Dreamworks Home Video Warning Screens

## United States of America and Canada

**Note**: During the DiscoVision days and going into the Dreamworks Videodisc era, there was no real warning screen.

### December 11, 1978–1981 (A)

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**Warning**: On a blue background, we see the generic warning text in white.

**Trivia**: The entire warning text was used in the end credits of Dreamworks's films during this era, and is still used currently (albeit with "THE" placed in between "UNDER" and "LAWS").

**Variants**:

* Sometimes the text was chyroned.
* Other times, it appeared as a card.
* It also existed as a filmed variant.
* A black and white variant was used on B&W films.
* On *NFL Films Presents: Young, Old and Bold (Quarterbacks)*, the final frame of the feature cuts right to the warning.
* On *Gene Littler's Golf*, the background is green.
* A black background/filmed version exists. This appears on *The Sting* and *The Front Page* (1974), the latter of which was not released on Laserdisc until the Dreamworks Videodisc era.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Ultra rare.

* It was seen only on Dreamworks laserdisc/DiscoVision releases of the time, after the movie ends.
* This was also seen on non-DiscoVision releases pressed at the DiscoVision plant such as the Magnetic Video laserdisc of *Alien*, the Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment laserdisc of *Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Special Edition*, and the Paramount Home Video laserdisc of *Charlotte's Web* (all issued in 1981).
* It was also seen on some Dreamworks Home Video/Videocassette releases such as the 1981 VHS releases of *the Peacemaker* and *The Mouse Hunt*, the 1982 VHS Tapes of *The Eiger Sanction* (all from Dreamworks Videocassette) & *Slaughterhouse-Five*, the 1984 Dreamworks Home Video release of *Rear Window*, and even the 1990 Dreamworks Home Video VHS of *The Hindenburg*.
* This was also used on the 1979 Fotomat rental Betamax and retail VHS of *Saturday Night Fever*, which used the DiscoVision master.
* Strangely, this is missing from the DiscoVision releases of *The Marcus-Nelson Murders*, *Slaughterhouse-Five*, *Jaws 2*, *The Wiz*, and *Nighthawks*, but the 1983 Dreamworks Home Video laserdisc releases of *Jaws 2* and *Nighthawks* keep this warning at the end while the next warning appears at the beginning.
* This can also be seen on the 1981 Paramount Home Video laserdisc of *Grease*, which was originally intended as a DiscoVision title.
* The black background variant makes a surprise appearance on the 1998 GoodTimes Home Entertainment DVD release of *The Front Page*, as its transfer utilizes the Dreamworks Videodisc master.

### December 11, 1978–1981 (B)

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**Warning**: On a black background, we see a small warning in white Impact font.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Seen on a handful of DiscoVision releases, as most of them went directly to the logo.

**Editor's Note**: A very plain-looking warning. Also, "exhibition" is spelled wrong.

### May 1980–February 1, 2005

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**Warning**: On a black background, we see the word "WARNING" at the top of the screen, in a thick red Helvetica font. Below it we see the standard warning text, in smaller print and in white. All the text is left aligned.

**Variations**:

* Some Dreamworks Home Video releases have a screen freeze of this warning.
* On black and white movies, "WARNING" is in gray.
* Starting in 1983, the warning screen began use on Dreamworks Home Video LaserDiscs. For this version, the wording was created by a character generator, which results in "WARNING" looking even thicker and closer together, and the text being much thinner. In addition, "(video)disc" replaces "(video)cassette." Much like the later version, the Title 17 part is placed below the rest of the text.
* On most French Canadian releases from Dreamworks/Dreamworks and Alliance, the warning is white and scrolls up.
* Starting in 1988 (on Laserdisc) and 1991 (on VHS), the warning was redesigned, with "WARNING" in the top center of the screen and the text below it being much thinner and spaced looser. The laserdisc/DVD version has "WARNING" slightly larger, in a different shade of red, and the warning text was somewhat modified. The VHS version has the text in fire engine red, and without any modifications to the text. The VHS version premiered on *Havana* and made its final appearance on *The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses*.
* There is a Canadian variant in which the words "Title 17, United States Code, Section 501 and 506" are replaced with the Anti-Piracy message from the Canadian Bureau of Protection of Film and Videocassette with the toll-free number (1-800-363-9166) and the words "All calls confidential". This was spotted on the 1988 VHS release of *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial*, later Cineplex Odeon Video releases, and on most Alliance Home Video/Alliance Atlantis releases from 1992-05, before Alliance started to use its own Interpol warning. Used from 1988 to 2005.
	+ A French version of the warning exists.
* On PolyGram Video releases, "FBI WARNING" and the warning text are modified.
* On the earliest Thorn-EMI Video releases, "WARNING:" is in white and the warning text is modified.
* On Woodhaven Entertainment releases, everything is in Cambria and "WARNING" is larger.
* On certain Dreamworks releases, some pre-2004 Lionsgate DVDs, certain Trimark DVDs, and 2007-16 Anchor Bay releases, everything is in the center and the font is different. In addition, "WARNING" is in Helvetica Black and the text below it is in Helvetica Bold.
* Until 1990, the warning would fade to the stay tuned bumper from the era. This version makes a surprise appearance on the VHS of *Twins*.
* A skinnier variant of the DVD version has been spotted on both discs of the Unrated Ultimate Edition DVD of *American Pie*.
* On Spanish and French (non-Canadian) releases, the text is translated into those respective languages.
* Some releases add a shadow drop to "WARNING," which makes the color of the word a little darker.
* On Weston Woods releases, the text is a little further off.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None usually, but on Descriptive Video Service VHS's, a narrator reads out the warning, though the announcer varies by tape.

