domestic Disturbance'', ''Zoolander'', ''Sidewalks of New York'', ''My First Mister'', ''Crossroads''. |
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'''Availability:''' Only seen on the 2002 VHS of ''Vanilla Sky''. |
'''Availability:''' Only seen on the 2002 VHS of ''Vanilla Sky''. |
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'''Technique:''' Same as the Universal Pictures Home Entertainment bumpers at the time. |
'''Technique:''' Same as the Universal Pictures Home Entertainment bumpers at the time. |
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'''Audio:''' Same as the Universal Pictures Home Entertainment bumpers at the time. |
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'''Availability:''' Found on Mexican VHS releases at the time, such as ''Rugrats: Decade in Diapers'' (''Rugrats: Década en Pañales''). |
'''Availability:''' Found on Mexican VHS releases at the time, such as ''Rugrats: Decade in Diapers'' (''Rugrats: Década en Pañales''). |
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'''Technique:''' CGI. |
'''Technique:''' CGI. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on international Paramount Home Entertainment releases from 1999-2003. Examples include ''Star Trek: Voyager'' and ''Rugrats'' videos. |
'''Availability:''' Seen on international Paramount Home Entertainment releases from 1999-2003. Examples include ''Star Trek: Voyager'' and ''Rugrats'' videos. |
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'''Technique:''' Live-action and CGI. |
'''Technique:''' Live-action and CGI. |
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'''Audio:''' The jazz/piano music from the warning screen, with the projector as background noise. |
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'''Audio Variant:''' For the Feature Presentation bumper, the music is shortened and the projector noises are added in the background. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on international Paramount Home Entertainment releases from 2003-2006 like ''Clockstoppers'', ''The Core'', ''Action Man: X Missions'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Lost in Time'', ''SpongeBob Squarepants: Tide & Seek'', and ''Rugrats Go Wild!''. |
'''Availability:''' Seen on international Paramount Home Entertainment releases from 2003-2006 like ''Clockstoppers'', ''The Core'', ''Action Man: X Missions'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Lost in Time'', ''SpongeBob Squarepants: Tide & Seek'', and ''Rugrats Go Wild!''. |
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'''Technique:''' None. |
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'''Audio:''' None. |
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'''Availability:''' Appears on many UK DVDs released by Paramount Home Entertainment and also DreamWorks Home Entertainment from 2006-2012, like ''Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging'', ''Charlotte's Web'', ''Little Fockers'', ''Norbit'', ''Iron Man 2'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Friend or Foe?'', ''Blades of Glory'', ''Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'', ''Super 8'' and ''The Spiderwick Chronicles'', among others. This was also seen on a Mexican DVD of ''Babel''. |
'''Availability:''' Appears on many UK DVDs released by Paramount Home Entertainment and also DreamWorks Home Entertainment from 2006-2012, like ''Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging'', ''Charlotte's Web'', ''Little Fockers'', ''Norbit'', ''Iron Man 2'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Friend or Foe?'', ''Blades of Glory'', ''Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'', ''Super 8'' and ''The Spiderwick Chronicles'', among others. This was also seen on a Mexican DVD of ''Babel''. |
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'''Technique:''' CGI. |
'''Technique:''' CGI. |
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'''Audio:''' A two-note ethereal synth tune. |
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'''Availability:''' This was found on a German VHS of ''Mission: Impossible II''. |
'''Availability:''' This was found on a German VHS of ''Mission: Impossible II''. |
Bumper: Over an abstract background, we see the text "STAY TUNED FOR SCENES FROM "DECENT EXPOSURES" VOLUME TWO OF PARAMOUNT COMEDY THEATRE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS PROGRAM."
Technique: None.
Audio: None.
Availability: Appears on Paramount Comedy Theatre, Vol. 1: Well Developed.
Bumper: On a black/blue gradient background, we see the text "STAY TUNED FOR HOME VIDEO PREVIEWS FROM PARAMOUNT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS PROGRAM".
Technique: None.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on the 1987 VHS releases of Jay Leno: The American Dream, Heartburn and The Best of Spike Jones: Volume One.
Bumper: On a blue-black gradient background, the title of a specific Paramount movie is shown and underneath it in capital letters the text "Coming in *Month* to video stores everywhere from Paramount" or "Coming this *Month* to video stores everywhere" is seen in a white lowercase Helvetica Bold font. Sometimes the text is in a regular Helvetica font. It often had no voiceover until late 1990.
Variants: Depending on the variant:
Clip-ons: Legend: [n] - no voiceover, [v] - voiceover used
Technique: Fading effects.
