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New Line's acquisition of Nelson Entertainment in 1991 enhanced its home video library; they distributed some Castle Rock Entertainment films and reissued several former Embassy Home Entertainment titles in addition to the main studio's selections.
On some VHS releases, about halfway through the animation, streaks of green appear through the blue glow. This can be found on the 1998 VHS of The Wedding Singer and the 1999 VHS releases of Pleasantville and A Nightmare on Elm Street.
In May 1991, New Line purchased the home video and foreign rights to films held by Nelson Entertainment (whose library included films inherited from Embassy Pictures) for $15 million, and thus obtained roughly 600 films. [2] .
- United States of America
- Japan (Embassy Home Entertainment only)
September 1982-1983 (Embassy Home Entertainment)
Visuals: Same as the 1979 VidAmerica warning. Technique: A digital graphic with fading effects. Audio: None. Availability: Very rare. Seen on early Embassy VHS releases at the time, including An Eye for An Eye, Summer Lovers, Humongous, The Soldier, and Zapped; also seen on VidAmerica releases, such as James Dean: The First American Teenager. Editor's Note: Like the HBO Video warnings, it says "editing."
September 1982-1985 (Embassy Home Entertainment, Alternate A); September 1982-April 29, 1992 (Canada only)
Visuals: Same as the early variant of the 1978 Magnetic Video/20th Century Fox Video/CBS-FOX Video warning. Variants: •There was also a variant with a black background spotted on the 1983-1987 VHS releases of Blade Runner, The Howling, Wavelength, Fear No Evil, and Amityville II: The Possession. •Embassy Videodiscs from 1982-1985 use the "video discs" variant. This variant surprisingly appeared on the 1983 VHS releases of Elton John: Visions and Warlords of the 21st Century. •On Canadian Embassy/Nelson/New Line Home Video releases, the Canadian 20th Century Fox warning is used.
1982-1987; 1988; January 14, 1998-March 2, 1999 (Embassy Home Entertainment/Nelson Entertainment, Alternate B)
Visuals: Same as the 1979 Warner Home Video warning. Variants: •On some tapes, the background is white. •There also exists a blue background version. •On the 1983 and 1988 VHS releases of Stryker, the 1978 Media Home Entertainment warning is used instead. •On DVDs of Money Talks and Friday, the 1997 Pioneer/Geneon warning is used instead.
1980s
Warning: On a purple background, we see Japanese warning text in white. FX/SFX: None. Music/Sounds: None. Availability: Extremely rare. Seen on Japanese Embassy releases.
The Nelson catalog, including television rights to some New Line features of the period, was sold to Crédit Lyonnais Bank to be incorporated into the Alpha library of Epic Productions, and later to PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. As for Nelson Holdings International, it was renamed JPY Holdings in 1994.
On December 9, New Line acquired Nelson (which by then was renamed "Sultan Entertainment") and Nelson was later folded. The Nelson catalog was sold to Crédit Lyonnais Bank, to be incorporated into the Alpha library of Epic Productions, and later to PolyGram Filmed Entertainment.
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Embassy Home Entertainment was purchased by Nelson Holdings International from Coca-Cola in 1986 for $85 million and it was combined with Galactic Films (which Nelson acquired in 1985) to become "Nelson Entertainment".