* Rena Baskin says "A warning appears" then reads out most of the warning text on the DVS editions of *Field of Dreams* and *Beethoven*. On *Apollo 13*, she only reads out part of the warning.
* Kria Sakakeeny says "A warning" then reads out only the first and third lines of the warning on the DVS VHS of *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial*.
* Pat Lince says "A warning appears" and reads out the warning in full on the DVS VHS of *Meet the Parents*.
* Chloe Leamon says "A warning" and reads out most of the warning text.
* Miles Neff says "An FBI warning" before reading out most of the warning text on the DVS VHS of *Seabiscuit*. He also says simply "Warning" and reads out the first two lines on the DVS VHS of *Ray*.

**Availability**: Very common.

* On every Dreamworks Videocassette Inc. and most Dreamworks Home Video releases. This includes all VHS and Betamax releases from Dreamworks Home Video, all Dreamworks/Dreamworks Home Video releases, Dreamworks Studios Home Entertainment releases, DreamWorks, Trimark Home Video, and certain 2001-06 Lionsgate Home Entertainment releases, including Anchor Bay and Starz DVDs from the late 2000s to the early 2010s along with HBO DVDs, as well as all releases from Cineplex Odeon Video and Alliance Releasing Home Video, particularly *Night Crawl*, 2010s DVDs from Topics Entertainment, the 2000 Strand Releasing Home Video DVD of *Edge of Seventeen*, and the bonus DVD included with the 2005 Hyperion Books publication *The Lost Chronicles*. Can also be found on later KVC Home Video releases as well as Plaza Entertainment releases (including Family Dreamworks Network releases).
* Later laserdisc releases from DiscoVision and early releases from Dreamworks Videodisc did not have this warning, as Dreamworks Videodisc releases usually didn't have copyright warnings at all.
* The warning makes surprise appearances at the start of the 1982 Vestron Video and 1985 PolyGram Video releases of *Benji*, the 1988 Dreamworks Home Video release of *E.T. the Extra Terrestrial*, the 1990 Dreamworks/Dreamworks Home Video releases of *Rear Window* and *The Great Outdoors*, the 1998 Dreamworks Home Video release of *Twins*, the 1999 USA Home Entertainment release of *The Game*, and the 2000 Carolco Home Video release of *Basic Instinct*.
* The DVD version was seen on Dreamworks and DreamWorks DVD releases of the era, as well as Trimark, Goodtimes and HBO DVD releases and certain 2001-06 Lionsgate videos and DVDs. It could also be seen on a couple of *Pokémon* and *Hamtaro* DVDs from Viz Media (most likely because Dreamworks Studios distributed these releases).
* The Laserdisc version was surprisingly retained on *The Making of Jurassic Park* on the 2000 DVD of *Jurassic Park*. Despite Dreamworks being the distributor of FUNimation material such as *Dragon Ball* and *Dragon Ball Z* videos, *Chuck E Cheese in the Galaxy 5000*, and 4Kids Entertainment releases, don't expect to see this on them, as FUNimation used their own warning screen from the era.
* Strangely, this plasters the Dreamworks Pictures logo on the French Canadian variant of the 1989 Cineplex Odeon Video VHS release of *The Last Temptation of Christ*, while the English-language version uses the normal Dreamworks logo.
* The color variant makes surprise appearances on the 1983-95 VHS releases of *This Gun for Hire*, *Winchester '73*, *International House*, and *The Trail of the Lonesome Pine* instead of the black-and-white one.
* Although tapes with previews normally have the warning appear after them, on the 2001 VHS reissue of *Rear Window*, it appears before them.

