Bad Hat Harry Productions

Background

This is the production company of Bryan Singer, formed in 1994. As of 2019, the fate of the company is left in limbo due to the sexual abuse allegations against Singer.

1st Logo (November 16, 2004-October 26, 2012)

Logo: We see 2 cartoon men on a beach, sitting next to a penthouse. One of them sits on a cooler, the other on a beach chair, both in beach attire. The text "BAD HAT HARRY PRODUCTIONS", in black, is at the top of the screen. The man (which must be Martin Brody from Jaws) on the left (presumably Harry) is wearing a rather silly aviator-type hat. The man on the right leans over a bit, towards Harry, and says "That's some bad hat, Harry." A shark fin can be seen in the ocean, as well as two seagulls.

Trivia: The dialogue, shark fin, and general situation in the logo are all a reference to the movie Jaws.

Variant: The logo would come in either the standard 4:3 version (seen on full-screen prints) or the widescreen 16:9 version.

Technique: The entire logo was animated in Adobe Flash at Angry Alien Productions.

Music/Sounds: The man's high-pitched dialogue, although on The Triangle, the sounds of the wind and seagulls are heard.

Availability: Appears at the end of House, The Triangle, The Science of Superman, and Mockingbird Lane, a reboot of the 1960s sitcom The Munsters.

Legacy: It is considered a humorous logo.

2nd Logo (May 25, 2011-February 26, 2019)

Logo: There are silhouettes of five people walking into and settling in front of a background screen consisting of horizontal white lines. After they take place, the logo becomes a glossy stencil on the cerulean wall with the logo turning red, and as the logo zooms out, the words "BAD HAT HARRY" come in the same red color below. The picture keeps itself lustrous and wet because of rainfall as there are water drops coming down the logo.

Trivia: This, like the previous logo, is a homage to a film, namely one of the most notable scenes from Singer's breakthrough film The Usual Suspects.

Variants:

On Jack the Giant Slayer, the logo is longer and starts with the feet of the people in the logo walking, which are replaced by silhouettes of the film's characters.
On Legion and The Gifted, the logo is still and in the middle of the screen with the The Donners' Company logo on the left and the Kinberg Genre logo on the right.
A shortened version exists.

Technique: Live-action footage and CGI animation. This logo was done by Prologue.

Music/Sounds: A switch-on sound, footsteps, and an ominous "plink-plonk" soundtrack. For Jack the Giant Slayer, a deep majestic tune plays over its opening logos.

Availability: Appears on X-Men: First Class, Uwantme2killhim?, Jack the Giant Slayer, X-Men: Days of Future Past, and X-Men: Apocalypse. A shortened version can be seen on H+: The Digital Series and Black Box. Also seen on Legion and The Gifted.

Legacy: Like the last logo, this is seen as a uniquely-made film homage.