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| | Compiled by: Michael Coate, Hollywood, USA | Date: 19.07.2010 |  "Blade Runner" in New York, USA. Click image to see enlargement. Thomas Hauerslev collection
“Man Has Made His Match, Now It's His Problem”
On 25 June 1982, “Blade Runner” was released in the United States and Canada. The film, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford, opened in nearly 1,300 cinemas, eleven of which showed it in the 70mm Six-Track Dolby Stereo presentation format. If you’ve ever been curious as to where the coveted large-format prints played, keep reading.
(Interestingly, in the book “Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner”, the producer of the film incorrectly recalls that no 70mm prints circulated.)
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|  "Blade Runner" in Seattle, USA. Click image to see enlargement. Mike Coate collection
Chicago, IL – Esquire
Corte Madera, CA – Cinema
Denver, CO – Cooper
Los Angeles, CA – Bruin
Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood
New York, NY – Criterion Center
New York, NY – Murray Hill
Pasadena, CA – Hastings
San Francisco, CA – Coronet
San Jose, CA – Century 22
Seattle, WA – Cinerama
A 70mm workprint was used for the film’s test screenings in Denver (5 March 1982, Continental) and Dallas (6 March, Northpark). A revised cut of the film was test-screened in San Diego (8 May, Cinema 21), though it is uncertain if this particular screening was 35mm or 70mm. | |  "Blade Runner" in London, England. Click image to see enlargement. Thomas Hauerslev collection
“Blade Runner” premiered in London on 9 September 1982 with 70mm presentations at Warner and ABC Shaftesbury Avenue.
70mm in London 1958-2000 by John Sharp
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