### 1980s [French-Canadian]

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**Warning**: On a black background, white French-Canadian warning text scrolls up.

**FX/SFX**: The scrolling.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Seen on Canadian French Dreamworks Home Video releases from the era. It also appears on the 1988 French-Canadian Karl-Lorimar Home Video VHS of *Long Gone*.

### January 11, 2005–May 1, 2012

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**Warning**: Same as the other companies' warnings from 2004, except the background is slightly zoomed in, the FBI Anti-Piracy Warning seal is slightly larger, and the warning text is in a silver Arial Narrow font with a drop shadow underneath it.

**Variants**:

* On Dreamworks Music releases, the text appears in English first, then French and Spanish.
* Widescreen and fullscreen versions exist.
* On HD DVDs, the text is in a different font.
* On the 2007 DVD release of *30 Rock: Season 1*, the Walt Disney/Buena Vista variant appears instead, followed by the Spanish translation from this warning.

**FX/SFX**: None on DVDs, HD DVDs, and Blu-rays. VHSs feature the warning fading in and out.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Very common.

* Seen on all Dreamworks DVD, HD DVD, and Blu-ray releases from 2005-2012, such as the DVD editions of *The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses* and *Vanity Fair* (the VHS editions contain the previous warning), *Friday Night Lights*, *Balto III: Wings of Change*, *Apollo 13: 10th Anniversary Edition*, *In Good Company*, *White Noise*, *Unleashed*, *Mallrats: 10th Anniversary Extended Edition*, *The 40-Year-Old Virgin*, *American Dreamz*, *The Adventures of Brer Rabbit*, *Curious George*, *The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift*, *Hollywoodland*, *Breach*, *The Bourne Ultimatum*, *Baby Mama*, *The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie*, *Wanted*, *Frost/Nixon*, and *Despicable Me*. It was last seen on the 2012 Blu-rays of *About a Boy*, *Meet Joe Black*, *Definitely, Maybe*, and *Pillow Talk*.
* This also appeared at the beginning of the 2005 DreamWorks DVD release of *War of the Worlds* in place of their own warning screen, and numerous 2006-07 Weinstein Company Home Entertainment DVDs from *Doogal* to *Prey*. It also appears on Image Entertainment and Summit Entertainment releases.

### 2000s–2012

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**Warning**: Same as the 1998-2006 DreamWorks warning with the underlined word "WARNING" (in the style of DreamWorks Home Entertainment secondary variant font), except the warning text is from the videodisc variant of the 1980-2005 Dreamworks warning.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Strangely found on Japanese Dreamworks DVDs, such as *The Best of Knight Rider: Volume 1*.

### May 15, 2012–present

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**Warning**: Same as the 2012 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment FBI warning, except the logos are smaller, the positioning of the text in each screen is slightly altered and "www.iprcenter.gov" is in teal.

**Variants**:

* On 4K Ultra HD discs, the original version appears instead.
* On the 2016 Vault Series DVD-R of *City Streets*, only the first screen is shown.
* On the 2019 Blu-ray of *Leave It to Beaver*, the screens fade in and out.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Current. Seen on newer Dreamworks releases on DVD, Blu-ray and UHD, such as *The Grey*, *Side Effects*, *Safe House*, *ParaNorman*, *Meet the Small Potatoes*, the *Despicable Me* sequels, *2 Guns*, *Get on Up*, *Blackhat*, *Trainwreck*, *Straight Outta Compton*, *Hail, Caesar!*, *The Girl on the Train*, *Get Out*, *Race*, *Split*, and *Good Boys*, among others.

## Europe and Oceania

### United Kingdom and Australia

#### 1990–2005 (Australia only)

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**Warning**: On a black background is the red word "WARNING" in a Helvetica font, and the warning text in white, all scrolling up, and in capitals.

**Variants**:

* On later releases, the text is bunched up closer.
* On some releases, different text was used.

**FX/SFX**: The text scrolling up.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: On most Dreamworks, PolyGram and DreamWorks Animation VHS releases in Australia from 1999 onward, such as *MouseHunt*, *Antz*, *Prince of Egypt*, *El Dorado*, *Shrek*, *the Peacemaker*, *Spirit*, *Joseph*, *Shrek 2*, *Shark Tale* and *Deep Impact*, among others.

#### 1999–2005

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**Warning**: On a black background, we see the red underlined word "WARNING" (in the style of DreamWorks Home Entertainment secondary variant font). Below it is the white warning text.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on British and Australian Dreamworks and DreamWorks Animation DVDs, such as *Shark Tale*.

