- 3rd Sector Entertainment
- 10th Ave. Video
- 4 Play Video
- Academy Entertainment
- Action International Pictures
- Active Home Video
- AdultX
- AIX Media Group
- Allied Artists Video
- Alpha Video Classics
- American Home Video
- Amvest Video
- Anheuser-Busch Theme Parks Video
- Arman Julian Productions
- Astronics Tele-Cine Ltd.
- Axon Video
- Barr Entertainment
- BC Video
- Best Film & Video Corp.
- Big Top Video
- Bingo Video, Inc.
- Blue Underground
- Brentwood Communications
- Bullfrog Films
- BWE Video
- Caballero Home Video
- Caesar's Video
- Cal Vista Video (Some countries)
- Camp Video
- Children's Learning Video
- ChoiceMark Corp.
- Cinema Home Video
- Cinescope Enterprises/Panorama International
- Classic Family Entertainment
- Cobra Media
- Coliseum Video
- Crown Movie Classics
- Diamond Entertainment Corporation
- DIC Home Entertainment
- Digiview Entertainment
- Disc Plaza Entertainment
- Dollar Entertainment
- Dreamland Home Video
- E Realbiz
- Edde Entertainment
- Elite Entertainment
- Ergo Home Video
- Essex Video
- Evil Angel Video
- Fat Dog Productions
- Films Incorporated
- Film Threat Video
- First Look Home Entertainment
- First Run Video
- Fotomat Video
- Front Row Entertainment, Inc.
- Genesis Home Video
- Golden Dragon Cambodian Video (Some countries)
- Gospel Films Video
- Gourmet Video Collection
- GRB Studios
- Guthy-Renker
- Happy Face Home Video
- Harmony Vision
- Hart Sharp Video
- HIS Video
- Hollywood Video Library
- Hosca Home Video Productions
- International Creative Exchange
- International Video Marketing
- IN-X-CESS International Films
- J2 Communications
- JTC Video
- Jane Fonda Workout
- Jingle Cats Home Video
- K-Tel Video
- Kaiju Productions
- King of Video
- Kodak Video
- Kultur
- L.A. Hero
- LatinAmerica Films & Video
- Lumivision
- MPI Home Video
- MTI Home Video
- Maier Communications, Inc.
- Malibu Video
- Mark V International
- Master Arts Video
- Metropolis DVD
- Minolta Audio-Visual (Some countries)
- Monarch Home Video
- Morgan Creek DVD
- Morris Video
- Muther Video
- National Geographic Video
- New Horizons Home Video
- New Star Entertainment
- New Wave Entertainment
- NFL Films Video Library
- North American Releasing
- Nova International
- NuTech Digital
- Omega Entertainment
- Pacific Arts
- Palisades Home Video
- Parade Video
- Paragon Video Productions
- Parents Approved Video
- Passion Productions
- Passport International Productions, Inc.
- PC Treasures
- Penthouse Video
- Pentrex
- Pioneer Special Interests
- Planet Video
- Playboy Home Video
- Player Home Entertainment
- PorchLight Home Entertainment
- Premiere Video
- Prism Entertainment
- Producers' Video Inc.
- Production Partners Inc.
- Promark Television
- Quality Video, Inc.
- Quality X Video
- Questar Home Video
- RCA SelectaVision
- RNJ Corporation
- Raedon Home Video
- Rainbow Home Video
- Reader's Digest Home Entertainment (Some countries)
- Right Stuf Inc.
- Scotia International
- Severin Films
- Shapiro Glickenhaus Home Video (Some countries)
- Shokus Video
- SISU Home Entertainment
- Slingshot Entertainment
- Soft Touch Video
- Something Weird Video
- SouthGate Entertainment
- Standard Video
- Starling Films
- Sterling Entertainment Group
- Sunset Digital Studios
- Super Video Inc.
- TGA Video
- TGG Direct
- Tidewater Productions
- Transit Gloria Mundi
- Travelview International
- Troma Team Video
- Twin Tower Entertainment
- United Learning
- UVI Video Productions
- Valentine Video
- Valley of the Sun Video
- VCI Entertainment
- VCX
- Velocity Home Entertainment
- Ventura Distribution
- Victor King Video
- VIDCO - The Video Company
- Video-X-Pix
- Video City Productions
- Video Gems
- Video Outlaw
- VideoTours
- View Video
- Vina Distributor
- Vintage Home Entertainment
- Virgin Video (Some countries)
- Vivid Entertainment
- Voyage Productions
- Wellspring Media
- WesternWorld Video
- Westlake Entertainment
- Wizard Video
- Woodhaven Entertainment
- York Entertainment
Republic Pictures Home Video
V of Doom, indycar, Logoboy95 and Eric S.
