Lionsgate Warning Screens

These warning screens are from the eras of **Live Entertainment** to **Vidmark Entertainment**.

## Artisan Entertainment Warning Eras

These warning screens are from **FHE**, **CCC Home Video**, **U.S.A. Home Video** (1983-1987), **International Video Entertainment** (1986-1991), **Magnum Entertainment** (1986-1993), **Live Entertainment** (1990-1998), **Avid Entertainment** (1990-1994), **Carolco Home Video** (1990-1998) and **Artisan Entertainment** (1998-2004).

### 1981-Fall 1982

Vivid Video Productions FBI WarningFamily Home Entertainment "The USA Flag" Warning Screen (1981-1982) (RECONSTRUCTION)
The warning screen from Family Home Entertainment and Caballero Control Corporation showed a background that's split in 2 sections, a blue stripe on the left, and the rest is white, we see a green "FBI" with the FBI seal below in the blue area surrounded by 21 gold stars, and in the white area we see "FBI WARNING" in red at the top and below is the "$250,000" warning.

As seen on VHS, such as ***The World of Strawberry Shortcake*** (1981), ***Panda and the Magic Serpent*** (1981), ***Every Which Way She Can*** (1981), ***Deadly Games*** (1982), and ***Spaceketeers*** (1982).

### Fall 1982

Lionsgate Warning Screen (1982-1990) (Early Variant) (RECONSTRUCTION)
The Warning screen from **Family Home Entertainment**, **Caballero Control Corporation**, and **Monterey Video**, especially the letters FBI on top for the white part, the word "WARNING" which in red color flashes faster 23 times and the details below the word "WARNING" and the copyright and the byline "CABALLERO CONTROL CORPORATION" in white bold sans-serif font in justify alignment.

As seen on VHS, such as ***A Gumby Adventure Volume 4*** (1982), and ***Talk Dirty to Me, Part 2*** (1982).

### 1982-1990

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The Warning screen from **U.S.A. Home Video**, **Family Home Entertainment** and **International Video Entertainment**. especially the letters FBI on top for the white part, the word "WARNING", which in red color, flashes faster 10 or 12 times (a la the Fall 1982 Warning), and the details below the word "WARNING" in white bold sans-serif font in justify alignment.
The Warning screen from **U.S.A. Home Video**, **Family Home Entertainment** and **International Video Entertainment**. especially the letters FBI on top for the white part, the word "WARNING", which in red color, flashes faster 10 or 12 times (a la the Fall 1982 Warning), and the details below the word "WARNING" in white bold sans-serif font in justify alignment.

The warning screen has also been used for **Magnum Entertainment**, **RadioVision Video**, **Caballero Control Corporation**, **VCA Pictures**, **V.E.C.**, **Tenth Avenue Video**, **Sybil Danning's Adventure Video**, **U.S.A. Sports Video**, **Complete Entertainment, Inc.**, **The Video Late Show** (and its successor **King Bee Video**) **Monterey Video** and **Thriller Video**

As seen on VHS such as ***Gumby*** episodes, ***Thundecats*** (1986 episodes), ***Silverhawks*** (1986 episodes), ***Elvira's Episodes*** (from **Thriller Video**), ***Supergirl*** (1984), ***Eye of the Tiger*** (1986), ***WASP: Videos in the Raw*** (1988), ***The Best of PKA*** (1989), ***Frosty the Snowman*** (1969), ***Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer*** (1964), ***Santa Claus is Coming to Town*** (1970), ***The Little Drummer Boy*** (1968), ***Abroad with Two Yards*** (1944), ***Dudes*** (1987, early copies only with the grid IVE logo) and some **Carolco** movies, such as ***Angel Heart*** (1987), ***Extreme Prejudice*** (1987), ***Pound Puppies and the Legend of the Big Paw*** (1988), ***Rambo: The Force of Freedom*** (1986) and others. Can be seen on ***The FPT Communications Libraries*** (1986-1993).

### 1988-2004

#### 1988-2004

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These warning screens are from **International Video Entertainment**, **Live Entertainment**, **Avid Entertainment**, **Artisan Entertainment**, **Lionsgate Films**, **Carolco Home Video** (for **Carolco** eras; starting from 1989), **Family Home Entertainment** (children's version), **Republic Pictures** (for **Republic Pictures** eras, starting from 1998), **CFP Distribution**, and **Regal Home Video**.