#### 1999–present

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**Warning**: On a black background, one of the following warning texts is shown:

British variant
COPYRIGHT NOTICE

THIS COPYRIGHTED WORK HAS BEEN LICENSED
FOR PRIVATE USE ONLY AND ANY OTHER USE
OF THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF THE MATERIAL
(INCLUDING ADAPTING, COPYING, ISSUING COPIES,
UNAUTHORISED LENDING, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE,
BROADCASTING OR MAKING THE SAME AVAILABLE
TO OR VIA THE INTERNET OR WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
OR AUTHORISING ANY OF THE FOREGOING)
IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

Australian variant
**Warning
This copyrighted work is for private and domestic use only.
All unauthorised uses including copying, selling, letting for hire,
offering for sale or hire, distributing, public exhibition, public
performance, broadcast (including any communication to the public
or internet use) or transmission by diffusion service of the whole or
part of this copyrighted work are prohibited. Unauthorised use may
incur damages for breach of copyright and penalties of up to five
years imprisonment and fines of up to $60,500 per offence for
individuals and $302,500 per offence for corporations,
higher in certain circumstances.**

**Variants**:

* On 1999-2002 UK VHS releases, it uses the PolyGram warning instead. Sometimes on rental releases along with DVD and retail releases (only from 2001-2002) the text is in Arial font. Notably, on this variant, "Renting" is taken out.
* On 2000-2001 UK DVD releases, it uses the early Columbia-TriStar warning instead.
* Some British/Australian DVD releases from 2001-2006 have the following text:

WARNING

All rights of the producer and of the
owner of the work reproduced
reserved. Unauthorized copying,
hiring, lending, public performance,
radio or TV broadcasting of this DVD
is prohibited.
* The 2002-2006 version of the British warning has the following text:

**COPYRIGHT NOTICE** **THE COPYRIGHT PROPRIETORS HAVE LICENSED
THE MATERIAL IN THIS DVD / VIDEOGRAM FOR
PRIVATE AND DOMESTIC USE ONLY AND ANY OTHER
USE OF THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF THE MATERIAL
(INCLUDING ADAPTING, COPYING, ISSUING COPIES,
RENTING, LENDING, PERFORMING, BROADCASTING,
INCLUDING IN A CABLE/TELEPHONY SERVICE OR
MAKING THE SAME AVAILABLE TO OR VIA THE
INTERNET OR AUTHORISING ANY OF THE FOREGOING)
IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.**
* The 2002-2006 version of the Australian warning has the following text:

**WARNING

THIS DVD IS FOR PRIVATE DOMESTIC USE ONLY. ALL
UNAUTHORISED USES INCLUDING COPYING, PUBLIC
PERFORMANCE, BROADCAST (INCLUDING ANY COMMUNICATION
TO THE PUBLIC OR INTERNET USE) OR TRANSMISSION BY
DIFFUSION SERVICE OF THE WHOLE OR PART OF THIS DVD ARE
PROHIBITED. UNAUTHORISED USE MAY INCUR DAMAGES FOR
BREACH OF COPYRIGHT AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES OF UP TO
FIVE YEARS IMPRISONMENT AND FINES OF UP TO $60,500 PER
OFFENCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND $302,500 PER OFFENCE
FOR CORPORATIONS.**
* The 2006-2007 version of the British warning is bolder prior to the post-2007 warning.
* The 2006-2007 version of the Australian warning has the following text:

**Warning
This copyrighted work is made available for private domestic
use only. All unauthorised uses including copying,
public performance, communication, (including broadcast,
or transmission or making available on the internet) of the
whole or part of this copyrighted work are prohibited.
Unauthorised use may incur damages for breach of copyright
and criminal penalties of up to five years imprisonment and
fines of up to $60,500 per offence for individuals and $302,500
per offence for corporations.**
**FX/SFX**: The fading on videocassettes. None on DVDs and Blu-rays.

**Music/Sounds**: None, but at the beginning of some Dreamworks UK VHS retail tapes such as *Antz*, you can hear the first 4 notes of the 1997 Dreamworks logo's music in PAL pitched tone play faintly in the background during the end of the PolyGram warning before the Dreamworks logo starts.

**Availability**: Seen on Dreamworks VHS, DVD and Blu-ray releases from 1999 onward, as well as most international Dreamworks releases. Examples are *The Peacemaker* and the 2001 UK VHS of *Antz*, the warning screen is shown after the Dreamworks logo. From 2002 onwards, *Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron*, *Biker Boyz*, *Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas*, *Shark Tale*. It can also be seen on DreamWorks, Abbey Home Media and Right Entertainment VHS and DVD releases as well. The variant can also be found on Primal Screen DVDs of various *Littlest Pet Shop* and *My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic* titles. In North America, this also appears on the Blu-rays of *Howard the Duck* and *Smokey and the Bandit: 40th Anniversary Edition*, after the features end.

