70mm Blow Up
1984
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Format |
Opening |
Sound |
Studio |
Notes |
| 2010 |
Panavision |
Dec 7 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
MGM/UA |
200+ 70mm prints. This wasn’t quite “2001,” was it?
AKA: “2010: The Year We Make Contact.”
70mm trailer: “A View To A Kill” |
| Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai, The |
Panavision |
Aug 15 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
20th Century Fox |
US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in Dolby’s
records and the book “Wide Screen Movies.”
AKA: “Buckaroo Banzai’ & ‘The Adventures Of Buckaroo
Banzai Across The Eighth Dimension.” |
| Amadeus |
Panavision |
Sept 19 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Orion |
One of only a few films of the Dolby era to prominently
promote “70mm Dolby Stereo,” rather than simply “Dolby Stereo,” on
the one-sheet posters, trailers and artwork section of newspaper ads. |
| Bear, The |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Sept 28 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Embassy |
OAR blow-up. This was the film about coach Paul “Bear”
Bryant, not to be confused with the Jean-Jacques Annaud animal film of the
same title from 1988/89. |
| Carmen |
Panavision |
Mar 14 (France) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Triumph |
US 35mm release: Sept 20.
AKA: “Bizet’s Carmen.” |
| City Heat |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Dec 7 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Warner Bros. |
World Premiere: Dec 5 (Los Angeles). OAR blow-up. 70mm trailer: “Ladyhawke.” |
| Cotton Club, The |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Dec 14 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Orion |
OAR blow-up. 70mm trailers: “The Falcon And The
Snowman” & “The Mean Season” |
| Country |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Sept 28 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Walt Disney |
US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in Dolby’s
records and the book “Wide Screen Movies.” |
| Dune |
Todd-AO 35 |
Dec 14 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Universal |
Some theatres handed out a ‘Dune Facts’ booklet which
explained some of the complex story elements. Re-edited for TV. |
| Fort Saganne |
Technovision |
May 11 (France) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Roissy |
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| Ghostbusters |
Panavision |
June 8 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Columbia |
Nothing beats getting slimed in 70mm! 70mm trailer: “The
Karate Kid.” |
| Give My Regards To Broad Street |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Oct 26 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
20th Century Fox |
US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in Dolby’s
records. |
| Gremlins |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
June 8 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Warner Bros. |
OAR blow-up. This release debuted a new WB logo. 70mm
trailer: “The NeverEnding Story.” |
| Greystoke: The Legend Of Tarzan, Lord Of The Apes |
Super 35 |
Mar 30 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Warner Bros. |
This was the first feature-length Super 35 production
(aka
‘Super Techniscope’ & ‘System 35’) to be blown up to 70mm in a
full-width ratio. Just over a dozen 70mm prints struck (reportedly off the
original negative for exceptional image quality).
70mm trailers: “Once Upon A Time In America” &
“Gremlins.” |
| Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom |
Panavision |
May 23 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo (SS) |
Paramount |
240+ 70mm prints (the most ever produced for a single
release). 70mm trailer: “Rhinestone” |
| Killing Fields, The |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Nov 2 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Warner Bros. |
US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in the book
“Wide Screen Movies.” |
| Last Starfighter, The |
Panavision |
July 13 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Universal |
70mm trailer: “Dune” |
| Metropolis (Re-Issue) |
Spherical (1.33:1) |
Aug 3 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Cinecom |
OAR release. This re-issue was reduced from 120 to 87
minutes, and included color-tinted scenes and a Georgio Moroder rock music
score. US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in Dolby’s records
and the book “Wide Screen Movies.” |
| NeverEnding Story, The |
Technovision |
July 20 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Warner Bros. |
US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in the book
“Wide Screen Movies.” Originally
released in West Germany (possibly in 70mm) as “Die Geschichte
Unedliche” |
| Razor’s Edge, The |
J-D-C |
Oct 19 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Columbia |
70mm trailer: “Starman”
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| River, The |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Dec 19 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Universal |
OAR blow-up. |
| Romancing The Stone |
Panavision |
Mar 30 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
20th Century Fox |
US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title was advertised in the LA
Times for one day only (Mar 25). |
| Sohni Mahiwal |
NA |
June (India) |
6-Track Stereo |
NA |
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| Star Trek III: The Search For Spock |
Panavision |
June 1 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Paramount |
100+ 70mm prints. 70mm trailers: “The Last Starfighter”
& “2010” (teaser) |
| Starman |
Panavision |
Dec 14 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Columbia |
AKA: “John Carpenter’s Starman” |
| Streets Of Fire |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
June 1 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Universal |
OAR blow-up. 70mm trailer: “The Last Starfighter” |
| Supergirl |
Panavision |
July 19 (UK) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo (SS) |
TriStar |
US release: Nov 23. US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is
listed in the book “Wide Screen Movies.” |
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