For the early variant of this warning screen, the red text says "FBI WARNING" above the white italic details.

This warning screen has also been used for **Vidmark Entertainment/Trimark Home Video** (starting from the 1980s), **Pioneer Entertainment** (from 1993 to 1997), and **Vestron Video** (from 1991 to 1992),

As seen on VHS and DVD, such as ***Rambo III*** (1988), ***Dudes*** (1987, later copies only with the star tile IVE logo), ***Red Heat*** (1988), ***DeepStar Six*** (1989), ***The Fabulous Baker Boys*** (1989), ***The Iron Triangle*** (1989), ***Lock Up*** (1989), ***Millenium*** (1989), ***Music Box*** (1989), ***Weekend at Bernie's*** (1989), ***Driving Force*** (1989), ***Air America*** (1990), ***Jacob's Ladder*** (1990), ***Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie*** (1990), ***Chicago Joe and the Showgirl*** (1990), ***Narrow Margin*** (1990), ***Short Time*** (1990), ***Martians Go Home*** (1990), ***Total Recall*** (1990), ***The Doors*** (1991), ***L. A. Story*** (1991), ***Drop Dead Fred*** (1991), ***Terminator 2: Judgment Day*** (1991), ***Waxwork II: Lost in Time*** (1992), ***Basic Instinct*** (1992), ***Universal Soldier*** (1992), ***Reservoir Dogs*** (1992), ***​Frosty Returns*** (1992), ***Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki*** (1994), ***Wagons East!*** (1994), ***Stargate*** (1994), ***Cutthroat Island*** (1995), ***The Arrival*** (1996) ***Wishmaster*** (1997), ***Arrival II*** (1998), ***Ringmaster*** (1998), ***The Blair Witch Project*** (1999), ***Stir of Echoes*** (1999), ***Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies*** (1999), ***Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2*** (2000), ***Wishmaster 3*** (2001), ***Wishmaster 4*** (2002) and others.

In 2004, **Artisan Entertainment** absorbed to **Lionsgate**.

#### 2001-2004

LionsGate FBI Warning Screen 2c.pngLionsGate FBI Warning Screen 2d.JPGThe warning screen is the same as **IVE/FHE/Live/Avid/Artisan** warning screen, but the word "WARNING" in white text.

As seen on VHS and DVD, such as the original releases of three of Mattel's Barbie movies: *The Magic of Pegasus (2005), Fairytopia (2005) and the Barbie Diaries (2006)*.

## Vidmark/Trimark/Lionsgate Warning Eras

The warning screen is from **Vidmark Entertainment**, **Trimark Home Video** and **Lionsgate Home Entertainment**.

### 1980-2014

The warning screen is FBI Warning Any Commercial Use or Duplication of This Copyrighted Material without Prior Licensing is Forbidden by Federal Law. Violators Will be Prosecuted on a Red Square Frame.

Variant: The Copyright Material is Karl-Lorimar Home Video and Lorimar Home Video when the Square Frame is Black.

As seen on S-VHS, DVD, VHS and W-VHS, such as ***Inspector Gadget*** (1983), ***The Terror Squad*** (1988), and others.

Editor's Note: This will be no longer seen in December 26, 2014.

### 1984-1987

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The warning screen is the same as **RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video** and **Columbia TriStar Home Video/Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment** (now **Sony Pictures Home Entertainment**).

As seen on VHS, such as ***Izzy and Moe*** (1985), ***Bloodstalkers*** (1978), ***Midnight*** (1981) and others.

### 1987-1989

 File:Vidmark Warning Screen.jpg
The warning screen is the same as **RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video** and **Columbia TriStar Home Video/Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment** (now **Sony Pictures Home Entertainment**), through the background is navy blue, the warning text is in italics, no bar and no seal.

As seen on VHS, such as ***The New York Ripper*** (1982), ***Killing Cars*** (1986), ***The Dark Side*** (1987) and others.

### 1989-1990 (Media Home Entertainment)

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The **Media Home Entertainment** warning screen with the Title 17 detail from 1989-1990.