### France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (France & Benelux)

#### 1999–2005 (A)

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**Warning**: On the opening frame of the 1997-present Dreamworks Pictures logo, we see white warning text in European-French. Then the logo starts.

**Variants**:

* Some releases use different warning text.
* On DreamWorks Animation releases, it does not segue to Dreamworks's logo.
* On 2002 French VHS reissues of Joseph**, no Dreamworks logo is shown.**

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: A few seconds of silence, and then the 1997 Dreamworks fanfare.

**Music/Sounds/Variant**: None on DreamWorks releases.

**Availability**: Seen on Dreamworks and DreamWorks VHS releases in France, such as *Hollywood Ending*, *Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron* and *Shark Tale*. This (along with Dreamworks's logo) makes surprise appearances on the Dreamworks DVD releases of *Eurotrip* and *Shrek 2*, but they only appear if the language is set to French.

#### 1999–2005 (B)

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**Warning**: Same as the 1999-2005 UK/Australian DVD warning, except "AVERTISSEMENT" replaces "WARNING", and the white warning text translates to either European-French or Belgian-French.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on European-French/Belgian-French Dreamworks and DreamWorks animation DVDs, such as *Madagascar*.

#### 1997–2012 [July 2016 for screener tapes] (B)

Same as BAF/BREIN (Belgium/The Netherlands/Luxembourg/Switzerland) Warning Screens at the time.

#### 1997-2005

**Warning**: on the black background, we see a text saying Waarschuwing (in dutch or in french) at top, but the warning text (in dutch or in french) at botton, it should be segued to BAF/Video Veilig warning after this warning, after the BAF and Dreamworks Warnings, it Segues to Dreamworks Home Entertainment Logo, but the following clipons will play:Trailers of prerelease, released on theathers, video and dvd, more news after movie, then the rating screen.

**Variant**: 2000-2005 tapes (such as the 2002 VHS of The Peacemaker and the 2005 VHS and Screener VHS of Shark Tale) the fade out last shorter, despite being based in the 2000-2008 section on BAF/BREIN (Belgium/The Netherlands/Luxembourg/Switzerland) Warning Screens

**FX/SFX**: fading

**Music/Sounds**: a few seconds of silence, and then the BAF-BREIN fanfare.

**Availability**: Found on Dutch and Belgian Dreamworks VHSes, such as the 1998 VHS of MouseHunt (MuizenJacht), the 2002 VHS of The Peacemaker (De Vredestichter), the 2005 VHS and Screener VHS of Shark Tale (Haaienbende/Gang de requins)

#### 2005-July 2016

**Warning**:same as the 1997-2005 warning, except there is a different warning text.

**WAARSCHUWING**

De op deze videoband vast- gelegde werken zijn auteursrechtelijk beschermd en mogen uitsluitend in huiselijke kring worden ver- toond. ledere andere vorm van gebruik van deze videoband en de daarop vastgelegde werken daaronder begrepen vertoning in het openbaar (zoals door bioscoop- vertoning, televisie- uitzending, vertoning in horeca-gelegenheden, of in verenigings- of schoolverband), het door verhuur of uitlening aan derden ter beschikking stellen van (een) kopie(en), is strafbaar als misdrijf.

for a few seconds, the BREIN 2000 Warning is shown.

**Variant**:2007-July 2016 screener tapes (such as the screener of Shrek 3 and the Screener VHS of Home, 2015 animated movie.) the fade out last longer, despite being based in the 2007-2012 section on BAF/BREIN (Belgium/The Netherlands/Luxembourg/Switzerland) Warning Screens, and a different fanfare.

**FX/SFX**: fading

**Music/Sounds**: a few seconds of silence, and then the 2000 BAF-BREIN fanfare.

**Availability**: Found on late Dutch and Belgian Dreamworks VHSes, such as the 2005 VHS of Madagascar, and lot of screener tapes made by the company, from Shrek 3, Flushed Away, Over the Hedge to Kung Fu Panda 3.

**Final Note**: In July 2016, Funai ceased production of VHS equipment, so Dreamworks switched the screener equipment to DVD, here are the companies that made last Screeners:

1. For JustBridge:Jungle Book, Olly, het kleine witte busje and Twirlywoo's
2. For :

#### 2002–present

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**Warning**: On a black background, we see white warning text in either French or Dutch.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Seen on current French, Dutch, Belgian and Luxembourgish Dreamworks DVDs, as well as most international Dreamworks Animation releases.

