Edde Entertainment

Credits

Descriptions by
Logoarto

Captures by
Enormous Rat, Eric S., ImgKD, and Camenati

Video captures courtesy of
Little Whore Records

Background

Edde Entertainment was a home video distributor formed in December 22, 1989 in Chatsworth, California by Leon Small. They are infamous for using older VHS versions or TV edits of films as masters for their tapes and retitling films, as well as releasing "pseudo-sequels".

Logo (1989-1998)

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Visuals: The sequence opens with a shot panning out with two circular bands linked together, circling around one another. One band is a grey colored filmstrip while the other is light brown on the outside with an bronze-like texture on the inside. The bands continue rotating until they stop to reveal the name "EDDE ENTERTAINMENT" (with the 'EDDE' in a wider font than the 'ENTERTAINMENT'). The "EDDE" appears on the light brown/bronze textured band, while "ENTERTAINMENT" appears on the filmstrip. The words shine.

Variants:

• On some tapes, the logo starts off with a close up of the bronze ring before it starts animating. The animation is the same, but the logo stays on-screen for a few seconds longer.
• On some B&W films, the logo fades into B&W a couple seconds after the rings finish rotating.
• An extended variant exists on the VHS of Zombie 2: The Dead Are Among Us (a.k.a. Zombi 2 in Italy and Zombie Flesh Eaters in the UK). First we pan through a city against a vermillion background, then the screen zooms into the window of one of the buildings and we see the 2nd logo animation, but brighter and appears to be filmed. After a few seconds, sections of the logo rotate to form a sphere which proceeds to rotate as two white comets hit the sphere forming red shockwaves. The sphere then disperses as it divides itself into a series of squares.

Technique: CGI. The extended variant uses transition effects (done on NewTek's Video Toaster software) as well.

Audio: Same as the 2nd Showcase Video logo (which is possibly stock music), but it's shorter. The extended variant is silent.

Availability: Seen on How Awful About Allen, Born to Win, and Shocked.

External Links

• Edde Entertainment on VHSCollector.com