Audio: None, except for Brian Cummings saying the lowercase lettered text on some of the later bumpers from 1990-91 (he does not say the movie title).
Audio Variant: Sometimes, the end of the music from any given trailer would play underneath the bumper.
Availability: It can be found on Paramount videocassettes from the era after each individual trailer, such as Beverly Hills Cop II (the first release to have it), Tucker: The Man and His Dream, "Crocodile" Dundee II, The Presidio, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Coming to America, The Naked Gun, The Experts, Cousins, Major League, The Accused, Distant Thunder, Scrooged, Shirley Valentine, Black Rain, Harlem Nights, Internal Affairs, Fat Man and Little Boy, Days of Thunder, and The Hunt for Red October.
Bumper: On a background filled with blue/indigo squares, a flat, blue frame with the Paramount abstract mountain logo in silver appears. The stars shine from left to right, before the Paramount frame flies off as the blue/indigo squares move, opening up like a door. The words "COMING ATTRACTIONS" or "FEATURE PRESENTATION" in gold are revealed on a heliotrope gradient background. They zoom in slowly to the center of the screen. They then shine, and after a few moments, quickly begin zooming in again, cutting the bumper to black (for Coming Attractions) or the warning screen (for Feature Presentation).
Bylines: This used whatever byline Paramount was using at the time:
Variants:
Technique: Both versions are animated with CGI, while the 90th anniversary variant's stormy background is live-action footage.
Audio/Voice-over: The 1988 Paramount on Parade fanfare, with a rearranged intro as well (the 1986 rendition of the 1976 fanfare had the synthesized chimes fade out when the music began). When the text is revealed, we hear an deep-voiced male announcer, possibly Bill McAllister, saying:
Audio/Voice-over Variants:
Availability: It appears on the majority of Paramount's home video releases.
Legacy: This is seen as one of the most famous bumpers in home video history.
Bumper: On the background of the later 1989 (or 1995) variant of Paramount's warning screen, we see the title of a specific Paramount movie in capital letters, in a big silver font. Below that is any of the following clip-ons in a slightly smaller white font, with only the first letter of the clip-on and the month capitalized.
Trivia:
Clip-ons: Legend: [n] - no voiceover, [v] - two voiceovers used
Variants:
Technique: None.
Audio/Voice-over: Same as the 3rd bumper, except Brian Cummings says the lowercase lettered text more consistently than before. A few different voiceovers were used for some of the screens; for the sake of convenience, these are listed as Version #1, where he says it in a low voice, and Version #2, where he says it in a jollier voice.
Audio Variants:
Availability: It can be found on most Paramount videocassettes from the era after each individual trailer, such as Funny About Love (the first tape to have it), The Butcher's Wife, Ladybugs, Patriot Games, Wayne's World, Whispers in the Dark, Clear and Present Danger, Blue Chips, Nick of Time, The Brady Bunch Movie, Eye for an Eye, Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, The Evening Star, Switchback, The Odd Couple II, and Sliding Doors (the last tape to have it).
Bumper: On the background of the early 1990's Paramount warning screen, which we see after the Paramount Feature Presentation bumper, we see a message asking viewers to stay tuned after the movie for a specific feature.
Variants:
Then, the bottom part fades to:
Technique: None.
Audio: None.
Availability: The Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You variant can be seen on both the 1992 VHS of Patriot Games and the 1993 VHS of Cool World, while the other variants can be seen on the titles mentioned above.
Bumper: On a pink curtain backdrop, movie star Shannon Tweed appears seated in a chair talking about the Cold Sweat Night on the Town Sweepstakes. As she talks, the camera zooms in on her until stopping with only her head and some of her body visible.
Trivia: The sweepstakes Tweed was referring to offered a shot at a fully chauffeured limousine ride with her, followed by dinner and a visit to a "popular nightspot," as she called it (all of this was for the sweepstakes' four grand prize winners). After the movie, Tweed reappeared in the same spot and talked about the sweepstakes.
Technique: Live-action footage.
Audio: Tweed saying "Hi, I'm Shannon Tweed. You're about to see me in Cold Sweat, an electrifying, sexy suspense thriller. How would you like to meet me in person for a night on the town? You can if you're one of four grand prize winners in the Cold Sweat Night on the Town Sweepstakes. You'll get all the details right after the following feature presentation of Cold Sweat. And be sure to watch the film closely so you can answer the sweepstakes questions, then we'll talk after the movie."
Availability: Seen on the 1994 VHS release of Cold Sweat.
