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Background

Founded by Richard Pepin and Joseph Merhi after their previous outfit, City Lights Home Video folded, PM Entertainment Group Inc. was an American independent film production company known for producing many B-movies (most of them action movies) specially for the home video market. The company was sold to The Harvey Entertainment Group in 2000 and closed soon after. In 2003, the movie library was sold to Film Library Acquisition Corporation (FLAC), later renamed Echo Bridge Home Entertainment. PM Entertainment's library consisted of over 150 films and 2 TV shows. Currently, the rights to many, if not all of the PM Entertainment Group/Echo Bridge/SP catalog is now with FilmRise.

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1st Logo (February 1989-1990)	2nd Logo (January 29, 1990)	3rd Logo (April 29, 1990-1994)	4th Logo (October 1, 1990-1993)	5th Logo (December 8-27, 1994)	6th Logo (April 4, 1995-1997)	7th Logo (October 7, 1997-2002)

1st Logo (February 1989-1990)

L.A. Heat (1989)
Shotgun (1989)
East L.A. Warriors (1989)
Shotgun (1989) trailer
Angels of the City (1989)
Repo Jake (1990)

Visuals: On a black background, the letters "PM" in an odd white font fade in, along with the words (in white) "PM ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC." in spaced-out letters and a thin white horizontal line sandwiched between them. A second after, the word "presents" fades in below. The font of "presents" depends on the movie.

Variants:

On Angels of the City, the letters "PM" are in a much larger, slightly different font, the words "ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC." are arranged in one line underneath, and there is no horizontal line. The word "presents" also fades in here.
On the trailer for Shotgun, the logo uses different fonts, even for the letters "PM", which now appear much more generic.
At the end of the trailers for Sinners and Coldfire, the word "presents" doesn't appear.
On Repo Jake, the logo fades in over the movie's opening shot. "ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC." is replaced by "HOME VIDEO, INC.". Plus, the logo has a shadow effect, and the text, including "presents" (in italics), is in Handel Gothic.

Technique: Fading effects.

Audio: The opening theme of the movie, or it is silent.

Availability: Seen on the first movies released by the company, the first being L.A. Heat. The "HOME VIDEO" variant was seen on Repo Jake. It can also be seen in the trailers for Sinners and Coldfire, which ended up using the 2nd and 3rd logos, respectively.

2nd Logo (January 29, 1990)

Visuals: On a black background, a horizontal white line zooms in. The letters "P.M.", in a light blue/golden yellow serif font, fade in above the line, while the words "ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC.", in a yellow Revue font, fade in below the line. After a couple of seconds, the word "presents", in the same yellow Revue font, fades in underneath.

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: The opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Only appeared on the movie Sinners.

3rd Logo (April 29, 1990-1994)

Living to Die (1990)
Coldfire (1990)
Night of the Wilding (1990)
Ring of Fire (1991)
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel (1993)

Visuals: On a black background, the PM Entertainment logo (which consists of the bold letter "P", in blue, filled with cross-indentations (a little like the 1987 UA logo), cutting through the bold letter "M", also in blue) fades in, along with the stacked words (in white and lowercase) "pm entertainment group, incorporated", in an italic serif font, called "Monotype Century".

Early Variant: The word "presents" fades in below. The font of "presents" depends on the movie. This was seen on Coldfire, Chance, American Born, Night of the Wilding and Ring of Fire. On the latter, the word "presents" appears abruptly instead of fading in.

Technique: Fading effects.

Audio: The opening theme of the movie, or it is silent.

Availability: Seen on PM Entertainment releases from the period. The first movie to use this logo was Coldfire. One of the last movies to use this logo was CyberTracker.

4th Logo (October 1, 1990-1993)

American Born (1990)
Bikini Summer II (1992)

Visuals: On a black background, a black-red-yellow gradient rectangle with a metallic outline fades in. In the rectangle is the metallic PM logo (designed like in the 1st logo) with the words "HOME VIDEO" underneath sandwiched between two lines, all metallic.

Variant: The logo's size can vary depending on the movie.

Technique: Fading effects.

Audio: The opening theme of the movie.

Availability: Typically seen on VHS tapes bearing the PM Home Video logo on their spine, such as American Born, Bikini Summer II and Sunset Strip.

5th Logo (December 8-27, 1994)

T-Force (1994)
Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike (1994)

Visuals: Over a dark cloud background, the PM logo, in a gradient blue color, fades in via "shining" effect. Then, the stacked words (in white) "pm entertainment group, incorporated" fade in below, in the same Monotype Century font as the 3rd logo. The cloud background slowly moves to the right.

