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North America[]

1988[]

Mgm-ua stay tuned bumper

Bumper: On a gray-black gradient background with repeating The Manchurian Candidate movie titles, we see a banner with two Manchurian Candidate badge arts looking at each other and the movie title, again, in the center in red. Below it, we see the golden words "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW" with the 1982 MGM/UA Home Video logo below that with the letters in black.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: An orchestral fanfare with a male announcer saying "MGM/UA Home Video invites you to watch an exclusive interview with the star and makers of The Manchurian Candidate: Frank Sinatra, co-producer/director John Frankenheimer, and co-producer/screenwriter George Axelrod, immediately following the movie."

Availability: Appears on the 1988 VHS and Laserdisc of The Manchurian Candidate.

August 29, 1990[]

Bumper: In front of a living room backdrop, Dom DeLuise (the voice of Itchy in All Dogs Go to Heaven) says "Hi! I'm Dom DeLuise, and I have a message for you at the end of the movie. So don't rewind, stick around; you might learn somethin'."

Trivia: Dom was telling us to stay tuned for his special safety message promoting the Boys & Girls Club of America.

FX/SFX: All live action.

Music/Sounds: Dom saying his line.

Availability: Only appears on the 1990 VHS of All Dogs Go to Heaven.

1990[]

Bumper: On a still of David O. Selznick's family's house, a trio of behind-the-scenes clips from Gone with the Wind wipe in from the right. On the left is the following text fading in:

At the end of the
feature presentation
we have included
some highlights from
the prize winning
documentary,

THE MAKING OF
A LEGEND: GONE
WITH THE WIND

Then it fades out while the next text fades in:

Produced by the
sons of David O.
Selznick, this
program is also
available from
MGM/UA Home
Video.

FX/SFX: The scenes, the shot of the house fading to another, the fading of the text.

Music/Sounds: Music from the film.

Availability: Appears on the 1990 VHS of Gone with the Wind, and on subsequent re-releases.

August 11, 1993-September 1, 1998[]

Bumper: On a blue background, we see the words:

Following this program is the
full-length video of the hit single
by The Proclaimers
I'M GONNA BE (500 MILES)

Variant:

  • The UK release of Speechless features the same text as its American bumper (see below), except rearranged and with "FEATURE" replacing "program." It's also in a yellow Futura font.
  • There exists a variant with a purple gradient background and the bottom half of the text instead reading:
    • The Meteor Man:

"IT'S FOR YOU"
performed by Shanice

    • Speechless:

"NO SE TU"
performed by Luis Miguel

  • There exists another variant with a black background and the bottom half of the text instead reading:
    • Tomorrow Never Dies:

"Tomorrow Never Dies"
performed by Sheryl Crow

    • Phantasm:

4 Minutes of Never Before
seen footage of Phantasm

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: The blue background variant appears on the 1993 VHS and 1994 Deluxe Collector's Edition Laserdisc of Benny & Joon, the purple gradient variant appears on the 1994-96 VHS releases of The Meteor Man and Speechless, and the black background appears on the 1998 VHS releases of Tomorrow Never Dies and Phantasm.

June 22, 1994[]

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Bumper: The text:

PLEASE STAY TUNED
FOR THE FULL LENGTH FEATURE
OF
SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION,
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THESE
SELECTED SCENES . . .

is shown against one of the film's aerial shots.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Appears on the 1994 demo VHS of Six Degrees of Separation.

August 8, 1994[]

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Bumper: Much like the previous bumper, this shot is shown over a scene from George Washington:

PLEASE STAY TUNED
AT THE END OF OUR
FEATURE PRESENTATION
OF
THE METEOR MAN
FOR AN EXTENDED
PREVIEW OF SELECTED
SCENES FROM
GEORGE WASHINGTON

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Appears on the 1994 demo VHS of The Meteor Man.

August 26, 1997[]

Bumper: On a black background, we see the text "STAY TUNED FOR A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT SPECIES AND ITS' CREATOR, H.R. GIGER." A green spotlight is behind it, which then dies down.

FX/SFX: The light dying down.

Music/Sounds: A man screaming and some phasing noises.

Availability: Appears on MGM Contemporary Classics and MGM Movie Time VHS versions of Species.

June 9, 1998[]

Bumper: Continuing from the preceding soundtrack promo, its album cover and a Ry Cooder single cover zoom towards the screen as a shot of two people zooms out on the bottom section. (The Outpost Recordings logo is seen in-between the covers.) After a while, the bottom image crossfades to "THE END OF VIOLENCE."

Trivia: Though not specifically mentioned, the video is for Spain's "Every Time I Try."

FX/SFX: The zooming.