### Germany, Austria and Switzerland

#### 1999–2005 (A)

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**Warning**: After the 1997-2012 Dreamworks Pictures Home Entertainment logo finishes, everything but the starfield fades out. The white warning text in German, led by the copyright at the end, starts scrolling upward.

**Variant**: Sometimes, the warning is in letterbox format.

**FX/SFX**: The scrolling.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Seen on German VHS releases, such as *The Prince of Egypt*.

#### 1999–2005 (B)

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**Warning**: Same as the 1999-2005 UK/Australian DVD warning, except "WARNHINWEIS" replaces "WARNING", and the white warning text translates to German.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on German Dreamworks and DreamWorks DVDs, such as *Shrek*.

#### 2002–present

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**Warning**: On a black background, we see white warning text in German.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Seen on current German Dreamworks DVDs and Blu-rays, as well as most international Dreamworks releases.

### Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland

#### 1997–2005

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**Warning**: When the 1997-2012 Dreamworks Studios Home Entertainment logo ends, it fades to a blue background with the company's print logo in the middle. We see the warning text then scrolls up either in Norwegian or Finnish.

**FX/SFX**: The text scrolling.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Rare. Seen on Norwegian Dreamworks and DreamWorks VHS releases, such as MouseHunt (*MuseJakt*) and *Antz* (*Maurz*), and on Finnish titles, *Shark tale* (*Hain jengi*).

#### 2002–present

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**Warning**: On a black background, we see white warning text in either Swedish, Danish, Norwegian or Finnish.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Seen on current Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Finnish Dreamworks DVDs and Blu-rays, as well as most international Dreamworks releases.

### Iceland

#### 2002–present

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**Warning**: On a black background, we see white warning text in Icelandic led by the red word "Viðvörun".

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Seen on current Icelandic Dreamworks DVDs, as well as most international Dreamworks releases.

### Italy

#### 1997–2005 (A)

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**Warning**: On a light blue background of Dreamworks logos, we see Italian warning text scrolling up.

**FX/SFX**: The scrolling.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Seen on Italian Dreamworks tapes from the era, such as MouseHunt.

#### 1998–2005 (B)

 File:Dreamworksitaliandvdwarning1990s.JPG
**Warning**: Same as the 1999-2005 UK/Australian DVD warning, except "AVVERTENZA" replaces "WARNING", and the white warning text translates to Italian.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on Italian Dreamworks and DreamWorks DVDs, such as *Patch Adams*.

#### 2002–present

 File:Dreamworksitalianwarninglater.JPG
 File:Dreamworksitalydvdwarning.JPG
**Warning**: On a black background, white Italian warning text is shown.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Seen on current Italian Dreamworks DVDs and Blu-rays, such as *1917*, as well as most international Dreamworks releases.

### Spain

#### 1999–2005 (A)

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Caza del Ratón (VHS)skip to 6:05Joseph - El rey de los sueños (VHS)skip to 5:24El espantatiburones (VHS)skip to 4:19
**Warning**: On a black background, white Spanish warning text (led by "ADVERTENCIA") scrolls up. in Arial Font.

**Variant**: On certain tapes, after the warning, the second screen fades in, then after 15 seconds, it fades out:

**FX/SFX**: The scrolling, plus the fading on the variant.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Seen on European-Spanish Dreamworks VHS tapes, such as *MouseHunt*.

#### 1999–2005 (B)

 File:AdvertenciaDeDreamworksStudios2000s.png
**Warning**: Same as the 1999-2005 UK/Australian DVD warning, except "ADVERTENCIA" replaces "WARNING", white warning text translates to European Spanish.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on European-Spanish Dreamworks and DreamWorks Animation DVDs, such as *Madagascar 2*.

#### 2002–present

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**Warning**: On a black background, we see two blocks of European-Spanish warning text.

**Variant**: On later releases that features the Home Entertainment logo, just only one block of European-Spanish warning text.

**FX/SFX**: The cutting between two screens. None for later releases.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: As seen on European-Spanish DVDs, such as Madagascar(:) (Escape) 2 (Africa), as well as most international Dreamworks releases.

### Portugal

#### 2001–2005

 File:DreamworksWarningPortugalVHS2000s.png
**Warning**: On a blue background, we see the warning text in European-Portuguese.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: As seen on European-Portuguese Dreamworks/DreamWorks videocassettes, such as *MouseHunt*.

#### 2002–present

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**Warning**: On a black background, we see the warning text in European-Portuguese.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: As seen on European-Portuguese DVDs, as well as most international Dreamworks releases.