Bumper: On a plain black background, we see the text:
Technique: None.
Audio: None.
Availability: Appears on earlier printings of the 1995 VHS of Congo.
Bumper: Over a blurry red background we see the words:
The text is in a mish-mash of fonts, with "'Watch the Music Video" and "Following" in a sans serif font, ""ALRIGHT" by SUPERGRASS" in Souvenir, and "CLUELESS" in Dom Casual.
Technique: None.
Audio: None.
Availability: This only appears on the original VHS of Clueless.
Bumper: At the end of a soundtrack promo for the remake of Sabrina, the text "Stay tuned after the film for Sting "Moonlight" video.", in red, fades in next to the A&M Records logo.
Technique: None.
Audio: The closing of the soundtrack promo's voiceover, playing over an excerpt of "Moonlight."
Availability: Appears on the 1996 VHS of Sabrina (1995).
Bumper: On a yellow background resembling the front cover of a composition notebook, we see the black text "STAY TUNED...", followed by "Rugrats Rap", in the font of the Rugrats logo, zooming in on the background with a teal banner reading "Bonus Music Video" in the upper left corner. These actions are repeated a couple of seconds later, except "STAY TUNED..." is replaced with the Harriet the Spy logo, "Rap" is replaced with "Rock" (alluding to the second bonus video, "Rugrats Rock"), and the banner reads "2nd Bonus Music Video".
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A horn-and-drum theme (the opening theme to Harriet the Spy, composed by Jamshied Sharifi) with a young female announcer saying "Stay tuned for a bonus Rugrats music video followed by Harriet the Spy! And don't touch that VCR, because there's another Rugrats music video coming up right after the movie!"
Availability: This can be seen on the VHS of Harriet the Spy.
Bumper: Against a blue-tinted picture of the 1986 Paramountain, the white text "STAY TUNED FOR A SPECIAL PRESENTATION AFTER THE MOVIE" zooms out to the center of the screen and then shines, giving off rays of light.
Variants:
On the left is the cover of EW's "Oscar Winners & Losers" issue. This is all on a blue curtain background.
Technique: Computer animation.
Audio: Two seconds of silence, then a male announcer (Michael Bell) says the text. The other variants are completely silent.
Availability: It's known to appear on tapes that use the 14th bumper, as well as Special Edition releases.
Bumper: On a black background, one of the clip-ons below appears in white, capital letters.
Clip-ons:
Technique: None.
Audio: Silent, except for the announcer, Brian Cummings, enthusiastically saying one of the following:
Audio Variant: A variant of the "COMING TO VIDEO STORES" clip-on features Cummings saying "And, coming this February from Paramount Home Video." This appears only on the original 1999 VHS release of The Truman Show.
Availability: This was used for a very short time before being replaced with the next bumper, but it can be found on the original 1998-99 VHS releases of Deep Impact and The Truman Show.
Bumper: We see a still shot of the 1995 Paramount Home Video/Entertainment logo fading in and fading out to a black background (with the clouds still moving). We then see one of the clip-ons below fade in, zoom in, then fade out.
Clip-ons: Legend: [a] - both announcers used, [n] - no announcers used
Variants:
Technique: Zooming and fading effects.
Audio: The original four clip-ons have Beau Weaver announcing them, usually after a few seconds of silence following the Paramount logo. Another male announcer, Brian Cummings, announces the last four clip-ons, as well as the later variant of the "Coming To Theaters" and "Now In Theaters" clip-ons.
Availability: This was seen on most tapes of the era, such as many Nickelodeon TV and movie releases, including the 2002 VHS releases of Clockstoppers, Hey Arnold!: The Movie, SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories, Rugrats: Christmas and SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge Buddies. The first tape to use this was the 1999 VHS release of Snake Eyes, and the last tape to have it was the 2003 VHS release of The Four Feathers. The original variant is more common than the later variant due to it being used longer and can, for example, be found on the 2000 VHS releases of Snow Day and Blue's Clues: Blue's Big Musical Movie.
Bumper: On a starfield background, we see the text "STAY TUNED FOR A SPECIAL "MAKING OF" STAR TREK: INSURRECTION FEATURETTE AFTER OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION". The background starts zooming in slowly but then gets faster, indicating that the warp drive of the U.S.S. Enterprise-D is about to engage.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on two different pressings of the VHS of Star Trek: Insurrection (one with regular previews, one with only Star Trek previews; a third pressing just cuts to the Feature Presentation ID).
Bumper: On a black background, we see the following text in a Papyrus font:
Technique: None.
