DreamWorks Warning Screens

Background: DreamWorks Home Entertainment is an American home video distributor. It was founded by MCA/Universal Home Video on March 10, 1998 and went into Universal Studios Home Video in the release of Small Soldiers. It was later went into Universal Studios Home Entertainment in 2005. In February 2006, Paramount Home Media Distribution bought DreamWorks rights from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. In circa-2011, it was sold to Disney through out Touchstone Home Entertainment for DreamWorks, LLC. and in circa-2013, it was sold to 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment for DreamWorks Animation, LLC. The company was retired in August 2016, when Universal Pictures Home Entertainment bought DreamWorks back from both studios.

1st Warning
(1998-2005) Warning: Same as the MGM Home Entertainment warning screen from 1990-2006.

Music/Sounds: The 1986-1993 KBYU logo.

Availability: Seen on DreamWorks VHS releases from the era such as Paulie and Shrek (1997) as well as copies of 3 other first films from 1997 that have the THX's Digitally Mastered logo. It did not appear on the 1998 VHS copies of Amistad.

2nd Warning
(1998) Warning: Same as the New Line Home Entertainment warning screen from 1997-2008.

Availability: Appears on VHS copies of Amistad.

3rd Warning
(1998) Warning: Same as the 1989-2005 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment warning screen.

Availability: Appears on early DVD releases such as The Peacemaker, MouseHunt, Amistad, and Paulie.

4th Warning
(1998-2018) Warning: On a black background, the word "WARNING" appears in red on top with white shadow effects and is underlined. The warning text is white and appears below.

Availability: Uncommon, seen on DreamWorks Home Entertainment releases on DVDs of the time, such as The Ring, Shrek 2 and Shark Tale, and MouseHunt (reprints from 2002-2018). Also seen on a first copy of library edition VHS of ''Amistad.  Strangely, the VHS version of the can be seen on the 2003 DVD of Spin City''.

Final Note: In 2005, the warning screen had changed into 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2005 warning screen. Later on, Paramount bought all DreamWorks rights from Universal and use the 2002 warning from Paramount starting in 2006. When Dreamworks signed the 5-year deal with Disney, to be released through Touchstone Pictures, and in addition movies from Dreamworks Animation will be released from 20th Century Fox, so home entertainment releases from the former use the Disney warnings while the latter will presumably use the Fox warnings. In August 2016, Universal bought back DreamWorks and dissolved DreamWorks Home Entertainment.