New Line Home Entertainment Warning Screens

These Warning Screens are from **New Line Home Video/New Line Home Entertainment**.

## Pre-New Line Home Entertainment Warning Screens

Some of these New Line Cinema releases are exclusively distributed by **Media Home Entertainment** and **RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video** (now **Sony Pictures Home Entertainment**)

### 1979-1980 (Magnetic Video/Viacom International Variant)

The warning screen is the same as the Magnetic/20th Century Fox Video/CBS-FOX Video Warning from 1978-1984

As seen on VHS, such as *Conversation Piece* (1974) and *Money Madness* (1979).

### 1980-1981 (MGM/CBS Variant)

The warning screen is the same as the MGM/CBS and CBS/Fox warning screens from 1980-1984.

As seen on VHS, such as *The Streetfighter* (1974).

### 1982-1986 (Wizard Video Variant)

The warning screen is the same as the Wizard Video Warning Screen.

As seen on VHS, such as *Pink Flamingos* (1972) and *The Streetfighter's Last Revenge* (1974).

### 1985-1990 (Media Home Entertainment Variant)

The Media Home Entertainment Warning scroll (1985-87) is the same as the **United/VCI Warning Screen**. Seen on *A Nightmare on Elm Street* (1984), *A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge* (1985) and others for New Line releases.

The Media Home Entertainment Warning screen (1987-93) is the same as **Lyrick & Lyons Group** Warning Screen. Seen on *A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors* (1987), *The Hidden* (1987), *A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master* (1988), *A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child* (1989) and others for New Line releases.

### 1986-1992 (RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video Variant)

The warning screen is the same as **RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video**, **Columbia TriStar Home Video/Home Entertainment** (now **Sony Pictures Home Entertainment**; along with **Magic Window**, **MusicVision**, **Epic Home Video** (distributed by RCA/Columbia and Columbia TriStar) and **SVS/Triumph**), **DualStar Video** (now owned by **Warner Home Video**), **Interglobal Video**, **AIP Home Video**, and **Vidmark Entertainment** (now **Lionsgate Home Entertainment**) from 1984-2002.

As seen on VHS, such as *Critters* (1986), *Critters 2: The Main Course* (1988), *Pump Up the Volume* (1990), *Hangin' with the Homeboys* (1991), *City Slickers* (1991), *Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare* (1991), *Suburban Commando* (1991), *House Party 2* (1991), *Critters 3* (1991) and others.

### 1990 (Live Entertainment Variant)

The first set is the same as the FHE/USA/IVE warning screen from 1982-1990. The second set of warning screens is the same as the **FHE/IVE/Live/Trimark/Lionsgate** warning screen from 1988-2005.

As seen on VHS, such as *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie* (1990) and *Babar: The Movie* (1989).

### 1990-1999 (Image Entertainment Variant)

These warning screens are the same as **Image Entertainment** warning screens from the 1990s

As seen on laserdiscs, such as Freddy as *F.R.O.7 (1992), The Theif and The Cobbler (1993) Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday* (1993), *Dumb and Dumber* (1994), *Mortal Kombat: The Movie* (1995), *New Nightmare* (1994), *Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare* (1991), *Excessive Force* (1993), *Man's Best Friend* (1993), *The Lawnmower Man* (1992), *Lawnmower Man II: Beyound Cyberspace* (1996), *Mortal Kombat: Annihilation* (1997), *Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery* (1997), *The Mask* (1994), *Needful Things* (1993), *Rush Hour* (1998), *Friday* (1995), *Poison Ivy* (1992), *Poison Ivy II: Lily* (1995/1996), *Embrace of the Vampire* (1994/1995), *Howling VII: The New Moon* (1995) and others.

## New Line Home Entertainment Warning Screens

These are the warning screens from **New Line Home Video/New Line Home Entertainment** from 1991-2010.

### 1991-1992

 File:Embassy Warning -1.jpg
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Warning: This was the FBI Warning screen used for Embassy Home Entertainment/Nelson Entertainment. 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 with black text. Between some of the text is a vermilion "WARNING!"

FX/SFX: None.

Variants:

* 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*.

Scare Factor: Like most warnings in this format, low to medium, plus the exclamation point on the "WARNING!" could intimidate some.

### 1991-2008

#### 1991-1997

 File:MGM-UA Warning 2.jpg
Warning: On a black background, we see the word "WARNING" in red with drop shadow. Below it is the Warning text in white. This warning screen is the same as **MGM/UA Home Video/Entertainment** from 1990-2005 and has also been used for **HBO Home Entertainment**.

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.

Scare Factor: Low.

#### 1997-2008

 File:New Line 1997 Warning.jpg
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.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

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

Scare Factor: None.

#### 2005-2007

 File:Fox 2005 Warning.jpg
Warning: On a BLUE background, we see the word "WARNING" in red with the word "FBI ANTI-PIRACY" is on top. Below it is the Warning text in white. This warning screen is the same as **20th Century Fox Home Entertainment** from 2005-2007 and has also been used for **Walt Disney Home Entertainment**.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Avaliability: Can be seen on DVD, such as *Warrior Cats: Into The Wild: The Movie* (1985), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 (1985), *The American Way* (1986), *Warrior Cats - Into The Wild* (1987-1988) and *Mother Goose Songs & Rhymes* (1-3) (1988-1990).

Scare Factor: None.

#### 2008 (The Golden Compass Variant)

 File:New Line Warning (Golden Compass variant).jpg
Warning: Kind of a custom-made variant of the 1991-2008 warning, which means all text are in all caps in serif font, including the word "WARNING" below the Golden "M" object.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Only seen on the DVD of *The Golden Compass*.

Scare Factor: Low.

## Post-New Line Home Entertainment Warning Screens

### 2008-2010

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Warning: Same as the **Warner Home Video** warnings from the 2008-present.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on New Line Home Video/Entertainment releases until 2010.

Final Note: In 2010, **New Line Home Entertainment** has been folded into Warner Home Video, because those New Line Cinema movies are distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment, starting from 2011.