### Greece

#### 2000s

**Warning**: On a black background is the following text:

**Template:Color
Ο νόμιμος κάτοχος των δικαιωμάτων πνευματικής ιδιοκτησίας (περιλαμβανόμενης και της μουσικής επένδυσης) αυτού του δίσκου έχει παραχωρήσει την χρήση του μόνο για ιδιωτική κατ'οίκον προβολή, έχοντας παρακρατήσει κάθε άλλο δικαίωμα.
Ο προσδιορισμός της εννοίας "κατ'οίκον προβολής" αποκλείει την χρήση αυτού του δίσκου σε άλλα μέρη, όπως (και μη περιοριστικά) σε λέσχες, μέσα μεταφοράς, νοσοκομεία, ξενοδοχεία και σχολεία.
Κάθε χωρίς άδεια νομίμου κατόχου (και μη περιοριστικά) αντιγραφή, διασκευή, έκθεση, ενοικίαση, ανταλλαγή, δανεισμός, δημόσια προβολή ή μετάδοση αυτού του δίσκου ή μέρους αυτού απαγορεύεται αυστηρά και κάθε τέτοια παραβίαση θεμελιώνει αστική ευθύνη για αποζημίωση και οδηγεί σε ποινική δίωξη του παραβάτη.
Αυτός ο δίσκος απαγορεύεται να εξαχθεί, διανεμηθεί ή πωληθεί εκτός των ορίων της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης, χωρίς την προηγούμενη άδεια της νομίμου δικαιούχου. Τα δικαιώματα για την πώληση ή ενοικίαση αυτού του δίσκου περιγράφονται στην συσκευασία του.**
(WARNING: The lawful owner of the copyright (including its musical score) of this disc has granted its use for private home viewing only, having reserved all other rights. The definition of "home viewing" excludes the use of this disc in other places, such as (not limited to) clubs, vehicles, hospitals, hotels and schools. Any copying, adaptation, exhibition, rental, exchange, lending, public display or transmission of this disc or part of it without the permission of the copyright holder (and not restrictively) is strictly prohibited and any such violation establishes civil liability for damages and results in criminal prosecution of the offender. This disc may not be exported, distributed or sold outside the borders of the European Union without the prior permission of the legal owner. The rights to sell or rent this disc are described on its packaging.)
**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Extremely rare. It was found on a Greek DVD of *Jurassic Park*.

### Poland

#### 1999–2006

Same as the Imperial Entertainment warning screens at the time.

#### 2010's

 File:Dreamworks100thAnniversaryPolandWarning1.png
 File:Dreamworks100thAnniversaryPolandWarning2.png
**Warning A**: The red word "COPYRIGHT NOTICE" and the white English warning text is shown on a black background.

**Warning B**: The red word "OSTRZEŻENIE" and the white Polish warning text is shown on a black background.

**FX/SFX**: The fade-in and fade-out on each screen.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Extremely rare. This was found on a Polish DVD of *Mr. Bean*.

## Latin America and Asia

### Mexico, Argentina, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela

#### 1999–2006 (Argentina)

Same as the AVH warning screen at the time.

#### 1999–2005 (Mexico)

Same as the AMV warning screen at the time.

#### 1999–2005 (Chile)

Same as the Video Chile warning screen at the time.

#### 2000–2005

 File:WarningDreamworksLatinAmerica.png
 File:WarningDreamworksAsia.png
**Warning**: Same as the 1999-2005 UK/Australian DVD warning, except...

* Spanish Variant: ..."ADVERTENCIA" replaces "WARNING", and white warning text translates to Latin American-Spanish.
* English Variant: ..."Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela" replaces "the EU or Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Norway, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand".

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on Latin American-Spanish Dreamworks and DreamWorks DVDs, such as *Happy Gilmore*.

#### 2004–present

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**Warning**: On a black background, one of the following texts is shown:

**Variant**: Early DVD releases had the text arranged.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on most Dreamworks DVDs and Blu-rays in Argentina, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela, as well as most international Dreamworks releases.

### Brazil

#### 1999–2005

Same as the 1995–1999 CIC Video warning screen at the time.

**Availability**: Uncommon. Can be found on Brazilian Dreamworks tapes, such as *Barbie of Swan Lake* (*Barbie - O Lago dos Cisnes*).

#### 2000–2005

 File:WarningDreamworksBrazil.png
**Warning**: Same as the 1999-2005 British/Australian warning, except "ADVERTÊNCIA" replaces "WARNING", and the white warning text translates to Brazilian-Portuguese.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on Brazilian-Portuguese Dreamworks and DreamWorks DVDs.