Later Variant: The cloud background is lighter, the logo is in a black-blue gradient color, and the words (now in uppercase) are in an Eurostile font. The end result looks very similar to the next logo.

Technique: Live-action footage and traditional animation.

Audio: The opening theme of the movie.

Availability: The first version was seen on T-Force, as well as the trailer for Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike. The second version ended up being used on the latter.

6th Logo (April 4, 1995-1997)

Last Man Standing (1995)
Hologram Man (1995)

Visuals: Over the same cloud background as before, now much lighter, many white lines fly to the center to form the PM logo, in a black-blue gradient color. Two seconds later, the stacked words "PM ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INCORPORATED" fade in below, in a white Eurostile font.

Variant: On the L.A. Heat TV series, the logo starts off after the PM logo has formed.

Technique: Live-action footage and traditional animation.

Audio: Usually the opening theme of the movie, or it is silent. Sometimes, a majestic orchestra piece could be heard, mainly on PM's family releases, such as Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter, Two-Bits and Pepper, Little Bigfoot and Hollywood Safari, but also a few other releases, such as Last Man Standing and Dark Breed. The short variant used in the L.A. Heat TV series uses a similar-sounding, shorter orchestra piece.

Availability: Seen on PM Entertainment releases from the period, as well as the L.A. Heat television series. The first movie to use this logo was Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter. The last movie to use this logo was Hollywood Safari.

7th Logo (October 7, 1997-2002)

Running Red (1999)

Visuals: Similar to the last logo, but with a few differences. The lines move differently, the PM logo starts in a black color, zooms out slightly, then turns to a gradient blue color, and the text is in lowercase, and in an italic Times New Roman font.

Technique: Live-action footage and traditional animation.

Audio: The opening theme of the movie, or it is silent. At least one movie, Road Ends, used the majestic piece from the last logo.

Availability: Seen on PM Entertainment releases from the period. The first movie to use this logo was Road Ends. Among PM's last releases was Con Express, which used this logo.

