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{{Infobox company
|name=USA Films
|image=
|founded=April 7, 1999 ({{age|1999|4|7}} years ago)
|founder={{w|Barry Diller}}
|predecessors=[[Gramercy Pictures]]<br>[[Interscope Communications]]<br>[[October Films]]
|country=[[:Category:United States|United States]]
|parent=USA Networks (1999-2001)<br>Vivendi S.A. (2001-2002)
|defunct=May 3, 2002 ({{age|2002|5|3}} years ago)
|fate=Merged into [[Focus Features]]
}}
===Background===
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▲Background: USA Films was created by Barry Diller in 1999 as an arthouse film division of his USA Networks/Studios USA by merging October Films, the original Rogue Pictures and Gramercy Pictures. In 2001, Diller sold Studios USA to Vivendi S.A., and then in 2002, Universal Studios merged USA Films with Good Machine and Universal Focus to create Focus Features.
|USAFilms.jpg|1st Logo (1999)
|USAFilms2.jpg|2nd Logo (September 17, 1999-May 9, 2003)▼
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===1st Logo (1999)===
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'''Technique:''' A printed image.
▲Logo: On a black background, we see the words "USA" and "FILMS" stacked together and separated by a thin red line. The whole logo is zooming in slowly toward us.USA Films (1999)
'''Availability:''' Seen on the
Music/Sounds: Just the opening theme of the movie.▼
===2nd Logo (September 17, 1999-May 9, 2003)===
▲Availability: Seen on the American trailer for Plunkett and Macleane. This logo is surprisingly seen on the Criterion release of Being John Malkovich, after the Universal logo. Other releases however, either use the 2nd logo or just the Universal logo.
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'''Variants:'''
* A print version of this exists.
'''Technique:''' A printed image.
▲(September 17, 1999-May 9, 2003)
'''Availability:
==External links==
▲Logo: On a black background we see the 1999 USA Network logo, the letters in blue, and the word "FILMS" below the letters, also in blue. The animation is the same as the previous logo.
* [https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0043969 USA Films filmography] on IMDb
{{Chronology|[[October Films]]<br>[[Gramercy Pictures]]<br>[[Interscope Communications]]|[[Focus Features]]}}
▲Variant: On The Man Who Wasn't There, the logo is in black and white.
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▲Availability: Uncommon. Seen on films such as The Man Who Wasn't There, Session 9, Gosford Park, Possession, One Night at McCool's, Traffic, Series 7: The Contenders, Being John Malkovich, and Waking the Dead, among others. Don't expect to see this on Pitch Black, as it's plastered with the Universal Pictures logo on all home media releases. Unknown if this was seen on the North American release of Plunkett and Macleane.
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Latest revision as of 01:57, 28 August 2024
thehugetvfan, EnormousRat and indycar
Captures by
Eric S. and EnormousRat
Editions by
indycar
Background
USA Films was founded in 1999 by Barry Diller as an arthouse film division of his USA Networks/Studios USA Television LLC by merging October Films, Interscope Communications and Gramercy Pictures. In 2001, Diller sold Studios USA to Vivendi S.A. In 2002, Universal Studios merged USA Films with Good Machine and Universal Focus to create Focus Features.
1st Logo (1999)
Visuals: On a black background, there are the words "USA" and "FILMS" stacked together and separated by a thin red line. The whole logo is zooming in slowly toward the camera.
Technique: A printed image.
Audio: Just the opening theme of the movie.
Availability: Seen on the US trailer for Plunkett and Macleane. This logo is seen on the Criterion Collection release of Being John Malkovich, after the Universal Pictures logo. Other releases, however, either use the 2nd logo or just the Universal Pictures logo.
2nd Logo (September 17, 1999-May 9, 2003)
Visuals: On a black background is the 1999 USA Network logo, the letters in blue, and the word "FILMS" below the letters, also in blue. The animation is the same as the previous logo.
Variants:
- On The Man Who Wasn't There, the logo is in black and white.
- A print version of this exists.
Technique: A printed image.
Audio: None or the opening theme of the film.
Availability: Seen on films such as Pitch Black, The Man Who Wasn't There, Session 9, Gosford Park, Possession, One Night at McCool's, Traffic, Series 7: The Contenders, Being John Malkovich, and Waking the Dead, among others. It is unknown if this was seen on the North American release of Plunkett and Macleane.
External links
- USA Films filmography on IMDb
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