70mm Blow Up
1987
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| Title |
Format |
Opening |
Sound |
Studio |
Notes |
| Adventures In Babysitting |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
July 1 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Touchstone |
OAR blow-up. AKA:
“A Night On The Town.” 70mm
trailers: “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Stakeout” & “Three Men And
A Baby.” |
| Angel Heart |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
NA |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
TriStar |
US 35mm release: March 1987.
Reportedly released with 70mm prints in Europe. 70mm release
unconfirmed. Title is listed on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb). |
| Apocalypse Now (Re-Issue) |
Technovision |
Aug 28 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo (SS) |
Zoetrope |
70mm re-issue in a few US cities. |
| Beverly Hills Cop II |
Super 35 |
May 22 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Paramount |
US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in a 1996
Theatre Alignment Program (TAP) trade ad. |
| Cry Freedom |
Panavision |
Nov 6 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Universal |
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| Dead Of Winter |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Feb 6 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
MGM/UA |
US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title was advertised in the LA
Times for one day only (Feb 1). |
| Empire Of The Sun |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Dec 9 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Warner Bros. |
OAR blow-up. Another well-shot, well-scored and well-mixed
Spielberg film, all the more apparent if experiencing a 70mm presentation.
70mm trailers: “Frantic” & “Big Top Pee-wee” |
| Good Morning, Vietnam |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Dec 23 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Touchstone |
OAR blow-up. 70mm trailer:
“Shoot To Kill” |
| Innerspace |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
July 1 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo SR |
Warner Bros. |
How this entertaining Joe Dante movie flopped remains a
mystery to us. OAR blow-up. 70mm trailers: “The Lost Boys” &
“Who’s That Girl." Sneak
previewed in 70mm prior to release. |
| Last Emperor, The |
Technovision |
Nov 20 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Columbia |
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| Lethal Weapon |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Mar 6 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Warner Bros. |
OAR blow-up. 70mm trailers:
“The Witches Of Eastwick,” “Full Metal Jacket,” “The Lost Boys” &
“The Living
Daylights” |
| Lost Boys, The |
Panavision |
July 31 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Warner Bros. |
70mm trailer:
“Burglar” |
| Over The Top |
Panavision |
Feb 13 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Cannon/Warner Bros. |
70mm trailer:
“Lethal Weapon” |
| Platoon |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
April 23 (UK) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Orion |
US 35mm release: Dec 25, 1986. 70mm print reportedly used
in LA during Oscar consideration screenings. OAR blow-up. |
| Predator |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
June 12 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
20th Century Fox |
OAR blow-up. 70mm trailers:
“Revenge Of The Nerds II,”
“Less Than Zero” & “The Pick-Up Artist.” |
| RoboCop |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
July 10 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo SR |
Orion |
US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in Dolby’s
records. |
| Running Man, The |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Nov 13 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
TriStar |
OAR blow-up. |
| Sicilian, The |
J-D-C |
Oct 23 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
20th Century Fox |
US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in Dolby’s
records. |
| Spaceballs |
Spherical (Super 1.85:1) |
June 24 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
MGM/UA |
OAR blow-up. 70mm trailer:
“The Living Daylights” |
| Stakeout |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Aug 5 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Touchstone |
OAR blow-up. 70mm trailer:
“Hello Again” & “Three
Men And A Baby” |
| Three Men And A Baby |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Nov 25 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Touchstone |
OAR blow-up. 70mm trailers:
‘Shoot To Kill’ &
‘Good Morning, Vietnam’ |
| Untouchables, The |
Panavision |
June 3 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Paramount |
OAR blow-up. 70mm trailers:
“Summer School,” “Back To
The Beach” & “Fatal Attraction” |
| Who’s That Girl |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Aug 7 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Warner Bros. |
OAR blow-up. Madonna may sell millions of albums, but
selling movie tickets (even if in 70mm) is another story. |
| Witches Of Eastwick, The |
Panavision |
June 12 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Warner Bros. |
70mm trailers:
“Innerspace” & “Fatal
Attraction” |
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