ChuckPenn3 | Opening Logo Comparison: The Exorcist (1973) @ChuckPenn3 | Uploaded December 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
The Exorcist premiered in 1973, opening with the then-current Warner Bros company logo designed by Saul Bass. This carried through to the initial video releases in the early 1980s on VHS, Beta, LaserDisc, and CED VideoDisc. An early 1990s remastered video release replaced the original logo, only for it to reappear on the initial 1997 DVD release of the film. By the 25th anniversary video releases in fall 1998, the opening logo was gone again and the entire exorcism sequence color timing had been drastically overhauled. The 2000 “Version You’ve Never Seen” theatrical release (now referred to as the “Extended Director’s Cut) made further changes to the color timing of the exorcism as well as introducing numerous modifications to the sound mix and including previously deleted footage.
All post-1998 editions of The Exorcist are missing the black-on-red company logo at the beginning and have a completely altered presentation of the exorcism. Even video and streaming releases claiming to be the “original theatrical version” - right up through the 2023 4K UHD Blu-ray release are missing the original company logo and have the revised exorcism scene, which I’ll compare in future videos.
The Exorcist premiered in 1973, opening with the then-current Warner Bros company logo designed by Saul Bass. This carried through to the initial video releases in the early 1980s on VHS, Beta, LaserDisc, and CED VideoDisc. An early 1990s remastered video release replaced the original logo, only for it to reappear on the initial 1997 DVD release of the film. By the 25th anniversary video releases in fall 1998, the opening logo was gone again and the entire exorcism sequence color timing had been drastically overhauled. The 2000 “Version You’ve Never Seen” theatrical release (now referred to as the “Extended Director’s Cut) made further changes to the color timing of the exorcism as well as introducing numerous modifications to the sound mix and including previously deleted footage.
All post-1998 editions of The Exorcist are missing the black-on-red company logo at the beginning and have a completely altered presentation of the exorcism. Even video and streaming releases claiming to be the “original theatrical version” - right up through the 2023 4K UHD Blu-ray release are missing the original company logo and have the revised exorcism scene, which I’ll compare in future videos.
![Hollywood (1980) Episode 12 “Star Treatment” [A Celebration of the American Silent Film] [LaserDisc]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/soX8-bHp_KI/hqdefault.jpg "Hollywood (1980) Episode 12 “Star Treatment” [A Celebration of the American Silent Film] [LaserDisc]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_(British_TV_series)
This has been mastered directly from the 1990 LaserDisc release, not from VHS like most of the other copies floating around the internet. I authored the 13-part series onto 4 dual-layer DVDs and one dual-layer Blu-ray (all 11 hours and 20 minutes encoded as standard definition but in the H.264 codec with a max bit rate of 12mbps, higher than possible on DVD).")
![Hollywood (1980) Episode 10 The Man With the Megaphone [Celebration of American Silent Film]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t8wEe5boR-0/hqdefault.jpg "Hollywood (1980) Episode 10 The Man With the Megaphone [Celebration of American Silent Film]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_(British_TV_series)
This has been mastered directly from the 1990 LaserDisc release, not from VHS like most of the other copies floating around the internet. I authored the 13-part series onto 4 dual-layer DVDs and one dual-layer Blu-ray (all 11 hours and 20 minutes encoded as standard definition but in the H.264 codec with a max bit rate of 12mbps, higher than possible on DVD).
THE SCENES FROM THE CROWD (1928) HAVE BEEN TRIMMED IN THIS UPLOAD DUE TO COPYRIGHT CLAIMS BY WARNER BROS. ALL COMMENTS AND INTERVIEW SEGMENTS ARE INTACT THOUGH.")
![Director Alan Rudolph & Producer Carolyn Pfeiffer Q&A After Choose Me (1983) Screening [9/24/2023]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tDaTUIkNwVA/hqdefault.jpg "Director Alan Rudolph & Producer Carolyn Pfeiffer Q&A After Choose Me (1983) Screening [9/24/2023]
Here is director Alan Rudolph during a Q&A between American Cinematheque screenings of Choose Me (1983) and Remember My Name (1978) on Sunday, September 24, 2023 at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica. The discussion was moderated by screenwriter Larry Karaszewski (far left) and joined by producer Carolyn Pfeiffer and producer David Blocker (far right).
Original event info: https://www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/choose-me-remember-my-name-9-24-23/")
![Hollywood (1980) Episode 8 “Comedy A Serious Business” [A Celebration of the American Silent Film]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/td5cX6xPGns/hqdefault.jpg "Hollywood (1980) Episode 8 “Comedy A Serious Business” [A Celebration of the American Silent Film]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_(British_TV_series)
This has been mastered directly from the 1990 LaserDisc release, not from VHS like most of the other copies floating around the internet. I authored the 13-part series onto 4 dual-layer DVDs and one dual-layer Blu-ray (all 11 hours and 20 minutes encoded as standard definition but in the H.264 codec with a max bit rate of 12mbps, higher than possible on DVD).")
![Hollywood (1980) Episode 3 “Single Beds and Double Standards” [Celebration of American Silent Film]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/v7X0gbSal2g/hqdefault.jpg "Hollywood (1980) Episode 3 “Single Beds and Double Standards” [Celebration of American Silent Film]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_(British_TV_series)
This has been mastered directly from the 1990 LaserDisc release, not from VHS like most of the other copies floating around the internet. I authored the 13-part series onto 4 dual-layer DVDs and one dual-layer Blu-ray (all 11 hours and 20 minutes encoded as standard definition but in the H.264 codec with a max bit rate of 12mbps, higher than possible on DVD).")