The warning screen has also been used for **Schlessinger Video** and **REH Video**.

As seen on The 1989 Media Home Entertainment VHS Release of *The Fly* (1986) and the 1990 Media Home Entertainment VHS Release of *Predator* (1987).

### 1989-2013

#### 1989-1997

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The warning screen is the same as **IVE/FHE/Live/Avid/Artisan** warning screen.

As seen on VHS, such as *Warlock* (1989), *Brotherhood of Justice* (1991), *Servants of Twilight* (1991), *Flight of Black Angel* (1991), *Sometimes They Come Back* (1991), *Leprechaun* (1992), *The Tommyknockers* (1993), *Warlock: The Armageddon* (1993), *Leprechaun 2* (1994), *Leprechaun 3* (1995), *Leprechaun 4: In Space* (1996), *Sometimes They Come Back... Again* (1996), etc.

As seen on DVD, such as *The Little Rascals: Volumes 1 & 2*, *The Little Rascals*, *The Little Rascals Digitally Remastered: Collector's Edition 3*, *Laurel and Hardy: Volume 1*, and *Laurel and Hardy: Volume 2*.

#### 2001-2013

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The warning screen is the same as **Family Home Entertainment/Artisan** warning screen.

As seen on VHS and DVD, such as *Evolution: The Animated Movie* (2001), *Saw* franchise, *Tyler Perry* franchise, including *Diary of a Mad Black Woman* (2005), *Daddy's Little Girls* (2007), *The Descent* (2005), *The Descent: Part 2* (2009) etc.

Starting in 2012, Summit Entertainment movies have been distributed by **Lionsgate Home Entertainment**.

These **Summit Entertainment** movies, which includes *The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 2* (2012) When Summit Entertainment Needed to Succeed and Acquire Feature Films for Families, which includes *Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II* (1989), *Tamagotchi Video Adventures* (1997) and *Don Bluth's Tamagotchi: The Movie* (2009).

### 1997-2006

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The warning screen is the same as **MCA/Universal Home Video** (now **Universal Studios Home Entertainment**).

As seen on VHS, such as ***Trucks!*** (1997), ***Sometimes They Come Back... For More*** (1998), ***A Kid in Aladdin's Palace*** (1998), ***Storm of the Century*** (1999), ***Warlock III: The End of Innocence*** (1999), ***King Corbra*** (1999), ***Leprechaun 5: In The Hood*** (2000), ***Evolution: The Animated Movie*** (2001), ***Cabin Fever*** (2002), ***Vulgar*** (2000), ***May*** (2002), ***Rose Red*** (2002), ***The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer*** (2003), ***Leprechaun: Back 2 The Hood*** (2003), ***Madea's Family Reunion*** (2006) and more.

### 1997-1999

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We just see "WARNING" in red and text in white below. The Trimark Home Video Warning Screen with the "$250,000 fine" detail on a black background.

As seen on Trimark DVDs, such as ***Black Robe*** (1991) and ***The Shadow Riders*** (1982).

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### 1997-2005

#### 1997-2003

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Red text "WARNING" and lines in the center. This would quite similar to **Universal** warning. This was also used for **Anchor Bay Entertainment**.

As seen on ***Eve's Bayou*** (1997) and ***Lantana*** (2001) on DVD.

#### 2003-2005

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The warning screen is the same as **Shout! Factory** and **Urban Vision.**

As seen on ***Cabin Fever*** (2004) on DVD.

### 1999-2001

We see "WARNING" in a red circle with text below. A few seconds later, "ATTENTION" changes it.

As seen on ***Shaka Zulu*** (1986) and ***All of Me*** (1985) on DVD.

### 1999-2000

We see "INTERPOL WARNING" with text below.

As seen on ***Stickin' Around*** episodes on VHS.

### 2005-present

We see "WARNING" with text below.

As seen on DVD.

### 2013-present

CTSP FBI Anti Piracy Warning Screen 2b.jpgCTSP FBI Anti Piracy Warning Screen 2a.jpgThe warning screen is the same as **Sony Pictures Home Entertainment** warning screen and used for **Summit Entertainment**.

As seen on DVD.

This was seen on all of Mattel 's Barbie and Monster High movies starting with *Barbie he Princess and the Popstar (2012).*