New Line Home Entertainment/Warning Screens

Warning descriptions by Logophile Warning captures by Logophile, Logoboy95 and Nate Spidgewood

1st Warning (Embassy Home Entertainment) (1982-1983)

The first VidAmerica warning is used; see Various Warning Screen Descriptions for details.

2nd Warning (Embassy Home Entertainment/Nelson Entertainment, later New Line Home Video) (1983-1991) Nelson Entertainment WarningNew Line Home Entertainment Warning Screen - CLG Wiki

Warning: On a purple background, we see the FBI square (the big white "FBI" with the white FBI logo). Next to it is a white square is black text. Between some of the text is a vermilion "WARNING!"

FX/SFX: None.

Variations: There is a tacked-on copyright date on Unicorn Video releases. Sometimes the background is blue.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: This was used for Embassy Home Entertainment and Nelson Entertainment before New Line Home Video took over their home entertainment department. On New Line releases, can be seen on City Slickers and Eve of Destruction starring Gregory Hines. Also seen on Video Treasures, Strand Home Video, Fries Home Video and early MPI Home Video releases. Surprisingly, it made an appearance on the 1992 MGM/UA demo VHS of Time Bomb.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Warning (1992)

Columbia TriStar Home Video Warning Screen (1990's) Warning: Just the 1983-2004 Warning screen seen on RCA/Columbia-Columbia TriStar releases.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: For New Line Home Video, seen on Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare. Possibly an editing mistake.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Warning (1991-1997) New Line Home Video Warning Screen

Warning: On a black background, we see the word "WARNING" in red with drop shadow. Below it is the Warning text in white. This was also used for the Warning screen of MGM/UA Home Video.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on New Line Home Video tapes from 1991-1997. Also seen on early New Line Home Video DVD's as well.

Editor's Note: None.

5th Warning (1997-2008) New Line 1997 WarningGolden Compass Warning

Warning: Kind of an updated version of the 1991 Warning. The shadow effects are white, the "Warning" a bit skinnier and the text is bolder. Also, the lining of the text is very different as well.

Variant: A custom-made version was seen on The Golden Compass.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on New Line Home Video/Entertainment releases until 2008.

Editor's Note: None.