Captures by
Thatvhstapeguy. Eric S. and snelfu
Editions by
Mr. Logo Lord, Logoboy95, codyfinke, Eric S., and V of Doom
Video captures courtesy of
Broken Saw
Background
Republic Pictures Home Video (formerly NTA Home Entertainment) was the home entertainment division of National Telefilm Associates founded in 1982 to distribute their library (including the original Republic Pictures films and Paramount Cartoons) on home video. After the rebranding of NTA as the revived Republic Pictures in 1984, the home video division was rebranded as well.
The division released material from it's catalog and later released other material. After Republic's purchase by Spelling Entertainment in 1994, they merged their existing home video unit Worldvision Home Video into Republic's, allowing the business to release Spelling material as well. By 1996, the home video unit was the only operational part of the then-renamed Republic Entertainment, Inc. after Spelling shuttered the theatrical division.
In 1998, before Spelling's full purchase by Viacom, they shuttered the home video unit and instead signed a deal with Artisan Entertainment to release Republic's movies on home video and using the logo under license.
Currently, Republic's assets are released on Home Media in North America by Olive Films, under license from Paramount Pictures.
NTA Home Entertainment
(1982-1986)
Nickname: "Outlines"
Logo: On a blue/black gradient background, we see outlined versions of the text "NTA" zoom out, one-by-one, each outline coming in after a split-second. When all zoom out, a flash occurs, making the letters silver, and “HOME ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS” appears below.
Trivia: The logo was later reused by National Telefilm Associates for their 1984 logo, with "presents" appearing under "NTA" after a freeze-frame technique removes "HOME ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS" or just "HOME ENTERTAINMENT".
FX/SFX: The outlines zooming out. Simple early '80s animation.
Music/Sounds: None.
Music/Sounds Variants:
- On the 1983 VHS of All-Star Cartoon Parade, this logo, as well as the FBI Warning screen preceding it, have the 1968 Commonwealth United jingle playing over them.
- On the 1983 VHS of Hoppity Goes to Town, this logo, as well as the FBI Warning screen preceding it, plaster over the 5th NTA logo, leaving its music (and the start of the film's overture) to play over both.
Availability: Extremely rare. Seen on older home media releases of Republic Pictures films and Paramount Cartoons. It recently appeared at the start of a Movies! airing of the film Riot in Cell Block 11. Some 1986 reprints (using the original NTA clamshell cases) would have the Republic Pictures logo on the label and actual tape.
Republic Pictures Home Video
1st Logo (1985-1987)
Nickname: "The Bald Eagle in the Sky"
Logo: It's basically the same as the 1985 Republic Pictures logo, except a few seconds later, "HOME VIDEO" fades in below the company name.
Variant: An early "prototype" variant showed the text in a plain yellow Helvetica font which zooms in from behind the volcano. Also, the clouds don't move.
FX/SFX: Same as the 1985 Republic Pictures logo, with the text "HOME VIDEO" fading-in.
Music/Sounds: None, but on some video releases, a light synth tune was heard.
Availability: Appears on Republic Pictures videos from the '80s. Look at the tape case for a print version of this logo; it's printed exactly as it appears on-screen. One such release is the two-tape set of the 1939 serial Daredevils of the Red Circle. The "prototype" version appeared on a 1987 Betamax of The Men (1950), which used a 1985 video master.
Editor's Note: This is a rather basic home video logo, but it does its job.
2nd Logo (1987-1990)
Nickname: "The Chyron Bald Eagle"
Logo: On a grey gradient background, we see the Republic Pictures print logo on the left. The eagle and the mountain are in monochrome, and the sky is Turkish blue. The words "REPUBLIC PICTURES HOME VIDEO" appears in orange and seen in its usual font.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Scarce. It's seen on Republic Pictures Home Video tapes from the period. Unlike the previous logo, this logo's print counterpart is no guarantee of its on-screen appearance.
Editor's Note: A bit of a step down from the previous logo. This is basically an on-screen print logo.
3rd Logo (1990-1996)
Nickname: "The Restored Bald Eagle"
Logo: On a blue sky background, we see the Republic Pictures eagle, perched on a volcano, but this time the words "REPUBLIC PICTURES HOME VIDEO" appears in a plain white Goudy Old Stylefont.
Variant: On a laserdisc of The Quiet Man, we see just the eagle and volcano at first, and a few seconds later the text appears.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Uncommon. Seen on prints of some Republic Pictures videos from the early 90s. Though it officially ended in 1993, this logo continued to appear mostly on trailers for another few years. This was retained on the 2002 Artisan DVD of The Quiet Man. This is also preserved on Lionsgate DVDs of Republic Pictures films. Surprisingly, it appears on TCM's prints of The Fabulous Dorseys and Venus in Furs, and at the beginning of a UK GREAT! Movies Classic airing of The Flying Deuces. Also appears on a British VHS of The Langoliers.
Editor's Note: Like the first logo, it's a basic home video logo that does its job.
Final Note: After 1993, Republic Pictures began to simply use their regular logo at the time for home video releases.