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21st Century Film Corporation
Compiled by kidinbed
Logo Pictures by Eric S.
Video captures courtesy of ThatLogoDude
Background: This company, not to be confused with 20th Century Fox, was founded in 1971, and it went unnoticed for a few years until Giancarlo Paretti, the man who also purchased MGM and Cannon Films, purchased 21st Century Film Corporation. It was eventually handed over to Menahem Golan, co-owner of Cannon Films, after he left Cannon. Golan's goal was to release high quality motion pictures to the American and worldwide film audience, but 21st Century only enjoyed small-scale success releasing low-budget, art-house films like Eraserhead, as well as remakes of Phantom of the Opera and Night of the Living Dead; also, in 1990 21st Century bought the rights to Spider-Man and Captain America. The latter had only a limited release, and the former had its rights given to Sony. 21st Century had serious financial trouble and went bankrupt in 1996. The 21st Century library is owned by Paramount Pictures, with few exceptions (for example the film Death Wish V: The Face of Death is owned by Lionsgate).
Note: 21st Century never used a logo until the late 1980s.
Logo
(1987?-1996)
Nickname: "Marble 21st Century", "21st Century in Space", "Majestic 21st Century"
Logo: On a marble or space background, the word "21st" shaped in filmstrips, with the "21" on a silver diamond, flies at us, then the word "CENTURY" in silver moves to the "21st". Then they both stop, and the byline "FILM CORPORATION" fades in quickly. The logo shines, then it flies away at us leaving only the background.
FX: Everything!
Music/Sounds: An orchestra hit, followed by a 22-note synth theme with drumbeats.
Availability: Extremely rare; most new videos/DVDs of 21st Century's films don't have this logo, but it is rather common among early to mid 90's videotapes of them.
Scare Factor: Low; the in-your-face animation may get to some, but this is a favorite of many.
Logo Pictures by Eric S.
Video captures courtesy of ThatLogoDude
Background: This company, not to be confused with 20th Century Fox, was founded in 1971, and it went unnoticed for a few years until Giancarlo Paretti, the man who also purchased MGM and Cannon Films, purchased 21st Century Film Corporation. It was eventually handed over to Menahem Golan, co-owner of Cannon Films, after he left Cannon. Golan's goal was to release high quality motion pictures to the American and worldwide film audience, but 21st Century only enjoyed small-scale success releasing low-budget, art-house films like Eraserhead, as well as remakes of Phantom of the Opera and Night of the Living Dead; also, in 1990 21st Century bought the rights to Spider-Man and Captain America. The latter had only a limited release, and the former had its rights given to Sony. 21st Century had serious financial trouble and went bankrupt in 1996. The 21st Century library is owned by Paramount Pictures, with few exceptions (for example the film Death Wish V: The Face of Death is owned by Lionsgate).
Note: 21st Century never used a logo until the late 1980s.
Logo
(1987?-1996)
Nickname: "Marble 21st Century", "21st Century in Space", "Majestic 21st Century"
Logo: On a marble or space background, the word "21st" shaped in filmstrips, with the "21" on a silver diamond, flies at us, then the word "CENTURY" in silver moves to the "21st". Then they both stop, and the byline "FILM CORPORATION" fades in quickly. The logo shines, then it flies away at us leaving only the background.
FX: Everything!
Music/Sounds: An orchestra hit, followed by a 22-note synth theme with drumbeats.
Availability: Extremely rare; most new videos/DVDs of 21st Century's films don't have this logo, but it is rather common among early to mid 90's videotapes of them.
Scare Factor: Low; the in-your-face animation may get to some, but this is a favorite of many.
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