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Old 02-23-09, 06:17 PM
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Firsty movie to use a "retro" opening studio logo?

What was the first film to use an opening studio logo from years before? I was watching The Sting earlier and liked the use of the 1930's Universal globe at the beginning.
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Well, I was going to raise my hand and say Zodiac but I'll calmly sit back down.
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Re: Firsty movie to use a "retro" opening studio logo?

Superbad did it in 2007. Most Universal films from 1990 had the opening that cased all of their studio openings for their 75th anniversary.
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Re: Firsty movie to use a "retro" opening studio logo?

The original Star Wars resurrected the longer version of the 20th Century Fox Fanfare music. I think the graphics remained the same.
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Re: Firsty movie to use a "retro" opening studio logo?

Land of the Dead used the Universal logo from the 30s
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Re: Firsty movie to use a "retro" opening studio logo?

All four Indiana Jones movies use old Paramount logos.
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Re: Firsty movie to use a "retro" opening studio logo?

Xanadu had something, but I don't remember what it was.
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Re: Firsty movie to use a "retro" opening studio logo?

Originally Posted by Drexl
Xanadu had something, but I don't remember what it was.
True dat.
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Re: Firsty movie to use a "retro" opening studio logo?

The Good German used a faux classic opening.

Of course, the whole thing was an updated film noir (heavily influenced by The Third Man), shot in black and white, no less.
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Re: Firsty movie to use a "retro" opening studio logo?

I always think of The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) when this comes up. It has the old Universal logo with the glass letters encircling the globe and then Marty Feldman comes out and starts destroying the letters with a hammer.

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