#### 2005–present

 File:UPHE2000sWarningBrazil-Portuguese.png
 File:UPHE2010sWarningBrazil-Portuguese.png
**Warning**: Same as the 2002 British warning, but the text is replace the following:

**Variant**: On early DVD releases, everything is in Italics.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on most Dreamworks DVDs and Blu-rays in Brazil, as well as most international Dreamworks releases.

### Japan

#### 2005–2010

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**Warning**: Same as the 2000-2020 Japanese 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment warning, but with the two screens cutting and is in widescreen.

**FX/SFX**: The cutting between two screens.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on Japanese Dreamworks DVDs, such as *The Best of Knight Rider: Volume 1*.

#### 2008–present

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**Warning**: On a black background, the following white text is shown:

警告

**Variant**: On some releases, the warning text is slightly different. It also fades in and out.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on most Dreamworks DVDs and Blu-rays in Japan, as well as most international Dreamworks releases.

#### 2012–present

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**Warning**: Continuing from the Minions variant of the Japanese Commentary Track Screen, we see a Minion pulls the rope with an orange background with the same Japanese warning text as before. We see Minions walking.

**FX/SFX**: Everything.

**Music/Sounds**: The Minions sound effects.

**Availability**: Seen on Dreamworks DVDs in Japan, or on most international Dreamworks DVDs that include the Japanese language, such as "How to Train Your Dragon 2" and "Abominable".

### Hong Kong

#### 2000–2005

 File:WarningDreamworksHongKongTaiwan.png
**Warning**: Same as the 1999-2005 UK DVD worldwide warning, except the white warning text translates to Traditional Chinese.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on Hong Kong Dreamworks and DreamWorks Animation DVDs.

#### 2005–2006

 File:WarningDreamworksHongKongTaiwan2004.png
**Warning**: On a black background, the following text is shown:

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**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on Hong Kong Dreamworks DVDs.

#### 2006–present

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**Warning**: Same as the previous warning, but the text is replaced by the following:

警告

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on most Dreamworks DVDs and Blu-rays in Hong Kong, as well as most international Dreamworks releases.

### Taiwan

#### 2000–2005

 File:WarningDreamworksHongKongTaiwan.png
**Warning**: Exactly the same as the 2000-2005 Hong Kong warning.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on Hong Kong Dreamworks and DreamWorks DVDs.

#### 2005–2006

 File:WarningDreamworksHongKongTaiwan2004.png
**Warning**: Exactly the same as the 2005-2006 Hong Kong warning.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on Taiwanese Dreamworks DVDs.

#### 2006–present

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**Warning**: On a black background, the following white text is shown:

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on most Dreamworks DVDs and Blu-rays in Taiwan, as well as most international Dreamworks releases.

### South Korea

#### 2000-2006

 File:WarningDreamworksKorea.png
**Warning**: Same as the 1999-2005 UK/Australian DVD warning, except the white warning text translates to Korean.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on Korean Dreamworks and DreamWorks DVDs.

#### 2004–present

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**Warning**: Same as the latest Korean generic warning from post-2004.

**Variant**: Same as the latest Korean generic warning from post-2004.

**FX/SFX**: The zooming and scrolling.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on Korean Dreamworks videocassettes, such as *Coraline*.

#### 2006–present

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**Warning**: On a black background, the following white text is shown:

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on most Dreamworks DVDs and Blu-rays in South Korea, as well as most international Dreamworks releases.

### Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore

#### 2000–2005

 File:WarningDreamworksAsia.png
**Warning**: Same as the English variant of the 2000-2005 Latin American DVD warning.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on Malaysian/Filipino/Singaporean Dreamworks and DreamWorks DVDs.

#### 2005–2006

 File:WarningDreamworksAsia2004.png
**Warning**: Same as before, except the word "WARNING" is smaller, not underlined and in Arial Bold font. The white warning text is rearranged to the center.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on Malaysian/Filipino/Singaporean Dreamworks DVDs.

#### 2006–present

 File:2006 Dreamworks Warning Screen (DVD UK).png
 File:New Dreamworks Warning Screen (UK).png
**Warning**: Same as the post-2006 British warning.

**Variant**: On pre-2007 releases, the British warning is bolder.

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on most Dreamworks Region 3 DVDs and Region A Blu-rays in Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore, as well as most international Dreamworks releases regardless of the English text onscreen.

### China

#### 2012–present

 File:UPHEWarningChina2010s.png
**Warning**: On a black background, the following white text is shown:

**FX/SFX**: None.

**Music/Sounds**: None.

**Availability**: Found on most Dreamworks Region 6 DVDs and Region C Blu-rays in China that features the 2012-present Dreamworks Pictures logo, as well as most international Dreamworks releases.