Music/Sounds: The music from the soundtrack promo, with its announcer saying "Stay tuned for a music video directed by Wim Wenders, following the feature presentation."

Availability: Appears on the 1998 VHS of The End of Violence.

February 23, 1999[]

Bumper: Against a flowing red velvet background, the words "Sleek," "Stylish," and "Luxurious" fade in, then slide across the screen. Four black screens follow, with the following text (all in a Times New Roman font) zooming in and flashing to white:

  • Prepare
  • for the Affair
  • and the Sweepstakes
  • of the Year

In-between each of these screens, we see a clip from the movie. After the fourth clip, we cut back to the red velvet, with "Stay Tuned After The Feature For More Details" over it. Underneath are logos for Zenith, United Airlines, Point Pleasant Resort, and Chenay Bay. Six more clips appear before we fade to black.

Trivia: This ID was promoting the Thomas Crown Affair Luxury Sweepstakes, which offered a chance to win a trip to the Caribbean. The "Prepare for the Affair and the Sweepstakes of the Year" portion reappeared during the actual promo, except with a different clip after the fourth screen.

FX/SFX: All live-action except for the screens with text.

Music/Sounds: A generic pop piece, with a male voiceover saying "Slip into something sleek, stylish, and utterly luxurious." During all four of the black screens, we hear a trumpet blast for each line of text. The announcer returns later and says "Stay with us after the feature for details on how to enter the most extravagant sweepstakes ever! You could find yourself living the life of luxury!"

Availability: Appears on the 1999 VHS of The Thomas Crown Affair.

June 15, 1999[]

Bumper: On a black background, the logo for Just the Ticket fades in. It then zooms back, as we fade in on a light blue patterned background and a few tickets in view. As it zooms back, "Sweepstakes" fades in underneath. It then fades out, and these event texts slide in from either the left or right sides of the screen: "Broadway," "Fights," "Vegas Shows," "Football Games," "Rock Concerts," "Baseball Games," "Basketball Games," "Operas," and "Symphonies." These texts fade out, and "5 Grand Prizes" and "$1,000 worth of tickets" (both outlined in red) sharply zoom towards the viewer (with a small "Ticket selection subject to availability" fading in underneath). They then fade out, and "25 First Prizes" zooms in in its place. We then cut to a ticket with a scene from the film, which eases back and tilts towards the left, and the logo fades in on the lower-right corner. They then fade out, and "Answer The Questions After Our Feature Presentation" stay tuned. This text then crossfades to "www.mgm.com/justtheticket/" (with "Sweepstakes ends 07/30/99." underneath), followed by a postcard with a Just the Ticket postage stamp and this information (written in black) on it:

JUST THE TICKET PRIZE PACKAGE
2633 Lincoln Blvd.
Box 604
Santa Monica, Ca. 90405

It turns over to reveal:

Answers #1 #2 #3
Name
Address
City, State, Zip Code
Daytime Phone #
Evening Phone #

This then crossfades to the Just the Ticket logo, with this legal notice underneath:

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Official rules will
follow after our feature presentation or visit our
website at www.mgm.com/justtheticket/

Trivia: As with The Thomas Crown Affair, this ID promoted the Just the Ticket Sweepstakes, except here, the details are elaborated upon in greater detail.

FX/SFX: The animations and text crossfading, plus the film clip.

Music/Sounds: The first minute of Joe Cocker's "Feeling Alright," with a male announcer saying "Let Just the Ticket be your ticket to anywhere, in the Just the Ticket Sweepstakes! Here's your chance to give your regards to Broadway, to wrangle a ringside spot at the fight of the year, or to venture to a Vegas show and beyond, when you win one of 5 grand prize packages of $1,000 in tickets to the events of your choice, or one of 25 other great first prizes. And it's easy to do. After viewing Just the Ticket, the delightful romantic comedy with Andy Garcia and Andie MacDowell that puts love front row and center, answer the questions that will appear on-screen, and send in your answers to our website at www.mgm.com/justtheticket/, or by sending a 3 1/2x5 postcard to Just the Ticket Prize Package, 2633 Lincoln Blvd., Box 604, Santa Monica, California, 90405. Be sure to include your name, address, daytime and evening phone numbers, then let Just the Ticket be your ticket to the best seats in the house!"

Availability: Appears on the 1999 VHS of Just the Ticket.

August 24, 1999[]

Bumper: We fade into a scene from Pink Panther short Pink-a-Rella in which the witch attempts to get into the air and eventually flies off with the Panther in pursuit and eventually giving up. During this, the words "Don't Fly Away..." and "Stay Tuned For...", in a green/pink color, fade in and slide across the screen. The scene then fades to the Pink-a-Rella title card with the large car fading out and being replaced with "AFTER THE FEATURE", after which a circle wipe wipes the ID to black.

