Vicodore Productions

Background
Vicodore Productions was a production company operated by Linda Dunn, Penelope Charest and Ruth Dodd in 1988. Ana Rascunho would join the company soon after. 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. The company signed a three picture deal with Universal Studios, which included a movie adaptation of Marvel Comics character Black Widow; though two films would be released through Universal's art-house label Universal Focus. However, the company was sued by their investors, Bonneville Worldwide, due to the company's money going toward productions well out of their non-secular aim. Vicodore would file for bankruptcy by the next year. The Black Widow adaptation was not completed, but what was done of it was acquired in an auction by a private collector.

1st Logo (1989)
Logo: On a white background the black text "VICODORE" rises up in a stylized font with a shadow below it.

FX/SFX: The text.

Music/Sounds: A ghostly synth theme.

Availability: Extinct. Was only seen on the unsold pilot for the American adaptation of Watch With Mother.

2nd Logo (1989-1997)
Logo: On a black background, we see a white line draw in, followed by several others that form several abstract shapes resembling the letters "D", "C", "D" and "R" (the founders' initials) in front an oddly shaped rectangle that gains a black gradient color while blue, green, red and yellow particles fill the shapes. The background becomes black and dark grey-gradient as the text "VICODORE PRODUCTIONS" appears below in white.

FX/SFX: The line and particles.

Music/Sounds: A synth theme composed by Hans Zimmer.

Availability: Appeared on the two D.O.A.D. movies, the 1995 remake of The Beast of Yucca Flats and the TV movie She-Hulk.

3rd Logo (1999-2000)
Logo: We fade in to a space background where a comet flies by. When it reaches the other side of the screen, particles drop down and become like a crashing wave. A background containing black and white squares in a cross pattern fades in while the comet becomes a solid line. "Vicodore" and "productions" appear above and below the line respectively.

FX/SFX: The line and background.

Music/Sounds: A mystical fanfare, along with the sound of waves crashing.

Availability: Seen on Termites and A Strange Illness.

4th Logo (2001)
Logo: Against an empty city street at night, we see a firetruck drive by. The camera pans to a woman facing away from the viewer. The woman faces the viewer, and we see she is on fire. The camera zooms into her proper right eye as the text "VICODORE" zooms back.

FX/SFX: 3D animation.

Music/Sounds: A somber theme.

Availability: Seen on The Hunchback and Water Man. Also appeared on a trailer for the unreleased Black Widow.