Trimark Home Video Warning Screens

Background: Trimark Home Video is a home video industry of Trimark Holdings, Inc, based in Santa Monica, California. Founded in Marina Del Rey, California on October 1984 as Vidmark, Inc., later become a Trimark industry in 1989. In March 13, 1997, Vidmark will later rename Trimark Home Video. In March 19, 2001, Lions Gate acquired Trimark Holdings, Inc. and later folded in 2002. Trimark Home Video name only seen on 2003 and 2005 DVD reprints by Lions Gate Home Entertainment.

## 1st Warning

(November 1984-1987)

Warning: Same as the 1982-2004 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment warning.

Availability: Can be found on certain early Vidmark Entertainment releases.

## 2nd Warning

(1987-October 1988)

Warning: Almost the same as the Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Warning Screen from 1982-2004, except the FBI seal is taken out, the word "FBI WARNING" in purple and below is the warning text in italics.

Availability: Can be found on certain Vidmark Entertainment releases.

## 3rd Warning

(October 1988-June 1997)

Warning: Same as the 1988-2013 Lionsgate warning.

Variants: On some laserdisc of Frank and Jesse from the era, it can be a Artisan Warning instead because Trimark made this warning before Artisan bought this.

Availability: This warning screen appears on all Vidmark and early Trimark VHS and laserdisc releases.

## 4th Warning

(June 1997-September 2006)

Warning: Almost the same as the 1998-2003 DreamWorks warning.

Variant: On DVD, it's a 1988-2006 Universal warning instead.

Availability: Seen on certain Trimark Home Video and Lions Gate Home Entertainment VHS and DVD releases, such as *Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights*, *Akeelah and the Bee*, *Saw*, *The Best of Times*, *Sometimes They Come Back for More*, and *Beyond the Sea*.

## 5th Warning

(1997-regular basis discontinued in 2005)

Warning: Almost the same as the enhanced variant of Universal warning screen from 1988-2006, but the white warning text is in the center and the word "WARNING" is different.

Variants:

* On some releases, "**WARNING**" is slightly different as the bold early 1988-2005 Universal warning font and the notice text is in Arial instead. This can be spotted on Saturday Night Live releases, Rose Red, Monster's Ball, DiC DVD releases, Anchor Bay releases, Time Life Video, Highland Entertainment and NBC DVDs releases that Universal or Genius Products released it, among others.
* A Canadian Warning version exists, where the "Title 17, US Code, Sections 501 and 506" version replaced by the Canadian Bureau Film and Video Security Office with phone number 1-800-363-9166. This can be spotted on all DVD releases from Alliance Video and early Alliance Atlantis releases such as Goodwill Hunting, Austin Powers (1997), and Sling Blade, among others, before Alliance Atlantis start using its 1999 Trimark Canadian warning in 2001.
* A Morgan Creek DVD warning exists. The "Warning" with out the "FBI" version can be spotted on 2000 Morgan Creek DVDs of Major League: Back to the Minors and Chill Factor distributed by Warner Home Video.
* A Spanish-dubbed warning exists. It only appeared on Kids (1995) and The Busy World of Richard Scarry: Fun in Busytown (2000 reprint from 1999).
* Starting in 2003, "**FBI**" appeared next to "**WARNING**" and the Warning text is in Times New Roman font, this can be spotted on Cabin's Fever, Kids (1995, with Spanish version, see above), early Shout Factory releases and The Busy World of Richard Scarry: Fun in Busytown (2000 reprint from 1999), among others.

Availability: Seen on all DVD releases of *Latana* and *Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell*, among others. It was also seen on 2002 VHS of Pete's Metor from Screen Media Films, Alliance Video/Alliance Atlantis, Highland Entertainment, the 2005 DVD release of *National Lampoon's Black Ball from First Look*, Time Life Video, Warner Home Video releases of 2000 DVDs of Major League: Back to the Minors and Chill Factor from Morgan Creek, Shout Factory's early releases, NBC DVDs releases from Universal or Genius Products, Anchor Bay and Starz releases from 2007 to 2017.

## 6th Warning

(1998)

Warning: Almost the same as the 1993 Columbia Music Video warning screen, but "**WARNING**" is bolder.

Availability: Seen on the DVD of *The Shadow Riders*.

## 7th Warning

(1998)

Warning: Same as the mid-90s Platinum Disc Corporation/Echo Bridge Home Entertainment warning.

Availability: Seen on the DVD of *Cyborg 2*.

## 8th Warning

(1999-present)

Warning: On a black background, we see the red circle with the word "**WARNING**" and below is the white warning text. A few seconds later, "**ATTENTION**" replaces it.

Availability: Seen on the Trimark Canadian DVD of *All of Me and The Best of Times*. It later seen on Alliance Atlantis/Alliance Films, Entertainment One, Vivendi Entertainment, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, IMAvision, Lions Gate Home Entertainment, Maple Pictures, and DreamWorks Home Entertainment releases starting in the 2000s and 2010s.

## 9th Warning

(October 1999)

    Warning: Same as the later warning from York Entertainment.

Availability: Seen on DVD releases of Saturday Night Live: Halloween and Saturday Night Live: Christmas.

Final Note: When Trimark was acquired by Lions Gate Films, these Trimark warnings will later use by Lions Gate Home Entertainment, Avalanche Home Entertainment and Sterling Home Entertainment.