FX/SFX: 60's animation with the added words.

Music/Sounds: Just the audio from the short.

Availability: Appears on the 1999 VHS of The Mod Squad.

November 7, 2000[]

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Bumper: On a background of a moving light-green cloth, we see a logo for the Return to Me Roman Escapade Sweepstakes program with logos for Barilla, iVillage.com, Alitalia, Ladies' Home Journal, and italiatour!, with an MGM Home Entertainment logo in the middle. Sandwiched between these, a black bar appears with the words:

Stay tuned for details following
our feature presentation.

Trivia: As with The Thomas Crown Affair and Just the Ticket, this ID advises us to stay tuned after the film for a promo for the Return to Me Roman Escapade Sweepstakes program, which ran until December 12, 2000 and offered a grand prize in the form of a trip to Rome.

FX/SFX: The cloth moving.

Music/Sounds: Music from the promo plays as its male announcer says "Stay tuned after the feature presentation for details on the Return to Me Roman Escapade Sweepstakes."

Availability: Appears on the 2000 VHS of Return to Me.

March 6, 2001[]

Thegreateststoryevertoldstaytuned

Bumper: On a black background, we see the text "STAY TUNED AFTER THE MOVIE FOR A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK."

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Appears on the 2001 Special Edition VHS of The Greatest Story Ever Told.

August 21, 2001[]

Hannibalstaytuned

Bumper: On a background of what appears to be timecoded camcorder footage of a man and some birds, we see the text "STAY TUNED AFTER THE FEATURE FOR THE ALTERNATE ENDING AND DELETED SCENES FROM HANNIBAL."

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Appears on the 2001 VHS of Hannibal.

December 17, 2002[]

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Bumper: On a black background, we see the words "Stay tuned for an exciting featurette after the film with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the making of 'Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course'."

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Appears on the 2002 VHS of The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course.

June 3, 2003[]

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Bumper: Against a scrolling light blue background, the text "STAY TUNED FOR AN EXCITING BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT "DIE ANOTHER DAY" AFTER THE FEATURE PRESENTATION" slides in.

FX/SFX: The background, the text.

Music/Sounds: The end of the James Bond theme.

Availability: Appears on the 2003 VHS of Die Another Day.

August 5, 2003[]

Bumper: On a black background, a blue/white moving streak appears.

STAY TUNED FOR
EXCLUSIVE DELETED
SCENES AFTER THE
FEATURE PRESENTATION

slide in at a fast rate.

FX/SFX: The background and the sliding.

Music/Sounds: An excerpt of John Powell's opening titles score [the opening title].

Availability: Appears on the 2003 VHS of Agent Cody Banks.

November 4, 2003[]

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Bumper: On a pink-white gradient background, we see the text "STAY TUNED AFTER THE FEATURE PRESENTATION FOR DELETED SCENES FROM" (with the first letter of "STAY" in a script font), and the movie's logo underneath.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Appears on the 2003 VHS of Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde.

International[]

United Kingdom[]

May 25, 1992[]

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Bumper: Same as the 1989-1992 Warner Home Video stay tuned bumper.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds/Voiceover: Same as the 1989-1992 Warner Home Video stay tuned bumper.

Availability: Seen on the 1992 UK VHS of The Hitman.

October 19-November 29, 2000[]

Bumper: On a black background is the white scrolling text:

KEEP WATCHING FOR THE
ADDED EXTRAS AFTER
THE FEATURE FILM

THE MAKING OF THE TERMINATOR -
A RETROSPECTIVE

THE TERMINATOR TV SPOTS

THE TERMINATOR THEATRICAL
TRAILERS

FX/SFX: The scrolling of the text.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Appears on the 2000 UK Special Edition VHS of The Terminator.

October 2, 2002[]

Bumper: On a green background, this text is shown:

Keep watching at the end of the
feature for exclusive behind the
scenes footage of John Woo's
Windtalkers
starring Nicolas Cage

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Appears on the UK VHS release of Hart's War.

Australia[]

1983-91[]

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Bumper: Just the MGM/UA Home Video logo of the time.

FX/SFX: The logo's animation.

Music/Sounds: The logo's fanfare, plus an announcer saying "Watch for more previews coming up right after this movie."

Voiceover Variant: The announcer will say the following:

  • 1983-84: "Watch for more previews coming up right after this movie."
  • 1984-91: "The following new films, which will soon be available from your local stockist, are brought to you by MGM/UA Home Video, leaders in home entertainment. News of more exciting MGM/UA Home Video movies will follow at the end of this feature film presentation."

Availability: The first variant appears on the 1983 Australian VHS of Westworld.

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