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 ===Background===
-Founded by Richard '''P'''epin and Joseph '''M'''erhi after their previous outfit, [[City Lights Home Video]] folded, '''PM Entertainment Group Inc.''' was an American independent film production company known for producing many B-movies (most of them action movies) specially for the home video market. The company was sold to The Harvey Entertainment Group in 2000 and closed soon after. In 2003, the movie library was sold to Film Library Acquisition Corporation (FLAC), later renamed [[Echo Bridge Home Entertainment]]. PM Entertainment's library consisted of over 150 films and 2 TV shows. Currently, the rights to many, if not all of the PM Entertainment Group catalog is now with [[FilmRise]].
+Founded by Richard '''P'''epin and Joseph '''M'''erhi after their previous outfit, [[City Lights Home Video]] folded, '''PM Entertainment Group Inc.''' was an American independent film production company known for producing many B-movies (most of them action movies) specially for the home video market. The company was sold to The Harvey Entertainment Group in 2000 and closed soon after. In 2003, the movie library was sold to Film Library Acquisition Corporation (FLAC), later renamed [[Echo Bridge Home Entertainment]]. PM Entertainment's library consisted of over 150 films and 2 TV shows. Currently, the rights to many, if not all of the PM Entertainment Group/Echo Bridge/SP catalog is now with [[FilmRise]].
 {{ImageTOC
 |PM Home Video (1989).png|1st Logo (February 1989-1990)
 |PM Entertainment Group, Inc. (1990) (Taken from Sinners).png|2nd Logo (January 29, 1990)
-|SLWTyMZ0uZ8Sp5pOpaWN4A49424.png|3rd Logo (December 1990-1994)
+|SLWTyMZ0uZ8Sp5pOpaWN4A49424.png|3rd Logo (April 29, 1990-1994)
-|PM_Home_Video_(1992)_(From_-_Bikini_Summer_II).png|4th Logo (1990-1993)
+|PM_Home_Video_(1992)_(From_-_Bikini_Summer_II).png|4th Logo (October 1, 1990-1993)
 |PM_Entertainment_Group_(1994)_(From_-_T-Force).png|5th Logo (December 8-27, 1994)
 |G_dfxTFgOSxcPkfOhAEOiw71950.jpeg|6th Logo (April 4, 1995-1997)
@@ Line 32: / Line 32: @@
 * On ''Repo Jake'', the logo fades in over the movie's opening shot. "ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC." is replaced by "HOME VIDEO, INC.".  Plus, the logo has a shadow effect, and the text, including "presents" (in italics), is in Handel Gothic.
-'''Technique:''' The fading-in.
+'''Technique:''' Fading effects.
 '''Audio:''' The opening theme of the movie, or it is silent.
@@ Line 39: / Line 39: @@
 === 2nd Logo (January 29, 1990) ===
-[[File:PM Entertainment Group, Inc. (1990) (Taken from Sinners).png|400px|center]]
+[[File:PM Entertainment Group, Inc. (1990) (Taken from Sinners).png|300x300px|center]]
 '''Visuals:''' On a black background, a horizontal white line zooms in. The letters "'''P.M.'''", in a light blue/golden yellow serif font, fade in above the line, while the words "ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC.", in a yellow Revue font, fade in below the line. After a couple of seconds, the word "presents", in the same yellow Revue font, fades in underneath.
-'''Technique:''' The line zooming in, the fading-in.
+'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
 '''Audio:''' The opening theme of the movie.
@@ Line 48: / Line 48: @@
 '''Availability:''' Only appeared on the movie ''Sinners''.
-===3rd Logo (1990-1994)===
+===3rd Logo (April 29, 1990-1994)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 File:PM Entertainment Logo - Living to Die.png|''Living to Die'' (1990)
@@ Line 61: / Line 61: @@
 '''Early Variant:''' The word "presents" fades in below. The font of "presents" depends on the movie. This was seen on ''Coldfire'', ''Chance'', ''American Born'', ''Night of the Wilding'' and ''Ring of Fire''. On the latter, the word "presents" appears abruptly instead of fading in.
-'''Technique:''' The fading-in.
+'''Technique:''' Fading effects.
 '''Audio:''' The opening theme of the movie, or it is silent.
@@ Line 67: / Line 67: @@
 '''Availability:''' Seen on PM Entertainment releases from the period. The first movie to use this logo was ''Coldfire''. One of the last movies to use this logo was ''CyberTracker''.
-===4th Logo (1990-1993)===
+===4th Logo (October 1, 1990-1993)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 File:PM Home Video Logo - American Born.png|''American Born'' (1990)
@@ Line 77: / Line 77: @@
 '''Variant:''' The logo's size can vary depending on the movie.
-'''Technique:''' The fading-in.
+'''Technique:''' Fading effects.
 '''Audio:''' The opening theme of the movie.
-'''Availability:'''  Typically seen on VHS tapes bearing the PM Home Video logo on their spine, such as ''American Born'', ''Bikini Summer II'' and ''Sunset Strip''.
+'''Availability:''' Typically seen on VHS tapes bearing the PM Home Video logo on their spine, such as ''American Born'', ''Bikini Summer II'' and ''Sunset Strip''.
 ===5th Logo (December 8-27, 1994)===
@@ Line 93: / Line 93: @@
 '''Later Variant:''' The cloud background is lighter, the logo is in a black-blue gradient color, and the words (now in uppercase) are in an Eurostile font. The end result looks very similar to the next logo.
+'''Technique:''' Live-action footage and traditional animation.
-'''Technique:''' The clouds "moving", the logo fading in via shining effect, the text fading in.
 '''Audio:''' The opening theme of the movie.
@@ Line 108: / Line 108: @@
 '''Variant:''' On the ''L.A. Heat'' TV series, the logo starts off after the PM logo has formed.
-'''Technique:''' The lines moving, the logo and words fading in.
+'''Technique:''' Live-action footage and traditional animation.
 '''Audio:''' Usually the opening theme of the movie, or it is silent. Sometimes, a majestic orchestra piece could be heard, mainly on PM's family releases, such as ''Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter'', ''Two-Bits and Pepper'', ''Little Bigfoot'' and ''Hollywood Safari'', but also a few other releases, such as ''Last Man Standing'' and ''Dark Breed''. The short variant used in the ''L.A. Heat'' TV series uses a similar-sounding, shorter orchestra piece.
@@ Line 122: / Line 122: @@
 '''Visuals:''' Similar to the last logo, but with a few differences. The lines move differently, the PM logo starts in a black color, zooms out slightly, then turns to a gradient blue color, and the text is in lowercase, and in an italic Times New Roman font.
-'''Technique:''' The lines moving, the logo fading in and zooming out, the words fading in.
+'''Technique:''' Live-action footage and traditional animation.
 '''Audio:''' The opening theme of the movie, or it is silent. At least one movie, ''Road Ends'', used the majestic piece from the last logo.
@@ Line 128: / Line 128: @@
 '''Availability:''' Seen on PM Entertainment releases from the period. The first movie to use this logo was ''Road Ends''. Among PM's last releases was ''Con Express'', which used this logo.
-[[Category:American film logos]]
+[[Category:American film logos]]{{American film logos}}
 [[Category:United States]]
 [[Category:Film logos]]
+[[Category:FilmRise]]

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