Vicodore Productions

Background
Vicodore Productions was a production company operated by Linda Dunn, Penelope Charest and Ruth Dodd in 1988. The name of the company was a mix between those of the VIC-20 and Commodore 64; Dunn was an avid collector of home computers. Vicodore was launched to co-produce films with Moviestore Entertainment, while taking advantage of Canadian and South African tax incentives. Bebe Kosove and Muriel MacPherson would join the company in 1994 and merge their own company, Pear Films, with them; Pear would become Vicodore's label for NC-17 classified films. Kosove would leave the company in 1998. The company was hit with a lawsuit by Bonneville International, who had helped contribute the company's nestegg and accused Vicodore of funding films promoting sacrilege against The Jesus Christ Church of Later Day Saints, owners of Bonneville. The suit was dismissed, as Vicodore only used Bonneville's funds for corporate purposes, and did not specify they would produce non-secular content. The legal fees from the suit and the financial failure of an expensive film led the company to file for bankruptcy in 2001.

1st Logo (1989)
Logo: On a black background we see a chrome triangle. A blue spotlight moves toward the center as an ovular marble plaque with the word "PRODUCTIONS" and the big word "VICODORE" pan back while a line draws in separating both. Each get encased in an ovular outline as everything rests on the triangle.

FX/SFX: Everything.

Music/Sounds: A triumphant orchestrated fanfare.

Availability: Appeared on D.O.A.D.

2nd Logo (1995-2001)
Logo: On a black background, various searchlights move about. Various segments fly in, which form a streetlight that illuminates a triangle. A brick building and a row of trees are also visible in the box. "VICODORE" appears below in white.

Variant(s):


 * An abridged version exists.
 * An in-credit version also exists.

FX/SFX: The searchlights and pieces coming together

Music/Sounds: A quiet orchestrated theme. The abridged version used a majestic fanfare.

Availability: Seen on the 1995 remake of The Beast of Yucca Flats and The Hunchback. The abridged variant appeared on the TV movies Rabies: A Neighborhood's Nightmare and She-Hulk and the in-credit version appeared on Fisherman's Den.