Audio: None.
Availability: It appears on the 1999 Commemorative Edition VHS of Chinatown.
Bumper: On a brown dirt background used in trailers for the Young Indiana Jones trilogy, we see the text: "STAY TUNED FOR AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH GEORGE LUCAS STEVEN SPIELBERG AND HARRISON FORD AFTER OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION"
Variant: There is a variant in which Spielberg and Ford's names are removed and replaced with Sean Flanery's full name. On the bottom is the text "Exclusive to The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones features on video." There is also a second screen which the first screen fades to featuring the title of the movie.
Technique: None.
Audio: None on the original variant, but on the second variant some Indiana Jones music plays over the ID as a male announcer says the text and then says "And now, enjoy The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: [title of feature]" as the ID fades over to the second screen.
Availability: Appears on Indiana Jones VHS releases from 1999, including UK editions. The variant can be found on the 1999 (and in the case of the UK version of The Phantom Train of Doom, 2000) VHS releases of Young Indiana Jones features.
Bumper: On a black background, one of the below clip-on texts is shown.
Clip-ons:
Variants:
Technique: None.
Audio: The end of the trailer theme or none.
Availability: This appears on 2003-04 VHS and DVD releases such as The Four Feathers, Star Trek: Nemesis, The Hunted, The Perfect Score, Mean Girls, and Paycheck, as well as screener tapes such as the 2004 demos of The Perfect Score, The United States of Leland, and The Prince & Me. Because this one appears at the end of trailers rather than the beginning, some trailers have their own end-of-trailer card instead, making this bumper rare. A prototype variant exists on the 2002 VHS releases of Domestic Disturbance, Zoolander, Sidewalks of New York, My First Mister, Crossroads.
Bumper: On a white background, we see the words:
This is presented in the same format as the tape's other clip-ons.
Technique: None.
Audio: None.
Availability: Only seen on the 2002 VHS of Vanilla Sky.
After the 2004 VHS release of Mean Girls, Paramount opted not to include previews on any more of its videotapes (with the exception of screeners and releases of material more suitable for younger audiences), and as such these bumpers were retired within the next year.
Logo: Same as the Universal Pictures Home Entertainment bumpers at the time, but the 1986 Paramount logo is shown instead of the Universal logo. So far, only the "a la venta en video" version has been found.
Technique: Same as the Universal Pictures Home Entertainment bumpers at the time.
Audio: Same as the Universal Pictures Home Entertainment bumpers at the time.
Availability: Found on Mexican VHS releases at the time, such as Rugrats: Decade in Diapers (Rugrats: Década en Pañales).
Bumper: On the same aurora background as the 1997-2001 CIC Video warning screen, we see one of the following clip-ons.
Clip-ons:
Variant: On the "COMING SOON" variant, sometimes the words may be on top of each other and in a different font.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: None.
Availability: Seen on international Paramount Home Entertainment releases from 1999-2003. Examples include Star Trek: Voyager and Rugrats videos.
Available to Own on Video
Bumpers:
Technique: Live-action and CGI.
Audio: The jazz/piano music from the warning screen, with the projector as background noise.
Audio Variant: For the Feature Presentation bumper, the music is shortened and the projector noises are added in the background.
Availability: Seen on international Paramount Home Entertainment releases from 2003-2006 like Clockstoppers, The Core, Action Man: X Missions, SpongeBob SquarePants: Lost in Time, SpongeBob Squarepants: Tide & Seek, and Rugrats Go Wild!.
Legacy: Due to a lack of feature presentation text, some have been left unsure what the FP bumper is meant to be.
Bumper: On a dark blue background are the words, "Coming Soon" in an Arial font. Below it are the smaller words, 'PRESS MENU ON YOUR REMOTE TO GO TO THE MAIN MENU'.
Technique: None.
Audio: None.
Availability: Appears on many UK DVDs released by Paramount Home Entertainment and also DreamWorks Home Entertainment from 2006-2012, like Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, Charlotte's Web, Little Fockers, Norbit, Iron Man 2, SpongeBob SquarePants: Friend or Foe?, Blades of Glory, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, Super 8 and The Spiderwick Chronicles, among others. This was also seen on a Mexican DVD of Babel.
Bumper: On the same background as the German Paramount warning screen, the text "Demnascht auf Video" squeezes into view.
Technique: CGI.
Audio: A two-note ethereal synth tune.
Availability: This was found on a German VHS of Mission: Impossible II.
Same as the CIC Video Future Video Releases bumpers.